Aaron Benjamin Sorkin (b.1961) is an acclaimed American screenwriter, producer, and playwright, renowned for his sharp dialogue and compelling storytelling.
Born in New York City, Sorkin graduated from Syracuse University, where he honed his writing skills. He gained prominence with his Broadway play A Few Good Men (1989,) which was later adapted into a successful film starring Tom Cruise and Jack Nicholson.
Sorkin is best known for creating the television series The West Wing (1999–2006,) a political drama that earned him multiple Emmy Awards and cemented his reputation as a leading voice in Hollywood. His other notable works include the Oscar-winning film The Social Network (2010,) which explores the founding of Facebook, and Moneyball (2011,) about the Oakland Athletics baseball team.
Sorkin wrote the screenplays for A Few Good Men (1992,) The American President (1995,) and several biopics, including Charlie Wilson’s War (2007) and Steve Jobs (2015.) For writing The Social Network, he won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. He made his directorial film début with Molly’s Game (2017,) followed by The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020) and Being the Ricardos (2021.)
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Good writers borrow from other writers. Great writers steal from them outright.
—Aaron Sorkin
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