The Actors Hall of Fame Names Top 10 Actors for 2009

Jan. 12, 2010 - PRLog -- Sam Worthington, Mark Harmon, Dee Roscioli and Kristen Stewart are the #1 Actors in the US, it was announced today by The Actors Hall of Fame.

Leading off the 40 actors who have made this years list is Sam Worthington, the star of the blockbuster movie Avatar.  Mark Harmon, star of the hit CBS series, NCIS is the #1 TV star and Dee Roscioli from the mega hit Wicked leads the Broadway rankings. New Moon's Kristen Steward is the #1 Actor in Home Entertainment based on the sales of DVD in 2009.

The rankings are based on movie box office receipts, television ratings, ticket sales for Broadway shows and sales of DVDs.  

Here is the complete list of the Top 10 Actors for 2009:

Movies:
                                                 
1.  Sam Worthington (Avatar)
2.  Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter And The Half Blood Prince)
3.  Ray Romano (Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaur)
4.  Shia LaBeouf (Transformers,Revenge of the Fallen)
5.  John Cusack (2012)
6.  Edward Asner (Up)
7.  Kristen Stewart (Twlight New Moon)
8.  Tom Hanks (Angels and Demons)
9.  Bradley Cooper (The Hangover)
10. Ben Stiller (Night At The Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian)

Television:

1.  Mark Harmon (NCIS)
2.  Simon Baker (The Mentalist)
3   Chris O'Donnell  (NCIS: LA)
4.  Laurence Fishburne (CSI)
5.  Ellen Pompeo (Grey's Anatomy)
6.  Teri Hatcher (Desperate Housewives)
7.  Joe Mantegna  (Criminal Minds)
8.  Charlie Sheen (Two And A Half Men)
9.  Johnny Galecki (The Big Bang Theory)
10. Hugh Laurie (House)
 
Broadway:

1.  Dee Roscioli (Wicked)
2.  Kate Henning (Billy Elliot)
3.  Derek Smith (Lion King)
4.  Matt Bogart (Jersey Boys)
5.  Matthey Hydzik (West Side Story)
6.  Beth Leavel (Mamma Mia)
7.  John Cudia (Phantom of the Opera)
8.  Laure Michelle Kelly (Mary Poppins)
9.  Brian d'Arcy James (Shrek, The Musical)
10. Sasha Allen (Hair)


Home Video:

1.  Kristen Stewart (Twlight New Moon)
2.  Shia LaBeouf (Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen)
3.  Ben Stiller (Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa)
4.  Edward Asner (Up)
5.  Chris Pine (Star Trek)
6.  Reese Witherspoon (Monsters vs Aliens)
7.  John Travolta (Bolt)
8.  Ray Romano (Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaur)
9.  Sandra Bullock (The Proposal)
10. Hugh Jackman (X Men Origins: Wolverine

The Actors Hall of Fame is a non profit foundation dedicated to restoring dramatic arts education in schools as well as honoring career achievement by actors in film, television, and theatre.

The complete list of the Top 10 Actors for 2009 is available on the foundation's website at www.actorshalloffame.org

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The Actors Hall of Fame is a non profit educational foundation providing resources for dramatic arts education as well as honoring career achievement in film, television and theatre.