Who are America’s favorite TV and movie stars? According to two Harris Polls released in January, 2008, Ellen DeGeneres replaces last year’s winner Oprah Winfrey as the top television personality, and Denzel Washington remains the most popular movie star, with Tom Hanks voted to second place.

The top 10 results for the question “Who is your favorite TV personality?” are shown below.

1- Ellen DeGeneres
2- Oprah Winfrey
3- Jay Leno
4- Hugh Laurie
5- Jon Stewart
6- David Letterman & Stephen Colbert
8- Bill O’Reilly
9- Ray Romano & Homer Simpson

*Kiefer Sutherland and Conan O’Brien were dropped off the top 10 list from 2007, and replaced by Homer Simpson and Stephen Colbert.

The results for the question, “Who is your favorite movie star?”

1- Denzel Washington
2- Tom Hanks
3- Johnny Depp
4- Julia Roberts
5- Will Smith
6- John Wayne
7- Matt Damon & Sean Connery
9- Sandra Bullock
10- Bruce Willis

Clint Eastwood, Mel Gibson, George Clooney and Harrison Ford dropped off the top 10 list in 2007, and were replaced by Matt Damon, Sean Connery, Sandra Bullock and Bruce Willis.