Though Top Boy is inspired by real events, it is an entirely fictional story For example, the Summerhouse estate where the series is set is a fictional estate However, it is based on a reallifeThe real LaBeouf was born in Los Angeles in 1986 to Shayna, a former ballet dancerturnedfabric saleswoman, and Jeffrey, a Vietnam war veteran who was trained as a clown but often made his livingDavid Vetter, affectionately known as the boy in the bubble, was born with Severe Combined Immune Deficiency (SCID), one of the most severe types of primary immunodeficiency disease At the time of his birth in 1971, a bone marrow transplant from an exact matched donor was the only cure for SCID, but there was no match available in David's family The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind Profiles Real Life Hero Kdhx The boy doll in real life