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Birth Name: Aaron Benjamin Sorkin
Birth Place: New York, NY
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 06/09/1961, Gemini
Profession: Screenwriter; playwright; TV producer

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Despite initially aspiring to be an actor, Sorkin found his niche as a writer/producer. After penning a number of off-Broadway plays, he finally made it to the Great White Way with the 1989 legal military drama... read more

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Aaron Sorkin Developing Facebook Film | Movie News | 8/28/2008
Check your newsfeed Facebook is coming to the big screenProlific writer and producer Aaron Sorkin is penning a film based on the creation of the social networking site according to the The Hollywood ReporterAnd as a true Facebook user would Sorkin announced his celluloid plans on his account prefacing by insisting hes the real Aaron SorkinI understand there are a few other people using Facebook pages under my name which I find more flattering than creepy but this is me he said I figured a good first step in my preparation would be finding out what Facebook is so Ive started this pageThe Emmy winner goes on to ask users to share their experience with the site to serve as inspiration and research for the filmSo go ahead friend him Joyce Eng read more 1 Comment
Critic's Notebook: Strike — and Life — Goes On | Matt Roush | 11/12/2007
How’s this for irony? All last week, trying not to get too depressed about what a protracted writers’ strike might mean for the TV season and the industry at large, I was secretly looking forward to a weekend getaway: catching former Alias star Jennifer Garner’s Broadway debut in a revival of Cyrano, opposite Kevin Kline and Rescue Me’s Daniel Sunjata. Unfortunately, my tickets were for Saturday night, by which time the stagehands’ union had initiated their own sudden walkout and work stoppage.At this rate, I might actually finish the book I’ve been reading since mid-October.(Thankfully, I was lucky enough to catch Aaron Sorkin's new play, The Farnsworth Invention, before the strike. It was scheduled to have its official opening night later this week, but when it reopens, I predict a healthy run for this fascinating, entertaining play recounting the birth of television.)While consumers of TV, movies and even theater wait for unions and producers to reac... read more
Movie News: Who Has the Next Harry Potter? | Today's News: Our Take | 7/13/2007
Who will spellbind young moviegoers once Deathly Hallows has come and gone? Warner Bros. has picked up the big-screen rights to the seven-book Septimus Heap series, while Relativity Media has acquired Tunnels, a children's fantasy series out of the U.K.... Also per Variety, Aaron Sorkin is penning three films for DreamWorks, kicking off with The Trial of the Chicago 7, which Steven Spielberg hopes to direct.... Per the Reporter, Naomi Watts will star opposite Clive Owen in the thriller The International.... Tim Robbins and Martin Landau have joined the fantasy feature City of Ember, starring Bill Murray. read more
On Stage: An Idol Musical, Sorkin's New Invention | Today's News: Our Take | 6/22/2007
The self-explanatory (although probably unnecessary) Idol: The Musical, a satirical comedy about a "cult-like club that meets daily in a garage that doubles as a shrine to Clay Aiken," opens off-Broadway next month. Apparently, it earned raves in Syracuse. Seriously.... Licking his wounds after the whole Studio 60 debacle, West Wing creator Aaron Sorkin trades the small screen for the stage when The Farnsworth Invention hits Broadway this fall, says Playbill.com. Previously seen at the La Jolla Playhouse, the drama — about the (glorious) invention of the TV set — marks Sorkin's return to the Great White Way after almost two decades. — Reporting by Raven Snook read more
Exactly how mad will you be ... | Matt Roush | 6/18/2007
Question: Exactly how mad will you be when Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip scores multiple Emmy nominations, including best drama, best actor (Matthew Perry), best supporting actor (Bradley Whitford) and best actress (Amanda Peet). I know it's going to confuse me much as the Russian translation at the end of Rocky IV did. But based on Aaron Sorkin's track record, the show's continued critical support and the cast's star power, I just know it's going to happen. Plus it fits that Emmy mold so perfectly, despite its many obvious and pointed flaws. If it takes a nomination away from Friday Night Lights, I just won't know how to react. Answer: Continued critical support? Who are you reading? Beyond that, what are you smoking? I suppose there's an extreme outside chance that one or more of these high-profile actors may get a nomination, but talk about your dark horses. And Sorkin for writing? Maybe for the pilot, before it all fell apart, but even that will be tainted by the show's unhappy fate. ... read more

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Title	Year	Type
Charlie Wilson's War (Writer)	2007	Movie
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (Executive Producer)	2006	TV Show Series
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (Creator)	2006	TV Show Series
West Wing (Executive Producer)	1999	TV Show Series
The American President (Writer)	1995	Movie