Actor Shia Lababe is one of the most ambitious and charismatic people in modern cinema. The young American Jew managed to achieve impressive results in the cinema in such a short period of time - he is only 29 years old.
But most of all I remember the movie "Transformers", where one of the main roles was played by Shia Labaff. The filmography of the actor has already several dozen famous and sensational paintings. We will talk about this in the review.
Shia Labab: biography
Shia Lababe was born in 1986, on June 11, in the American city of angels Los Angeles, into a family of circus actors: Shia’s father was a clown, and his mother was a gymnast. Clowning haunted the boy from birth, take at least his name and surname: Labaff is a surname derived from the French word meaning beef chop, and Shia is a Hebrew name that translates from Hebrew as “a gift of God”. The father of a young talent was often attached to the bottle. Soon, alcohol became an addiction that destroyed the family. No matter how the father tried to stop drinking, he even attended meetings of anonymous alcoholics, which, incidentally, often took his son to, but he still couldn’t get into a drink. At the age of 10, little Shia was left without a father.
Cinema as a way to survive
Shia and her mother lived in the poorest area of Los Angeles. My mother worked as a jewelry seller, for which she received pennies, I could not count on my father's help. Shia began working at a very young age: he advertised and sold corn flakes, starred in small student films. The debut as a movie actor took place in the late 90s, namely in 1999, in the world famous television series The X-Files, when the young thirteen-year-old Labaff played the role of a boy who urgently needed an operation. He liked playing a movie more than participating in commercials. It was then that he decided to become an actor, continuing to storm out roles in TV shows and movies.
First big roles
Everyone has seen at least one film in which Shia Lababe starred. The filmography of the actor is a list that includes several dozen famous films. Since 2003, when he made his debut in the big movie "Treasure", where Sigourney Weaver played the main role, the talented American Jew won the sympathy of the audience with leaps and bounds. The real triumph of the actor took place a year later. Then the seventeen-year-old Labaff played in the Disney movie "Triumph" a young talented golfer who managed to defeat the eminent champions of this gentleman's game. The film was an unprecedented success, which was successfully reflected in the fees of Labaff. By the way, a year later, at the age of eighteen, a young man bought a house.
Famous partners
After several successful roles, a slightly different period began, in which the secondary roles played by Shia Labaff mainly dominated. The filmography of the actor was replenished even with episodic, but vivid and memorable roles in the films "I, Robot" with Will Smith, "Constantine" with Keanu Reeves, "Charlie's Angels 2" with a whole galaxy of famous actresses.
2007 brought the actor the main role in the film "Paranoia", shot based on the movie Alfred Hitchcock's "Windows into the Yard". This role has raised the actor’s popularity a few more steps. From this moment, we can say, there was a "new star" - Shia Labaff. Films with his participation were increasingly popular.
However, he received real sensation and worldwide fame thanks to the joint work with Michael Bayev on his "Transformers". The box office hit instantly turned the young man into a world star: still, a teenager could easily walk around with the beautiful Megan Fox, and even participate in the war of people and cars.
Shia LaBeouf: filmography replenished
After Transformers, he began to be invited by many famous directors. So, the young star got a role in the popular adventure film “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull”, which also contributed to the increased demand for the actor in many world films. The continuation of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, released in 2009, only strengthened the position of the aspiring actor. The directors began to want Shia Labaff to play the roles in their films. Films have become even more successful.
After some time, the main role in the film “Wall Street: Money Does Not Sleep” followed. In this film, which talks about the crisis in America, Michael Douglas became the partner of Shia Labaff, whose photo is presented in our review.
In 2011, the actor had to simultaneously play in the third Transformers and prepare for the shootings in the film “The Most Drunkest District in the World”. By the way, Labaff was the first person whom the director of the film approved for the role. In 2012, the tape participated in the Cannes Film Festival, where it was nominated for the Golden Palm Branch. This attracted even more attention to an actor like Shia. The filmography is replenished with new roles. The actor continues to actively act in films, often participating in two films at the same time. But according to the actor himself, this does not tire him. In an interview with one of the famous magazines, he once said that if he did not become an actor, he would most likely connect his life with the criminal world.
Work is work, and personal life is no less important!
An interesting appearance, charisma, talent, intelligence and unprecedented success - all this is Shia Lababe. The personal life of the actor has become the subject of discussion. A lot of shocking facts also contribute to the increased attention. Perhaps the stormy scandalous childhood still affects the world star - Shia constantly gets into funny situations: arrests, accidents, alcohol and so on. For example, in 2008, Labaff was accused of driving while intoxicated and deprived of a driver’s license. The fact is that Shia provoked an accident in which he himself suffered - he injured his hand. Perhaps, thanks to the recklessness of the actor, his novels are always eccentric, in full view and only with world celebrities. Among the beloved Labaff's bright stars in Hollywood: Carey Mulligin, Megan Fox. By the way, for a long time Labafa and Fox tried to convict in connection, however, in addition to joint photos and infrequent meetings, the world was unable to provide evidence. What is the famous date with Rihanna, which gave rise to rumors about another novel.
