Shia LaBeouf: American Actor
Biography of Filmmaker
Full Name: Shia Saide LaBeouf
Nick Name: Shia
Date of Birth: June 11, 1986
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, US
Nationality: American
Religion: Raised Jewish, explored Christianity later
Profession: Actor, Filmmaker, Performance Artist, Writer
Physical Statistics
Height: 5 feet 9 inches (175 cm)
Weight: Approx. 72 kg (159 lbs)
Education
High School: Alexander Hamilton High School (Los Angeles) – partial attendance
College: Did not attend college; started acting early
Training: Attended visual and performing arts programs as a child
Family
Father: Jeffrey Craig LaBeouf (Vietnam War veteran and rodeo clown)
Mother: Shayna Saide (dancer and visual artist)
Siblings: Only child
Marital Status: Previously married to Mia Goth (on-and-off relationship; reconciled in recent years)
Children: One daughter, born in 2022 (with Mia Goth)
Career Highlights
Early Career:
Rose to fame as Louis Stevens on Disney Channel's Even Stevens (2000–2003)
Won a Daytime Emmy Award for the role
Film Career:
Breakout film role in Holes (2003)
Major success in the Transformers franchise (2007–2011)
Starred in Disturbia (2007), Eagle Eye (2008), Lawless (2012), Fury (2014), Honey Boy (2019 – semi-autobiographical), and Pieces of a Woman (2020)
Directing & Writing:
Directed short films and music videos
Wrote Honey Boy, based on his childhood and strained relationship with his father
Performance Art:
Known for experimental art pieces, including:
#IAMSORRY (2014)
HE WILL NOT DIVIDE US (2017)
Net Worth
Estimated Net Worth (2024): $25–30 million
Awards & Recognition
Daytime Emmy Award –
Even Stevens
BAFTA Rising Star Award – 2008
Sundance Film Festival Nominee – Honey Boy
Hollywood Film Awards – Fury
Independent Spirit Award Nomination – Honey Boy
