Keanu Reeves, William Peterson, Stephen Bogardus and Ben Barnes Ranked #1 Actors of the Week

Los Angeles, CA, December 19, 2008 --(PR.com)-- Keanu Reeves, William Petersen, Stephen Bogardus and Ben Barnes are the #1 Actors of the Week in Film, Television, Theatre and Home Video, it was announced today by The Actors Hall of Fame.

The Top 10 Actors of the Week recognize those actors who star in the most popular Film, Television, Broadway and Home Video productions. The rankings are based on the reported box office gross receipts, television ratings and DVD sales, and are compiled and released by The Actors Hall of Fame Foundation.

The Top 10 Actors of the Week is published on The Actors Hall of Fame's website at www.actorshalloffame.org

The Foundation will publish the Top 10 Actors of 2008 in early January.

The Top 10 Actors of the Week ending December 14,2008

Movies:
1. Keanu Reeves (The Day The Earth Stood Still)
2. Reese Witherspoon (Four Christmases)
3. Kristen Stewart (Twilight)
4. John Travolta (Bolt)
5. Nicole Kidman (Australia)
6. Daniel Craig (Quantum of Solace)
7. Alfred Molina (Nothing Like the Holidays)
8. Ben Stiller (Madagascar:Escape 2 Africa)
9. Sean Penn (Milk)
10. Jason Statham (Transporter 3)

Television:
1. William Petersen (CSI)
2. Charlie Sheen (Two and a Half Men)
3 Joe Mantegna (Criminal Minds)
4. Hugh Laurie (House)
5. David Caruso (CSI-Miami)
6. Simon Baker (The Mentalist)
7. Mark Harmon (NCIS)
8. Rufus Sewell (Eleventh Hour)
9. Gary Sinise (CSI-New York)
10. Christopher Meloni (Law and Order SVU)
Broadway:
1. Stephen Bogardus (Irving Berlin's White Christmas)
2. Marcie Dodd (Wicked)
3. Hadyn Gwynne (Billy Elliot)
4. Sebastian Arcelus (Jersey Boys)
5. Derek Smith (Lion King)
6. Kelli O'Hara (South Pacific)
7. Carolee Carmello (Mamma Mia)
8. Andrea Burns (In The Heights)
9. Scarlett Strallen (Mary Poppins)
10. Sierra Boggess (Little Mermaid)

Home Video:
1. Ben Barnes (Narnia: Prince Caspian)
2. Angelina Jolie (Wanted)
3. Will Ferrell (Step Brothers)
4. Will Smith (Hancock)
5. Ben Burt (Wall-E)
6. Jack Black (Kung Fu Panda)
7. Vince Vaughn (Fred Claus)
8. David Duchovny (X Files: I Want to Believe)
9. Ben Stiller (Tropic Thunder)
10. Robert Downey Jr (Iron Man)

About The Actors Hall of Fame Foundation
The Actors Hall of Fame is a non-profit educational foundation dedicated
to restoring dramatic arts education in schools. The Foundation honors actors for career achievement in film, television and stage with a yearly induction. Through its Dramatic Arts Education Fund, we provide resources for dramatic arts education in elementary and secondary schools and community theaters across the country.

The Actors Hall of Fame website is www.actorshalloffame.org

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