Shia LaBeouf

At 37 years old, Shia LaBeouf has this physical status:

Shia Saide LaBeouf (listen), an American actor, production artist, and film director, born on June 11, 1986; born June 11, 1986) is an American actor, singer, and filmmaker.

Louis Stevens of the Disney Channel's Even Stevens (2003), a role for which LaBeouf received a Young Artist Award nomination in 2001 and received a Daytime Emmy Award in 2003, making him well known among younger audiences.

In 1998, he made his film debut in The Christmas Path.

He made his directorial debut with the short film Let's Love Hate in 2004 and later produced a short film called Maniac (2011) starring American rappers Cage and Kid Cudi. LaBeouf appeared in the commercially popular films Disturbia and Surf's Up in 2007.

Sam Witwicky, Michael Bay's main protagonist of the series, appeared in his science fiction film Transformers the same year.

Transformers was a box office hit and one of the year's top-grossing films.

LaBeouf's sequels Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) and Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011) were two of LaBeouf's most popular box office hits, as well as their sequels.

In Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, he played Henry "Mutt Williams" Jones III. Some of his other films include Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010), Lawless (2012), The Company You Keep (2012), Borg vs. McEnroe (2017), and The Peanut Butter Falcon. LaBeouf has been involved in a number of public performance art commissions with LaBeouf, Rönkkö & Turner since 2014.

Early life

LaBeouf was born in Los Angeles, California, on June 11, 1986. He is Shayna Saide and Jeffrey LaBeouf's only child. His mother, a multimedia artist, jewelry designer, and former dancer, was a Vietnam War soldier and former professional clown, while his father, a Vietnam War veteran and former professional clown, was a videographer and former professional clown. In August 2022, his mother died of heart disease. LaBeouf's mother was Jewish, and his father, who is of Cajun French descent, is Christian. He has claimed that he was raised on "both directions"; he attended a Bar Mitzvah service and was baptized. He was a Christian in one of the camps. Shia, Hebrew, means 'gift of God.' In 2022, he converted to Catholicism.

LaBeouf has referred to his parents as "hippies," his father as "tough as nails and a different breed of man," and his upbringing as "similar to a "good life," adding that his parents were "very peculiar people, but they loved me and I loved them." He accompanied his father to Alcoholics Anonymous meetings during his childhood. LaBeouf has also stated that his father, who once pointed a pistol at his son during a Vietnam War flashback, was subjected to verbal and mental abuse. LaBeouf has said that during his childhood, his father was "on drugs" and was enrolled in heroin addiction treatment for heroin use, while LaBeouf's mother was "trying to hold the fort."

His parents eventually divorced, mainly due to financial difficulties, and LaBeouf had what he describes as a "good childhood," growing up poor in Echo Park with his mother, who sold fabrics and brooches. Because his parents could not afford to have him anymore, and "they had too much pride to go on welfare or food stamps," LaBeouf's uncle said at one stage. He'd do a good job at coping with his parents' separation by imitating his father. LaBeouf's parents are still in debt, and he continues to help them financially.

He attended his 32nd Street Visual and Performing Arts Magnet in Los Angeles (LAUSD) and Alexander Hamilton High School, although the bulk of his education was obtained from tutors. In an interview, LaBeouf said that reflecting back on his childhood, he feels grateful and considers some of those memories as scary.

Personal life

When filming Nymphomaniac in 2012, LaBeouf met British actress Mia Goth. In a Las Vegas reception officiated by an Elvis impersonator, LaBeouf and Goth appeared to have married on October 10, 2016. The pair were not legally married two days later, but instead a vow renewal ceremony was held. LaBeouf revealed their nuptials on The Ellen DeGeneres Show later this month. In September 2018, it was announced that the couple had separated and filed for divorce. Goth was pregnant with their first child when it was announced in February 2022. They were born in March 2022.

FKA Twigs, a British singer, was dated by LaBeouf from 2018 to 2019. After co-starring in her sister Rainey Qualley's short film music video "Love Me Like You Hate Me," he began dating Margaret Qualley in 2020. According to reports, the friendship ended in January 2021, and Qualley told Harper's Bazaar that she supported FKA Twigs' allegations against LaBeouf.

LaBeouf supported Jeremy Corbyn's campaign in the Labour Party's leadership race in the United Kingdom in 2015. "I like Jeremy Corbyn," he told the Evening Standard: "I like Jeremy Corbyn." In every way, I like him. British politics have never been more exciting."

LaBeouf completed the 2010 Los Angeles Marathon in a record of 4 hours, 35 minutes, and 31 seconds on March 21, 2010.

In an essay by Judea Pearl in 2004, LaBeouf wrote an essay in which he said he had a "personal friendship with God that happens to function within Judaism's boundaries." In 2007, LaBeouf described himself as Jewish but then said that his faith had "never made sense" to him. However, LaBeouf said in an interview with Interview magazine in October 2014 that "I found God doing [the film] Fury." "I became a Christian man [Pitt] was really instrumental in guiding my head through this."

In a Capuchin monastery interview in August 2022, LaBeouf confessed to conversion to Catholicism after studying for the titular role of the film Padre Pio and staying in Capuchin monasteries. Traditional Latin Mass, according to him, played a major role in his conversion.

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Career

LaBeouf performed comedy around his neighborhood as an "escape" from a hostile environment prior to acting. He began working at The Improv at age 10, describing his appeal as "disgustingly dirty" stuff and a "50-year-old mouth on the 10-year-old boy. He soon discovered an agent in the Yellow Pages and was arrested after pretending to be his own boss. LaBeouf said he became an actor because his family was broke, not because he wanted to pursue an acting career, but because he heard that he was interested in learning from a child actor who had things he wanted.

LaBeouf gained a daytime Emmy Award in the early 2000s after appearing Louis Stevens on the Disney Channel weekly program Even Stevens, a role that later earned him a Daytime Emmy Award. He has said that "[he] grew up on that show" and that being cast was the "right thing" that happened to him. He appeared in the film Holes (2003), which received acclaim. He co-starred in Constantine in 2005, as Chas Kramer, with Keanu Reeves in the lead role. He appeared as Asbel in the Disney-produced English dub of Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind for the same year. With Lorenzo Eduardo's short film Let's Love Hate, LaBeouf made his directorial debut. In A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints (2006), he has played real-life people, including golfer Francis Ouimet and the younger version of Dito Montiel.

LaBeouf played in Disturbia, a drama that was released on April 13, 2007, as a teen under house arrest who suspects that his neighbor is a serial murderer, a "character-driven" role. He received rave reviews for his role, with The Buffalo News reporting that he "is able to simultaneously pull off [the character's] rage, remorse, and intelligence." He appeared on Saturday Night Live on April 14, 2007, and the following season as the episode's host appeared on May 10, 2008.

Sam Witwicky, opposite Megan Fox, appeared in the 2007 film Transformers. His character is that of a human being trapped in the war between Autobots and Decepticons. Critics were mixed on the film, with LaBeouf's performance receiving similarly glowing feedback. At the time, LaBeouf's highest-grossing film was the first to be released.

Mutt Williams, Indiana Jones' greaser son, was portrayed by LaBeouf in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008). Salon founder Stephanie Zachaek said that his appearance was "good enough" and that he "sensibly keeps his appearances as low-key as possible." LaBeouf said in the Los Angeles Times that he felt he "dropped the ball" on Jones' legacy, and "there was a reason" the film was not universally acknowledged. Eagle Eye, his next film, was released on September 26th. "Jason Bell of Las Vegas Weekly said he "makes a convincing case for action-hero status," although occasional stabs at emotional intelligence don't seem to go anywhere."

LaBeouf's debut in February was his first live video directorial debut, directing the video for "I Never Knew You," an American rapper Cage's third album Depart from Me (2009). It was shot in Los Angeles and featured several cameo appearances from Cage's Definitive Jux brand-mates, including several cameo appearances. LaBeouf met Kid Cudi via Cage. Both three of them appeared in Maniac (2011), which was inspired by Cudi's second album Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager (2010). LaBeouf, other than directing the short film, produced the music video for Kid Cudi's album "Marijuana," which he shot at the 2010 Cannabis Cup.

He appeared in the Oliver Stone-directed film Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010), the follow-up to Wall Street (1987). LaBeouf played an empowered Wall Street trader in this series. LaBeouf was selected by the Hollywood Reporter as one of the hottest young male actors to be "pushing" into Hollywood as the new "A-List" on Hollywood.

Sam Witwicky appeared in the 2009 sequel to Transformers, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, LaBeouf. Filming began in May 2008 and ended in late 2008. Due to LaBeouf's injury during his car accident, director Michael Bay and screenwriter Roberto Orci had to rewrite the script to shield his hand during filming. LaBeouf said the film was only delayed two days after his crash because Bay planned for it by filming second unit scenes, and LaBeouf recovered a few weeks earlier than expected, allowing him to return to the set. LaBeouf sustained his eye when he struck a prop during filming; the injury needed several stitches. Two hours later, he revived filming. Although the film grossed $800 million, critics mostly dismissed it, with LaBeouf a nominating for the "Worst Screen Couple of 2009" Razzie Award with "either Megan Fox or any Transformer." He reprised his role in Transformers: Dark of the Moon, the third live action Transformers film released on June 28, 2011. Mark Wahlberg was cast as a new lead character in the series Transformers: Age of Extinction, but he did not return for the fourth film in the series.

Sigur Rós, an Icelandic band, released a music video for the song "Fjögur Pánó" in June 2012. In which LaBeouf appears and appears nude, it depicts "a man and woman trapped in a never-ending cycle of addiction and desire." Rob Cantor of Tally Hall wrote a song in 2012 describing LaBeouf as a murderous cannibal. Cantor produced a music video based on this song in 2014. Despite the title and lyrics, the intention was amusing and nonserious, and LaBeouf appeared at the end of the video, applauding.

LaBeouf has published three graphic novels, Stale N Mate, Cyclical, and Let's Fucking Party, as well as a webcomic book Cheek Up's from the publishing company, The Campaign Book. He promoted them at the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo in April 2012. LaBeouf performed a bootlegger in John Hillcoat's crime drama Lawless in the same year.

In February 2013, he dropped out of what would have been his Broadway debut in Lyle Kessler's play Orphans, citing "creative differences" with co-star Alec Baldwin, although The New York Times and Baldwin refuse to believe that LaBeouf was fired. A month later, a film in which he appeared alongside Robert Redford titled The Company You Keep was released. Jerôme Morris was first introduced in the Lars von Trier-directed erotic art film Nymphomaniac, which premiered in December 2013. Meanwhile, a tuxedoed LaBeouf walked the red carpet with a paper bag over his head with the words "I am not famous anymore" drawn over it at the Berlin Film Festival.

In David Ayer's World War II-set film Fury, which was released in October 2014, LaBeouf co-starred Brad Pitt and Logan Lerman. LaBeouf's result, according to Peter Travers of Rolling Stone, was "outstanding," although Joe Neumaier of New York City said he "finally finds a position he can leave behind" without his image being distorted." LaBeouf's appearance was one of his best, according to Calvin Wilson of St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

LaBeouf appeared alongside Maddie Ziegler in Sia's music video for "Elastic Heart" in 2015. He appeared in Dito Montiel's war-thriller film Man Down, as well as Gary Oldman and Kate Mara. In 2016, LaBeouf appeared in American Honey, directed by Andrea Arnold, and played Jake, the male lead role. Guy Lodge wrote in Variety that "despite apparent stunt casting of LaBeouf," he "easily delivers his best performance here, transforming the eccentricities of his own celebrity persona into a believable, moving effect." In the Swedish sports drama film Borg vs. McEnroe, he played tennis player John McEnroe in 2017.

In 2019, LaBeouf appeared in The Peanut Butter Falcon, a comedy-drama film that premiered in March and was announced in August. He played a character based on his father in the film Honey Boy, which he also wrote. He penned the screenplay while in recovery and based it on his life as an actor. Critics also lauded The Peanut Butter Falcon and Honey Boy. In The Tax Collector, directed by David Ayer, LaBeouf appeared in the following year. In September 2020, he appeared in a virtual reading of the comedy-drama film Fast Times at Ridgemont High. Vanessa Kirby appeared in the Netflix drama film Pieces of a Woman directed by Kornél Mundruczó.

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