Shia LaBeouf

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Biography

Few of the 21st century class of teen actors enjoyed as meteoric a rise as Shia LaBeouf, who was elevated from kid TV star to bankable movie lead in such Hollywood blockbusters as "Transformers" (2007) and "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" (2008). Though an Emmy winner for his performance as an excitable grade schooler on the Disney sitcom "Even Stevens" (The Disney Channel, 2000-03), he initially remained a celebrity solely …
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Job Title

Actor, Music

Born

Shia Saide LaBeouf on June 11, 1986 in Los Angeles, California, USA

Career Milestones

Began doing standup as a 12-year-old, entertaining adult audiences with tales of adolescent sexuality

Booked his own agent and auditions before he turned 14

1998

Made acting debut in the feature "Breakfast with Einstein"

1999

Landed breakout role on the award-winning Disney Channel series "Even Stevens"

2002

Co-starred in the family drama "Tru Confessions"

2003

Cast as Bosley's protege in the action sequel "Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle"

2003

Made feature debut in the comedy feature "Holes," which was based on the multimillion best-seller by Louis Sacher

2003

Starred in the feature "The Battle of Shaker Heights," which was produced by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck

2004

Featured in the sci-fi thriller "I, Robot"

2005

Portrayed real-life amateur golfer Francis Ouimet who defeated British champion Vardon at the 1913 U.S. Open in "The Greatest Game Ever Played"

2005

Starred opposite Keanu Reeves in "Constantine," the supernatural thriller based on the DC/Vertigo comic book Hellblazer

2006

Co-starred in Emilio Estevez's directorial debut "Bobby," an ensemble centered around the night of Robert F. Kennedy's assassination

2006

Played a young Robert Downey Jr. in the coming-of-age drama "A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints"

2007

Played Sam Witwicky, a brainy teen charged with saving the world from impending robocalypse in director Michael Bay's "Transformers"

2007

Starred in the thriller "Disturbia," a high-tech teen update of "Rear Window" (1954)

2008

Cast as the son of Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) in the fourth installment of the adventure series, "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull"

2008

Co-starred with Michelle Monaghan in the thriller "Eagle Eye"

2009

Re-teamed with director Michael Bay to reprise the role of Sam Witwicky in "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen"

2010

Played a young ambitious trader in the Oliver Stone directed sequel "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps"

2011

Re-teamed with director Michael Bay for "Transformers: Dark of the Moon"

2012

Co-starred with Tom Hardy and Guy Pearce in Prohibition-era Western "Lawless"

Awards

2004

MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Male in Holes

2007

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture in Bobby

2008

MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss in Disturbia

2008

MTV Movie Award for Best Male Performance in Transformers

2009

MTV Movie Award for Best Male Performance in Eagle Eye