LaBeouf has also said he was subjected to abuse by his father, who once pointed a gun at his son during a Vietnam War flashback. During this time, he accompanied his father to meetings of Alcoholics Anonymous. Labeouf then lived with his father from the age of 12 whilst he was filming Even Stevens, with his father serving as his on-set guardian. LaBeouf has stated that during his childhood, his father was "on drugs" and was placed in drug rehabilitation for heroin addiction, while LaBeouf's mother was "trying to hold down the fort." During a period when his father was in rehab for his addictions, when Labeouf was around the age of 10, he overheard his mother being raped by a stranger in their home. LaBeouf's uncle was going to adopt him at one stage because his parents could not afford to have him anymore and "they had too much pride to go on welfare or food stamps." As a way of dealing with his parents' divorce, he would perform for his family, mimicking his father. LaBeouf has described his parents as " hippies", his father as "tough as nails and a different breed of man", and his upbringing as similar to a "hippy lifestyle", stating that his parents were "pretty weird people, but they loved me and I loved them." His parents eventually divorced, mainly owing to financial problems, and LaBeouf had what he has described as a "good childhood", growing up poor in Echo Park with his mother, who worked selling fabrics and brooches. In Hebrew, his first name Shia translates as 'gift of God'. One of the camps he attended was Christian. He has stated that he was raised around "both sides" he had a Bar Mitzvah ceremony, and was also baptized. LaBeouf's mother was Jewish, and his father, who is of Cajun French descent, is Christian. His mother died of heart failure in August 2022. His mother was a visual artist, jewelry designer, and former dancer, while his father is a Vietnam War veteran and former professional clown. He is the only child of Shayna Saide and Jeffrey LaBeouf. LaBeouf was born on June 11, 1986, in Los Angeles, California.
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