Shia Lebouef
Name: Shia LaBeouf – Shia Saide LaBeouf
Profession: Actor
Date of Birth: June 11th, 1986
Hometown: Los Angeles, California
Marital Status: Unknown
Shia Labeouf started his career at an extremely young age, but not as the star he is now, but as a goof-ball, dirty mouthed ten year old who promoted himself in third person as his own manager. He started off as a star of a Disney Channel show and then moved on to play in larger roles that have made him an acclaimed face in the film industry.
Early Life:
Shia comes from a long line of performers, so his natural tendency is to follow in their footsteps. As Shia grew up in his Jewish home, his father was placed in a drug rehabilitation clinic for an addiction to heroin and his parents later got divorced. His mother and struggled financially, but they made it work, and he has no complaints about the life he lived.
Career:
Shia Labeouf’s career started at age ten when he would perform at comedy clubs and around his neighborhood. However, since the stand-up life wasn’t what Shia wanted, he decided to take it upon himself to promote himself to agents he found in the phone book.
Three months later, he had a job. His first major role was as the quirky Even Steven’s star Louis Stevens. His career percolated on the Disney Channel with made-for-television movies like the Even Stevens Movie and Tru Confessions. Disney also gave him the role in Holes which pulled in the attention of Steven Spielberg.
Throughout the years as an actor, Shia forced himself into roles that called for maturity beyond his years. He didn’t want to be type-cast as a child, so he would seek after roles that would ask him to curse or take drugs.
To date 2007 could be the most successful year in Shia’s career. He had three hit movies and finally gave him serious star power. The movies were Disturbia, Transformers, and Surf’s up.
List of Movies and TV shows:
2007 - Transformers
2007 - Surf’s Up
2007 - Disturbia
2006 - A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
2006 - Bobby
2005 - Constantine
2005 - Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
2005 - The Greatest Game Ever Played
2004 - I, Robot
2003 - Holes
2003 - Dumb & Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd
2003 - Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle
2003 - The Battle of Shaker Heights
2003 - The Even Stevens Movie
2002 - Tru Confessions
2001 - Hounded
2001 - The Nightmare Room
2000-2003 - Even Stevens
Chicago Walgreens Incident:
Shia Labeouf was arrested on November 4th for trespassing and allegedly being drunk at a Chicago Walgreens. Since Shia refused to leave after security asked him to, he was arrested and is due in court on November 28th, 2007.
Shia’s Fan Site:
www.ShiaLabeouf.us
Fan Mail Address:
Shia LaBeouf
Beverly Hecht Agency
3500 W. Olive Avenue
Suite 1180
Burbank, CA 91505