Oscar Winner Morgan Freeman Named Most-Liked Celebrity of 2014

By: Dec. 15, 2014
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Academy Award -winning actor Morgan Freeman came in at the number one spot in this year's list of the 25 most liked celebrities in the country, according to a recent consumer survey conducted by E-Score , a leading consumer research service that provides information to media and entertainment companies. The distinctive-voiced 77-year-old star of such box office hits as "The Shawshank Redemption," "Million Dollar Baby" and "Oblivion" is considered more appealing than any other celebrity.

Popular stars such as Tom Hanks, Sandra Bullock, Jennifer Aniston, Leonardo DiCaprio, George Clooney and Ellen DeGeneres rounded out the list that included such perennial favorites as Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Eddie Murphy, John Travolta and Oprah Winfrey.

Following are the top 25 most liked celebrities in the U.S. in order of popularity:

  1. Morgan Freeman
  2. Tom Hanks
  3. Sandra Bullock
  4. Betty White
  5. Will Smith
  6. Clint Eastwood
  7. Bruce Willis
  8. Julia Roberts
  9. Leonardo DiCaprio
  10. Jennifer Aniston
  11. Ben Stiller
  12. George Clooney
  13. Ellen DeGeneres
  14. Eddie Murphy
  15. Dolly Parton
  16. Nicolas Cage
  17. John Travolta
  18. Whoopi Goldberg
  19. Sylvester Stallone
  20. Taylor Swift
  21. David Letterman
  22. Oprah Winfrey
  23. Jay Leno
  24. Alec Baldwin
  25. Arnold Schwarzenegger

The survey was conducted among 1,100 persons ages 13-49 with general representation across income, age, education and geographic demographics to represent a cross-section of the U.S. population.

E-Score is a product of E-Poll Market Research, a full service consumer research company that provides quantitative and qualitative research to media, entertainment and Fortune 1,000 companies. E-Poll was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Los Angeles. More information is available at www.epollresearch.com.

SOURCE E-Score

Photo Credit: Walter McBride / WM Photos



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