Many people have wondered if Sabrina Le Beauf, the actress who played Sondra Huxtable on The Cosby Show, is related to Shia LaBeouf, the actor who starred in Transformers and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. The two share a similar last name, but is there any family connection between them? Here’s what we found out.
Sabrina Le Beauf: A Brief Biography
Sabrina Le Beauf was born on March 21, 1958, in New Orleans, Louisiana. She moved to Los Angeles with her family when she was young and developed an interest in acting. She performed in many school plays and graduated from UCLA with a degree in theater. She then earned her master’s degree in acting from Yale School of Drama.
In 1984, she auditioned for the role of Sondra Huxtable, the eldest daughter of Cliff and Clair Huxtable on The Cosby Show. She beat out pop singer Whitney Houston for the part and went on to play Sondra for all eight seasons of the show. Sondra was a Princeton graduate who married Elvin Tibideaux and had twins named Winnie and Nelson.
After The Cosby Show ended in 1992, Le Beauf continued to act in theater, television, and voice-over roles. She appeared in Star Trek: The Next Generation, The Sinbad Show, Fatherhood, and The Stalker Within. She also hosted several shows on public television and E! Style Television. She is currently based in New York and Los Angeles.
Shia LaBeouf: A Brief Biography
Shia LaBeouf was born on June 11, 1986, in Los Angeles, California. He grew up in a mixed Jewish-Christian household with his parents Jeffrey LaBeouf and Shayna Saide. He started performing as a stand-up comedian at age 10 and landed his first acting role in a Disney Channel movie called Hounded.
In 2000, he became famous for playing Louis Stevens, the mischievous younger brother of Ren Stevens on the Disney Channel series Even Stevens. He won a Daytime Emmy Award for his performance in 2003. He then transitioned to film roles, starring in Holes, Disturbia, Transformers, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, Fury, American Honey, Honey Boy, and The Peanut Butter Falcon.
LaBeouf has also been involved in performance art projects such as #IAMSORRY, #ALLMYMOVIES, #HEWILLNOTDIVIDEUS, #TAKEMEANYWHERE, and #METAMARATHON. He has also faced legal troubles and controversies for plagiarism, arrests, substance abuse, and allegations of abuse by his ex-girlfriend FKA Twigs.
Are They Related?
The short answer is no. Sabrina Le Beauf and Shia LaBeouf are not related by blood or marriage. They just happen to have similar-sounding last names that are derived from different origins.
According to Ancestry.com, Le Beauf is a French surname that means “the handsome one” or “the fine one”. It is a variant of Le Beau or Lebeau. Sabrina’s ancestors were likely French Creoles from Louisiana.
According to Wikipedia, LaBeouf is a Cajun surname that means “the beef” or “the ox”. It is a variant of Le Boeuf or Leboeuf. Shia’s father is of Cajun descent from Louisiana.
So while both actors have roots in Louisiana and French surnames, they are not related to each other. They have never worked together or met each other as far as we know. They are just two talented performers who share a common profession and a coincidental name similarity.
