Aaron Sorkin Biography (1961-)

Full name, Aaron Benjamin Sorkin; born June 9, 1961, in New York, NY; father,a lawyer; married Megan Gallagher (an actress; divorced); married Julia Bingham (an entertainment lawyer and studio executive), April 13, 1996 (separated); children: (second marriage) Roxy. Addresses: Agent: Ariel Emanuel,Endeavor, 9601 Wilshire Blvd., Third Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.; Publicist: PMK/HBH Public Relations, 700 San Vicente Blvd., Suite G910, West Hollywood, CA 90069 (some sources cite 8500 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 700, Beverly Hills, CA 90211).

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Writer, producer
Birth Details: June 9, 1961; New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Work
Series
Cocreator and executive producer, Sports Night, ABC, 1998-2000
Creator and executive producer, The West Wing, NBC, 1999-2003
Specials
Executive producer, The West Wing Documentary Special, NBC, 2002
Television Appearances
Specials
AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Passions, CBS, 2002
Emmy's Greatest Moments, TV Land, 2004
Awards Presentations
Prism Awards 2000, syndicated, 2000
Himself, The 54th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, NBC, 2002
Episodic
Man at bar, "Small Town," Sports Night, ABC, 1999
Himself, The Charlie Rose Show, PBS, 2003
Film Co-Executive Producer
The Farnsworth Invention, New Line Cinema, 2005
Film Appearances
Man in bar, A Few Good Men, Columbia, 1992
Aide in bar, The American President, Columbia, 1995
Stage Appearances

"Hidden in This Picture" (one-act), Uncounted Blessings, St. Clement's Theatre, New York City, 1988
RECORDINGS
Videos
Code of Conduct (short documentary), 2001
A Few Good Men: From Stage to Screen (short documentary), 2001
WRITINGS
Teleplays
Series
Sports Night, ABC, 1998-2000
The West Wing (based on his screenplay The American President), NBC, 1999-2003, some teleplays published in The West Wing Script Book, Newmarket Press, 2002
Pilots
Sports Night, ABC, 1998
The West Wing (based on his screenplay The American President), NBC, 1999
Screenplays
A Few Good Men (based on his play), Columbia, 1992
(And story) Malice, Columbia, 1993
The American President, Columbia, 1995
The Farnsworth Invention, New Line Cinema, 2005
Charlie Wilson's War, Universal, 2006
Screenplays with Others
Uncredited Author of Revisions
Schindler's List, Universal, 1993
The Rock, Buena Vista, 1996
Excess Baggage, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1997
Bulworth (also known as Tribulations), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1998
Enemy of the State, Buena Vista, 1998
Stage Plays
Removing All Doubt (also known as Removing Doubt), 1984
"Hidden in This Picture" (one-act), Uncounted Blessings, St. Clement's Theatre, New York City, 1988, expanded version produced as Making Movies, Promenade Theatre, New York City, 1990
A Few Good Men, Music Box Theatre, New York City, 1989, and otherproductions
Nonfiction
Contributor to periodicals, including Rolling Stone.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Authors and Artists for Young Adults, Volume 55, Gale, 2004
Fahy, Thomas, editor, Considering Aaron Sorkin, McFarland and Co.,2005
Newsmakers, Issue 2, Gale, 2003

Periodicals

Newsweek, October 11, 1999, p. 80; May 12, 2003, p. 67
New York Post, August 1, 2001
TV Guide, August 11, 2001, pp. 19, 44-46

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