AHOF | The Top 10 Actors This Week

The Top Actors of the Week of August 31
in Film, TV, Broadway and Home Video
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The Top Ten Actors of the Week recognize actors who star in the most popular productions based on box office, ratings and sales in four categories - Film, Television, Broadway and Home Video.

The Top 10 Actors of the Week (ending August 31, 2008)

Film

1. Ben Stiller (Tropic Thunder)

2. Vin Diesel (Babylon A.D.)

3. Christian Bale (Batman, The Dark Knight)

4. Anna Faris (House Bunny)

5. Don Cheadle (Traitor)

6. Jason Statham (Death Race)

7. Matt Lanter (Disaster Movie)

8. Meryl Streep (Mamma Mia)

9. Seth Rogen (Pineapple Express)

10. Scarlett Johansson (Vicky Christina Barcelona)

Television

1. Charlie Sheen (Two and a Half Men)

2. Mark Harmon (NCIS)

3 Joe Mantegna (Criminal Minds)

4. Hugh Laurie (House)

5. Julia Louis-Dreyfus (The New Adventures of Old Christine)

6. Emily Deschanel (Bones)

7. Gary Sinise (CSI-New York)

8. Kyra Sedgwick (The Closer)

9. Holly Hunter (Saving Grace)

10. Miley Cyrus (Hannah Montana)

Broadway

1. Kerry Ellis (Wicked)

2. Derek Smith (Lion King)

3. Christian Hoff (Jersey Boys)

4. Sierra Bogess (The Little Mermaid 5. Carolee Carmello (Mamma Mia)

6. Lin-Manuel Miranda (In The Heights)

7. Ashley Brown (Mary Poppins)

8. Kelli O' Hara (South Pacific)

9. Karmine Alers (Rent)

10. Patti Lupone (Gypsy)

Home Video

1. Jodi Benson (The Little Mermaid-Ariel's Begining)

2. Cameron Diaz (What Happens in Vegas)

3. Chris Sarandon (Nightmare Before Christmas-Collectors Edition)

4. Hayden Panettiere (Heroes- Season 2)

5. Demi Lovato (Camp Rock)

6. Keanu Reeves (Street Kings)

7. Michael Copan (Scorpion King 2,Rise of a Warrior)

8. Miley Cyrus (Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus Best of Both Worlds)

9. Brittany Snow (Prom Night)

10. Aligail Breslin (Nims Island)

Based on the prior week's results of box office, ratings and sales, The Top Ten Actors of the Week recognizes those artists who star in current Film, Television, Broadway and DVDs, as reported by the leading industry research organizations.

The list is compiled and distributed by The Actors Hall of Fame Foundation, a non-profit educational organization that is dedicated to restoring dramatic arts education in schools.

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