Tech stars on screen

How legendary representatives of the world of technology look in movies, TV series and cartoons

How legendary representatives of the world of technology look in movies, TV series and cartoons. Taking the Mashable collection as a basis , TJournal supplemented it with its own examples.

Mark Zuckerberg

In David Fincher's film The Social Network, the role of the founder of Facebook was played by the not very famous actor Jesse Eisenberg at that time. For his transformation into Zuckerberg, he was nominated for an Oscar and a Golden Globe.

Sean Parker

In the same film, the role of Napster co-founder and former Facebook president Sean Parker was played by Justin Timberlake, who proved that he can be not only a singer, but also a good actor.

Steve Jobs and Bill Gates

In the acclaimed film Pirates of Silicon Valley, actors Anthony Michael Hall and Noah Wyle played rival computer geniuses Bill Gates and Steve Jobs.

Paul Allen

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen also appeared in the same film, played by Josh Hopkins, currently best known for his leading male role in the TV series Cougar Town.

Steve Jobs

Ashton Kutcher initially seemed to fans not the most obvious choice for the title role in the film “Jobs: Empire of Seduction” by Joshua Stern, but practice has shown that at least the external resemblance between the actor and Steve Jobs can be amazing.

Steve Mobbs, co-founder of Mapple according to The Simpsons.

Bill Gates

"Simpsonized" Gates.

Another very popular animated series in which Bill Gates appeared is South Park.

Steve Ballmer

Former Microsoft CEO and his South Park alter ego.

Steve Wozniak

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak ignored the premiere of the film “Jobs: Empire of Seduction,” in which he was played by comedian Josh Gad.

Julian Assange

The Australian journalist, whose name has become synonymous with revealing other people's secrets thanks to WikiLeaks, did not approve of the film “The Fifth Estate” by Bill Condon. Shortly before the premiere, it became known that Assange even asked Benedict Cumberbatch, who played him, to refuse to work on the film.

Kevin Mytnyk

The former hacker, now a computer security specialist, became one of the heroes of the film “Hack.” The main role in the film was played by actor Skeet Ulrich.

Nikola Tesla

Rock star David Bowie played the role of the legendary inventor on the big screen. This happened in 2006, in the film “The Prestige” by Christopher Nolan.

Tesla in the low-budget series "Shelter" is a vampire (actor Jonathan Young).

Ada Lovelace

The daughter of the poet George Gordon Byron is called the “first programmer” because it was she who compiled the world’s first program for a computer, and also coined the terms “cycle” and “work cell”. She was played by actress Tilda Swinton in the film Contemplating Ada.

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