Tom Delonge was born in Poway, California. His parents are Connie and Thomas Delonge. He has an older brother (Shon) and a younger sister (Kari). He attended Poway High School. A friend gave him a guitar for his 15th birthday. Also, when he was away at camp one year, a guy started his interest in Punk rock. Some of his favorite bands are NoFx, Decendents, Screaching Weasel, Jimmy Eat World, and The Queers. Blink 182 started in 1992. Tom is the guitarist and vocalist of the band. He met his wife Jen Jenkins at a party about 5 or 6 years ago and they got married on 26 May 2001. They had their first baby on July 15, 2002 and named her Ava Elizabeth. Ava was born at 5:30 A.M. at California Scripps Hospital in LA and she weighed 7 pounds.
