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| |birth_place = ] | |birth_place = ] | ||
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|nationality = American | ||
| |alma_mater = ] | |alma_mater = ] | ||
| |education = S.B. (Aeronautics and Astronautics), S.M. (Aeronautics and Astronautics), S.M. (Technology and Policy) | |education = S.B. (Aeronautics and Astronautics), S.M. (Aeronautics and Astronautics), S.M. (Technology and Policy) | ||
| |known_for = humorous adventure essays, '']'' | |known_for = humorous adventure essays, '']'' | ||
| |occupation = |
|occupation = {{flatlist| | ||
| * Writer | |||
| * graphic novelist | |||
| * engineer | |||
| }} | |||
| |awards = National Medal of Technology | |awards = National Medal of Technology | ||
| |spouse = Diana Jellinek | |spouse = Diana Jellinek | ||
| |website = {{URL|http://stevealtes.wixsite.com/stevealtes}} | |website = {{URL|http://stevealtes.wixsite.com/stevealtes}} | ||
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| '''Steve Altes''' is an American writer and former aerospace engineer. He writes humorous essays about his misadventures.<ref name='Lawrence'>{{cite news| url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mEE0AAAAIBAJ |
'''Steve Altes''' (born November 13, 1962) is an American writer and former aerospace engineer. He writes humorous essays about his misadventures.<ref name='Lawrence'>{{cite news| url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mEE0AAAAIBAJ&pg=4803%2C4786344 | location=Lawrence, KS | work=Lawrence Journal-World | title=Model/Actor/Scientist Adds Writer to Resume | date=1998-09-10}}</ref> | ||
| ==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
| Altes was born on November 13, 1962 in ]. He graduated from ] in ] in 1980.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/va.politics/AiRhGcZRKbA |location=Washington, DC | work=Washington Times | title=Valedictorian Tradition Scrapped at High Schools | date=1999 |
Altes was born on November 13, 1962, in ]. He graduated from ] in ] in 1980.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/va.politics/AiRhGcZRKbA |location=Washington, DC | work=The Washington Times | title=Valedictorian Tradition Scrapped at High Schools | date=May 7, 1999}}</ref> In high school, Altes once ran a track meet in clown make-up.<ref name='Lawrence'/> In 2000, when Altes was inducted into the Fayetteville-Manlius Hall of Distinction as one of the high school's "notable alumni", he acknowledged the dichotomy in his career segue from engineering to entertainment, saying, "I owe a tremendous debt to those dedicated teachers for the serious half of my career. For the silly half, I’d like to thank all the class clowns."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.fmschools.org/community.cfm?subpage=16018 | location=Manlius, NY | work=FMSchools.org | title=Hall of Distinction Inductees | date=June 1, 2000}}</ref> | ||
| ==Engineering== | ==Engineering== | ||
| Altes holds three degrees from the ] |
Altes holds three degrees from the ] (MIT): ], Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1984; ], Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1986; and ], Technology and Policy, 1986.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://tech.mit.edu/V118/N62/altes.62n.html | location=Washington, DC | work=The Tech (MIT) | title=MIT Graduate Inspires Crowd with Life Experience | date=December 1, 1998}}</ref> | ||
| In 1982 Altes was |
In 1982, Altes was part of the MIT team that set a world land-speed record for a human-powered vehicle using a five-person, forty-foot-long "bicycle".<ref name = "Lawrence"/> His master's thesis, "The ]: Technological Feasibility and Policy Implications",<ref>{{cite news |url=http://dspace.mit.edu/bitstream/handle/1721.1/15033/15338304.pdf?sequence=1 |work=MIT.edu |title=The Aerospace Plane: Technological Feasibility and Policy Implications |date=May 1, 1986 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140905034124/http://dspace.mit.edu/bitstream/handle/1721.1/15033/15338304.pdf?sequence=1 |archive-date=September 5, 2014 }}</ref> was reviewed by ] in '']'' in 1986.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/1986/dec/18/the-americans-in-space/ | location=New York City| work=The New York Review of Books | title=The Americans in Space | date=December 18, 1986}}</ref> | ||
| After college, Altes worked as a space policy analyst for the Congressional ].<ref name='Lawrence'/> He left |
After college, Altes worked as a space policy analyst for the Congressional ].<ref name='Lawrence'/> He left Congress for a position as program control manager for the ] at ]. In 1991, Altes was part of the Orbital Sciences team that was awarded the ] (the United States' highest award for technological achievement) by President ] for developing Pegasus.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://video.mit.edu/watch/technology-and-the-future-warrior-protecting-soldiers-in-the-21st-century-9901/ | location=Cambridge, Massachusetts | publisher=M.I.T. | title=Technology and the Future Warrior: Protecting Soldiers in the 21st Century | date=September 13, 2004}}<br>- {{cite news| url=https://alum.mit.edu/news/QuickTake/Archive/200808/ | location=Cambridge, Massachusetts | work=MIT.edu | title=Rocket Scientist Turns to Entertainment | date=September 1, 2008}}<br>- {{cite news| url=http://www.uspto.gov/about/nmti/recipients/1991.jsp | location=Washington, DC | work=USPTO.gov | title=The National Medal of Technology and Innovation 1991 Laureates | date=January 1, 1991}}</ref> He is a co-recipient of the 1990 ] ] Trophy for Current Achievement in Aerospace.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://airandspace.si.edu/events/trophy/ | location=Washington, DC | publisher= Smithsonian Institution | title= National Air and Space Museum Trophy Recipients | date=June 1, 1990}}</ref> | ||
| Due to his varied endeavors in the fields of engineering and entertainment, Altes is sometimes listed as one of MIT's more "notable alumni |
Due to his varied endeavors in the fields of engineering and entertainment, Altes is sometimes listed as one of MIT's more "notable alumni".<ref>{{cite news| url=http://tech.mit.edu/V119/N24/FamousAlumni.24f.html | location=Cambridge, Massachusetts | work=The Tech | title=Notable Alumni: After Departing from MIT, Alumni Make their Mark on the World | date=May 5, 1999}}<br>- {{cite news| url=http://wiki.admissions.scripts.mit.edu/Notable_Alumni | location=Cambridge, Massachusetts | work=MIT Admissions | title=Notable Alumni | date=September 4, 2014}}<br>- {{cite news| url=http://bostinno.streetwise.co/2011/02/16/12-mit-grads-that-changed-the-world-and-a-few-bonuses/ | location=Boston, MA | work=BostInno.com | title=12 MIT Grads that Changed the World | date=February 16, 2011}}<br>- {{cite news| url=http://topyaps.com/top-10-famous-alumni-of-mit | work=TopYaps| title=Top 10 famous alumni of MIT | date=September 8, 2014}}<br>- {{cite news| url=http://images.fastcompany.com/magazine/154/now/now-24-mits-150th-birthday-pop.jpg | work=FastCompany | title=MIT's 150th Birthday | date=April 11, 2011}}<br>- {{cite web|url=http://collegecandy.com/2009/09/30/the-rival-rundown-caltech-vs-mit/ |title= The Rival Rundown: Caltech vs MIT |last1=Fordham |first1=Sara |website=College Candy |date= September 30, 2009 |access-date=August 6, 2016}}</ref> | ||
| ==Entertainment== | ==Entertainment== | ||
| In the mid-1990s Altes left engineering for a career in entertainment and writing. | In the mid-1990s, Altes left engineering for a career in entertainment and writing. | ||
| ===Essays=== | ===Essays=== | ||
| Altes has written a series of first-person participatory adventure essays about experiences such as: | Altes has written a series of first-person participatory adventure essays about experiences such as: | ||
| * becoming an ordained minister of the ]<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.scribd.com/doc/257434548/American-Atheist-Magazine-Summer-2004#scribd | location=Los Angeles, CA | work=Atheists.org | title=Reverend Me | date=June 1, 2004}}</ref> | |||
| * |
* working as a ]<ref name='piece'>{{cite news| url=https://stevealtes.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/you_want_a_piece_of_me.pdf | location=New York City | work=Tear Sheet | title=So, You Want a Piece of Me? | date=June 1, 2000}}</ref> | ||
| * |
* ] for ] on the movie '']''<ref name='Brad'>{{cite news| url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/review97/fdevilsown.htm | location=Washington, DC | newspaper=The Washington Post | title=Standing In for Brad | date=March 26, 1997}}</ref> | ||
| * |
* being chosen to model for the ] hair color box<ref name='guy'>{{cite news| url=https://stevealtes.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/guy-on-the-box.pdf | location=New York City | work=Tear Sheet | title=Guy on the Box | date=December 1, 2000}}</ref> | ||
| * |
* having his first book published<ref name='writer'>{{cite news| url=https://stevealtes.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/how_to_become_an_author_in_four_easy_steps.pdf | location=Boston | work=The Writer | title=How to Become an Author in Four Easy Steps | date=March 1, 1999}}</ref> | ||
| * |
* working as a "bank robber" at the ]<ref name='pov'>{{cite news| url=https://stevealtes.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/the_fugitive.pdf | location=New York City | work=P.O.V. | title=The Fugitive | date=August 1, 1998}}</ref> | ||
| ⚫ | * answering phones in the ] for ] ]<ref>{{cite news| url=https://stevealtes.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/bill-clinton-hit-on-my-wife.pdf | location=Washington, DC | work=Capital Style | title=Bill Clinton Hit on My Wife | date=October 1, 1998}}<br>- {{cite news| url=https://stevealtes.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/the_basement_with_bill.pdf | location=New York City| work=New York Post | title=The Basement with Bill | date=September 24, 1998}}<br>- {{cite news | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=744nAQAAMAAJ&q=altes | title=Jove Laughs, They Say: Lewinsky as Text | date=January 1, 2000| isbn=9780761818052 | last1=Gillis | first1=John F. X. | publisher=University Press of America }}</ref> | ||
| * working as a "bank robber" at the ]<ref name='pov'>{{cite news| url=https://stevealtes.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/the_fugitive.pdf | location=New York City, NY | work=P.O.V. magazine | title=The Fugitive | date=1998-08-01}}</ref> | |||
| ⚫ | * and being hired and fired by the ] in one day.<ref name='Spy'>{{cite news| url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-feb-24-oe-altes24-story.html | location=Los Angeles | work=Los Angeles Times | title=My Short, Sorry Career as a Spy | date=February 24, 2003}}</ref> | ||
| ⚫ | * answering phones in the ] for ] ]<ref |
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| ⚫ | * and |
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| These essays have appeared in magazines and newspapers like ],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www1.salon.com/media/1998/04/27media.html |location=Washington, DC |work=Salon |
These essays have appeared in magazines and newspapers like '']'',<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www1.salon.com/media/1998/04/27media.html |location=Washington, DC |work=Salon |title=Brad and Me |date=April 27, 1998 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071020092731/http://www1.salon.com/media/1998/04/27media.html |archive-date=October 20, 2007 }}</ref> '']'',<ref name='Brad'/> the '']'',<ref name='Spy'/> '']'',<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.csmonitor.com/2003/0303/p18s02-hfes.html | location=Boston, MA | work=The Christian Science Monitor | title=How I Became a CIA Spy for a Day | date=March 3, 2003}}</ref> '']'',<ref name='Style'>{{cite news| url=http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/1998/11/09/tidbits.html?page=all | location=Washington, DC | work=Washington Business Journal | title=Capital Style Overcomes Substance | date=November 9, 1998}}</ref> '']'',<ref name='writer'/> '']'',<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.umm.ca/umm_administration/objects/metadata/951969001228840459.pdf | location=Canada| work=Urban Male Magazine | title=Reverend Me | date=Spring 2004}}</ref> '']''<ref>{{cite news |url=http://funnytimes.com/issue-200711/ | location=Cleveland Heights, OH | work=Funny Times |title= Confessions About My Baby | date=November 1, 2007}}</ref> and '']''<ref name='pov'/> | ||
| ===Books=== | ===Books=== | ||
| In 1997 Altes's ''The Little Book of Bad Business Advice'' was published by ]. | In 1997, Altes's ''The Little Book of Bad Business Advice'' was published by ]. | ||
| In 2001 |
In 2001, a sequel, ''If You Jam the Copier, Bolt'' was published by ].<ref name='Herman'>{{cite news| url=http://www.jeffherman.com/books-represented/ | location=New York City | work=JeffHerman.com | title=Books Represented | date=August 19, 2015}}</ref> | ||
| In 2005 Altes was a contributor to ]'s ''May Contain Nuts: A Very Loose Canon of American Humor'' |
In 2005, Altes was a contributor to ]'s anthology, ''May Contain Nuts: A Very Loose Canon of American Humor''. His piece satirized his career as a male model.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.amazon.com/May-Contain-Nuts-Loose-American/dp/B00093099A/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top?ie=UTF8 | title=May Contain Nuts: A Very Loose Canon of American Humor | date=August 12, 2015}}</ref> | ||
| In 2006 humor editor Judy Brown selected twenty of Altes's jokes to appear in her anthology ''Joke Express: Instant Delivery of 1,424 Funny Bits from the Best Comedians''.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Brown|first1=Judy|title=Joke Express: Instant Delivery of 1,424 Funny Bits from the Best Comedians|date=August 2007|publisher=Andrews McMeel Publishing|isbn=978-0740760471|pages=7, 23, 37, 45, 68, 107, 108, 110, 137, 181, 189, 218, 220, 227, 233, 236, 239, 260, 265, 272|edition=1st}}</ref> | In 2006, the humor editor Judy Brown selected twenty of Altes's jokes to appear in her anthology ''Joke Express: Instant Delivery of 1,424 Funny Bits from the Best Comedians''.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Brown|first1=Judy|title=Joke Express: Instant Delivery of 1,424 Funny Bits from the Best Comedians|date=August 2007|publisher=Andrews McMeel Publishing|isbn=978-0740760471|pages=7, 23, 37, 45, 68, 107, 108, 110, 137, 181, 189, 218, 220, 227, 233, 236, 239, 260, 265, 272|edition=1st}}</ref> | ||
| In 2014 Altes ran a ]<ref name='Kickstarter'>{{cite news| url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/stevealtes/geeks-and-greeks-an-epic-graphic-novel-about-mit-p/description | location=Los Angeles, CA | work=Kickstarter.com | title=Geeks & Greeks – an epic graphic novel about MIT pranks | date= |
In 2014, Altes ran a ]<ref name='Kickstarter'>{{cite news| url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/stevealtes/geeks-and-greeks-an-epic-graphic-novel-about-mit-p/description | location=Los Angeles, CA | work=Kickstarter.com | title=Geeks & Greeks – an epic graphic novel about MIT pranks | date=June 12, 2014}}</ref> campaign which raised $43,098 to finance the illustration of a ] he had written about ], titled '']''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://slice.mit.edu/2015/05/08/steve-altes-geeks-and-greeks-mit-graphic-novel/ | location=Cambridge, Massachusetts | work=MIT Slice of Life blog | title=How Stunt Work on Die Hard Led to a Graphic Novel About MIT Hacks | date=May 8, 2015}}</ref><ref name ="TR">{{cite news| url=http://www.technologyreview.com/article/536531/steve-altes-84-sm-86-sm-86/ | location=Cambridge, Massachusetts | work=TechnologyReview.com | title=Humor Writer to Publish Graphic Novel on Hacks | date=April 21, 2015}}</ref> The graphic novel was illustrated by ] and was published in 2016 to generally positive reviews.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://thetech.com/2016/04/08/geeksandgreeks-v136-n11 |title= Book Review: A Tale of Hazing and Hacking at MIT |last1=Moore |first1=Karleigh |website= The Tech (MIT) |date= April 8, 2016 |access-date=August 9, 2016}}<br>- {{cite web|url= http://fanboynation.com/geeks-greeks-review/ |title= Geeks & Greek Review |last1=Bench |first1=Anthony |website=FanboyNation |date= August 8, 2016 |access-date=August 9, 2016}}<br>- {{cite web|url= http://static.signalscv.com/flipbook/SCVBJ/2016/08/index.html#22/z |title= From Aerospace Engineer to Life as a Spy |last1=Adkins |first1=Jana |website=Santa Clarita Valley Business Journal|date=August 1, 2016 |access-date=August 9, 2016}}<br>- {{cite web|url=http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/books/article95140867.html |title= From John Lewis to Jughead, a Roundup of Graphic Novels |last1=Pachter |first1=Richard |website=Miami Herald |date=August 11, 2016 |access-date=October 23, 2016}}<br>- {{cite web|url=http://reviews.libraryjournal.com/2016/09/books/graphic-novels/altesfishs-beaumont-clowes-cornellparker-girard-jackson-schulz-graphic-novels-reviews-september-15-2016/ |title= Altes/Fishs, Beaumont, Clowes, Cornell/Parker, Girard, Jackson, Schulz - Graphic Novels Reviews |last1=Cornog |first1=Martha |website=Library Journal |date=September 15, 2016 |access-date=October 23, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160923200434/http://reviews.libraryjournal.com/2016/09/books/graphic-novels/altesfishs-beaumont-clowes-cornellparker-girard-jackson-schulz-graphic-novels-reviews-september-15-2016/ |archive-date=2016-09-23}}<br>- {{cite web | url=http://www.syracuse.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2016/04/cny_books_audrey_munson_steve_altes_library_week_poetry.html |title= Battle of the Geeks |last1=Frank |first1=Casey Rose |website=The Post-Standard |date=April 8, 2016 |access-date=October 23, 2016}}<br>- {{cite web|url=http://www.forevergeek.com/2016/09/nerd-gold-geeks-greeks-graphic-novel-review/ |title= Animal House for the Tech Gen: Geeks & Greeks Graphic Novel Review |last1=Carreiro |first1=Remy |website=Forever Geek |date=September 5, 2016 |access-date=October 23, 2016}}<br>- {{cite web|url=http://www.comiccrusaders.com/review-geeks-and-greeks/ |title= Review: Geeks & Greeks |last1=Hughes |first1=Johnny |website=Comic Crusaders |date=September 8, 2016 |access-date=October 23, 2016}}<br>- {{cite web|url=http://www.forcesofgeek.com/2016/08/talking-geeks-greeks-with-steve-altes-andy-fish.html |title= Talking Geeks & Greeks with Steve Altes and Andy Fish |last1=Ferno |first1=Clay |website=Force Of Geek |date=August 10, 2016 |access-date=October 23, 2016}}<br>- {{cite web|url=http://reviewfix.com/2016/08/review-fix-exclusive-steve-altes-talks-geeks-greeks/ |title= Steve Altes Talks Geeks & Greeks |last1=Hickey |first1=Patrick |website=Review Fix |date=August 25, 2016 |access-date=October 23, 2016}}</ref> | ||
| ===Film appearances=== | ===Film appearances=== | ||
| Altes has appeared in a number of films and television shows after being accidentally "discovered" and cast as a German terrorist in ] in 1995.<ref name = "Lawrence"/><ref |
Altes has appeared in a number of films and television shows after being accidentally "discovered" and cast as a German terrorist in '']'' in 1995.<ref name = "Lawrence"/><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0022775/ | location=Los Angeles, CA | work=IMDB| title=IMDB - Steve Altes | date=September 4, 2014}}<br>- {{cite web | url=https://stevealtes.wordpress.com/2015/02/01/yippie-ki-yay/ | title=Yippie-Ki-Yay, Mr. Falcon | date=2 February 2015 | access-date=August 12, 2015}}</ref> | ||
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| ! Year !! Film !! Role | ! Year !! Film !! Role | ||
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| 1995 || '']'' || German terrorist | ||
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| ⚫ | | 1997 || '']''<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFm8Dr1DPvc |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309135138/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFm8Dr1DPvc |archive-date=2016-03-09 |url-status=dead| location=Hollywood, CA | work=YouTube | title=Shooting Charlie Sheen | access-date=May 29, 2015}}</ref> || Secret Service agent | ||
| ⚫ | | 1999 || '']'' || Medic | ||
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| ⚫ | | 1999 || '']'' || Medic | ||
| ⚫ | | 1997 || '']''<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFm8Dr1DPvc | location=Hollywood, CA | work=YouTube |
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| 2000 || '']'' || Dad | ||
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| ===Print modeling=== | ===Print modeling=== | ||
| Altes has worked as a commercial print model and hand model.<ref name='guy'/><ref |
Altes has worked as a commercial print model and hand model.<ref name='guy'/><ref>{{cite web | url=https://stevealtes.wordpress.com/2015/01/11/goodbye-modeling/ | title=Goodbye, Modeling | access-date=August 12, 2015}}<br>- {{cite news | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=l_OTL6iT0YkC&q=%22steve+altes%22&pg=PA123 | title=Living Blue in the Red States | date=August 12, 2015| isbn=978-0803209855 | last1=Starkey | first1=David | publisher=U of Nebraska Press }}</ref> | ||
| ===Other=== | ===Other=== | ||
| Altes has also been: | Altes has also been: | ||
| * a screenwriter<ref name ="TR"/><ref>{{cite news |url=https://inktip.com/main_total_deals_closed.php?sel=6 |location=Los Angeles, CA | work= |
* a screenwriter<ref name ="TR"/><ref>{{cite news |url=https://inktip.com/main_total_deals_closed.php?sel=6 |location=Los Angeles, CA | work=Ink Tip | title=Screenplay deals closed 2006 | date=June 1, 2006}}</ref> | ||
| * a commentator for ]'s '']''<ref>{{cite news| url= |
* a commentator for ]'s '']''<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1275643 | location=Los Angeles, CA | work=National Public Radio | title=Bad Move | date=May 26, 2003}}</ref> | ||
| * a member of '']'''s Fashion Police | * a member of '']'''s Fashion Police | ||
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| ==Personal== | ==Personal== | ||
| Altes lives in the Los Angeles area and is married to acting coach |
Altes lives in the Los Angeles area and is married to Diana Jellinek, an acting coach.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0420600/ | location=Los Angeles, CA | work=IMDB | title =Diana Jellinek | date=September 4, 2014}}</ref> | ||
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American writer and aerospace engineer (born 1962)
| Steve Altes | |
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| Born | (1962-11-13) November 13, 1962 (age 62) Syracuse, New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | S.B. (Aeronautics and Astronautics), S.M. (Aeronautics and Astronautics), S.M. (Technology and Policy) |
| Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Occupations |
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| Known for | humorous adventure essays, Geeks & Greeks |
| Spouse | Diana Jellinek |
| Awards | National Medal of Technology |
| Website | stevealtes |
Steve Altes (born November 13, 1962) is an American writer and former aerospace engineer. He writes humorous essays about his misadventures.
Early life
Altes was born on November 13, 1962, in Syracuse, New York. He graduated from Fayetteville-Manlius High School in Manlius in 1980. In high school, Altes once ran a track meet in clown make-up. In 2000, when Altes was inducted into the Fayetteville-Manlius Hall of Distinction as one of the high school's "notable alumni", he acknowledged the dichotomy in his career segue from engineering to entertainment, saying, "I owe a tremendous debt to those dedicated teachers for the serious half of my career. For the silly half, I’d like to thank all the class clowns."
Engineering
Altes holds three degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT): S.B., Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1984; S.M., Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1986; and S.M., Technology and Policy, 1986.
In 1982, Altes was part of the MIT team that set a world land-speed record for a human-powered vehicle using a five-person, forty-foot-long "bicycle". His master's thesis, "The Aerospace Plane: Technological Feasibility and Policy Implications", was reviewed by James Fallows in The New York Review of Books in 1986.
After college, Altes worked as a space policy analyst for the Congressional Office of Technology Assessment. He left Congress for a position as program control manager for the Pegasus air-launched space booster at Orbital Sciences Corporation. In 1991, Altes was part of the Orbital Sciences team that was awarded the National Medal of Technology (the United States' highest award for technological achievement) by President George H. W. Bush for developing Pegasus. He is a co-recipient of the 1990 Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Trophy for Current Achievement in Aerospace.
Due to his varied endeavors in the fields of engineering and entertainment, Altes is sometimes listed as one of MIT's more "notable alumni".
Entertainment
In the mid-1990s, Altes left engineering for a career in entertainment and writing.
Essays
Altes has written a series of first-person participatory adventure essays about experiences such as:
- becoming an ordained minister of the Universal Life Church
- working as a hand model
- standing in for Brad Pitt on the movie The Devil's Own
- being chosen to model for the Just for Men hair color box
- having his first book published
- working as a "bank robber" at the FBI training academy
- answering phones in the Arkansas Governor's Mansion for President-elect Bill Clinton
- and being hired and fired by the CIA in one day.
These essays have appeared in magazines and newspapers like Salon, The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, The Christian Science Monitor, Capital Style, The Writer, Urban Male Magazine, Funny Times and P.O.V.
Books
In 1997, Altes's The Little Book of Bad Business Advice was published by St. Martin's Press.
In 2001, a sequel, If You Jam the Copier, Bolt was published by Andrews McMeel Publishing.
In 2005, Altes was a contributor to Michael J. Rosen's anthology, May Contain Nuts: A Very Loose Canon of American Humor. His piece satirized his career as a male model.
In 2006, the humor editor Judy Brown selected twenty of Altes's jokes to appear in her anthology Joke Express: Instant Delivery of 1,424 Funny Bits from the Best Comedians.
In 2014, Altes ran a Kickstarter campaign which raised $43,098 to finance the illustration of a graphic novel he had written about hacks at MIT, titled Geeks & Greeks. The graphic novel was illustrated by Andy Fish and was published in 2016 to generally positive reviews.
Film appearances
Altes has appeared in a number of films and television shows after being accidentally "discovered" and cast as a German terrorist in Die Hard With a Vengeance in 1995.
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Die Hard With a Vengeance | German terrorist |
| 1997 | Shadow Conspiracy | Secret Service agent |
| 1999 | Girl, Interrupted | Medic |
| 2000 | Hollow Man | Dad |
Print modeling
Altes has worked as a commercial print model and hand model.
Other
Altes has also been:
- a screenwriter
- a commentator for NPR's All Things Considered
- a member of Us Weekly's Fashion Police
Awards
- 1991 - National Medal of Technology (co-recipient)
- 1990 - National Air and Space Museum Trophy for Current Achievement in Aerospace (co-recipient)
Personal
Altes lives in the Los Angeles area and is married to Diana Jellinek, an acting coach.
References
- ^ "Model/Actor/Scientist Adds Writer to Resume". Lawrence Journal-World. Lawrence, KS. 1998-09-10.
- "Valedictorian Tradition Scrapped at High Schools". The Washington Times. Washington, DC. May 7, 1999.
- "Hall of Distinction Inductees". FMSchools.org. Manlius, NY. June 1, 2000.
- "MIT Graduate Inspires Crowd with Life Experience". The Tech (MIT). Washington, DC. December 1, 1998.
- "The Aerospace Plane: Technological Feasibility and Policy Implications" (PDF). MIT.edu. May 1, 1986. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 5, 2014.
- "The Americans in Space". The New York Review of Books. New York City. December 18, 1986.
- "Technology and the Future Warrior: Protecting Soldiers in the 21st Century". Cambridge, Massachusetts: M.I.T. September 13, 2004.
- "Rocket Scientist Turns to Entertainment". MIT.edu. Cambridge, Massachusetts. September 1, 2008.
- "The National Medal of Technology and Innovation 1991 Laureates". USPTO.gov. Washington, DC. January 1, 1991. - "National Air and Space Museum Trophy Recipients". Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution. June 1, 1990.
- "Notable Alumni: After Departing from MIT, Alumni Make their Mark on the World". The Tech. Cambridge, Massachusetts. May 5, 1999.
- "Notable Alumni". MIT Admissions. Cambridge, Massachusetts. September 4, 2014.
- "12 MIT Grads that Changed the World". BostInno.com. Boston, MA. February 16, 2011.
- "Top 10 famous alumni of MIT". TopYaps. September 8, 2014.
- "MIT's 150th Birthday". FastCompany. April 11, 2011.
- Fordham, Sara (September 30, 2009). "The Rival Rundown: Caltech vs MIT". College Candy. Retrieved August 6, 2016. - "Reverend Me". Atheists.org. Los Angeles, CA. June 1, 2004.
- "So, You Want a Piece of Me?" (PDF). Tear Sheet. New York City. June 1, 2000.
- ^ "Standing In for Brad". The Washington Post. Washington, DC. March 26, 1997.
- ^ "Guy on the Box" (PDF). Tear Sheet. New York City. December 1, 2000.
- ^ "How to Become an Author in Four Easy Steps" (PDF). The Writer. Boston. March 1, 1999.
- ^ "The Fugitive" (PDF). P.O.V. New York City. August 1, 1998.
- "Bill Clinton Hit on My Wife" (PDF). Capital Style. Washington, DC. October 1, 1998.
- "The Basement with Bill" (PDF). New York Post. New York City. September 24, 1998.
- Gillis, John F. X. (January 1, 2000). "Jove Laughs, They Say: Lewinsky as Text". University Press of America. ISBN 9780761818052. - ^ "My Short, Sorry Career as a Spy". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles. February 24, 2003.
- "Brad and Me". Salon. Washington, DC. April 27, 1998. Archived from the original on October 20, 2007.
- "How I Became a CIA Spy for a Day". The Christian Science Monitor. Boston, MA. March 3, 2003.
- "Capital Style Overcomes Substance". Washington Business Journal. Washington, DC. November 9, 1998.
- "Reverend Me" (PDF). Urban Male Magazine. Canada. Spring 2004.
- "Confessions About My Baby". Funny Times. Cleveland Heights, OH. November 1, 2007.
- "Books Represented". JeffHerman.com. New York City. August 19, 2015.
- "May Contain Nuts: A Very Loose Canon of American Humor". August 12, 2015.
- Brown, Judy (August 2007). Joke Express: Instant Delivery of 1,424 Funny Bits from the Best Comedians (1st ed.). Andrews McMeel Publishing. pp. 7, 23, 37, 45, 68, 107, 108, 110, 137, 181, 189, 218, 220, 227, 233, 236, 239, 260, 265, 272. ISBN 978-0740760471.
- "Geeks & Greeks – an epic graphic novel about MIT pranks". Kickstarter.com. Los Angeles, CA. June 12, 2014.
- "How Stunt Work on Die Hard Led to a Graphic Novel About MIT Hacks". MIT Slice of Life blog. Cambridge, Massachusetts. May 8, 2015.
- ^ "Humor Writer to Publish Graphic Novel on Hacks". TechnologyReview.com. Cambridge, Massachusetts. April 21, 2015.
- Moore, Karleigh (April 8, 2016). "Book Review: A Tale of Hazing and Hacking at MIT". The Tech (MIT). Retrieved August 9, 2016.
- Bench, Anthony (August 8, 2016). "Geeks & Greek Review". FanboyNation. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
- Adkins, Jana (August 1, 2016). "From Aerospace Engineer to Life as a Spy". Santa Clarita Valley Business Journal. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
- Pachter, Richard (August 11, 2016). "From John Lewis to Jughead, a Roundup of Graphic Novels". Miami Herald. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
- Cornog, Martha (September 15, 2016). "Altes/Fishs, Beaumont, Clowes, Cornell/Parker, Girard, Jackson, Schulz - Graphic Novels Reviews". Library Journal. Archived from the original on 2016-09-23. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
- Frank, Casey Rose (April 8, 2016). "Battle of the Geeks". The Post-Standard. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
- Carreiro, Remy (September 5, 2016). "Animal House for the Tech Gen: Geeks & Greeks Graphic Novel Review". Forever Geek. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
- Hughes, Johnny (September 8, 2016). "Review: Geeks & Greeks". Comic Crusaders. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
- Ferno, Clay (August 10, 2016). "Talking Geeks & Greeks with Steve Altes and Andy Fish". Force Of Geek. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
- Hickey, Patrick (August 25, 2016). "Steve Altes Talks Geeks & Greeks". Review Fix. Retrieved October 23, 2016. - "IMDB - Steve Altes". IMDB. Los Angeles, CA. September 4, 2014.
- "Yippie-Ki-Yay, Mr. Falcon". 2 February 2015. Retrieved August 12, 2015. - "Shooting Charlie Sheen". YouTube. Hollywood, CA. Archived from the original on 2016-03-09. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
- "Goodbye, Modeling". Retrieved August 12, 2015.
- Starkey, David (August 12, 2015). "Living Blue in the Red States". U of Nebraska Press. ISBN 978-0803209855. - "Screenplay deals closed 2006". Ink Tip. Los Angeles, CA. June 1, 2006.
- "Bad Move". National Public Radio. Los Angeles, CA. May 26, 2003.
- "Diana Jellinek". IMDB. Los Angeles, CA. September 4, 2014.
