List of depictions of Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs (/ˈdʒɒbz/; 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 co-founder, Steve Wozniak). Shortly after his death, Jobs's official biographer, Walter Isaacson, 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
- 2023: Make Something Wonderful by Leslie Berlin
- 2018: Small Fry by Lisa Brennan-Jobs
- 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 Steve Wozniak
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 of Pixar
- 2012: Steve Jobs: The man who thought different by Karen Blumenthal
- 2011: Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson (the basis for the 2015 film, Steve Jobs by Danny Boyle)
- 2005: iCon: Steve Jobs by Jeffrey S. Young & William L. Simon.
- 2005: What the Dormouse Said: How the 60s Counterculture Shaped the Personal Computer Industry by John Markoff
- 2004: Revolution in the Valley: The Insanely Great Story of How the Mac was Made by Andy Hertzfeld
- 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
- 1993: Steve Jobs & the NeXT Big Thing by Randall E. Stross
- 1992/1996: Accidental Empires 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 by Martyn Burke).
- 1984: The Little Kingdom:The Private Story of Apple Computer by Michael Moritz (the first history of Apple Computer, 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 Steven Levy
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.
- 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: The Competition to Control the Personal Computer, 1974–1999: Original film from the National Geographic Channel for the American Genius series.
- 2015: Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine, directed by Alex Gibney.
- 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.
- 2011: iGenius: How Steve Jobs Changed the World: a Discovery Channel documentary hosted by Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman.
- 2001: Golden Dreams: a short film about the history of California shown at Disney California Adventure Park. Jobs is portrayed by Mark Neveldine.
- 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: Steve Jobs: a feature film directed by Danny Boyle, with a screenplay by Aaron Sorkin. Jobs is portrayed by Michael Fassbender.
- 2013: Jobs: an independent film directed by Joshua Michael Stern. Jobs is portrayed by Ashton Kutcher.
- 2013: iSteve: a satirical film directed by Ryan Perez in which Jobs is portrayed by Justin Long.
- 1999: Pirates of Silicon Valley: a TNT film directed by Martyn Burke. Jobs is portrayed by Noah Wyle.
Television series
- 2021: American Horror Story: Double Feature: the tenth season in the FX series American Horror Story features a fictionalized cameo of Jobs in the eighth episode in which he is played by Len Cordova.
- 2011: American animated sitcom South Park parodies Steve as a maniac who kidnaps one of the characters to be a part of a "HumancentiPad" in the season 15 episode "Humancentipad".
Theater and opera
- 2018: Plague – transmediale festival, composed by James Ferraro.
- 2017: The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs – Santa Fe Opera, composed by Mason Bates with libretto by Mark Campbell.
- 2012: The Agony and Ecstasy of Steve Jobs – The Public Theater, New York City, created and performed by Mike Daisey.
Video and games
- 2018: Over My Dead Body (subject of interview on Amazon Prime TV comedy series)
- 1999: Noah Wyle and Steve Jobs at the 1999 Macworld NY (video clip) (references the 1999 film Pirates of Silicon Valley starring Noah Wyle as Jobs)
- 1997: Early version of Apple's "Think Different" ad Archived 2017-01-24 at the Wayback Machine – Think different 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 Bill Gates in the YouTube channel Epic Rap Battles of History.
Fine art
- 2015: The Son of a Migrant from Syria, a mural near Calais, France, by street artist Banksy
- 2011: statue of Jobs is built in Graphisoft Park in Budapest, Hungary.