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The Geeks and Entrepreneurs of Hollywood

Steve MartinFastCompany has a gallery of innovative stars including

- Tom Hanks created and starred in an ambitious animated postapocalyptic noir called Electric City, releasing it on Yahoo and as an app that enhanced its graphic-novelesque vibe

- One of the most popular celebrities across Facebook, Twitter, and the like, Lady Gaga launched LittleMonsters last year to better own the relationship with her fans.

- Steve Martin has published his best tweets as a book and his love of the banjo to a Spotify bluegrass app (photo of his album)

- As much an angel investor as an actor these days, Ashton Kutcher has stakes in Fab, Fancy, Dwolla, and Zaarly

- Jennifer Aniston negotiated an equity stake and a role in the promising hair-care startup Living Proof in exchange for her first U.S. hair-care endorsement.

- Jay-Z's Life+Times channel, featuring daily videos about the art, culture, fashion, music, and sports

May 31, 2013 |

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