The first child of actress Shannyn Sossamon (born Shannon Marie Kahololani Sossamon) and book illustrator and author Dallas Clayton was born June 3, 2003.
"We wanted a word, not a name, so my boyfriend read through the dictionary three or four times. We were going to call him Science, but thought it might get shortened to 'Sci,' as in Simon," Ms. Sossamon explained to Babble.
Audio Science also inspired his father to write and illustrate 鈥淎n Awesome Book!" a children鈥檚 picture book all about "dreaming big.鈥� The book鈥檚 sequel is titled 鈥淎n Awesome Book of Thanks!鈥�
Audio Science was joined by a little brother named Mortimer on March 12, 2012, according to a picture posted on the new mom鈥檚 Facebook page. No information has been released publicly about the father, but in terms of the infant, 鈥淢ortimer鈥� is Latin for 鈥渓ives by the sea," according to the BabyCenter Names Finder.
