Shia LaBeouf

About

Shia LaBeouf is an American actor best known for his role as Louis Stevens in the children’s comedy show Even Stevens and Sam Witwicky in the Transformers action film series. His reputation suffered in 2013 after he was accused of plagiarising from cartoonist Daniel Clowes.

Acting Career

Shia LaBeouf began his career in the late ‘90s with guest roles on TV series such as Caroline in the City and Suddenly Susan. In 2000 he won the lead role of Louis Stevens on the Disney Channel childrens comedy Even Stevens, which ran until 2003. He had leads in a few films in the mid-2000s including Holes (2003) and Disturbia (2007), before gaining the lead in "Michael Bay’s":http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/people/michael-bay Transformer series which includles Transformers (2007), Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) and Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011). In 2013 LeBeouf starred in Nymphomaniac: Vol. I and Nymphomaniac: Vol. II.

Online History

Orphans Dispute

On December 15th, 2012, LaBeouf tweeted a poster for the play Orphans, which showed he would star in the upcoming Broadway production with actor Alec Baldwin.

On February 18th, 2013, he sent out a series of tweets,^[12] since deleted, which included e-mails between LaBeouf, playwright Lyle Kessler, Alec Baldwin, and actor Tom Sturridge that seemed to portray a conflict between Baldwin and LaBeouf. He continued to tweet out the e-mails through February 21st. On February 20th, the plays producers announced^[13] LeBeouf would be leaving the show, citing “creative differences.”

Plagiarism Controversy

Shia LaBeouf’s Plagiarism Controversy refers to the online backlash surrounding Howard Cantour.com, a short film about an internet film critic who faces an internal conflict as he contemplates whether to write a positive or negative review for an upcoming film. Upon its online premiere in December 2013, the actor-turned-director was met with accusations of plagiarizing American cartoonist Daniel Clowes’ 2007 comic Justin M. Damiano, including direct quotes, dialogues and the narrative structure.

Cabaret Arrest

On June 26th, 2014, LaBeouf was arrested^[8] outside New York’s Studio 54 theater for being disruptive and disorderly, with his disruptive actions including smoking and yelling, during a performance of the musical Cabaret.

The same day composer Benj Pasek^[10] sent out a tweet,^[9] which has since been deleted, describing LaBeouf’s arrest.

Also on June 27th, LaBeouf was charged with disorderly conduct, harassment and criminal trespass before being released on his own recognizance, with a court date set for July 24th. The same day TMZ^[11] published a post which alleged LaBeouf had chased and fought with a homeless man hours before his arrest.

Related Memes

Actual Cannibal Shia LaBeouf

Actual Cannibal Shia LaBeouf is a comedy song portraying LaBeouf as a cannibal. The song inspired several photoshopped images and animated GIFs of LeBeouf after it began circulating on the microblogging site Tumblr in April 2012.

On March 3rd, 2012, musician Rob Cantor^[11], a member of the indie rock group Tally Hall^[19], uploaded a song titled “Shia LaBeouf” to his SoundCloud^[1] page named after the actor. The song detailed a terrifying encounter with a blood-soaked cannibal LaBeouf in the woods in the manner of in an early 1900s radio drama.

Fandom

As of June 2014, LaBeouf’s Facebook page^[3] has gained over 250,000 likes and his Twitter account^[4] has gained over 160,000 followers. Fan run Tumblr blogs dedicated to the actor include fuck-yeah-shia-labeouf^[5], mrlabeouf^[6] and shialabeoufworld.^[7] As of June 2014, there are over 1,000 fan art submissions tagged Shia LaBeouf on DeviantArt.^[2]

Personal Life

Shia LaBeouf was born on June 11th, 1986, in Los Angeles, California. He attended two high schools, Alexander Hamilton High School and 32nd Street Visual and Performing Arts Magnet in Los Angeles.