Steve Jobs Steven Paul Jobs (February 24, 1955 – October 5, 2011) was an American entrepreneur, industrial designer, media proprietor, and investor. He was the co-founder, chairman, and CEO of Apple; the chairman and majority shareholder of Pixar; ...

(; February 24, 1955 – October 5, 2011) was an American pioneer of the personal computer revolution of the 1970s (along with engineer, inventor, and

Apple Computer Apple Inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, United States. Apple is the largest technology company by revenue (totaling in 2021) and, as of June 2022, is the world's biggest company ...

co-founder,

Steve Wozniak Stephen Gary Wozniak (; born August 11, 1950), also known by his nickname "Woz", is an American electronics engineer, computer programmer, philanthropist, inventor, and entrepreneur, technology entrepreneur. In 1976, with business partner Steve ...

). Shortly after his death, Jobs's official biographer,

Walter Isaacson Walter Seff Isaacson (born May 20, 1952) is an American author, journalist, and professor. He has been the President and CEO of the Aspen Institute, a nonpartisan policy studies organization based in Washington, D.C., the chair and CEO of CNN ...

, described him as the "creative entrepreneur whose passion for perfection and ferocious drive revolutionized six industries: personal computers, animated movies, music, phones, tablet computing, and digital publishing."

Books

Autobiographies/memoirs

*2018: '' Small Fry'' by

Lisa Brennan-Jobs Lisa Nicole Brennan-Jobs ( Brennan; born May 17, 1978) is an American writer. She is the daughter of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs and Chrisann Brennan. Jobs initially denied paternity for several years, which led to a legal case and various medi ...

*2014: ''Steve Jobs: The Unauthorized Autobiography'' by J. T. Owens *2013: '' The Bite in the Apple: A Memoir of My Life with Steve Jobs'' by Chrisann Brennan *2006: '' iWoz'' by

Biographies and histories

*2015: '' Becoming Steve Jobs'' by Brent Schlender and Rick Tetzeli *2015: ''Steve Jobs and Philosophy: For Those Who Think Different'', edited by Shawn E. Klein *2014: '' Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration'' by

Edwin Catmull Edwin Earl "Ed" Catmull (born March 31, 1945) is an American computer scientist who is the co-founder of Pixar and was the President of Walt Disney Animation Studios. He has been honored for his contributions to 3D computer graphics, including th ...

Pixar Pixar Animation Studios (commonly known as Pixar () and stylized as P I X A R) is an American computer animation studio known for its critically and commercially successful computer animated feature films. It is based in Emeryville, Californ ...

*2012: ''Steve Jobs: The man who thought different'' by

Karen Blumenthal Karen Frances Blumenthal (March 18, 1959 – May 18, 2020) was an American business journalist, published author, and educator. Early years Blumenthal was born in Texas and attended Hillcrest High School before enrolling in Duke University. She ...

*2011: ''

'' by

(the basis for the 2015 film, ''

'' by

Danny Boyle Daniel Francis Boyle (born 20 October 1956) is an English director and producer. He is known for his work on films including '' Shallow Grave'', '' Trainspotting'' and its sequel '' T2 Trainspotting'', '' The Beach'', ''28 Days Later'', '' S ...

) *2005: '' iCon: Steve Jobs'' by Jeffrey S. Young & William L. Simon. *2005: ''

What the Dormouse Said ''What the Dormouse Said: How the Sixties Counterculture Shaped the Personal Computer Industry'', is a 2005 non-fiction book by John Markoff. The book details the history of the personal computer, closely tying the ideologies of the collaborat ...

: How the 60s Counterculture Shaped the Personal Computer Industry'' by

John Markoff John Gregory Markoff (born October 24, 1949) is a journalist best known for his work covering technology at '' The New York Times'' for 28 years until his retirement in 2016, and a book and series of articles about the 1990s pursuit and captur ...

*2004: '' Revolution in the Valley: The Insanely Great Story of How the Mac was Made'' by

Andy Hertzfeld Andrew Jay Hertzfeld (born April 6, 1953) is an American software engineer and innovator who was a member of the original Apple Macintosh development team during the 1980s. After buying an Apple II in January 1978, he went to work for App ...

*2000: '' The Second Coming of Steve Jobs'' by Alan Deutschman. *1994: ''Insanely Great: The Life and Times of Macintosh, the Computer That Changed Everything'' by

Steven Levy Steven Levy (born 1951) is an American journalist and Editor at Large for ''Wired'' who has written extensively for publications on computers, technology, cryptography, the internet, cybersecurity, and privacy. He is the author of the 1984 book ...

*1993: ''Steve Jobs & the NeXT Big Thing'' by Randall E. Stross *1992/1996: ''

Accidental Empires ''Accidental Empires: How the Boys of Silicon Valley Make Their Millions, Battle Foreign Competition, and Still Can't Get a Date'' (1992, 1996), is a book written by Mark Stephens under the pen name Robert X. Cringely about the founding of the p ...

'' by Robert X. Cringely (the basis for the 1996 PBS documentary, '' Triumph of the Nerds'') *1988: ''Steve Jobs: The Journey Is the Reward'' by Jeffrey S. Young *1988: ''Accidental millionaire : the rise and fall of Steve Jobs at Apple Computer'' by Lee Butcher. *1984: ''Fire in the Valley: The Making of the Personal Computer'' by Michael Swaine and Paul Frieberger (''Fire in the Valley: The Making of the Personal Computer,'' second edition, 2000 and ''Fire in the Valley: The Birth and Death of the Personal Computer,'' third edition, 2014; the basis for the 1999 film, ''

Pirates of Silicon Valley ''Pirates of Silicon Valley'' is a 1999 American biographical drama television film directed by Martyn Burke and starring Noah Wyle as Steve Jobs and Anthony Michael Hall as Bill Gates. Spanning the years 1971–1997 and based on Paul Freiberge ...

'' by

Martyn Burke Martyn Burke (born 1952) is a Canadian director, novelist and screenwriter from Toronto, Ontario. Biography Born in Hamilton, Ontario, to Freda and Les Burke who immigrated from England to Canada during World War II as part of the British Civ ...

). *1984: '' The Little Kingdom:The Private Story of Apple Computer'' by

Michael Moritz Sir Michael Jonathan Moritz (born 12 September 1954) is a Welsh billionaire venture capitalist, philanthropist, author, and former journalist. Moritz works for Sequoia Capital, wrote the first history of Apple Inc., '' The Little Kingdom'', ...

(the first history of

, updated and reissued as '' Return to the Little Kingdom: Steve Jobs and the Creation of Apple'' in 2009) *1984: '' Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution'' by

Graphic novels

*2015: ''Steve Jobs: Insanely Great'' by Jessie Harland. *2012: ''The Zen of Steve Jobs'' by Caleb Melby with artwork by Jess3 that explores the relationship between Jobs and

Kobun Chino Otogawa Kobun could refer to: *The original Japanese name of Servbot, an advertising character for video game developer Capcom *Emperor Kōbun, the 39th emperor of Japan from the 7th century * Kōbun (period), a chronological timeframe concurrent with the ...

. *2012: ''Steve Jobs: Genius by Design'' a biographical graphic work by Jason Quinn (published by Campfire Graphic Novels)

Films and television series

Documentaries

*2015: ''Steve Jobs vs.

Bill Gates William Henry Gates III (born October 28, 1955) is an American business magnate and philanthropist. He is a co-founder of Microsoft, along with his late childhood friend Paul Allen. During his career at Microsoft, Gates held the positions ...

: The Competition to Control the Personal Computer, 1974–1999'': Original film from the

National Geographic Channel National Geographic (formerly National Geographic Channel; abbreviated and trademarked as Nat Geo or Nat Geo TV) is an American pay television network and flagship channel owned by the National Geographic Global Networks unit of Disney General ...

for the '' American Genius'' series. *2015: '' Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine,'' directed by

Alex Gibney Philip Alexander Gibney (; born October 23, 1953) is an American documentary film director and producer. In 2010, ''Esquire'' magazine said Gibney "is becoming the most important documentarian of our time". Gibney's works as director include '' ...

. *2012 (1995): '' Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview,'' directed by Paul Sen, written and narrated by Robert X. Cringely. The film includes the full 70-minute interview Jobs gave to Cringely for '' Triumph of the Nerds'' in 1995. *2011: '' Steve Jobs: Billion Dollar Hippy'', a 2011 documentary TV film produced by BBC. *2011: '' Steve Jobs: One Last Thing'', a documentary film produced by PBS. A slightly shortened and localized version of the show was broadcast in the United Kingdom the following day titled, ''Steve Jobs: iChanged the World'' on

Channel 4 Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network operated by the state-owned Channel Four Television Corporation. It began its transmission on 2 November 1982 and was established to provide a fourth television service ...

. *2011: ''iGenius: How Steve Jobs Changed the World'': a

Discovery Channel Discovery Channel (known as The Discovery Channel from 1985 to 1995, and often referred to as simply Discovery) is an American cable channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery, a publicly traded company run by CEO David Zaslav. , Discovery Chan ...

documentary hosted by

Adam Savage Adam Whitney Savage (born July 15, 1967) is an American special effects designer and fabricator, actor, educator, and television personality and producer, best known as the former co-host (with Jamie Hyneman) of the Discovery Channel televisi ...

and

Jamie Hyneman James Franklin Hyneman (born September 25, 1956) is an American special effects expert who is best known as the former co-host of the television series '' MythBusters'' alongside Adam Savage, where he became known for his distinctive beret and ...

. *2001: ''

Golden Dreams ''Golden Dreams'' is a film about the history of California. It was a featured attraction at Disney California Adventure Park at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, opening with the park on February 8, 2001. It starred Whoopi Goldber ...

'': a short film about the

history of California The history of California can be divided into the Native American period (about 10,000 years ago until 1542), the European exploration period (1542–1769), the Spanish colonial period (1769–1821), the Mexican period (1821–1848), and U ...

shown at Disney California Adventure Park. Jobs is portrayed by

Mark Neveldine Mark Neveldine (born May 11, 1973) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for frequently collaborating with Brian Taylor as Neveldine/Taylor. Early life and education Neveldine was born in Watertown, New York, to Tom Neveldine and Carolyn ...

. *1996: '' Triumph of the Nerds'': directed by Paul Sen, written and narrated by Robert X. Cringely. The film contains clips of interviews with Jobs conducted by Cringely in 1995. *1992: '' The Machine That Changed the World'': Part 3 of this five-part documentary, called ''The Paperback Computer'', prominently featured Jobs and his role in the early days of Apple.

Feature films

*2015: ''

'': a

feature film A feature film or feature-length film is a narrative film (motion picture or "movie") with a running time long enough to be considered the principal or sole presentation in a commercial entertainment program. The term ''feature film'' originall ...

directed by

, with a screenplay by

Aaron Sorkin Aaron Benjamin Sorkin (born June 9, 1961) is an American playwright, screenwriter and film director. Born in New York City, he developed a passion for writing at an early age. Sorkin has earned an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, five Primetime ...

. Jobs is portrayed by

Michael Fassbender Michael Fassbender (born 2 April 1977) is an Irish actor. He is the recipient of various accolades, including a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Critics' Choice Movie Award, and nominations for two Academy Awards, four British Academy Film Award ...

. *2013: '' Jobs'': an

independent film An independent film, independent movie, indie film, or indie movie is a feature film or short film that is produced outside the major film studio system, in addition to being produced and distributed by independent entertainment companies (or, i ...

directed by Joshua Michael Stern. Jobs is portrayed by

Ashton Kutcher Christopher Ashton Kutcher (; born February 7, 1978) is an American actor, producer, entrepreneur, and former model. He is the recipient of various accolades, including a People's Choice Award, and nominations for two Young Artist Awards, a ...

. *2013: ''

iSteve ''iSteve'' is a 2013 parody film released on April 17, 2013 by producer Funny or Die, marking their first full-length movie. It claims to be the first biopic on the life of Steve Jobs after his death. The film stars Justin Long, who had previousl ...

'': a satirical film directed by Ryan Perez in which Jobs is portrayed by

Justin Long Justin Jacob Long (born June 2, 1978) is an American actor, comedian, director and screenwriter. Long is known for his film roles, notably appearing in '' Jeepers Creepers'' (2001), ''Dodgeball'' (2004), '' Accepted'' (2006), ''Idiocracy'' (2 ...

. *1999: ''

'': a TNT film directed by

. Jobs is portrayed by

Noah Wyle Noah Strausser Speer Wyle (; born June 4, 1971) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as John Carter in the television series '' ER'' (1994–2009), which earned him nominations for three Golden Globe Awards and five Primetime Emm ...

Television series

*2021: '' American Horror Story: Double Feature'': the tenth season in the FX series ''

American Horror Story ''American Horror Story'' is an American anthology horror television series created by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk for the cable network FX. The first installment in the '' American Story'' media franchise, each season is conceived as a ...

'' features a fictionalized cameo of Jobs in the eighth episode in which he is played by Len Cordova. *2011: American animated sitcom ''

South Park ''South Park'' is an American animated sitcom created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone and developed by Brian Graden for Comedy Central. The series revolves around four boysStan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, Eric Cartman, and Kenny McCormickand ...

'' parodies Steve as a maniac who kidnaps one of the characters to be a part of a "HumancentiPad" in the season 15 episode "

Humancentipad "HumancentiPad", stylized as "HUMANCENTiPAD", is the first episode of the fifteenth season of the American animated television series ''South Park'', and the 210th episode of the series overall. It originally aired on Comedy Central in the United ...

Theater and opera

*2018: ''Plague'' – transmediale festival, composed by James Ferraro. *2017: ''

The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs ''The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs'' is an opera with music by American composer Mason Bates and an English-language libretto by Mark Campbell. It was commissioned by Santa Fe Opera, Seattle Opera, San Francisco Opera, the Jacobs School of Music at ...

'' –

Santa Fe Opera Santa Fe Opera (SFO) is an American opera company, located north of Santa Fe, New Mexico. After creating the ''Opera Association of New Mexico'' in 1956, its founding director, John Crosby, oversaw the building of the first opera house on a newl ...

, composed by Mason Bates with libretto by Mark Campbell. *2012: ''The Agony and Ecstasy of Steve Jobs'' –

The Public Theater The Public Theater is a New York City arts organization founded as the Shakespeare Workshop in 1954 by Joseph Papp, with the intention of showcasing the works of up-and-coming playwrights and performers.Epstein, Helen. ''Joe Papp: An American Li ...

, New York City, created and performed by

Mike Daisey Mike Daisey (born January 21, 1976) is an American monologist, author, and actor. His monologue ''The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs'', about the labor conditions under which Apple devices are made, was used as the basis for a widely share ...

Video and games

*2018: ''Over My Dead Body'' (subject of interview on

Amazon Prime Amazon Prime is a paid subscription service from Amazon which is available in various countries and gives users access to additional services otherwise unavailable or available at a premium to other Amazon customers. Services include same, one- ...

TV comedy series) *1999
Noah Wyle and Steve Jobs at the 1999 Macworld NY (video clip)
(references the 1999 film ''

'' starring

as Jobs) *1997
Early version of Apple's "Think Different" ad
– ''

Think different "Think different" is an advertising slogan used from 1997 to 2002 by Apple Computer, Inc., now named Apple Inc. The campaign was created by the Los Angeles office of advertising agency TBWA\Chiat\Day. The slogan has been widely taken as a resp ...

'' narrated by Jobs but never released on television *His '80s appearance was referenced in the 2017 video game ''Computer Tycoon''; however he sports a blonde haircut rather than his black haircut.

Music

*2013: Jobs is portrayed by internet personality Nice Peter in a rap battle against

in the YouTube channel Epic Rap Battles of History.

Fine Art

*2015: '' The Son of a Migrant from Syria'', a mural near

Calais Calais ( , , traditionally , ) is a port city in the Pas-de-Calais department, of which it is a subprefecture. Although Calais is by far the largest city in Pas-de-Calais, the department's prefecture is its third-largest city of Arras. Th ...

, France, by street artist

Banksy Banksy is a pseudonymous England-based street artist, political activist and film director whose real name and identity remain unconfirmed and the subject of speculation. Active since the 1990s, his satirical street art and subversive epigram ...

*2011: Statue of Jobs is built in

Graphisoft Graphisoft SE is a Hungarian design software company headquartered in Budapest, Hungary. As a subsidiary of Nemetschek, Graphisoft develops Building Information Modeling software products for architects, interior designers and planners. Graphisof ...

Park in

Budapest, Hungary Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population of ...

References

External links

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