Aaron Sorkin
American filmmaker
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| 2024 | Made a deal with Warner Bros. to write and potentially direct a film about Al Schwimmer, founder of the Israeli air force. |
| October 2023 | Sorkin dropped CAA following a controversial post made by its co-chief of motion pictures department, Maha Dakhil, during the Israel–Hamas war. |
| October 2023 | Signed a letter calling on President Biden to work toward the release of Israeli hostages after the Hamas-led attack on Israel. |
| April 13 2023 | The Broadway revival of Camelot, with a revised book by Aaron Sorkin, was set to begin at Lincoln Center's Vivian Beaumont Theater. |
| 2022 | 'To Kill a Mockingbird' was also staged at the Gielgud Theatre in London. |
| 2022 | Aaron Sorkin quit smoking after having a stroke in 2022, marking a significant personal health event in his life. |
| November 3 2022 | Aaron Sorkin was announced to be reuniting with director Bartlett Sher to write a revised book for the Broadway revival of the musical Camelot. |
| 2021 | Directed Being the Ricardos, continuing his work as a film director. |
| 2021 | At the 78th Golden Globes, Aaron Sorkin won Best Screenplay for The Trial of the Chicago 7 and was nominated for Best Director. |
| 2021 | Sorkin dated Paulina Porizkova for a few months. |
| December 21 2021 | Being the Ricardos was made available for streaming on Prime Video. |
| December 10 2021 | Being the Ricardos, directed by Aaron Sorkin and focusing on the marriage of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, received a limited theatrical release. |
| 2020 | Aaron Sorkin received a nomination for Best Original Screenplay for The Trial of the Chicago 7 at the 93rd Academy Awards. |
| 2020 | Aaron Sorkin won the Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay for The Trial of the Chicago Seven. |
| 2020 | Aaron Sorkin wrote and produced 'A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote' in 2020. |
| September 25 2020 | The Trial of the Chicago 7, written and directed by Aaron Sorkin, began a limited release. |
| December 13 2018 | Aaron Sorkin's Broadway adaptation of To Kill a Mockingbird opened on December 13, 2018, at the Shubert Theatre, receiving positive reviews. |
| 2017 | Aaron Sorkin played the role of a man in a bar in the film 'Molly's Game'. |
| December 2017 | Molly's Game was released to mostly positive reviews and earned Sorkin his third Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay. |
| 2016 | Aaron Sorkin made his directorial debut with the film Molly's Game, which he also adapted from Molly Bloom's memoir. |
| 2016 | After Donald Trump won the presidential election, Sorkin wrote an open letter to his daughter Roxy and her mother Julia. |
| March 2016 | In March 2016, it was announced that Aaron Sorkin would adapt 'A Few Good Men' for a live production on NBC, originally slated to air in 2017. |
| February 2016 | In February 2016, it was announced that Aaron Sorkin would adapt Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird for the stage, marking his first collaboration with director Bartlett Sher. |
| 2015 | Sorkin wrote the screenplay for the film Steve Jobs. |
| 2015 | The film 'Steve Jobs' was released. |
| 2014 | The Newsroom TV series concluded after running from 2012 to 2014 |
| August 2014 | Signed an open letter from Hollywood community members condemning Hamas rocket attacks on Israel during the 2014 Gaza War. |
| January 2013 | Quit the Houdini musical project due to film and television commitments. |
| January 2013 | In January 2013, Aaron Sorkin quit the Broadway musical project he was involved in, citing commitments in film and television. |
| 2012 | Aaron Sorkin began working on The Newsroom TV series, which he wrote, executive produced, and created |
| June 2012 | The Newsroom premiered on HBO, later renewed for a second season a day after the second episode aired. |
| May 13 2012 | During a commencement speech at Syracuse University, Sorkin announced that he had not used cocaine for eleven years. |
| January 2012 | In January 2012, it was reported that Stephen Schwartz was writing the music and lyrics for a musical with Aaron Sorkin making his debut as a librettist, expected for release in 2013–14. |
| 2011 | Sorkin wrote the screenplay for the film Moneyball. |
| 2011 | Sorkin played himself on the series 30 Rock in the episode |
| 2011 | Aaron Sorkin won the Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay for The Social Network. |
| 2011 | Aaron Sorkin received a nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay for Moneyball at the 84th Academy Awards. |
| January 2011 | HBO ordered a pilot episode of Sorkin's series with the working title More as This Story Develops. |
| 2010 | In 2010, Aaron Sorkin reportedly obtained the film rights to Andrew Young's book 'The Politician,' about Senator John Edwards, and announced his debut as a film director while adapting the book. |
| 2010 | The film 'The Social Network' was released. |
| 2010 | Aaron Sorkin worked as an ad executive on the film 'The Social Network'. |
| 2010 | Aaron Sorkin won the British Academy Film Award for The Social Network. |
| November 2010 | In November 2010, it was reported that Aaron Sorkin would write a musical based on the life of Houdini, with music by Danny Elfman. |
| October 1 2010 | David Fincher's The Social Network, featuring a screenplay by Sorkin based on Ben Mezrich's book, was released and became a critical and commercial success, earning Sorkin an Academy Award, BAFTA, and Golden Globe for Best Screenplay. |
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