The 23-year-old heartthrob earned relatively small salaries in films that grossed hundreds of millions of dollars. For every dollar he was paid, LaBeouf’s movies returned an average $160 for the studio.

Here are the Top 10 Box Office Kings according to Forbes:

1. Shia LaBeaouf – $1:$160
2. James McAvoy – $1:$114
3. Michael Cera – $1:$102
4. Daniel Radcliffe – $1:$93
5. Robert Downey, Jr. – $1:$78
6. Javier Bardem (No Country for Old Men) – $1:$70
7. Ryan Reynolds – $1:61
8. Christian Bale – $1:55
9. Aaron Eckhart – $1:$45
10. Dennis Quaid – $1:$43

Even non-Twilight fans agree that People’s pick of the year was a shocker. And it’s the second time for the Pirates of the Caribbean star to clinch that title.

People Magazine has this to say about Johnny Depp:

At 46, the father of two still reigns as Hollywood’s most irresistible iconoclast; as one-of-a-kind as his beloved 15-year-old boots and as smoldering as his favorite Cuban cigars.

Many thought that the New Moon star was a shoo-in for the title that even popular Hollywood websites like Just Jared and Hollywood Gossip posted the “supposed-to-be” People’s cover with Rob on the cover:

Apparently, it was a fan art that turned out to be a hoax.

Do you agree that Depp is Sexiest Man of 2009 and not Pattinson? I think it’s a no brainer, we don’t need a poll for this one.

Robert Pattinson bested teen heartthrobs like Zac Efron and Chace Crawford, and veterans like George Clooney and Brad Pitt to be Glamour magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive.

Just Jared and other Hollywood websites posted earlier that Robert Pattinson is People’s Sexiest Man Alive but to the disappointment of millions of Twilight followers around the world, People magazine picked Johnny Depp instead.

It’s been Ellen’s wish to be on the cover of O Magazine together with its publisher, Oprah Winfrey, and after four months, it came true. The Christmas issue has the theme “Get Your Glow On!” and it has two different covers – one for subscribers (shown above) and one for newsstand buyers (shown below).

Ellen DeGeneres will also grace the Oprah Winfrey Show on Monday, November 9, to share with the televiewers about her life, love and her new gig as one of the judges of American Idol.

O Magazine December 2009 issue hits the newsstands as early as November 12.

16-year-old Miley took 42 percent of votes in the poll for AOL’s JSYK.com (Just So You Know) website aimed at 9-15 year-olds, putting Britney Spears and rapper Kanye West into second and third places, respectively, in a section on worst celebrity influences of the year.

Here are the complete results of Just So You Know Awards:

Favorite Female Artist

Taylor Swift – 32%
Miley Cyrus – 16%
Demi Lovato – 12%
Beyonce – 18%
Katy Perry – 22%

Favorite Boy Band

Comic Book Heroes – 45%
Push Play – 6%
V Factory – 5%
Jonas Brothers – 38%
Honor Society – 6%

Movie You Thought Would Be Great But Ended Up Sucking

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince – 21%
G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra – 12%
I Love You Beth Cooper – 20%
Fame – 32%
Transformers – 15%

Favorite Female Movie Star

Kristen Stewart – 37%
Emma Watson – 24%
Ellen Page – 5%
Megan Fox – 15%
Hayden Panettiere – 19%

Favorite Male Movie Star

Taylor Lautner 46%
Robert Pattinson – 16%
Daniel Radcliffe – 7%
Zac Efron – 17%
Shia LeBeouf – 14%

Most Anticipated Film of 2010

Eclipse – 55%
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part 1) – 25%
Alice in Wonderland – 10%
Iron Man 2 – 8%
Despicable Me – 2%

The TV Drama You MUST TiVO/DVR

The Secret Life of the American Teenager – 31%
Make It Or Break It – 19%
Gossip Girl – 13%
The City – 3%
Vampire Diaries – 34%

Favorite Female Television Star

Selena Gomez – 68%
Miranda Cosgrove – 14%
Shailene Woodley – 10%
Keke Plamer – 7%
Whitney Port – 1%

Mean Girl On TV You’d Like To Spread A Rumor About

London Tipton (Brenda Song) – 41%
Adrian Lee (Rancia Raisa) – 24%
Lauren Tanner (Cassie Scerbo) – 19%
Olivia Palermo (Olivia Palermo) – 6%
Blair Waldorf (Leighton Meester) – 10%

Cool Guy You’d Like To Hang Out With

Taylor Lautner – 56%
Joe Jonas – 26%
Robert Pattinson – 11%
Asher Book – 3%
Michael Cera – 4%

Most Shocking Moment of 2009

Kanye West ruins Taylor Swift’s VMA award speech – 71%
Bryce Dallas Howard replaces Rachelle Lefevre as Victoria in Eclipse – 5%
Kevin Jonas gets engaged to Danielle Deleasa – 13%
Chad Michael Murray and Hilary Burton leave One Tree Hill – 3%
Ellen Degeneres steals Paula Abdul’s job on American Idol – 8%

Best Celeb Influence

Selena Gomez – 30%
Nick Jonas – 17%
Taylor Swift – 28%
Justin Bieber- 12%
Emma Watson – 13%

Worst Celeb Influence

Miley Cyrus – 42%
Shia LeBeouf – 3%
Britney Spears – 27%
Kanye West – 19%
Vanessa Hudgens – 9%

Garnering 15 Grammys (and an unprecedented 44 nominations), seven Canadian Juno Awards, an Emmy, three Oscar nominations and countless monster recording hits with the world’s greatest singers in a career spanning 40 years – and counting – doesn’t just happen to anyone – unless you’re a born “Hit Man” named David Foster.

Continuing the success of David Foster and Friends last May at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, TC Entertainment and ABS-CBN International’s The Filipino Channel (TFC) have signed a contract to promote 2009 Hit Man David Foster and Friends in its North American tour: Chicago, IL (Oct 21); New York, NY (Oct 23); Newark, NJ (Oct 24); Boston, MA (Oct 25); Atlanta, GA (Oct 28); Tampa, FL (Oct 30); Hollywood, FL (Nov 1); Los Angeles, CA (Nov 5); San Jose, CA (Nov 6); and Vancouver, BC (Nov 8). TFC is the official Asian Media Partner for Television.

In Foster’s recording studio in Los Angeles, TFC Production Manager John-D Lazatin sat down for an exclusive one-on-one interview with Foster. Here are gems from the Hit Man:

TFC: Is there a difference between David Foster the composer/artist and the producer?

Foster: When I go to the doctor’s office and they ask for occupation, I still put musician. I’ve been playing piano since I was 5. All the time, all the things that’s been happening in my life since I started playing piano have always been a result of my being a musician and that’s how I think of myself.

TFC: I read your book, “Hitman: Forty Years Making Music, Topping the Charts, and Winning Grammys”. Lesson number one is “Always go with what you love.” Is that always true?

Foster: The phenomenon that exists in this country and probably the whole world is that when a child turns 17, he or she all of a sudden is forced to make the biggest decision in his or her life: what am I gonna train for as a living for the rest of my life? So at 17, they go, “Hmm, do I wanna try medical school, do I wanna be a lawyer?” But you know, not everybody has a passion at 17. So, most people end up doing what they’re taught to do, not what they love to do. I was one of the fortunate ones that got to do what I love doing. By age 10, I knew what I love to do and I knew that was how I’m gonna make my living. So, my recommendation is always try to go for what you love, not what you’re taught to do.

TFC: If you were not a musician, what would you be?

Foster: I’ve always joked that if I were not a musician, if I had to be a shoe salesman, I’d like to be the best shoe salesman on the planet. I love airplanes. I’m a pilot. I would have loved to be a professional pilot. Had I had more talent in the athletic world, I would have loved to be a hockey player because I played hockey when I was a kid and I was pretty good but not good enough to be a pro. There are other avenues, but the main thing is the discipline that I have as a musician and as a songwriter-producer. That discipline that I learned at a really early age I would have applied to anything. Maybe my gift wasn’t even music; maybe my gift was that I’m disciplined.

TFC: What’s the secret in staying in this industry? How can you stay for 40 years in this business?

Foster: I don’t know if there’s a secret in staying in any industry. The music industry is very youth driven. As you may have read in my book, I credit the man named Ronnie Hawkins for teaching me that you need to sometimes retreat and attack in another direction. The 70s for me was great – I was a musician, everybody wanted me. I became a producer in the 80s and it went great. Then at the end of the 80s, my career just kinda tanked and all of a sudden I wasn’t making hits anymore for a couple of years. You have two choices at that point: you can keep banging your head against the wall and pushing forward in that same direction, or you can do this (hand motions towards another direction) and I did that – I did Natalie Cole’s “Unforgettable” album which ended up being a huge hit. That thrust me into the 90s where I had great run with Celine, Toni Braxton, Whitney Houston, etcetera. At the end of the 90s, that same thing happened: I came up against the wall. All of a sudden, my sound wasn’t on the radio anymore so I went around and did Bocelli, Bublé and Grobin.

TFC: Do you believe in luck?

Foster: My mother taught me that it’s not what you know, it’s who you know. I don’t think I believe in luck because they say that luck is when hard work meets opportunity. And I do believe in that because I think you always have to be prepared. There’s been so many times in my life where I’ve been somewhere and a singer has come up to me and said, wow, I really like you to hear my stuff and whatever and I say, okay, give me a CD. Oh, I don’t have one on me. I’ll say, okay, sing for me. Oh, I don’t know what to sing. That’s crazy! Be prepared. Luck is opportunity meeting hard work.

TFC: What did you know about Filipino artists before you met Charice?

Foster: Before I met Charice, I knew that the Philippines and the Filipinos were great lovers of music and especially, it seems great lovers of my particular kind of music. The first time I heard of a Filipino artist that I loved was Lea Salonga. She sang so beautifully in “Mulan”. And of course she was cast in “Miss Saigon”. She was incredible and we actually almost worked together. And then this new kid from Journey got everyone’s attention. But I’ve always believed, at least for the last 5 to 6 years, from my trips to Asia, that the next huge big star will be Asian. I believe that Charice is the one. It just makes sense. There’s a billion-and-a-half Asians. Twenty or thirty years ago with the Japanese, they used to copy American music. But in the last 10 years or so, the Asians have really found their own sound. It’s just not copying anymore. They have such rich heritage to draw from, thousands of years of music to draw from. And I think it’s all coming out. You see that in Charice, she’s so well-rounded. I believe she’s the next big star.

TFC: After Charice, are you watching out for other performers from the Philippines?

Foster: I’ve yet to go to the Philippines but I’m excited to go there. I want to know more about this country and this culture that has embraced American music for so many years. It’s really no different from what England did in the beginning. England in the beginning copied American music. The Beatles’ favorite artists were Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley. They took it and made it their own and I believe that’s what’s happening to the Filipino community now, too. They love the American culture and the American music scene. But they’re now taking it and making it their own. So, I’m sure if you drill down the Philippines, you’re gonna find a lot more talent. But I don’t look for talent though, talent finds me.

TFC: What’s your idea of David Foster and Filipino Friends?

Foster: What would be exciting is for one is to have some of the local artists perform with me and sing my songs. Because the David Foster and Friends traditionally, at least with the last two or three concerts, and the tour I’m about to do in 12 cities in America is my music so that is sort of what it’s all about. So, having Filipino artists, young or old, singing my music will be a lot of fun plus I think we should have a talent search and find somebody – a complete unknown – that could win a spot to open the show.

TFC: How long have you known about The Filipino Channel?

Foster: I knew about The Filipino Channel. My friends Michael and Millie (Gurfinkel) have told me first about it and it’s spectacular what you guys do. It’s amazing – the coverage has been incredible. I’d like to say to all the Filipino communities across America that I am going on tour in October and November and, of course, I will be bringing Charice. I would love for all of you to come out and see the show. Come and support me which would be great, but most importantly, come and support Charice because I believe that Charice is going to be the next national treasure for the Philippines.

For venues and ticket prices of David Foster and Friends, visit www.davidfoster.com.

Playboy released the cover image of their November 2009 issue featuring Marge, star of the cartoon series “The Simpsons,” artfully concealed behind a chair in the shape of the iconic Playboy Bunny logo.

Marge will also get her own three-page spread, complete with an interview and data sheet to mark the 20th anniversary of “The Simpsons”.

The Marge Simpson Playboy issue comes out on October 16.

The amazing comeback story of Journey and how they discovered our very own Arnel Pineda half-way around the world were featured on the Oprah Winfrey Show recently.

Arnel Pineda and the rest of the members of the rock band “Journey” graced the Oprah Winfrey Show to promote their latest album, “Revelation” and the new “Journey in Manila DVD.” But Oprah is interested to know how they discovered their new frontmant which came from thousand of miles away.

Journey’s guitarist Neal Schon narrates that he found this video in YouTube featuring Arnel performing at the Hard Rock Cafe in Manila. Arnel was singing the Journey song “Faithfully” and he could not believe the amazing vocal prowess of the Filipino singer.

Neal contacted his co-members Jonathan Cain (keyboard), Deen Castronovo (drums) and Ross Valory (bass) who were equally impressed with Arnel. He told them: “The guy got great pipes, does he speak English?”

Valory said he had GS or “goosebumps surplus” when he first heard Arnel sing.

Castronovo said: “It was frightening just to hear that voice come out from that little guy. We couldn’t believe it. It’s just so strong. And the best part about it was just how humble the man was, how humble human being, beautiful heart.”

Oprah describes the discovery of Arnel “a divine order that show so boldly.” The influential host asked Arnel if he ever even dreamed this.

Arnel said he never dreamed that an amazing thing like this could happen and he is overwhelmed that he is being interviewed by Oprah.

“I’m facing you (Winfrey) right now. You are [one of the] biggest [names] in show business and I’m facing you. It’s like… I’m not allowed to be here but I’m here. And I thank God for that,” he said.

“I’ve seen enough pain and poverty in the Philippines. I’ve never been that big. All I wanted was to be able to get out of it — the pain and the poverty – and live decently everyday,” he added.

Because Arnel’s success story inspired many people around the world, it was reported that his life story will be made into a biopic titled “Don’t Stop Believing: Every Man’s Journey.”

Journey performed “Faithfully”, the song he was singing when he was discovered in YouTube, and Oprah together with her studio audience were all blown away.

VIDEO LINK: Arnel Pineda on the Oprah Winfrey Show

Taylor Swift was surprised when her name was called for the “Best Female Video” award during the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, beating the older “veterans” Katy Perry, Kelly Clarkson, Lady Gaga, P!nk and the great Beyonce.

“Thank you so much! I always dreamed about what it would be like to maybe win one of these someday but i never actually thought that it would happen, uhh, i sing country music so thank you so much for giving me a chance to win a VMA award,” Taylor said after accepting the trophy on stage.

Kanye West ran up on stage afterwards, grabbed the microphone and said, “Yo Taylor. I’m really happy for you. I’m gonna let you finish but Beyonce had one of the best videos of all time. One of the best videos of all time!”

After Kanye walked off the stage, Taylor Swift was shocked, teary-eyed and speechless.

The audience booed Kanye and started to cheer for the 17-year-old country singer/songwriter.

Watch the controversial video on the link below:

VIDEO LINK: Kanye West Ruins Taylor Swift’s VMA’s Win

Here’s an excerpt on what Taylor shared with Teen Vogue:

On the kind of girls who like Jacob:

“If she likes having a really close friendship with a guy . . . being able to tell him anything, and then having that friendship slowly transform into something more . . . I find myself using the word transform a lot lately because that’s what Jacob does.”

On his having the role:

“I think the fans would love anybody who played Jacob. I’m just lucky to be the one who got the chance.”

On Selena Gomez:

“She’s a great girl.”

On all the speculation about Robert and Kristen:

“It’s crazy. But the fans help. They’re a big part of the motivation.”

Taylor Lautner reprises his role on The Twilight Saga: New Moon as Jacob Black. He bulges up in New Moon because his character will turn into a werewolf. If in Twilight, Robert Pattinson delivered the teen scream, in New Moon, expect the scream factor to get doubled with Taylor Lautner launched as another monster hottie to die for watch for.

Also in the list are Emma Watson, Chace Crawford and Angelina Jolie. Check out the September 2009 issue of OK Magazine Philippines for the full list.

Robert Pattinson is also the cover guy of Candy Magazine for the month of September:

FYI: Robert Pattinson’s highly publicized shirtless scene was not included.