Shia LaBeouf
Shia Saide LaBeouf ( [ ʃaɪ.ə ləbʌf ]; born June 11, 1986 in Los Angeles ) is an American actor and comedian.
Career
LaBeouf is the son of Jeffrey Craig LaBeouf and Shayna ( née Saide ). His mother is a dancer, ballerina and a visual artist, his father is a Vietnam veteran. His father is a Cajun. Since his childhood, he is familiar with the film industry and had early first engagements in smaller film projects. He became famous by starring in the Disney Channel children's series Even Stevens (2000-2003), for which he received a Daytime Emmy Award in 2003. In 2003 he was in the action film 3 Charlie's Angels - Full Throttle next to Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore and Lucy Liu to see in the role as Max Petroni. He had his first major lead roles in 2007 with the mixture of thriller and youth drama in Disturbia and the action film Transformers, for which he was awarded several times. LaBeouf was director Michael Bay at the time recommended by Steven Spielberg and was awarded the contract for the representation of young people.
Due to his achievements chose him Spielberg for a role in the fourth installment of the Indiana Jones series, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, from. In 2010 he was alongside Michael Douglas in Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps to see in the cinema.
In 2012, he announced that in future turn to independent films, and played lead roles in John Hillcoat's Lawless, the music video Fjögur Piano by Sigur Ros and Robert Redford's The Company You Keep - The Act Grant.
His first name comes from Hebrew and means Gift of God.
Filmography (selection)
Awards and nominations
Awards received
- 2003: Emmy: Best Actor in a children's series for Even Stevens
- 2006 Sundance Film Festival: Special Jury Prize for Kids ( together with the rest of the ensemble cast of the film)
- 2006: International Film Festival of Gijón: Best Actor for Kids
- 2006: Hollywood Film Award: Best Acting Ensemble for Bobby (along with the rest of the ensemble cast of the film)
- 2007: ShoWest Award: "Male Star of Tomorrow "
- 2007: Teen Choice Award: Best Actor - Horror Thriller and Best Young Actor for Disturbia, Kids and Transformers
- 2008: Teen Choice Award: Best Actor - Action / Adventure for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
- 2008: Orange Rising Star Award from the British Academy Film Awards
- 2009: Teen Choice Award: Best Actor over the Summer cinema for Transformers - Revenge
Nominations
- 2008: Empire Awards: Best Newcomer for Transformers
- 2009: Saturn Awards: Best Supporting Actor for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
- 2010: Golden Raspberry Awards, Worst Screen Couple ( for Transformers - Revenge of the Fallen, along with Megan Fox, or "Transformer" )
- 2012: Golden Raspberry Awards, Worst Screen Couple ( for Transformers 3, along with Rosie Huntington- Whiteley)
- 2012: Golden Raspberry Worst Movie Ensemble ( for Transformers 3 )
Voice Actors
Since the movie Disturbia he provides constant sync in German by David Turba, previous votes were: John Wolko, Marcel Collé Nico Sablik, Marius McLaren, Julien Haggége and Shia LaBeouf. In 2005 he took over the role of Asbel in the English version of Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind.