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Article: Tom Hanks Again Reigns as America's Favorite Movie Star.

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Johnny Depp Jumps to #2 and John Wayne is #3

ROCHESTER, N.Y., Jan. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Once again we have asked U.S. adults to choose their favorite movie stars, and for the second year in a row, Tom Hanks has emerged as America's favorite. Johnny Depp moves up from #4 to #2 this year, while John Wayne, who died over 25 years ago, and Harrison Ford are tied at #3. Rounding out the top five is Julia Roberts (#5).

These are the results of a nationwide poll of 1,001 U.S. adults surveyed online by Harris Interactive(R) between December 8 and 14, 2005.

Consistency in the top 10 seems to be the rule of thumb for this year's list, as nine of the 10 ...

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