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Are Shia LaBeouf and Kid Cudi friends?

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Shia LaBeouf is an American actor, performer, and filmmaker. Shia was nominated for a Young Artist Award in 2001 and won a Daytime Emmy Award in 2003 for his role as Louis Stevens in the Disney Channel series Even Stevens. LaBeouf made his feature film debut in The Christmas Path. Shia made his directorial debut in 2004 with the short film Let’s Love Hate, and later directed Maniac, starring American rappers Cage and Kid Cudi.

Kid Cudi is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor. Cudi is widely regarded as an influence on a number of contemporary hip hop and alternative acts. Kid Cudi was born in Cleveland, Ohio. Cudi was raised in Shaker Heights and Solon. Domingo and Dean are his two older brothers, and Maisha is his older sister. His mother, Elsie Harriet, teaches African-American school choir at Roxboro Middle School in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. His father, Lindberg Styles Mescudi, was a house painter, substitute teacher, and WWII Air Force veteran of African-American and Mexican descent.

Are Shia LaBeouf and Kid Cudi friends?

Yes, Shia LaBeouf and Kid Cudi are friends. “Isn’t Shia LaBeouf my favorite actor? And he’s my best friend,” Cudi told Esquire. “I want him to see everything I do because if Shia likes it, I know it’s good.” Shia, according to Cudi, “keeps it funky with me.”