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In “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End”, Jack Sparrow is asked if he felt dead. In his reply, Sparrow just as Johnny Depp might do right now, “You have no idea.”

Johnny Depp is alive all right and came second best in the Harris Poll, ranking Depp as the second most loved Hollywood celebrity. Clint Eastwood grabbed the top spot.

During the las week there was on online rumor, that Depp, 46, had died in a traffic accident in France. He finished second in the Harris Poll, although he was not featured in a movie in over a year. John Wayne, who passed away in 1979, is the only actor to be ranked in the poll every year since it was started in 1994.

The Harris Poll has a long history of naming actors who were not featured in any recent films. For example, Mel Gibson has not appeared in a film since 2002, topped the poll in 2003 and remained in the top 10 until 2006.

So, here it is this year’s “America’s Favorite Movie Star” Harris Poll – with last year’s rank in parenthesis:

1. Clint Eastwood (2)
2. Johnny Depp (8)
3. Denzel Washington (1)
4. Sandra Bullock (not ranked)
5. Tom Hanks (7)
6. George Clooney (not ranked)
7. John Wayne (3)
8. Meryl Streep (not ranked)
9. Morgan Freeman (9)
10. Julia Roberts (6)

So do you agree with the poll?

George Clooney has at least two very good reasons to celebrate as he earned two major wins on Parade magazine’s end of year honors list.

Parade magazine asked readers to vote in various unusual categories, such as most surprising celebrity split of the year or celebrity you would most like to kiss under the mistletoe.

According to the votes the death of Patrick Swayze saddened fans more than the death of Michael Jackson. Jennifer Anniston got more votes than Angelina Jolie on the list of celebrities that readers would most like to kiss.

Here are the results in some other categories:

Most surprising celebrity split of the year – Mel Gibson and Robyn Moore: 32%
Which celebrity’s death in 2009 saddened you most? – Patrick Swayze: 45%
Who is your all-time favourite singing diva? – Barbra Streisand: 36%
Which celebrity needs to take a break from Twitter? – Lindsay Lohan: 33%
Who is the sexiest athlete? – David Beckham: 44%
Which celeb would you most like to kiss under the mistletoe this year? Men – George Clooney: 56%
Which celeb would you most like to kiss under the mistletoe this year? Women – Jennifer Aniston: 50%
Who’s the cutest celebrity offspring? – The Jolie-Pitt brood: 42%
Which celebrity just keeps getting better with age? – George Clooney: 40%