Aaron Sorkin - screenwriter and producer of famous films

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Aaron Sorkin is a famous American screenwriter who has gained fame through several well-known films and television series. His manner of displaying realism from different angles is liked by many fans of the film industry, as well as critics. His work has earned him an Oscar in many categories. He is also a laureate of other well-known awards, and his biography is worthy of being known to all fans of good cinema.

Childhood and learning

Rarely does an ordinary screenwriter become the hero of various reports, because this person is rarely remembered while working on a film. However, Aaron Sorkin is an exception. He was born to a Jewish family in Manhattan. His mother was a simple teacher, and his father worked as a lawyer. From an early age, the boy was interested in dramatic performances, and he was an active member of the theater circle.

After high school, he entered Syracuse University without any problems, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree. For a long time he could not find his place in the industry, until he began to write plays. It was they who brought himpopularity.

Style and first works

Aaron Sorkin is not in vain considered one of the best and most famous screenwriters of our time. The concept of "Sorkin's style" has already established itself in cinema. It means that in the picture there will be a main character with a powerful intellect and strong eloquence. Biting phrases can be heard more than once in the films of this author, because this is part of his style. At twenty-three, Sorkin began writing plays, and since that time almost all of them have been staged in the theater or in film form. It was he who was chosen by Steven Spielberg in order to correct the script of one of the most popular films of all time called Schindler's List.

His first known screenplay was a story called "A Few Good Guys". He wrote it under the influence of his sister's case (she worked as a lawyer) about the abuse of a colleague by Marines. He sold this play for a huge amount of money, and it was made into a movie with Tom Cruise and Jack Nicholson.

Following works

In Hollywood everyone agrees that Aaron Sorkin makes movies really exciting with his script. After writing the script for the film A Few Good Men, the author signs a contract with Castle Rock Studios and begins working on the thriller Ready for Anything. Nicole Kidman and Alec Baldwin, along with an interesting plot, brought good box office receipts. As part of the same contract, Aaron Sorkin wrote the script for another picture called "American President". Great cast and mixtwo genres brought fame to the writer among all Hollywood directors. The likes of Michael Bay and Tony Scott began hiring him to review their film scripts and correct them as needed.

After his success with the pictures, Sorkin decided to try himself in sitcoms and launched the series Sports Night, which tells about the life of athletes off the cameras.

Famous series

The West Wing is the most successful television series that Aaron Sorkin has been able to achieve. The filmography of a famous person at a new level begins precisely with this scenario about political intrigues in the administration of the American government. The plot stretched for seven seasons, until the audience got bored. It was told about the mechanisms of influence of power on the people, terrorism, the struggle for the presidency and much more. At the same time, Sorkin was detained with drugs at the airport and sent for treatment. The author soon recovered and began work on a new series, Studio 60 Sunset Street, as The West Wing was cancelled. This multi-part picture was recognized as the worst series of the year, but later it was included in the list of cult films. The fame of the screenwriter only gained momentum, and soon he received the largest contracts.

World projects and personal life

In 2010, Sony commissioned a screenwriter to write a story about the genius Mark Zuckerberg, his life and journey to create the social network Facebook. Based on this plot, the film "The Social Network" was filmed, which gave Sorkin the firstOscar figurine. After that, the name of the author was recognized by everyone without exception in Hollywood and beyond. On this film, Sony's collaboration with the writer did not stop.

Two years later, Aaron Sorkin was brought in to write the story again. “Steve Jobs” was the name of the film that the screenwriter had to work on. For her, he was nominated for many different awards in cinema, which once again confirmed his professionalism.

Very few details are known about the author's personal life. For ten years he was married to Julia Bingham. In 2000, their daughter Roxy was born, and five years later the couple separated. Nevertheless, they keep in touch, as evidenced by Sorkin's letters to his ex-wife and child. After the election, he wrote that Trump's candidacy threatened the people of America, and assured his relatives that he would continue to fight for his rights and people to impeach the president.