Biographical info on former Apple CEO Steve Jobs

Associated Press

Published: Wednesday, Aug. 24 2011 8:40 p.m. MDT

FILE - In this Monday, June 6, 2011, Apple CEO Steve Jobs talks about iTunes and iCloud during a keynote address to the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco. Apple Inc. on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2011 said Jobs is resigning as CEO, effective immediately. He will be replaced by Tim Cook, who was the company's chief operating officer. It said Jobs has been elected as Apple's chairman.

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NAME: Steven Paul Jobs

AGE: 56

BORN: Feb. 24, 1955, in San Francisco

EDUCATION: Graduated from high school in 1972 and enrolled in Reed College in Portland, Ore., but dropped out after six months.

FAMILY: Wife, Laurene Powell; their three children, Reed Paul, Erin Sienna and Eve; plus daughter, Lisa Brennan-Jobs, from different relationship.

CAREER: Worked for video game maker Atari before founding Apple with Steve Wozniak in 1976 in Jobs' garage. Launched the Mac in 1984. But a year later, Jobs was pushed out as Apple's chairman. He returned to advise the company in 1996. After a stint as interim CEO, he took the helm of Apple Inc. permanently and oversaw the launch of the iPod, the iPhone and the iPad. Resigned as Apple CEO on Wednesday after taking an indefinite medical leave in January.

With his resignation, Jobs was elected Apple chairman.

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