Engage.com Members Play Matchmaker in New Poll: Condoleezza Rice Is Paired With Former TV President Dennis Haysbert While Google Founders Could Find Love in Hollywood

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Nearly 3,800 would-be matchmakers on Engage.com used the site's popular and unique Cast Your Vote(TM) feature to match single personalities for New Year's Eve. Forty-six percent of Engage.com respondents voted to pair recently single Britney Spears with Hollywood hunk Orlando Bloom, while 66 percent of voters paired Condoleezza Rice with actor Dennis Haysbert who played President David Palmer of Fox TV's hit show "24." Engage.com is the Internet's first online relationship site where singles connect naturally by inviting their community of family and friends to play matchmakers(TM) for them.

With the traditional New Year's kiss just days away, here are a few more suggestions single celebrities might want to consider from Engage.com member matchmakers:

  Jessica Simpson                Taylor Hicks
  Ryan Phillippe 42%             Lisa Loeb 50%
  Keanu Reeves 41%               Mandy Moore 27%
  Chris Robinson 17%             Adriana Lima 23%

  Daniel Craig                   Britney Spears
  Famke Janssen 62%              Orlando Bloom 46%
  Eva Green 21%                  Kevin Connolly 36%
  Sienna Miller 17%              Zach Braff 18%

  Google Me Love

Google co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page were both recently named among Forbes list of Billionaire Bachelors, but which single celebrities do Engage.com users say would make suitable leading ladies?

  Sergey Brin                    Larry Page
  Natalie Portman 44%            Hilary Swank 52%
  Jessica Biel 33%               Reese Witherspoon 28%
  Carmen Electra 23%             Kate Bosworth 20%

  A Politico's 'State' of Romance

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice may have been 'singled out' on the public stage by a Russian politician commenting about her relationship status, but matchmakers on Engage.com suggested that she lobby for a date with Dennis Haysbert, the actor who played a TV president:

  Condoleezza Rice
  Dennis Haysbert 66%
  Peter MacKay 20%
  Kevin Eubanks 14%

The holiday Celebrity Cast Your Vote(TM) feature will continue on Engage.com through December 29. Anyone can visit engage.com to vote for their favorite celebrity matches and compare their choices with other matchmakers' recommendations.

"Although new to the Internet, matchmaking has played a part in marriages for hundreds and hundreds of years," said Joelle Kaufman, Vice President of The Experience at Engage.com.

"This lighthearted Cast Your Vote(TM) poll shows that even celebrities can stand to benefit from matchmaking. Engage.com users play Matchmaker(TM) everyday and help their friends and family find lasting relationships in a fun- and trust-filled way."

It's never too late to be a matchmaker for singles in your life with Engage.com where any adult, whether single or married, can log on and create a matchmaker profile for free. Matchmakers can then invite singles they know to join them on the site, where they can vouch (write references) about their character, brag about the qualities that make them eligible and special, and actually introduce them to other singles on the site. Engage research shows that half of all marriages in the United States are likely the result of someone reaching out and making an introduction between two singles.

About Engage.com

Founded by Suneet Wadhwa (co-founder of Snapfish.com) and entrepreneur Karen Wallace, and co-developed and endorsed by noted relationship expert Dr. Robert Epstein, former Editor in Chief of Psychology Today, Engage.com ( http://www.engage.com/ ) is the world's first online relationship community where people connect naturally through their friends to find love. There's no scientific testing required to meet someone. Love evolves on Engage in collaboration with your friends, the people who know and love you the best. Engage, a San Francisco Bay Area company is backed by Advanced Technology Ventures, Revolution Ventures and The Founders Fund (partners Peter Thiel and Ken Howery, co-founders of PayPal).