hiː wʌzðə fˈɪfθ ʌv sˈɪks tʃˈɪldɹən ɪn ɐ pɹˈæktɪsɪŋ kˈæθlɪk fˈæmɪli wɪð ɐ fˈɑːðɚɹ ʌv ɡɹˈiːk dᵻsˈɛnt ænd ɐ mˈʌðɚɹ ʌv lˌɛbənˈiːz dᵻsˈɛnt.
He was the fifth of six children in a practicing Catholic family with a father of Greek descent and a mother of Lebanese descent.