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Aaron Benjamin Sorkin (born June 9, 1961) is an American screenwriter , producer and playwright, whose works include A Few Good Men , The American President , The West Wing , Sports Night , Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip and The Farnsworth Invention .¹ After graduating from Syracuse University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Musical Theatre in 1983, Sorkin spent much of the 1980s in New York as a struggling, largely unemployed actor. He found his passion in writing plays, and quickly established himself as a young promising playwright. His stageplay A Few Good Men caught the attention of Hollywood producer David Brown , who bought the film rights before the play even premiered. Castle Rock Entertainment hired Sorkin to adapt A Few Good Men for the big screen. The movie, directed by Rob Reiner , became a box office success. Sorkin spent the early 1990s writing two other screenplays at Castle Rock, Malice and The American President . In the mid-1990s he worked as a script doctor on films such as Bulworth . In 1998 his television career began when he created the comedy series Sports Night for the ABC network. Sports Night' s second season was its last and in 1999 overlapped with the debut of Sorkin's next TV series, the political drama The West Wing , this time for the NBC network. The West Wing won multiple Emmy Awards , and continued for three more seasons after he left the show at the end of its fourth season in 2003. He returned to television in 2006 with the dramedy Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip , about the backstage drama at a late night sketch comedy show, once again for the NBC network. While Sorkin's return was met with high expectations and a lot of early online buzz before Studio 60's premiere, NBC did not renew it after its first season in which it suffered from low ratings and mixed reception in the press and on the Internet. His most recent feature film screenplay is Charlie Wilson's War . After more than a decade away from the theatre, Sorkin returned to adapt for the stage his screenplay The Farnsworth Invention , which started a workshop run at La Jolla Playhouse in February 2007 and which opened on Broadway in December 2007. He battled with a cocaine addiction for many years, but after a highly publicized arrest he received treatment in a drug diversion program and is reported to have recovered. In television, Sorkin is known as a controlling writer, who rarely shares the job of penning teleplays with other writers. His writing staff are more likely to do research and come up with stories for him to tell.² His trademark rapid-fire dialogue and extended monologues are complemented, in television, by frequent collaborator Thomas Schlamme 's characteristic visual technique called the " Walk and Talk ".³

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Aaron Sorkin (born on June 9 , 1961 in New York City ) is an American screenwriter and producer , working in both film and television .

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Aaron Benjamin Sorkin (born June 9, 1961) is an American screenwriter, producer, and playwright. His works include the Broadway plays A Few Good Men and The Farnsworth Invention ; the television series Sports Night , The West Wing , Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip , and The Newsroom ; and the films A Few Good Men , The American President , Charlie Wilson's War , The Social Network , and Moneyball . Sorkin's trademark rapid-fire dialogue and extended monologues are complemented, in television, by frequent collaborator Thomas Schlamme 's characteristic directing technique called the " walk and talk ". These sequences consist of single tracking shots of long duration involving multiple characters engaging in conversation as they move through the set; characters enter and exit the conversation as the shot continues without any cuts. Born: June 9, 1961 : Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= ( help )

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American screenwriter, director, producer, and playwright Aaron Benjamin Sorkin (born June 9, 1961) is an American screenwriter, director, producer, and playwright. His works include the Broadway plays A Few Good Men , The Farnsworth Invention and To Kill a Mockingbird ; the television series Sports Night , The West Wing , Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip , and The Newsroom ; and the films A Few Good Men , The American President , Charlie Wilson's War , Moneyball , and Steve Jobs . He made his feature directorial debut in 2017 with Molly's Game , which he also wrote. He received two additional Oscar nominations for Moneyball and Molly's Game . Sorkin's trademark rapid-fire dialogue and extended monologues are complemented, in television, by frequent collaborator Thomas Schlamme 's characteristic directing technique called the " walk and talk ". These sequences consist of single tracking shots of long duration involving multiple characters engaging in conversation as they move through the set; characters enter and exit the conversation as the shot continues without any cuts.

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American filmmaker (born 1961) Aaron Benjamin Sorkin (born June 9, 1961) is an American playwright, screenwriter, and film director. Born in New York City, he developed a passion for writing at an early age. As a writer for stage, television, and film, Sorkin is recognized for his trademark fast-paced dialogue and extended monologues, complemented by frequent use of the storytelling technique called the " walk and talk ". 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 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). 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).

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American filmmaker (born 1961) 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 at an early age. As a writer for stage, television, and film, Sorkin is recognized for his trademark fast-paced dialogue and extended monologues, complemented by frequent use of the storytelling technique called the " walk and talk ". 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). 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).

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