hɪz fˈɑːðɚ, ɐ hˈaɪli dˈɛkɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ aɪ kˈɑːmbætənt, wʌz ʌv ˈaɪɹɪʃ dᵻsˈɛnt, ænd hɪz mˈʌðɚ wʌz ʌv ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ ænd ˈaɪɹɪʃ ˈænsɛstɹi.
His father, a highly decorated World War I combatant, was of Irish descent, and his mother was of English and Irish ancestry.