Shia LaBeouf Biography

Born asShia Saide LaBeouf
Occup.Actor
FromUSA
BornJune 11, 1986
Los Angeles, California, USA
Age37 years
Shia LaBeouf is an American actor, performance artist, and filmmaker. He was born on June 11, 1986, in Los Angeles, California, USA, to Jeffrey Craig LaBeouf as well as Shayna Saide. Shia matured in a Jewish family members and also was raised by his mom after his parents separated when he was young.

Maturing, Shia had a challenging youth, and he typically moved with his mommy, residing in hardship and also battling to make ends meet. In order to assist support his household, he found himself doing in comedy clubs and also doing stand-up comedy at the young age of 10. He researched at Alexander Hamilton High School in Los Angeles, where he came to be thinking about acting.

LaBeouf's acting profession began in 1998 when he showed up on the television show "Caroline in the City". His development function was available in 2000 when he starred in the Disney Channel series "Even Stevens". He obtained important acclaim for his representation of the naughty Louis Stevens and also won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series.

After "Even Stevens", Shia took place to star in a number of films, including "Holes" (2003), "I, Robot" (2004), as well as "Constantine" (2005). However, it was his duty in the blockbuster hit "Transformers" (2007) that would certainly make him a house name. He played the protagonist Sam Witwicky, a young adult that ends up being involved in a war between 2 factions of aliens.

LaBeouf went on to star in two even more "Transformers" films, "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" (2009) and also "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" (2011). Nevertheless, in 2011, he introduced that he would not be returning for future follows up.

Ever since, Shia has actually tackled more difficult as well as unconventional roles, including as a soldier worldwide War II drama "Fury" (2014) and also as a shocked Marine expert in the indie movie "Man Down" (2015). He's also starred in numerous independent films, such as "American Honey" (2016) as well as "The Peanut Butter Falcon" (2019), both of which received critical praise.

Aside from his acting profession, Shia is additionally recognized for his efficiency art and also advocacy. In 2014, he held a performance art display where individuals could sit throughout from him as well as ask him any kind of concern they wanted. In 2017, he released a live-streamed anti-Trump protest called "He Will Not Divide Us", which came to be a platform for individuals ahead with each other and also reveal their resistance to the then-president.

Recently, Shia has actually dealt with individual struggles, consisting of numerous confrontations with the law and fights with addiction. However, he has actually been open concerning his struggles and is actively looking for help to conquer them.

Today, Shia LaBeouf is considered among Hollywood's a lot of gifted stars, understood for his realism as well as honest portrayals. With several forthcoming projects in the works, he continues to astound target markets with his distinct and powerful efficiencies.

Our collection contains 42 quotes who is written / told by Shia, under the main topics: Sports - Money.

Related authors: Megan Fox (Actress), Christy Romano (Actress), Lawrence Taylor (Athlete), Rosie Huntington-Whiteley (Model), Alexander Hamilton (Politician), Toni Collette (Actress)

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42 Famous quotes by Shia LaBeouf

Small: If youre tired of starting over, stop giving up
"If you're tired of starting over, stop giving up"
Small: Look, youre on the set for six months, with someone whos rooting to be attracted to you, and youre root
"Look, you're on the set for six months, with someone who's rooting to be attracted to you, and you're rooting to be attracted to them. I never understood the separation of work and life in that situation. But the time I spent with Megan was our own thing"
Small: Ive been in fights, but that doesnt make me cool or like a tough guy or more interesting actor, Im not
"I've been in fights, but that doesn't make me cool or like a tough guy or more interesting actor, I'm not proud of it"
Small: I drink protein shakes nonstop - three or four a day - and I run a lot, so you get rid of the bad carbs
"I drink protein shakes nonstop - three or four a day - and I run a lot, so you get rid of the bad carbs and keep the rest so you have the energy to make it through"
Small: And Im not a personality otherwise Id be coming out with an album, performing on MTV. All that stuff is
"And I'm not a personality; otherwise I'd be coming out with an album, performing on MTV. All that stuff is possible and I can do that tomorrow. I just have no need"
Small: You cant buy back your respect you cant buy back your career. You only get one, so I dont want to mess
"You can't buy back your respect; you can't buy back your career. You only get one, so I don't want to mess that up"
Small: My family, my parents are hippies
"My family, my parents are hippies"
Small: I was the only white kid in my neighborhood for most of my youth even in high school, so reverse racism
"I was the only white kid in my neighborhood for most of my youth even in high school, so reverse racism was just as apparent as racism"
Small: I want my audience to know me for my work, not because of who Im dating or what drugs Im on or what clu
"I want my audience to know me for my work, not because of who I'm dating or what drugs I'm on or what club I went to"
Small: I turned down twelve films last year... Huge money films, but I had no respect for the writer or the wo
"I turned down twelve films last year... Huge money films, but I had no respect for the writer or the work"
Small: I like the dark, mysterious, maybe even gothic type girls. They have to have a good personality too! Im
"I like the dark, mysterious, maybe even gothic type girls. They have to have a good personality too! I'm very picky!"
Small: I didnt know my dad for a long time. My dad was on drugs and my dad was at the VA Hospital, my dad was
"I didn't know my dad for a long time. My dad was on drugs and my dad was at the VA Hospital, my dad was off in his own world selling drugs or using them or there would be crack heads in the house or whatever it would be"
Small: I understand why marriages break up over golf. I cant even talk about my own handicap because its too u
"I understand why marriages break up over golf. I can't even talk about my own handicap because it's too upsetting"
Small: I turned down a scholarship to Yale. The problem with college is that theres a tendency to mistake prep
"I turned down a scholarship to Yale. The problem with college is that there's a tendency to mistake preparation for productivity. You can prepare all you want, but if you never roll the dice you'll never be successful"
Small: I dont know, I just want to be happy. I could be in a hole somewhere. Or I could completely lose it and
"I don't know, I just want to be happy. I could be in a hole somewhere. Or I could completely lose it and be some hippy living in the woods with my dad"
Small: We did this two-week boot camp before we filmed the movie. I got to know everybody in the group and we
"We did this two-week boot camp before we filmed the movie. I got to know everybody in the group and we became friends. We got really tight throughout those two weeks"
Small: To be an actor, a true actor, you have to be brokenhearted
"To be an actor, a true actor, you have to be brokenhearted"
Small: Theyre very, uh, you know, I dont come from the suburbs and a jolly, Disney type of lifestyle. I come f
"They're very, uh, you know, I don't come from the suburbs and a jolly, Disney type of lifestyle. I come from something totally different. And they're cool and bare minimum so it's not always a money issue for me"
Small: Theres never been a parent in my life
"There's never been a parent in my life"
Small: Im not an Adonis, thats for damn sure. Ive never really thought of myself that way, and it doesnt matte
"I'm not an Adonis, that's for damn sure. I've never really thought of myself that way, and it doesn't matter to me. My favorite actors aren't Adonises. Dustin Hoffman is a flawed-looking man; he's amazing to me. Tom Hanks is flawed-looking; people love him. Same with Gene Hackman"
Small: I trained more than anybody ever in a golf film ever made - my swing is pretty hot
"I trained more than anybody ever in a golf film ever made - my swing is pretty hot"
Small: Theres only so far you can take a relationship before you got to get into things that are too serious o
"There's only so far you can take a relationship before you got to get into things that are too serious or over the top. I'm 20 years old. I was in a relationship with a girl I love for three years. Where do you go after three years? Then you've got to start thinking about other things, and I'm too young to think about those things"
Small: Im very picky and Im in a situation where its a big crossover
"I'm very picky and I'm in a situation where it's a big crossover"
Small: I think theres a form of honesty, because I used to be very honest with the press, and then it backfire
"I think there's a form of honesty, because I used to be very honest with the press, and then it backfired on me, and I understood it"
Small: Clubs are so lame. Nobody even dances at these clubs. They stand around and get drunk and they schmooze
"Clubs are so lame. Nobody even dances at these clubs. They stand around and get drunk and they schmooze. There is no enjoyment factor"
Small: Ive spent more on my Dodger tickets that I did on my car
"I've spent more on my Dodger tickets that I did on my car"
Small: I just wish the crowd I was associated with was more passionate about what they were doing and less con
"I just wish the crowd I was associated with was more passionate about what they were doing and less consumed with the commerce of the art form"
Small: I hated golf when we first started, but a big part of the training process was falling in love with thi
"I hated golf when we first started, but a big part of the training process was falling in love with this sport, so I went on tour with the UCLA Team"
Small: But this is a little different. This is the adult acting. This is a different crowd. Its more work and
"But this is a little different. This is the adult acting. This is a different crowd. It's more work and more good work. That's it. People will have their opinion regardless"
Small: And yeah, my handicap was down to a 10 when we were at the thick of it. I trained for six or seven mont
"And yeah, my handicap was down to a 10 when we were at the thick of it. I trained for six or seven months, golfing every day for six hours, seven days a week, with eight trainers. It was intense"
Small: If I have enough money to eat Im good
"If I have enough money to eat I'm good"
Small: You never really meet a human being until you live with them or know them for awhile, so this is my clo
"You never really meet a human being until you live with them or know them for awhile, so this is my clown and they understand that and so these interviews don't bother them"
Small: When you look at golf films before us theyre all - garbage or satire. A lot of sports films tend to vil
"When you look at golf films before us they're all - garbage or satire. A lot of sports films tend to vilify the opposition. Where the opposition becomes this big angry monster, so big you can't beat him"
Small: My neighborhood was rough, but I live a great life now. I dont fight that much now. I dont look for it
"My neighborhood was rough, but I live a great life now. I don't fight that much now. I don't look for it anyway, but if someone hits your mother, whether you're a star, an accountant, or an astronaut or anything... I mean it's your mother, so I lost my mind"
Small: I used to dirt bike a lot. I cant do that anymore. Cant eat a whole lot of chocolate anymore, either. I
"I used to dirt bike a lot. I can't do that anymore. Can't eat a whole lot of chocolate anymore, either. I can't be in 'Indiana Jones' and be a fatso!"
Small: I grew up around a lot of aggressive guys. My parents used to take me to AA meetings when I was very yo
"I grew up around a lot of aggressive guys. My parents used to take me to AA meetings when I was very young. So I know aggression, I know insanity"
Small: I dont have to live this lavish lifestyle
"I don't have to live this lavish lifestyle"
Small: And if youre a golfer and you watch a golf film and Matt Damon swing, and its not great, then youre not
"And if you're a golfer and you watch a golf film and Matt Damon swing, and it's not great, then you're not going to believe in the golf story, you're not going to believe in the rest of the film. That's the whole movie, so if that swing looks like crap, the movie's crap"
Small: No, I come for a hippy lifestyle, its very open my parents are both hippies
"No, I come for a hippy lifestyle, it's very open; my parents are both hippies"
Small: Id love to go to school and have a normal life, but I dont see any professor at Yale being able to teac
"I'd love to go to school and have a normal life, but I don't see any professor at Yale being able to teach me more than Steven Spielberg"
Small: I think every young actor in Los Angeles went up for that role. It was between Frankie Muniz and me, an
"I think every young actor in Los Angeles went up for that role. It was between Frankie Muniz and me, and he pulled out, so I got the role"
Small: So its kind of nervous to be in this situation, but at the same time you look at all those actors and t
"So it's kind of nervous to be in this situation, but at the same time you look at all those actors and the work that they've done, I've been in bigger films than all of them and still kept my integrity and still kept my respect"