Aaron Sorkin
Aaron Sorkin, born in New York, USA on June 9, 1961, is an American director, screenwriter, producer and actor.
In 1988, he created the drama "Mystery in Painting", which began to attract attention. In 1989, he wrote the script "A Few Good Men"; at the end of the same year, "A Few Good Men" was rehearsed as a drama
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. In 1992, he served as the screenwriter of the movie " A Few Good Men ". In 1993, he served as the screenwriter of the thriller film " Malice ". In 1995, the romantic comedy " The American President " , which he served as a screenwriter and participated in, was released. On September 22, 1998, the modern comedy " Sports Night " , a producer and screenwriter, premiered. In 1999, he produced and wrote the political drama " The West Wing Season 1 ", which won the 52nd Primetime Emmy Awards for Best Screenplay in a Drama Series
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. In 2003, he participated in the political drama ""The work of the screenwriter. In 2006, he produced and wrote the TV series " studio60 ". In 2007, he wrote the biographical film " Charlie Wilson's War ", which won a nomination for Best Screenplay in the 65th American Film and Television Golden Globe Awards
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. In 2010, he wrote the biographical film " The Social Network ", which won the 68th American Film and Television Golden Globe Awards -Best Screenplay Award and 83rd Academy Awards Best Adapted Screenplay Award
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In 2011, he participated in the screenwriting of the sports film " Moneyball ", which won the 84th Academy Awards nomination for best adapted screenplay
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. In 2012, screenwriter and producer of the news-themed drama " The Newsroom Season 1 ". In 2015, he wrote the biographical film " Steve Jobs ", which won the 73rd American Film and Television Golden Globe Awards -Best Screenplay Award
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. In 2017, he wrote and directed the biopic " Molly's Game ", which won a nomination for the best debut director award at the 70th Directors Guild Awards
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Early Experience
On June 9, 1961, Aaron Sorkin was born in a wealthy Jewish family in Manhattan, New York, USA
. He has been interested in acting since he was a child. When he was in middle school, he was a member of the school drama club and performed on stage in dramas and musicals. After graduating from high school, he entered Syracuse University to study musical theater. In 1983, after completing his studies, he returned to New York to look for opportunities to develop in the entertainment industry. During this period, he worked as a driver, a tour guide, a waiter in a bar, and a "small advertisement" on the street, but he rarely got the opportunity to perform on stage. Once, Aaron Sorkin went to a friend's house as a guest. He saw a typewriter in the room and started typing. This process gave him an unprecedented level of confidence and joy. In this way, Aaron Sorkin's interest shifted from acting to writing. After completing his first work "Remove All Doubts", he gave it to the drama teacher at his alma mater, and received a good evaluation
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Performing Experience
In 1988, Aaron Sorkin wrote a play called "A Fan in Painting", which began to gain a certain reputation in the New York theater industry. In 1989, Aaron Sorkin wrote the script "A Few Good Men"; at the end of the same year, "A Few Good Men" was rehearsed as a drama, with 497 performances in total
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In 1992, " A Few Good Men " created by Aaron Sorkin was filmed as the film of the same name. The film was nominated for Best Picture at the 65th Academy Awards
, which attracted the attention of Hollywood producer David Brown . ·Brown helped Aaron Sorkin successfully embark on the road of film screenwriting.
In 1993, the thriller film " Malice " was released as a screenwriter , directed by Harold Becker
. In 1995, the romantic comedy " The American President ", starring Michael Douglas and Annette Bening , was released as a screenwriter and starring role
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On September 22, 1998, Aaron Sorkin acted as producer and screenwriter for the premiere of the modern comedy " Sports Night ", starring Josh Charles , Peter Krause , Felicity Huffman and others
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On September 22, 1999, the political drama " The West Wing Season 1 ", which was produced and written by the producer and screenwriter, was launched. The drama won 9 awards at the 52nd Primetime Emmy Awards , and Aaron Sorkin won the Best Screenplay Award in a Drama Series
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In July 2000, Aaron Sorkin won a contract with Warner Bros. Television for about $15 million
; on October 4, the political drama " The West Wing " , which served as a screenwriter, was broadcast
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On October 3, 2001, the political drama "The Third Season of the White House " premiered as a screenwriter
. On September 25, 2002, the political drama " The Fourth Season of the White House ", which served as the screenwriter, was launched
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In 2003, Aaron Sorkin participated in the political drama ""The work of the screenwriter. On October 20, 2004, the screenwriter's political drama "The White House Season 6" premiered.
On September 25, 2005, the political drama "The Seventh Season of the White House" was aired, which was the last season of the "White House" series. Aaron Sorkin, in addition to serving as the screenwriter of the play, also starred in the play
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In 2006, producer and screenwriter tells the inside story of the television drama " studio60 ", play by Nate Torrence , Lucy Davis starred and so on
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In November 2007, the second stage play "The Farnsworth Invention"
written by Aaron Sorkin was performed on Broadway. The play tells the story of Broadway at the beginning of television . On December 10, the biographical film " Charlie Wilson's War " was screened. , By virtue of the film won the 65th American film and television Golden Globe Awards film category-best screenwriter nomination
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On October 1, 2010, Aaron Sorkin adapted the biographical film " The Social Network " based on Ben Metzridge's novel "The Accidental Billionaire: The Creation of Facebook, A Story About Sex, Money, Genius, and Betrayal " When it was released, he won the 68th American Film and Television Golden Globe Awards for Best Screenplay in the Film Category and the 83rd Academy Awards for Best Adapted Screenplay
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On September 23, 2011, the sports film " Moneyball " , written by Aaron Sorkin, was released. With this film, he was nominated for the best adapted screenplay in the 84th Academy Awards
.
In 2012, the news-themed drama " The Newsroom Season 1 " was broadcast as a screenwriter and producer . The drama was co-starred by Jeff Daniels , Emily Mortimer , and Alison Pill
. On July 14, 2013, the screenwriter’s news-themed drama " The Newsroom Season 2 " was launched
. On November 9, 2014, the news-themed drama "Newsroom Season 3", which served as a screenwriter and producer, premiered
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On October 9, 2015, Aaron Sorkin 's biographical film " Steve Jobs " based on Walter Isaacson 's "The Biography of Steve Jobs " was released. With this film, he won the 73rd American Film and Television Golden Globe Awards Film Category-Best Screenwriter Award
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On November 22, 2017, he wrote and directed the biopic " Molly's Game " starring Jessica Michelle Chastain , Idris Elba and Kevin Costner . This film is Aaron Sorkin's directorial debut, which won the 70th Directors’ Guild Award for Best He was nominated for the Director Award for his debut
, and was nominated for the Best Screenplay in the 75th American Film and Television Golden Globe Awards
, and for the Best Adapted Screenplay in the 90th Academy Awards
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On February 28, 2021, he won the Golden Globe Awards for Best Screenplay with " The Trial of the Chicago 7 " .
Personal Life
family
Aaron Sorkin's father is a copyright lawyer and his mother is a teacher
. Aaron Sorkin has an older brother and an older sister, both of whom are lawyers
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emotion
Aaron Sorkin and Julia Bingheim had a short marriage. In 2000, their daughter was born. The two divorced shortly thereafter
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Character Evaluation
Aaron Sorkin's script is full of wit, humor, and sharp dialogue. When the wonderful lines are combined with political themes, his script seems to be endowed with magic
. on In "A Few Good Men", Aaron Sorkin integrates incidents, investigations, debates, and reflections into an interlocking plot
. In The White House, the White House story framed by Aaron Sorkin is like a cross-section of American political life, capturing those little-known inside stories in detail and without losing the truth
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Often adding a lot of sensible jokes in the film can be said to be a major feature of Aaron Sorkin. In his film and television works, the first moment may feel the incredible reality, the next moment may be a cruel and exaggerated plot reversal
. The magic of Aaron Sorkin is that he can not only catch the audience, but also proves that works with high ratings can have depth and culture
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Aaron Sorkin has excellent story line weaving ability and is good at weaving current affairs stories based on international situations
. "Studio60" he served as the screenwriter, carries a lot of thinking about the responsibilities and positions of contemporary media. It is Aaron Sorkin's deep reflection and self-deprecation of American politics and TV culture
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Character Dispute
On June 19, 2001, Aaron Sorkin was arrested for carrying drugs. Soon after, he withdrew from the film crew of "The White House" and began drug rehabilitation and recuperation
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