Poll: Will Smith is favorite rapper-actor

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- Hollywood's Will Smith was voted moviegoers' favorite rapper-turned-actor in a Movietickets.com poll, the Web site said Thursday.

The online survey was conducted to coincide with this weekend's opening of the film "The Lottery Ticket," starring rappers-turned-actors Ice Cube and Bow Wow.

Smith came in first in the poll with 58 percent of the vote, followed by Mark Wahlberg at No. 2 with 23 percent and T.I. at No. 3 with 7 percent.

Ludacris and Mos Def tied for last place with 6 percent of the vote.

The Web site did not say how many people participated in the survey.