SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) - Walt Disney has been voted the top entertainer in Illinois history.Â
The Illinois Top 200 project asks people to vote in different categories online.
Disney was born in Chicago and studied at what is now the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He holds the record for most Academy Awards for a film producer.
The Top 10 entertainers chosen were:
- Walt Disney
- Bob Newhart
- Jack Benny
- Richard Pryor
- Oprah Winfrey
- Quincy Jones
- John Hughes
- Hugh Hefner
- Bill Veeck
- Shonda Rhimes
