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Aaron Sorkin
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Screenwriter, Executive Producer
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June 9, 1961 in Manhattan, New York, NY
Biography:Despite being a writer whose impressive list of credits boasts The West Wing, the show considered by many viewers and critics to be the best American television series of the early millennium, Aaron Sorkin would be the first to admit the paralyzing fear that greets him every time he starts a new script. Though at first things may be slow going for the Emmy winner, once he gets going and the dialogue starts flowing, there's almost literally no stopping him. A New York native who graduated from Syracuse University with a degree in Theater, Sorkin's initial bid for onscreen credit gradually waned as his reputation as a notable playwright grew due to the success of his play Hidden in the Picture. When his 1989 Broadway play A Few Good Men was turned into the 1992 feature that proved a runaway hit, Hollywood took notice. Sorkin next penned the screenplay for the 1993 thriller Malice; the feature was only... Full Biography
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Writer Aaron Sorkin and cinematographer Stephen Goldblatt backstage at Hollywood Film Festival's...
Writer Aaron Sorkin and cinematographer Stephen Goldblatt backstage at Hollywood Film Festival's...
Writer Aaron Sorkin and cinematographer Stephen Goldblatt backstage at Hollywood Film Festival's...
screenwriter Aaron Sorkin arrive to the premiere of Universal Pictures "Charlie Wilson's...
screenwriter Aaron Sorkin arrive to the premiere of Universal Pictures "Charlie Wilson's...
screenwriter Aaron Sorkin arrive to the premiere of Universal Pictures "Charlie Wilson's...
President and COO of Universal Studios Ron Meyer and screenwriter Aaron Sorkin arrive to the...
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