The top 10 most famous Mormons in 2008:

1. Mitt Romney
2. Harry Reid
3. David Archuleta
4. Glenn Beck
5. Aaron Eckhart
6. Thomas S. Monson
   
7. Orrin Hatch
8. Gordon Smith
9. Bob Bennett
10. David Neeleman

David Archuleta at Sundance

 The Los Angeles Times covers an encounter with the young Mormon singer, David Archuleta, while partying during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.

Jeff, watching with me, nodded and said: "This is how Mormons party. It's just like kids everywhere, just without the sex and drugs. But there's always lots of music." He credited the Mormon faith for encouraging this devotion to music. "It's about instilling in them a sense that there are no limits to what you can be."

If one wonders where a David Achuleta comes from — a prodigy who expresses himself more naturally in music than in words — this seemed a glimpse at the answer. Through the night, the wandering tribe of 9- to 19-year-olds rarely paused, breaking into song at every possible moment — even, as I soon learned, in extreme circumstances.

Canadian students research Mormonism because of David Archuleta

This is an interesting, kind of random video. Some Canadian schoolgirls decided to look into Mormonism because their favorite American Idol finalist, David Archuleta, is LDS.

Take a look:

David Archuleta exceeds on American Idol

A Latter-day Saint youth named David Archuleta has taken American television waves by fire.  Archuleta is a Mormon, and is posed as the favorite in this season of American Idol.

American (Mormon) Idol

Several Mormons are participating in FOX's American Idol this season. LDS singer Brooke White (originally from Mesa, Arizona and now lives in Van Nuys, California) has been selected as a show contestant by the three judges on American Idol... she's headed for Hollywood!  She is not the first Mormon to participate in American Idol.  She is preceded by Jon Peter Lewis and Carmen Rasmusen. Below is the video of Brooke's initial audition in Philadelphia:

Also, David Archuleta, an LDS singer, received approval from the judges in his San Diego audition.  His film can be watched below:

We wish both very good luck in the competition!

Also, never forget the heavy Mormon involvement in popular television programs like "So You Think You Can Dance" (Benji Schwimmer , his sister Lacey Schwimmer, and Jaymz Tuaileva, among many other contestants) and "Dancing with the Stars" (Marie Osmond and others).