hɪz fˈɑːðɚ wʌzɐ hˈɑːɹdwɛɹ stˈoːɹ ˈoʊnɚ, dʒˈoʊsəf sˈʌnɪɚ, ænd hɪz mˈʌðɚ wʌzɐ flˈɔːɹɪst ænd sˈɪŋɚ, mˈiː lˈɛduː.
His father was a hardware store owner, Joseph Sonnier, and his mother was a florist and singer, Mae Ledoux.