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->''"I'm not a star, I'm an actor."''

Shia Saide [=LaBeouf=] (born June 11, 1986) is an American actor, performance artist and filmmaker born in Los Angeles, California.

He became prominent on the Creator/DisneyChannel sitcom ''Series/EvenStevens'' before starring in the Disney movie ''Literature/{{Holes}}'' and becoming a film actor. During this time, he became a somewhat polarizing figure due to his rapid career incline being part of "older than him" franchises in ''Film/{{Transformers|FilmSeries}}'' and ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheKingdomOfTheCrystalSkull'', but his more dramatic films have won him praise for his acting ability.

[=LaBeouf=] is a fan of rapper Music/{{Cage}}, and developed a friendship with the rapper as a result of wanting to portray him in a film biography; although the film has yet to be produced, [=LaBeouf=] has directed two works featuring Cage, including a music video for Cage's single "I Never Knew You", and the short film ''Maniac'', featuring Cage and Music/KidCudi as a pair of serial killers (it's loosely based on a song Cudi did with Cage). In addition to this, he is friends with Music/MarilynManson and was the co-writer and director of his MindScrew-incarnate ''Born Villain'' [[InsistentTerminology trailer]].

Around 2014, [=LaBeouf=]'s stardom, as well as public opinion, ultimately wore down on him, and he decided to leave the spotlight of Hollywood consciousness altogether. While he still acts, he mostly does low-tier or arthouse projects. He married Creator/MiaGoth in 2016 after meeting on the set of ''Film/{{Nymphomaniac}}''; although they separated in 2018, she gave birth to their first child, a daughter named Isabelle, in March 2022.

He is a frequent user of the RapidFireNo, and is also [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0u4M6vppCI known for being]] a [[MemeticMutation surprisingly intense]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuHfVn_cfHU motivational speaker]], and for the [[Music/ShiaLaBeoufLive song]] made by Music/RobCantor from Music/TallyHall that claims he's an [[ImAHumanitarian actual cannibal]].
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!!His works include:
* ''Series/TheXFiles'' (The Goldberg Variation, 1999)
* ''Series/EvenStevens'' (2000-2003)
* ''Film/{{Hounded}}'' (2001)
* ''Film/{{Holes}}'' (2003)
* ''Film/IRobot'' (2004)
* ''Film/{{Constantine|2005}}'' (2005)
* ''Manga/NausicaaOfTheValleyOfTheWind'' (2005)
* ''Film/AGuideToRecognizingYourSaints'' (2006)
* ''Film/{{Bobby}}'' (2006)
* ''Film/{{Disturbia}}'' (2007)
* ''Film/{{Transformers|2007}}'' (2007)
* ''WesternAnimation/SurfsUp'' (voice) (2007)
* ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheKingdomOfTheCrystalSkull'' (2008)
* ''Film/EagleEye'' (2008)
* ''Film/TransformersRevengeOfTheFallen'' (2009)
* ''Film/WallStreetMoneyNeverSleeps'' (2010)
* ''Film/TransformersDarkOfTheMoon'' (2011)
* ''Film/{{Lawless}}'' (2012)
* ''Film/{{Nymphomaniac}}'' (2014)
* ''Film/{{Fury|2014}}'' (2014)
* ''Film/AmericanHoney'' (2016)
* ''Film/ThePeanutButterFalcon'' (2019)
* ''Film/HoneyBoy'' (2019)
* ''Film/TheTaxCollector'' (2020)
* ''Film/{{Megalopolis}}'' (2024)

!!Tropes in the work of Shia [=LaBeouf=]:

* ApprovalOfGod: He retweeted [[Music/TallyHall Rob Cantor's]] "Music/{{Shia LaBeouf|Live}}" song page, and made a [[TheCameo Cameo]] at [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0u4M6vppCI&t=2m41s the end of the music video]].
* CreatorBreakdown: 2014 to 2018 seemed to be years of this with his strange and erratic behavior, from starting fights with random people, his strange art projects (most infamously "He Will Not Divide Us" during UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump's run for presidency and later on when he became president - which created a lot of lulz thanks to [[Website/FourChan /pol/]] messing with him), and the like. 2019 seemed to be when he began to recover from this however, in particular with the release of ''Film/HoneyBoy'', as the film was written during his rehab sessions in regards to having PTSD.
* MoneyDearBoy: He made this apparent that this was his views of the ''Transformers'' franchise after ''Revenge of the Fallen''. While he had a more positive opinion on ''Dark of the Moon'', he still blasted Hollywood Blockbusters as a whole.
* PlayingAgainstType: Heavily in ''Film/AGuideToRecognizingYourSaints'' - as a troubled teen growing up in Astoria in the 80s. He had to fight like hell for the part, as the director believed he couldn't bring the necessary anger for it. He won the part by punching a hole in the the wall in his office.
** ''Honey Boy'' showcased him as an abusive father, if no trouble due to the film's screenplay being based on his upbringing.
* RapidFireNo: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IXCK1EyP4s A recurring habit of his.]]
* ReclusiveArtist: Has declared that he "retired from public life" (from about 2014 to 2018) and has focused most of his time on small time projects.
* RousingSpeech: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXsQAXx_ao0 His video "Just Do It"]].
* SelfDeprecation: His appearance at the end of the "Music/ShiaLaBeoufLive" Rob Cantor video, parodying the SlowClap from ''Film/CitizenKane''.
* TomHanksSyndrome: From stand-up comedy, ''Series/EvenStevens'', and ''Film/{{Holes}}'' to action movie star.
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