Drunk Driving May Put Shia LaBeouf’s Career on Hold
Alcoholism has affected yet another young adult Hollywood star. Shia LaBeouf’s future as an actor has been looking bright until now. Success from last year’s blockbuster Transformers and working opposite Harrison Ford in the franchise revival flick, Indiana Jones: Kingdom of the Crystal Skull has brought the young actor nothing but praise. Filming for Transformers 2 is underway, but LaBeouf had to undergo hand surgery after a car accident. He was driving drunk at the time. There is no official word yet regarding how long, if at all, his surgery will delay filming.
New evidence reported by the L.A. Times suggests that LaBeouf may not have caused the accident itself, but there is no question he was seriously intoxicated. Unfortunately, his substance abuse began at home. It’s difficult for young adults who have a parent or parents who use drugs or have an alcohol addiction. In LaBeouf’s case, in an interview that appears in the September issue of Details magazine he reveals that together him and his father “would drink together and smoke together, and it’s just a bad deal."
It takes a lot of hard work to achieve success and critical acclaim as an actor. It’s a real shame to risk it all due to problems with alcohol and drinking. LaBeouf is aware of his alcohol addiction. In the same Details interview he openly states: “I don’t know how to have one drink.” Do you think his Transformers co-stars should step in with an alcohol intervention?
Hopefully as he recovers from surgery he will also have some time to think about alcohol abuse treatment or an alcohol rehab program.
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August 4th, 2008 at 3:40 pm
It is surprising how many teen stars have drug or alcohol problems. Actors such as Britney Spears and LaBeouf are continually on the covers of magazines and newspapers for yet again partying too much. In today’s society it has become more and more acceptable for young adults to have durg/alcohol problems especially movie stars.
What I don’t understand is why they continue to allow these stars produce films. Young adults and teens look up to these stars as role models. But the type of impression that they recieve is that using is okay and if you have money you will be able to get away with whatever you want. I do not for see anything changing in the future, I only hope that people will start holding these role models accountable for the impact that they have on their fans.
September 3rd, 2008 at 2:01 pm
You bring up an excellent point, Jack. Movie studios still hire actors, even if they are known to make poor decisions when off the set. If employers can check your MySpace account and your list of references to find out how you conduct yourself during your personal time, why don’t movie studios and film producers hold stars accountable for their drug and alcohol problems by not hiring them? Wouldn’t it be interesting to see what would happen if they did?
October 7th, 2009 at 3:12 pm
We idolize these child actors because they are cute and mature beyond their years. Well, I guess we know how he made his way into the spotlight, so don’t be shocked or expect him to change.
If you wanted a goody-two shoes to be in Disturbia and Transformers, they would have lacked Leboouf’s personality and charisma.
You can’t separate the deep actor from the struggles that got him there.