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Facts

Also Known As Aaron Benjamin Sorkin
Born June 9, 1961 (age 65) • New York City • New York
Awards And Honors Academy Award (2011) • Academy Award (2011): Writing (Adapted Screenplay) • Emmy Award (2003): Outstanding Drama Series • Emmy Award (2002): Outstanding Drama Series • Emmy Award (2002): Outstanding Special Class Program • Emmy Award (2001): Outstanding Drama Series • Emmy Award (2000): Outstanding Drama Series • Emmy Award (2000): Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series • Golden Globe Award (2021): Best Screenplay - Motion Picture • Golden Globe Award (2016): Best Screenplay - Motion Picture • Golden Globe Award (2011): Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
Notable Works “A Few Good Men” • “A Few Good Men” • “Being the Ricardos” • “Charlie Wilson’s War” • “Molly’s Game” • “Moneyball” • “Sports Night” • “Steve Jobs” • “Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip” • “The American President” • “The Newsroom” • “The Social Network” • “The Trial of the Chicago 7” • “The West Wing” • “To Kill a Mockingbird”
Notable Family Members married to Julia Bingham (1996–2005)
Education Scarsdale High School (Scarsdale, New York) • Syracuse University (B.F.A., 1983)
Movies/Tv Shows (Acted In) "The American President" (1995) • "The Social Network" (2010) • "A Few Good Men" (1992) • "Entourage" (2009–2010) • "30 Rock" (2011)
Movies/Tv Shows (Directed) "The Trial of the Chicago 7" (2020) • "Molly's Game" (2017)
Movies/Tv Shows (Writing/Creator) "Moneyball" (2011) • "Molly's Game" (2017) • "Steve Jobs" (2015) • "Malice" (1993) • "The Newsroom" (2012–2014) • "A Few Good Men" (1992) • "Sports Night" (1998–2000) • "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" (2006–2007) • "The Social Network" (2010) • "The Trial of the Chicago 7" (2020) • "The American President" (1995) • "Charlie Wilson's War" (2007) • "The West Wing" (1999–2006)

Top Questions

When was Aaron Sorkin born?
Aaron Sorkin was born on June 9, 1961, in New York, New York.
How tall is Aaron Sorkin?
Aaron Sorkin stands 6 feet 1.5 inches tall (1.87 metres).

Photos

Aaron Sorkin
Martin Sheen as President Josiah Bartlet stands at a desk on the phone, gesturing, with Richard Schiff as Toby Ziegler and Rob Lowe as Sam Seaborn reviewing a folder beside him in the Oval Office on The West Wing.
Charlie Wilson's War
Jesse Eisenberg as Mark Zuckerberg sits at a computer in a dorm room, wearing a gray GAP hoodie, with another young man seated and smiling in the background.
Jeff Daniels and Olivia Munn sit at a news desk with laptops and mugs in a colorful newsroom set in a publicity still from the television series The Newsroom.
Sacha Baron Cohen as Abbie Hoffman and Jeremy Strong as Jerry Rubin walk handcuffed together through a marble courthouse lobby, surrounded by reporters and photographers, in The Trial of the Chicago 7.
Aaron Sorkin smiling in a suit and tie at an event, with a backdrop featuring VH1 and Movie Awards logos.
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Tyler Perry wearing a black suit and white shirt, holding an award and posing in front of a step and repeat backdrop at CinemaCon in Las Vegas.
Tyler Perry
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Woody Allen speaking into a microphone with hands raised beside his face during a press conference, against a red background.
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Dore Schary
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Paddy Chayefsky
Paddy Chayefsky
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Joshua Logan
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Mae West
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Mel Brooks in a tuxedo smiles widely and points at his Emmy Award trophy while posing in front of a blue Emmy Awards backdrop.
Mel Brooks
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Ruth Gordon
Ruth Gordon
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James Goldman
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Oliver Stone
Oliver Stone
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Richard Brooks
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Robert E. Sherwood
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James L. Brooks
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Foote, Horton
Horton Foote
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Peter Ustinov
Peter Ustinov
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Julian Fellowes in a pinstripe suit and tie stands in front of an Oscar statue at the 2009 Governors Awards in Hollywood, California.
Julian Fellowes
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Peter Bogdanovich
Peter Bogdanovich
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Tracy Letts wearing a tuxedo and glasses, smiling and holding his Tony Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Play, standing in front of a Tony Awards backdrop.
Tracy Letts
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Garson Kanin
Garson Kanin
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David Mamet wearing glasses and a gray jacket over a black shirt, shown from the shoulders up with a neutral expression.
David Mamet
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