By DAVID LIEBERMAN, Executive Editor | Thursday January 19, 2012 @ 7:36am ESTTags:
Here’s some fodder for watercooler chatter from a brand-name
pollster that has been measuring the public’s feelings about movie stars
since 1994. Interesting tidbits: Depp wins among women, Republicans and
Independents, conservatives and liberals, and all age groups except
those 66+. But Denzel Washington is favored by Democrats and moderates,
Clint Eastwood gets the male vote, and George Clooney takes the AARP
crowd.
NEW
YORK, Jan. 19, 2012 — In 2011 he was the voice of Rango, he was
Captain Jack Sparrow (again) and he was also a journalist. And, again
this year, Johnny Depp has the distinction of being America’s Favorite
Actor. Next on the list are two actors who haven’t actually acted in a
movie this past year. Tied for number two are Denzel Washington, who was
in the second spot last year, and Clint Eastwood who was number 9 on
the list last year.
These are some of the results of The Harris Poll® of 2,237 adults
surveyed online between December 5 and 12, 2011 by Harris Interactive®.
Rounding out the top five favorite actors is Larry Crowne or rather
Tom Hanks in the number 4 spot, up from a tie for number 6 last year,
and at number 5 the only actor to have been on this list since it began
in 1994, the Duke himself, John Wayne down from the number 3 spot last
year.
After being part of a three-way tie for number 6 last year, George
Clooney now holds that position by himself. Up from number 10 to number 7
is Sandra Bullock who is the only woman in the top ten and dropping
from number 4 to number 8 is Harrison Ford. There are two new additions
to the list this year. At number 9, returning to the top ten after a two
year absence is Will Smith and debuting at number 10 is funny man Adam
Sandler.
This year there are two additions to the list from last year, which
means that two actors have dropped out of the top ten. She made her
directorial debut this past year, but Angelina Jolie, who was number 5
last year is not on this year’s list. And, America’s Sweetheart Julia
Roberts dropped out of the top ten from a tie for number 6 last year.
Age, region, gender and political party and leanings mean different
favorite actors. Men cite Clint Eastwood as their favorite while women
say it is Johnny Depp. Echo Boomers (those aged 18-34), Gen Xers (aged
35-46) and Baby Boomers (aged 47-65) all say Johnny Depp is their
favorite actor while for Matures (those aged 66 and older), George
Clooney is their favorite.
The South is a region that stands alone. Those who live in the East,
Midwest and West all say Johnny Depp is their favorite while for
Southerners, their favorite is Clint Eastwood. Johnny Depp is also the
favorite actor for both Republicans and Independents, but Democrats say
Denzel Washington is their favorite actor. There is finally something
that Liberals and Conservatives agree on – Johnny Depp is their favorite
actor however, for Moderates it is Denzel Washington.
