Aaron Sorkin

Aaron Benjamin Sorkin (born June 9, 1961) is an American screenwriter, playwright and film director. Born in New York City, he developed a passion for writing early on. As a writer for stage, television, and film, Sorkin is recognised for his trademark fast-paced dialogue and extended monologues, complemented by frequent use of the "walk and talk" storytelling technique. Sorkin has earned numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, five Primetime Emmy Awards, and three Golden Globes. Sorkin rose to prominence as a writer-creator and showrunner of the television series Sports Night (1998–2000), The West Wing (1999–2006), Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006–07), and The Newsroom (2012–14). He is also known for his work on Broadway, including the plays A Few Good Men (1989), The Farnsworth Invention (2007), To Kill a Mockingbird (2018), and the revival of Lerner and Loewe's musical Camelot (2023). He wrote the film screenplays for A Few Good Men (1992), The American President (1995), and several biopics, including Charlie Wilson's War (2007), Moneyball (2011), and Steve Jobs (2015). For writing The Social Network (2010), he won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. He made his directorial film debut with Molly's Game (2017), followed by The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020) and Being the Ricardos (2021). Description above from the Wikipedia article Aaron Sorkin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For: Writing

Born: Manhattan, New York, USA, 1961-06-09

Died: null

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1992	A Few Good Men	Man in Bar	75
2	1995	The American President	Aide in Bar	65
3	2002	AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories	Self	65
4	2007	The True Story of Charlie Wilson	Self	54
5	2010	The Social Network	Ad Executive	74
6	2011	How Did They Ever Make a Movie of Facebook?	Self	75
7	2018	Up to Snuff	Self	0
8	2025	Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore	Self	0
9	2025	Paddy Chayefsky: Collector of Words	Self	0

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1944	Golden Globe Awards	Self - Winner	72
2	1953	The Oscars	Self	71
3	1973	The American Film Institute Salute to ...	Self	63
4	1996	The Daily Show	Self	64
5	1997	The View	Self	45
6	1999	The West Wing	Man in Crowd (uncredited)	83
7	2004	Entourage		74
8	2005	The Colbert Report		69
9	2006	30 Rock	Aaron Sorkin	75
10	2010	America: The Story of Us	Self	82
11	2014	Late Night with Seth Meyers	Self	53
12	2015	Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter	Self	57
13	2022	One Perfect Shot	Self	47
14	2025	The Studio	Aaron Sorkin	76

Aaron Sorkin

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