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11 June 1986, Los Angeles, California, USA

Height
5' 10 1/2"

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Named after his grandfather who is also a comedian.
Enjoys making independent short films with his friends
Celebrates both Christmas and Hanukkah.
Attends the prestigious Hamilton Academy of Music in Los Angeles, California, along with actors such as Emile Hirsch, Will Rothhaar, Candace Lifson, Kyla Pratt, Kaitlin Doubleday, Zoma Crum, and Cherish Lee.
Graduated from high school in 2003. In the fall he is planning on going to college, preferably Yale University.
His first name rhymes with "hiya."
Plays the drums.
Wears a size-11 shoe.
Favorite movies are Dumb & Dumber (1994) and Saving Silverman (2001).
For music, he likes to listen to System of a Down, 50 Cent, Eminem, D12, Led Zeppelin, Jack Johnson, Ben Folds, and others.
Is involved with Joe Torrys Give Back to the Children's Fund
Wears contact lenses.
When younger, he attended a magnet school where he was the only white student.
Performed alongside hip-hop MC G-Money at the Viper Room on January 2005.
Shares the same birthday with "Jackass" (2000) star Ryan Dunn.
Won a Daytime Emmy award in 2003 for Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series at the age of 16 for his portrayal of Louis Stevens on "Even Stevens" (2000).
Sometimes plays basketball with "Lizzie McGuire" (2001) star Adam Lamberg.
Is an only child.
Parents are Shayna & Jeffrey (divorced).
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 with actor Bo Barrett.
Was considered for the role of Jimmy Olsen in Superman Returns (2006).
Second father and mentor was Jon Voight.
Last name is pronounced "La-buff".
American Beauty is among his favorite films.
His French-Cajun father, Jeffrey LaBeouf, was a clown from San Francisco who spent time in France studying commedia dell'arte.
His mother, Shayna, 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.
As 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 lived in an apartment on Glendale Boulevard in Los Angeles, California.
Grew up in Echo Park, Los Angeles, California.
Best friends with Lorenzo Eduardo.
Considers Greatest Game Ever Played, The (2005) as his transition movie from child actor to adult actor.
When he was a guest on the Late Show with David Letterman around the hype of 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 (2007) and beginning that of Transformers (2007).