Aaron Sorkin pursued acting before discovering his passion for writing. He became a major Hollywood player when his military courtroom drama A Few Good Men was brought to the big screen in 1992, and he scored a hit with the creation of the popular TV show The West Wing in 1999. Known for his characters' sharp dialogue, Sorkin won an Academy Award for his screenplay for The Social Network (2010). He has since earned acclaim for the creation of the HBO drama The Newsroom, as well as his screenplays for Moneyball (2011), Steve Jobs(2015), and Molly's Game (2017), his directorial debut.
In 1995, Sorkin married entertainment lawyer Julia Bingham. They had a daughter named Roxy together before divorcing in 2005. Sorkin has been romantically linked to actress Kristin Davis and columnist Maureen Dowd, though he is also known to be a workaholic who sleeps in his office during busy stretches.
