Sir Sean Connery slips from #3 to #9 in the 2005 `America`s Favorite Movie Star` poll

05-Jan-2005 • Actor News

Every year at this time The Harris Poll(R) asks a nationwide cross-section of adults who their favorite movie
star is. Sir Sean Connery, the original James Bond 007, has slipped this year from #3 to #9 position in the top ten.

This year Tom Hanks recaptures the top spot, moving up three places from #4 last year. Mel Gibson, who had taken over first place last year, drops slightly to #2 this year. Rounding out the top four most popular stars are
Julia Roberts at #3 and Johnny Depp at #4.

These are the results of a nationwide poll of 1,015 U.S. adults surveyed online by Harris Interactive(R) between December 8 and 15, 2004.

The "top ten" list is remarkably stable again this year. Nine of the 10 stars in this year's top-10 list were also on last year's list, and the changes in the rankings are relatively modest. In addition to Tom Hanks moving up from #4 to #1, other changes include:

- Mel Gibson drops one place from #1 to #2. He continues to be one of America's most consistently popular stars, having been in the top four since 1994.
- Julia Roberts, the only woman in the top 10, drops one place from #2 to #3 She also shows stability in her fan base, sharing one of the top four places since 2000.
- Johnny Depp continues his rise in popularity showing the most substantial change, moving up six places from #10 last year to #4 this year.
- Denzel Washington moves up to #6 (from #9 last year), his best showing since 1995.
- Sean Connery who was #3 falls to #9.
- George Clooney joins the top 10 coming in at #10 as Tom Cruise (#5 last year) falls off the list this year.

Thanks to `GoldenEye` for the alert.