hɪz sˈʌn, dˈeɪvɪd vˈæn ˈaɪsən, ɪz ɐ vˈɪʒuːəl ˈɑːɹɾɪst, ænd ɐ pɹədˈuːsɚdᵻɹˈɛktɚ nˈoʊn fɚðə sˈaɪəns fˈɪkʃən stɹˈiːmɪŋ sˈɪɹiz ˌɑːɹsˌiːvˌiːˈɑːɹ.
His son, David Van Eyssen, is a visual artist, and a producer-director known for the science fiction streaming series RCVR.