Thomas Bangalter (born January 3, 1975) is a member of Daft Punk. He is the younger of the two members of the group. He was born in Paris, France, and currently resides in Beverly Hills, California along with his wife Élodie Bouchez and their two sons, Tara-Jay and Roxan. He met Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo at Lycée Carnot Public Secondary, the high school they both attended, the two bonding over shared interest in music and films from the 60's and 70's. They later started an indie punk band with Laurent Brancowitz called Darlin'.