Toby Sheldon

{{Short description|German songwriter, reality TV star}}

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|name = Toby Sheldon

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|caption = Sheldon on Botched

|birth_name = Tobias Strebel

|birth_date = October 3, 1980

|birth_place = Nuremberg, West Germany

|death_date = c. August 21, 2015 (aged 34)

|death_place = San Fernando Valley, California, U.S.

|known_for = Extreme body modification, television appearances

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Tobias "Toby" Sheldon (born Tobias Strebel; October 3, 1980 – c. August 21, 2015) was a German songwriter{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.com/la-songwriter-toby-sheldon-spends-100000-plastic-surgery-look-justin-bieber-1433046|title=LA Songwriter Toby Sheldon Spends $100,000 On Plastic Surgery To Look Like Justin Bieber|author=Treye Green|date=19 October 2013|work=International Business Times}} who became a television reality star noted for having paid considerable amounts for plastic surgery (he himself estimated the total cost at over $100,000){{cite web|url=http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/601238/Justin-Bieber-fan-spent-100000-found-dead|title=Justin Bieber fan Toby Sheldon who spent $100,000 to look like singer found dead – World – News – Daily Express|author=Alex Martin|work=Express.co.uk|date=27 August 2015 }} in order to resemble singer Justin Bieber.{{cite web|url=https://www.yahoo.com/tv/s/toby-sheldon-dead-justin-bieber-004521804.html|title=Toby Sheldon Dead: Reality TV Star And Justin Bieber Look-Alike Was 35|date=27 August 2015|work=yahoo.com}} He appeared on the television shows Botched on the E! network{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/article/botched-recap-plastic-surgery-toby-sheldon-justin-bieber-look-alike-terry-dubrow-paul-nassif|title=Botched Recap: Meet the Man Who's Spent $100,000 to Look Like Justin Bieber|work=PEOPLE.com}} and My Strange Addiction on TLC. Some experts argued that Sheldon's obsession was a case of body dysmorphia.{{cite web|url=http://www.afterpsychotherapy.com/body-dysmorphic-disorder/|title=What Body Dysmorphic Disorder and Gender Identity Disorder Have in Common - After Psychotherapy|publisher=afterpsychotherapy.com|accessdate=2015-09-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151007073926/http://www.afterpsychotherapy.com/body-dysmorphic-disorder/|archive-date=2015-10-07|url-status=dead}} This topic was discussed in depth during his appearance alongside Justin Jedlica ("The Human Ken Doll") on the talk show Bethenny.{{cite web|url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DQTmIuY__-I|title=Justin Jedlica and Toby Sheldon on Bethenny about plastic surgery - YouTube|publisher=m.youtube.com|accessdate=2015-09-22}}

On August 21, 2015, Sheldon was found dead in a room at a Motel 6 in the San Fernando Valley, California, United States. Drugs were reportedly discovered at the scene.{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/justin-bieber-look-alike-toby-sheldon-found-dead-article-1.2338538|title=Justin Bieber look-alike Toby Sheldon found dead|work=NY Daily News}} Sheldon was 34. He had last been seen in West Hollywood on August 18, 2015 and some reports have indicated that his disappearance may have been triggered by a break-up with his boyfriend.{{cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/justin-bieber-look-alike-found-dead-115082700278_1.html|title=Justin Bieber look-alike found dead|author=IANS|date=27 August 2015|work=business-standard.com}}{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/justin-bieber-look-alike-toby-sheldon-found-dead-article-1.2338538|title=Justin Bieber look-a-like found dead|publisher=nydailynews.com|accessdate=2015-09-22}} In July 2016, a coroner confirmed his death was triggered from multiple drug intoxication.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/justin-bieber-lookalike-died-of-multiple-drug-intoxication-w430890|title=Justin Bieber Lookalike Tobias Strebel Died of Multiple Drug Intoxication|magazine=Rolling Stone|accessdate=July 25, 2016}}