Biography for
Thomas Schlamme (I) More at IMDbPro »

Date of Birth

22 May 1950, Houston, Texas, USA

Birth Name

Thomas David Schlamme

Spouse

Christine Lahti

(4 September 1983 - present) 3 children

Trivia

Has three children with his wife Christine Lahti: sons Wilson Lahti Schlamme and Joseph Schlamme; daughter, Emma Schlamme.

He has visited the White House several times and, during the Clinton administration, once stayed the night in the Lincoln Bedroom. He drew on observations of White House staffers made during this visit to inspire the visual and behavioral style of the fictional staffers in "The West Wing" (1999), which he co-created with Aaron Sorkin.