kɪlɹˈɔɪ wʌz bˈɔːɹn ɪnðə pˈoːɹt ɹˈɪtʃmənd sˈɛkʃən ʌv fɪlɐdˈɛlfiə, wˌɛɹ hiː ɐtˈɛndᵻd sənt. ˈænz ɡɹˈeɪd skˈuːl bᵻfˌoːɹ ɐtˈɛndɪŋ nˈɔːɹθiːst kˈæθlɪk hˈaɪ skˈuːl ænd ðˈɛn tˈɛmpəl jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi.
Kilroy was born in the Port Richmond section of Philadelphia, where he attended St. Anne's grade school before attending Northeast Catholic High School and then Temple University.