hɪz ɐdˈɑːptɪv mˈʌðɚ, ˈɛlsi mˈɑːɹtɪn, hˌuː dˈaɪd ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvəntˌiːn, ˈɛstᵻmˌeɪɾᵻd hɪz bˈɜːθ dˈeɪt æz twˈɛnti nˈaɪn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti bˈeɪst ɔnðə dˈeɪt hiː wʌz tˈeɪkən fɹʌm ɐ kˈæθlɪkɹˈʌn ˈɔːɹfənɪdʒ ɪn mˌɑːntɹɪˈɔːl.
His adoptive mother, Elsie Martin, who died in 2017, estimated his birth date as 29 December 1960 based on the date he was taken from a Catholic-run orphanage in Montreal.