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“I was doing stand up comedy when I was 11, that's how I got started; not because I wanted to do comedy, but because we were broke, living in Echo Park in Downtown Los Angeles, from 1986, I saw the Rodney King riots; my parents didn't really work. But I wanted a new backpack, that's how I got into this business - I wanted a new backpack.”

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Shia LaBeouf is an American actor renowned for his performances in films like 'Honey, I Shrunk the Kids', 'Disturbia', and 'Transformers'. He has also explored directing and writing. more

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