Cancer-diagnosed professor who gave an inspirational, much-publicized last lecture titled "The Last Lecture: Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams."

Before Fame

He was briefly employed at Xerox Palo Alto Research Center and at Adobe Systems during his time as a doctoral student.

Trivia

He was a professor of computer science at Carnegie Mellon University, and authored the book The Last Lecture.

Family Life

He married Jai Glasgow. Together, they had three children: Chloe, Dylan and Logan.

Associated With

He was a professor at Carnegie Mellon, where famous director Albert Brooks once studied.