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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