Shia LaBeouf

Named after his grandfather, who is also a comedian.

Attended the prestigious Hamilton Academy of Music in Los Angeles, California. Fellow alumni are Emile Hirsch , Fernanda Romero , Frank Miranda Will Rothhaar , Rachel Kiri Walker , Candace Lifson , Kyla Pratt , Kaitlin Doubleday and Cherish Lee.

Attended and graduated from Alexander Hamilton High School.

His first name is pronounced to rhyme with "hiya" and his last name is pronounced "La-buff".

Enjoys playing the drums and making independent short films with his friends.

His favorite movies are Dumb and Dumber , American Beauty and Saving Silverman . He was in the prequel, Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd .

For music, he likes to listen to System of a Down , 50 Cent , Eminem , D12 , Led Zeppelin , Jack Johnson , Ben Folds and others. His film Disturbia features a song by System of a Down, "Lonely Day".

Is involved with Joe Torre s Give Back to the Childrens Fund.

When younger, he attended 32nd Street USC Visual and Performing Arts Magnet.

(January 2005) Performed alongside hip-hop MC G. Money at the Viper Room.

Sometimes plays basketball with "Lizzie McGuire" star Adam Lamberg.

Started a hip-hop group/record label (Element) and a film production company (www.grassyslope.com) with fellow actor and best friend Lorenzo Eduardo.

Grew up in Los Angeles, California with actor Bo Barrett.

His second father and mentor was Jon Voight.

His French-Cajun father, Jeffrey LaBeouf, was a clown from San Francisco who spent time in France studying commedia dellarte.

His mother, Shayna LaBeouf, was a former ballet dancer from New York who once studied with Martha Graham. She also once ran a head shop across the street from Tompkins Square Park.

When he was a child, he and his parents would dress up like clowns and sell hot dogs in the park across the street from their apartment.

Growing up, he resided in an apartment on Glendale Boulevard in Los Angeles, California.

Grew up in Echo Park, Los Angeles, California.

Considers The Greatest Game Ever Played as his transition movie from child actor to adult actor.

When he was a guest on "Late Show with David Letterman" during the hype for Transformers , Dave asked Shia how his name originated. Shia responded saying that the name "Shia" was Hebrew for Praise God and his last name "LaBeouf" was French for Beef, hence the phrase "Praise God for Beef".

Had only two days off between finishing the shooting of Disturbia and beginning that of Transformers .

Ranked #7 on Yahoo! List of 10 Most Popular Stars of 2007 on Yahoo! Movies.

Ranked #4 on Interview magazines Hollywood faces to watch "Future Stars of Tomorrow".

Ranked #24 on Entertainment Weeklys "30 Under 30" the actors list .

Dustin Hoffman , Jon Voight , Jodie Foster and John Turturro are his inspirations.

At age 13, he celebrated his Bar Mitzvah (the traditional coming-of-age ceremony for Jewish boys).

In July 2008, he was arrested for driving under the influence after being involved in a car accident. The accident left him with a damaged hand. He had to undergo extensive surgery that lasted for at least four hours. His injury was written into Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen from which he had to take some time off after the crash. In January 2009, his drivers license was suspended for a year as a consequence of his refusing blood-alcohol-level testing after the accident.

Ranked #6 on Moviefones "The 25 Hottest Actors Under 25".

Wants to star in a biographical film about New York Horror-Core MC and personal friend Chris Palko.

His drivers license was suspended for a year in January 2009, as a consequence of refusing blood-alcohol-level testing after his car accident in 2008.

His family name does not actually mean "the beef". As spelled, it is a Cajun deformation of the original French name "LeBoeuf". "Le" instead of "La" because in French, "Beef" or "Boeuf" is masculine and the correct way the name is spelled is "Leboeuf" or "LeBoeuf". As so often happened in Louisiana, the name became deformed because the French sent there could say their name but could not read or write French correctly. "Beouf" is not a French word or name. There is no such name as "Labeouf" or "LaBeouf" in French. Correctly spelled it would mean "the beef" in the singular tense.

He topped Forbes magazines list of actors who give movie studios the best return on their investment, with his films earning an average of $160 for every $1 he is paid.

Has appeared in five movies that feature sentient technology: I, Robot , Eagle Eye , Transformers , Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen and Transformers: Dark of the Moon .

Currently resides in Sherman Oaks, California.

Has appeared twice on the cover of GQ magazine: June 2008 and April 2010.

Was accepted at Yale University but has not attended.

His father has Cajun (French) ancestry while his mother is of Ashkenazi Jewish descent. Shias maternal grandfather, Szaja "Sam" Yeshayhu Saide, was a Polish Jewish immigrant, who was born in Bialystok, and moved to the United States in 1930. Shias maternal grandmother, Mary Ann Rosen, was born in New York City, to Russian Jewish parents.

Attended the world premiere of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen at Roppongi Hills in Tokyo, Japan on June 9, 2009.

Attended the premiere of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen at Yongsan CGV Theaters in Seoul, South Korea on June 9, 2009.

Attended the premiere of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen at the Sony Center CineStar in Berlin, Germany on June 14, 2009.

Shias film TAKEMEANYWHERE was accepted into the 2017 Williamsburg Independent Film Festival.

Attended the premiere of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen at Odeon Leicester Square in London, England on June 15, 2009.

Attended the premiere of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen at the Oktyabr Theater in Moscow, Russia on June 16, 2009.

Was considered for the role of Jimmy Olsen in Superman Returns , which went to Sam Huntington.

Once spent three days non-stop watching his own movies in a theater, which he filmed himself.

He was first arrested for stealing Nike Cortezes sneakers from a store in Pacoima, California.

(March 2016) Became engaged to his longtime girlfriend Mia Goth.

I got to grow up in a situation where drugs were demonic. To watch your,dad go through heroin withdrawal is something that would keep you from,doing any of that yourself.

The fact that religion is even still talked about is kind of wild to,me. I think my generation understands it, but they are too selfish to,let it matter.

It was the 1970s.

I think acting is a con game.

But it could all change, man. It could go away. You never know.

[working independently versus working with studios] These dudes [Voltage,Pictures] are a miracle. They give you the money, and they trust,you--[unlike the studios, which] give you the money, then get on a,plane and come to the set and stick a finger up your ass and chase you,around for five months.

And then he goes, "Listen to me. The only thing that matters is the,work, kid. " And that was it.

The only thing my father gave me that was of any value to me is pain.

The comic book world is a tough business.

I turned down twelve films last year. . . Huge money films, but I had no respect for the writer or the work.

Knowledge about the economy, ideas about capitalism and government, the future of the world and geopolitics were things I was never really interested in.

When people ask me about my story, I just go through the positive stuff: the tent-pole moments, the big landmark checkpoints.

Once you make a studio 700 million dollars or so, or whatever the insane number is, then they finally seem to trust you, no matter how off-the-wall your project is.

My mom is at my house every day, and she nags me about everything, especially hygiene.

My mom is the backbone not just of my family but of many families.

A relationship to me is never about the romance.

My dad is a motorcycle guy, not some Hollywood dude.