Aaron Sorkin is an Oscar -winning American Screenwriter in addition to being a playwright, producer and director. He is praised for his signature writing style, which is best described as a rapid exchange of dialogue between participating characters, often riddled with sarcasm and cultural references. He has achieved success in all three mediums of entertainment – film, television and theatre. His writing credits include A Few Good Men (1992), The Social Network (2010), Steve Jobs (2015) and the political drama series, The Western Wing .

Born name

Aaron Benjamin Sorkin

nickname

Aaron

Sun sign

Twins

Place of birth

Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States

nationality

training

Aaron attended Scarsdale High School in New York and was an active member of the theater and drama club.

In 1979 he enrolled at Syracuse University and graduated in 1983 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theater.

occupation

Screenwriter, Director, Producer, Playwright

family

• Father – Bernard R. “Bernie” Sorkin (Copyright Attorney)
• Mutter – Claire Spector (Schullehrerin)
• Siblings – Deborah Sorkin (Older Sister) (Attorney). He also has an older brother who is a lawyer.
• Others – Isidore/Isadore Sorkin (paternal grandfather)(founder of the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union), Bessie/Basha (paternal grandmother), Nathan B. Spector (maternal grandfather), Betty G. Trieff (maternal grandmother)

Manager

Aaron is represented by California’s PMK*BNC.

To build

Average

Height

186,5 cm (6 ft 1½ in)

weight

86 kg or 189.5 lbs

girlfriend/spouse

Aaron dated –

1. Julia Bingham (1995-2005) – Aaron and Julia Bingham began dating on November 17, 2000 to a daughter named Roxy Sorkin. After staying together for almost a decade, they parted ways in 2005.
2. Maureen Dowd (2005) – New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd caught Sorkin’s fancy and the two dated for a brief time in 2005.
3. Kristin Chenoweth (2006) – Actress Kristin Chenoweth was in a relationship with Aaron in 2006. They ended things on good terms and have remained friends ever since. In fact, Sorkin even roughly recreated the character of Harriet Hayes in Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006) about her.
4. Jane Krakowski (2009) – Sorkin became involved with actress Jane Krakowski in 2009.
5. Kristin Davis (2012) – In 2012, Sorkin was linked to actress Kristin Davis, who is remembered in large part for playing Charlotte York in Sex and the City (1998-2004).
6. Carrie Keagan (2013) – Aaron was rumored to be dating actress Carrie Keagan in 2013. They were often spotted together and even attended the 19th Annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards together.
7. Courtney Love (2014) – Sorkin was rumored to be dating singer Courtney Love in 2014, but the writer’s rep denied the claims.

race/ethnicity

White

He is of Ashkenazi Jewish descent.

hair colour

Hellbraun

eye color

hazel

sexual orientation

Just

distinguishing features

• His fast-paced, witty and sarcastic style of dialogue writing.
• high altitude

brand promotion

Aaron did support work for The Gap (print ad) in 2002.

Religion

Judaism

Known for

Considered one of the most respected screenwriters in Hollywood with his repertoire including films such as A Few Good Men (1992), Moneyball (2011) and the political drama series The Western Wing (1999-2006) among many others

first movie

Aaron made his big screen debut in the 1992 hit drama thriller A Few Good Men in 1992.

First TV show

He made his TV show debut as himself in the documentary series, Working in the Theater in 1990.

Aaron Sorkin favorite things

• Book – Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger
• Movie Line – “You Need a Bigger Boat” in Kiefer (1975)

Aaron Sorkin Facts

1. Sorkin was interested in acting from an early age, studying with drama teacher Arthur Storch at Syracuse University .
2. A struggling actor, he worked odd jobs to make ends meet, including limo driver and bartender at the Broadway Palace Theater , delivering singing telegrams, distributing flyers for a hunting and fishing show, and more.
3. He has frequently worked with television director Thomas Schlemme to create the “Walk and Talk” directional sequence, which takes the characters in a single tracking shot with no cuts as they move about the set and engage in lengthy conversations.
4. The idea for his play A Few Good Men came to him from his sister Deborah Sorkin, who at the time was working as a US Navy Judge Advocate General Corps . The main plot was inspired by her experience defending a group of Marines who were accused of attempting to kill a fellow Marine (in a damaging incident) on behalf of a senior officer.
5. Sorkin was motivated to write an open letter to his teenage daughter, Roxy, and her mother, Julia Bingham, following Donald Trump’s election as president in 2016.
6. His long-standing battle with drug addiction began in 1987 with marijuana and cocaine. Initially, he began abusing cocaine to relieve himself of nervous tension to which he was regularly subjected. In 2001, he finally kicked the habit.
7. In April 2001, he was arrested at Burbank Airport for possession of illegal drugs such as hallucinogenic mushrooms, crack cocaine and marijuana. He then entered a drug diversion program in June 2001.
8. His writing process is very energetic, reading his lines and acting out each character. Once he got so wrapped up in writing a fight sequence that he accidentally fell into the mirror and broke his nose.
9. He is not active on social media.