Steve Jobs Cast As "Celebrity" In San Jose Mercury News Balding Line Up (With Pic)
Steve Jobs Cast As "Celebrity" In San Jose Mercury News Balding Line Up (With Pic)
by , 12:30 PM EDT, October 18th, 2002
It seems that where celebrity is concerned, Steve Jobs is just as famous as Bruce Willis or Jesse Ventura. Making the cover of the "Style & Entertainment" section of the October 11 San Jose Mercury News, Steve Jobs' balding pate was featured along with eleven other celebrities in an article titled "Cast your pate to the wind." The piece was how being bald has gained in acceptance, as evidenced by 12 balding celebrities (six of which are shown below).
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In a crowd of actors and athletes, it seems slightly strange that Jobs would make it onto a photographic who's who of bald (and balding) men, especially men singled out as celebrities. Looking at the photos (the newspaper asks how many men you can identify from the nose up), it almost seems that Jobs was thrown in to make sure most people didn't get a perfect score. In the answer key, Jobs is only identified by name, as are the other men pictured. The answers are below the Spin, for those keeping score at home.*
The Mac Observer Spin:
Has Steve Jobs become such a household name that average Americans are now able to recognize him on sight? Apple's CEO has apparently brought not only the Mac, but himself to the forefront of American culture. Where will his face be sighted next?* In order, left to right: Patrick Stewart, Steve Jobs, Bruce Willis, Jesse Ventura, Ron Howard, and Ed Harris. Not scanned in were pictures of Sean Connery, Jason Alexander, Michael Jordan, Vin Diesel, Samuel L. Jackson, and Andre Agassi.
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