E-mail a friendDecember 27, 2006
Apple Computer co-founder Steve Wozniak explains why he became a philanthropist. Actress-comedian Rain Pryor discusses the best and worst things about being the daughter of an icon.
Steve Wozniak
Steve Wozniak
A Silicon Valley icon for the past three decades, Steve Wozniak helped shape the computing industry. In the mid-70s, he created the first personal computers - Apple I and II - and co-founded Apple Computer. Bored by school but obsessed by electronics, he used his garage to bring technology to the masses. After surviving an '81 plane crash, Wozniak became passionate about giving back. In '00, he was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame. He tells his story in the recently released memoir, iWoz.
Rain Pryor
Rain Pryor
Rain Pryor started acting on stage and made her TV debut on ABC's Head of the Class. She wrote and co-produced the one-woman show, Fried Chicken and Latkas, about growing up Black and Jewish, and also made her mark in comedy. She and her dad - comedic icon Richard Pryor - are the first ever father-daughter team to both headline at L.A.'s Comedy Store. A Multiple Sclerosis Lifelines Ambassador, Pryor is committed to finding a cure. She recounts her story in the book, Jokes My Father Never Taught Me.