Hollywood has taken to Twitter to voice its collective sadness and goodbyes for Steve Jobs, the former CEO of Apple who lost his battle to pancreatic cancer today. He was 56.
Eva Longoria: “My heart goes out for the family of Steve Jobs. What an inspiration he was to us all and a creative visionary for the world! You will be missed…”
President Barack Obama: “The world has lost a visionary. And there may be no greater tribute to Steve’s success than the fact that much of the world learned of his passing on a device he invented.”
Ryan Seacrest: ” ‘Have the courage to follow ur heart & intuition. They already know what u truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.’ – Steve Jobs”
Lady Gaga: “From his own invention I open my browser to it’s homepage. Today it took my breath away. #ThankYouSteve. Going to eat Apples all day.”
Andy Grammer: “Changed the way we communicate… RIP Steve Jobs – amazing visionary”
Dane Cook: “Thank you Steve Jobs for so many “wow, that’s really cool” moments. You changed the world by believing in your dreams.”Tyrese Gibson: “I am saddened by the loss of a brilliant, forward thinking genius who has changed the world of technology as we know it today Steve Jobs RIP”
Alyssa Milano:“Rest in peace, Steve Jobs. You were always a big part of my world with your special inventions. Thank you for your brain.”
Tyra Banks: “As I type on my iPhone, tears spring2 my eyes4an amazingMan I never met. His genius has touched us all. Steve Jobs, you will b/with us 4ever”
Eli Roth: “You guys I’m sad about Steve Jobs too but SteveJobs2 comes out in like a month.”
Mark Zuckerberg: “Steve, thank you for being a mentor and a friend. Thanks for showing that what you build can change the world. I will miss you.” (This was of course posted on facebook)
Paris Hilton: “So sad to hear about Steve Jobs. He was a genius and one of the most innovative people on earth. He changed the world in so many ways. RIP”
Maz Jobrani: “RIP Steve Jobs. Here’s a link to an old Apple ad campaign – Think Different – that describes him well – http://t.co/OcMqbgWX”
Anderson Cooper: “#SteveJobs in 2005: “Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition”
Rob Thomas: “If 1% of us could accomplish 1% of what steve jobs has, we would be the people we want us to be.”
Jimmy Fallon: “Thank you, Steve Jobs, for all of the fun and amazing ways you made our lives better….Sent from my iPhone.”
Miley Cyrus: “Thank you for connecting all of us Mr. Jobs. RIP”
Floyd Mayweather: “My heart goes out to the family of Steve Jobs and everyone at Apple. You helped make him who he was. Thank you.”
Nicki Minaj: “An innovator. Contributed so much to this generation & beyond. RIP Steve Jobs.”
Howard Stern: “Steve Jobs was a true original. So Sad. A tremendous loss.”
Will.I.Am: “#stevejobs i hope the youth chooses to be like steve jobs…we need more innovators.”
Denise Richards: “So sad about Steve Jobs…my heart goes out to his family and loved ones”
Lance Armstrong: “A computer is the most remarkable tool that we’ve ever come up with. It’s a bicycle for our minds”
Zooey Deschanel: “So sad about steve jobs, he was a truly inspirational man.”Mandy Moore: “Thank you for your innovation and genius. My heart goes out to his family and loved ones”
Josh Duhamel: “You were a brilliant innovator & changed our lives forever.”
Nicki Minaj: “An innovator. Contributed so much to this generation & beyond.”
Arnold Schwarzenegger: “Steve lived the California Dream every day of his life and he changed the world and inspired all of us”
Kelly Ripa: “Such sad news”
Kate Walsh: “God bless you, Steve Jobs. Rest in peace”
Wilmer Valderrama: “Rare in a lifetime. To witness a single man revolutionize technology and the way we carry on with life as we know it… RIP Steve Jobs.”
Eliza Dushku: “Apple 2C was my first”
Brooke Burke-Charvet: “So sad! My thoughts go out to his family”
Jamie Kennedy: “RIP steve jobs, you were a real iNSPIRATION”
Alec Baldwin: “Sad about Steve Jobs. On par with Henry Ford, Carnegie and Edison”
DJ Pauly D: “A man who changed the world forever lost his battle today RIP Steve Jobs #findacureforcancer”
Ricky Martin: “RIP Steve Jobs.”