# Is Shia LaBeouf considered hot or talented? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 5, 2009, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-shia-labeouf-considered-hot-or-talented/498867 "2009-06-05T19:04:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![kushiel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bbce88/32.png) [@kushiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kushiel)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2009, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-shia-labeouf-considered-hot-or-talented/498867/21 "2009-06-05T20:12:14Z")
I have no idea why he became the new action hero. I can see him as like Judd Apatow’s sidekick or something, but not the new Harrison Ford. He just looks too nerdy boy next door for me, and I’m the target demographic! IOW, in Transformers Megan Fox should have laughed in his face and then he should have worked out some engineering feat to stop the Autobots, and then promptly get squished when he tried to enter the fray physically. ---
**Author:** ![PoorYorick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecccb3/32.png) [@PoorYorick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PoorYorick)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2009, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-shia-labeouf-considered-hot-or-talented/498867/22 "2009-06-05T20:15:20Z")
He starred in one of HBO’s _Project Greenlight_ movies when he was still a relative unknown. I remember the producers of the movie congratulating themselves on their good luck in getting him, and raving about how talented he was. I remember his flower-child mother being with him everywhere. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2009, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-shia-labeouf-considered-hot-or-talented/498867/23 "2009-06-05T20:17:12Z")
> [@Kalhoun](#): > > He’s\* kind of \*got the bod going on, but his face does NOTHING for me. He gives off a “goofy dude” vibe, if you ask me. Ditto. I also think he was the one thing that made (the already terrible) Disturbia worse than it would have been with, say, a houseplant as the lead role. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2009, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-shia-labeouf-considered-hot-or-talented/498867/24 "2009-06-05T20:25:21Z")
> [@PoorYorick](#): > > He starred in one of HBO’s _Project Greenlight_ movies when he was still a relative unknown. I remember the producers of the movie congratulating themselves on their good luck in getting him, and raving about how talented he was. > > I remember his flower-child mother being with him everywhere. Whoa! He considers her “sexy.” That smells awful creepy. And if she’s sexy, there must be a whole lot of inner beauty flowing through that woman. [http://www.theinsider.com/photos/2100178\_Shia\_LaBeouf\_Has\_A\_Thing\_For\_His\_Mother](http://www.theinsider.com/photos/2100178_Shia_LaBeouf_Has_A_Thing_For_His_Mother) ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2009, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-shia-labeouf-considered-hot-or-talented/498867/25 "2009-06-05T20:25:29Z")
I just asked my stepdaughter, who’s about that age. She says Shia is very cute. ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2009, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-shia-labeouf-considered-hot-or-talented/498867/26 "2009-06-05T20:27:06Z")
> [@PoorYorick](#): > > He starred in one of HBO’s _Project Greenlight_ movies when he was still a relative unknown. I remember the producers of the movie congratulating themselves on their good luck in getting him, and raving about how talented he was. And he came across as a complete tool. ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2009, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-shia-labeouf-considered-hot-or-talented/498867/27 "2009-06-05T20:33:53Z")
I see him as a child, forever; I watched Disney’s _Even Stevens_ with my children, and forever he’s the kid, Louis. Or else starring in the movie version of _Holes_, which is a juvenile film. He’s an adult now, then?\* …looking at IMDB …\* he appears to be around 23. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2009, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-shia-labeouf-considered-hot-or-talented/498867/28 "2009-06-05T20:34:35Z")
I don’t think his appeal is supposed to be that he’s a dreamboat, but that he’s likeable and relatable with a facility for light humor and broad accessibility. To compare him to someone from my generation, he reminds of a young John Cusack – not a pretty boy, just someone the kids can identify with and root for. ---
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2009, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-shia-labeouf-considered-hot-or-talented/498867/29 "2009-06-05T20:38:58Z")
> [@PoorYorick](#): > > He starred in one of HBO’s _Project Greenlight_ movies when he was still a relative unknown. Clearly all of you folks posting don’t have kids. If you did you would be exposed to the universe named Disney Channel. There are dozens of long running sit-com series’ on the Disney Channel with kid actors. Admittedly, it’s under the radar of most folks, but it’s the primary source of entertainment in many houses with kids. Shia LaBouf was one of the stars of Even Stevens, so he was known in the industry as an up-and-comer. If you watch some of the shows it’s clear there are some talented kid actors out there. He was one of the standouts in that universe. Now, as he’s moved into adult roles he’s focused on drama and action, in which, in my opinion, he’s reaching a bit (I thought he was decent at comedy). But, from the studio-head perspective he brings a built in audience of all those kids who watch him on Disney Channel. On edit: didn’t see Ellen’s post when I was writing this. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2009, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-shia-labeouf-considered-hot-or-talented/498867/30 "2009-06-05T20:42:39Z")
> [@Kalhoun](#): > > He’s\* kind of \*got the bod going on, but his face does NOTHING for me. He gives off a “goofy dude” vibe, if you ask me. I don’t think he is HOT HOT. He’s got the out-of-place dorkness thing going for him and very good comic timing. I’ve liked the things I’ve seen him in. ---
**Author:** ![furt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/439d5e/32.png) [@furt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furt)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2009, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-shia-labeouf-considered-hot-or-talented/498867/31 "2009-06-05T20:50:55Z")
I thought she was OK on the Cosby show, but Lisa Bonet was way hotter. tell me someone gets that… ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2009, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-shia-labeouf-considered-hot-or-talented/498867/32 "2009-06-05T20:58:02Z")
> [@c\_goat](#): > > I didn’t like him in the Die Hard movie either. He wasn’t in any of the _Die Hard_ movies. Maybe you’re confusing him with [Justin Long](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0519043/) in _Live Free or Die Hard_? ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2009, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-shia-labeouf-considered-hot-or-talented/498867/33 "2009-06-05T21:04:53Z")
> [@furt](#): > > I thought she was OK on the Cosby show, but Lisa Bonet was way hotter. > > tell me someone gets that… She was definitely too hot for a troll like Elvin. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2009, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-shia-labeouf-considered-hot-or-talented/498867/34 "2009-06-05T21:23:57Z")
> [@furt](#): > > I thought she was OK on the Cosby show, but Lisa Bonet was way hotter. > > tell me someone gets that… I thought the he was kind of a jerk in BJ and the Bear but was pretty cool when he got his own show. ---
**Author:** ![Proudest\_Monkey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/proudest_monkey/32/13257_2.png) [@Proudest\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Proudest_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2009, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-shia-labeouf-considered-hot-or-talented/498867/35 "2009-06-05T21:45:56Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > I don’t think his appeal is supposed to be that he’s a dreamboat, but that he’s likeable and relatable with a facility for light humor and broad accessibility. To compare him to someone from my generation, he reminds of a young John Cusack – not a pretty boy, just someone the kids can identify with and root for. I think you are right. He is fills the role for a certain _type_. And the John Cusack comparison is on the money. FWIW, my daughter thinks he’s hotter than lava and will see any movie he’s in regardless of content or quality. She is also a big fan of John Cusack, who I also like. I have no opinion as to Mr. LaBoeuf’s attractiveness–I’ve seen him in a couple of movies (I think), but he has left no lasting impression on me. He’s generic. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2009, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-shia-labeouf-considered-hot-or-talented/498867/36 "2009-06-05T23:09:46Z")
> [@furt](#): > > I thought she was OK on the Cosby show, but Lisa Bonet was way hotter. > > tell me someone gets that… I remember noticing that and actually wondering if they were related. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2009, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-shia-labeouf-considered-hot-or-talented/498867/37 "2009-06-06T03:09:58Z")
a) I love his name, and b) I find him kind of interesting as an actor. So-so looks. He’s supposed to be poised for a fine career, and whenever that kind of thing is predicted, I’m also interested in if the future star actually makes an effort to become a good actor. Or just end up puking into the gutter like so many others. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2009, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-shia-labeouf-considered-hot-or-talented/498867/38 "2009-06-06T04:06:08Z")
He was talented enough to play Louis Stevens (but not hot enough to deserve Tawny Dean as his girfriend), and he did Stanley Yelnats pretty well in _Holes_. I thought his performance in _Transformers_ was pretty much second helpings of Louis Stevens. ---
**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2009, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-shia-labeouf-considered-hot-or-talented/498867/39 "2009-06-06T04:12:01Z")
He’s an untalented hack with utterly unremarkable looks and nothing whatsoever impressive about his acting. He doesn’t belong in the same sentence as names like John David Carson or Michael Horse. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2009, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-shia-labeouf-considered-hot-or-talented/498867/40 "2009-06-06T04:15:19Z")
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