Personal details
- Height: 5′ 9¼″ (1.76 m)
- Birth Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
- Children: (filed for divorce) Isabel
- Parents: Jeffrey Craig LaBeouf
- Professions: Actor, Writer
Shia LaBeouf’s got this wild mix of raw talent and almost reckless energy that’s made him impossible to ignore in Hollywood. Recently, he teamed up with Vanessa Kirby and Ellen Burstyn in Pieces of a Woman, a gut-punch of a film about a couple dealing with the unthinkable—losing their child. Before that, he jumped into the gritty world of The Tax Collector, and just wrapped up Padre Pio, where he plays a monk (yeah, seriously) in Italy. People still talk about Honey Boy, which Shia actually wrote—turns out, the guy can wield a pen just as well as he acts. It’s pretty personal stuff; he plays his own father, a real mess of a man, trying to fix things with his kid. Sundance loved it, and so did pretty much everyone else. Then there’s The Peanut Butter Falcon—honestly, if you missed it, fix that. It’s this offbeat, heartwarming indie that went on to crush it at the box office. Shia’s resume is just stacked. Think about Borg vs. McEnroe, where critics couldn’t stop gushing about him, or American Honey, which landed him a stack of award noms. He’s done war dramas like Fury, wild stuff like Nymphomaniac, and, yeah, he was the face of the Transformers juggernaut—three movies, a billion-dollar franchise, robot mayhem, the works. Oh, and he’s popped up in everything from Indiana Jones to Lawless, Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, and even kicked things off in Holes, back when he was just the kid with a shovel and a lot of attitude.
reference content nSo, once Shia LaBeouf dropped by Letterman’s show back in ’07, riding that whole Transformers wave, and Dave straight-up asked him about his name. Shia just grinned and said his first name’s Hebrew for “Praise God,” which, hey, is kind of epic. Then he goes, “LaBeouf? That’s French for beef.” No joke, this guy’s last name literally means beef. So, put it together and you’ve got “Praise God for Beef.” Shia seemed pretty amused by it, and honestly, who wouldn’t be? I mean, that’s a wild combo for a name. You could tell Letterman was loving it too, just messing around with the whole thing. Shia didn’t get all deep or anything, just kept it light and funny, like, “Yeah, that’s my name, deal with it.” It’s one of those random moments you remember from late night TV—pure gold for trivia nerds.
Honestly, the whole celebrity thing? It’s a circus. You’ve got flashes going off in your face, people pretending they know you, and suddenly everyone’s interested in what brand of toothpaste you use. But fame’s just a word, right? Some folks chase it like it’s the holy grail, but half the time, it’s just a fancy way of saying you don’t get privacy anymore. People think celebrities have it made, but really, it’s a weird game of putting on a show even when you’re just trying to buy groceries. Fame doesn’t make you a superhero—it just puts a magnifying glass on your regular, messy life. And, to be real, most celebs probably just want to nap without someone snapping a photo. The glitz? Overrated. The pressure? Real. If you’re lucky, you keep your head on straight and remember who you were before the madness started. That’s the actual trick—holding on to yourself when everyone wants a piece.
5′ 9¼″ (1.76 m)
Konidela Ram Charan
Los Angeles, California, USA
Yes, Isabel
Jeffrey Craig LaBeouf and Surekha