Aaron Sorkin

Aaron Benjamin Sorkin (lahir pada 9 Juni 1961) adalah seorang penulis skenario, produser, penulis drama pemenang penghargaan-Academy dan Emmy berkebangsaan Amerika, yang menciptakan karya-karya seperti A Few Good Men, The American President, The West Wing, Sports Night, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, Charlie Wilson's War, The Social Network, Moneyball dan The Newsroom.^[1] Ciri khas Sorkin yaitu percakapan antar karakter yang cepat dan monolog panjangnya saling melengkapi, di dunia pertelevisian, dengan teknik penyutradaraan Thomas Schlammer—yang sering bekerja sama dengan Sorkin—yang disebut 'walk and talk'.

Aaron Sorkin
Aaron Sorkin pada 18 Mei 2009
Lahir	Aaron Benjamin Sorkin 9 Juni 1961 (umur 63) New York City, New York, Amerika Serikat.
Pekerjaan	Penulis skenario, produser, pengarang drama
Almamater	Syracuse University
Tahun aktif	1984–sekarang
Pasangan	Julia Bingham (1996–2005; bercerai; 1 anak)

Filmografi

Film

• A Few Good Men (1992)
• Malice (with Scott Frank) (1993)
• The American President (1995)
• The Rock (1996) (uncredited)
• Bulworth (1998) (uncredited)
• Sports Night (1998–2000) (TV) (Creator/Executive Producer)
• The West Wing (1999–2006) (TV) (Creator/Executive Producer)
• Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006–2007) (TV) (Creator/Executive Producer)
• Charlie Wilson's War (based on the book by George Crile) (2007)
• The Social Network (based on the book The Accidental Billionaires by Ben Mezrich) (2010)
• Moneyball (with Steven Zaillian from a story by Stan Chervin, based on the book by Michael Lewis) (2011)
• The Newsroom (2012) (TV) (Creator/Executive Producer)
• ''Untitled Steve Jobs Project'' (TBA) (based on the book by Walter Isaacson)

Plays

• Removing All Doubt (1984)
• Hidden in This Picture (1988)^[2]
• A Few Good Men (1989)^[3]
• Making Movies (1990)^[4] based on Hidden in This Picture
• The Farnsworth Invention (2007)^[5]

Akting kameo

• A Few Good Men (1992) Man in bar
• The American President (1995) Aide in bar
• Sports Night (1998–2000) Man at bar (1999, 1 episode)
• The West Wing (1999–2006) Man in crowd (2006, 1 episode)
• Entourage (2004–2011) himself (2009–2010, 2 episodes)
• The Social Network (2010) Ad executive
• 30 Rock (2006–2013) himself (2011, 1 episode)

Referensi

1. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0815070/
2. Mel Gussow (August 24, 1988). "Review/Theater; Three Plays on Desire". The New York Times. Diakses tanggal Januari 12, 2007.
3. Frank Rich (November 16, 1989). "Review/Theater; Honor, Bullying and Conformity in the Trial in 'A Few Good Men'". The New York Times. Diakses tanggal Januari 12, 2007.
4. Mel Gussow (March 28, 1990). "Review/Theater; 'Making Movies,' a Satire Of the Celluloid World". The New York Times. Diakses tanggal Januari 12, 2007.
5. BWW News Desk (December 15, 2006). "Sorkin and McAnuff Collaborate on LaJolla's 'Invention'". BroadwayWorld.com. Diakses tanggal January 2, 2007.

Informasi lebih lanjut

• Aaron Sorkin (2002). The West Wing Script Book. Newmarket Press. ISBN 978-1-55704-549-2. Parameter |month= yang tidak diketahui akan diabaikan (bantuan)
• Aaron Sorkin (2004). The West Wing Seasons 3 & 4: The Shooting Scripts: Eight Teleplays. Newmarket Press. ISBN 978-1-55704-612-3. Parameter |month= yang tidak diketahui akan diabaikan (bantuan)
• "Interview with Aaron Sorkin" (PDF). On Writing Magazine, Issue 18. The Writers Guild of America, East, Inc. 2003. hlm. 6. Diarsipkan dari versi asli (PDF) tanggal 2007-01-28. Diakses tanggal Januari 10, 2007. Parameter |month= yang tidak diketahui akan diabaikan (bantuan)
• Aaron Sorkin. "Early draft of the Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip pilot script". Diarsipkan dari versi asli tanggal 2009-10-24. Diakses tanggal February 1, 2007.
• Aaron Sorkin and Rob Reiner (2001). From Stage to Screen with Aaron Sorkin and Rob Reiner, A Few Good Men (Special Edition DVD) (Documentary).
• Aaron Barnhart (Januari 21, 2007). "Aaron Sorkin, in his own words". TV Barn (Podcast). Diarsipkan dari yang asli on 2007-02-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20070221073400/http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/files/TVBP8.mp3. Diakses pada 2013-10-04.

Pranala luar

• Aaron Sorkin di IMDb (dalam bahasa Inggris)
• Aaron Sorkin at Moviefone
• Aaron Sorkin at Rotten Tomatoes
• Blog Entries by Aaron Sorkin at The Huffington Post
• (Inggris) Aaron Sorkin di Charlie Rose
• (Inggris) Aaron Sorkin - Berita dan komentar di The Guardian
• (Inggris) Aaron Sorkin - Berita dan komentar di The New York Times
• (Inggris) Karya atau profil mengenai Aaron Sorkin di perpustakaan (katalog WorldCat)