LaBeouf was raised by a Jewish mother and a Christian father. He had both a bar mitzvah and a baptism.

In later years he admitted to being drawn towards Catholicism.

“[Mel Gibson] was cautious with me. Many years ago, I went to his house and told him to his face that his religious views and politics were a hindrance to his craft. He giggled with grace and told me to read about the Maccabees” LaBeouf told THR. “As I fell forward, he always remained supportive.”

However, it wasn’t until after filming the 2022 film Padre Pio, that the actor converted to Catholicism and considered becoming a deacon.

“He just spontaneously said, ‘I want to become a deacon,’ and he still feels that way,” Capuchin friar Brother Alexander Rodriguez, LaBeouf’s confirmation sponsor, told the Catholic News Agency.