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Emile Ardolino(1943-1993)

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Additional Crew
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Emile Ardolino in Three Men and a Little Lady (1990)
Emile Ardolino was born on 9 May 1943 in Maspeth, New York, USA. He was a director and producer, known for Dirty Dancing (1987), Great Performances: Dance in America (1976) and He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin' (1983). He died on 20 November 1993 in Bel Air, California, USA.
BornMay 9, 1943
DiedNovember 20, 1993(50)
BornMay 9, 1943
DiedNovember 20, 1993(50)
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  • Won 1 Oscar
    • 8 wins & 21 nominations total

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Emile Ardolino and Robin Weisman in Three Men and a Little Lady (1990)
Emile Ardolino in Three Men and a Little Lady (1990)
Steve Guttenberg, Tom Selleck, Ted Danson, and Emile Ardolino in Three Men and a Little Lady (1990)
Emile Ardolino

Known for

Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze in Dirty Dancing (1987)
Dirty Dancing
7.0
  • Director(directed by)
  • 1987
Two by Dove (1995)
Great Performances: Dance in America
7.6
TV Series
  • Director
He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin' (1983)
He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin'
6.3
  • Director
  • 1983
Gypsy (1993)
Gypsy
7.1
TV Movie
  • Director
  • 1993

Credits

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Director

  • Gypsy (1993)
    Gypsy
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 1993
  • Kevin Kline, Helene Alexopoulos, Lindsay Fischer, Lauren Hauser, Kipling Houston, Peter Naumann, Alexandre Proia, Melinda Roy, Stephanie Saland, Simone Schumacher, Deborah Wingert, and Eriends Zieminch in The Nutcracker (1993)
    The Nutcracker
    • Director (directed by)
    • 1993
  • Whoopi Goldberg in Sister Act (1992)
    Sister Act
    • Director (directed by)
    • 1992
  • Steve Guttenberg, Tom Selleck, Ted Danson, and Robin Weisman in Three Men and a Little Lady (1990)
    Three Men and a Little Lady
    • Director
    • 1990
  • Robert Downey Jr., Mary Stuart Masterson, Cybill Shepherd, and Ryan O'Neal in Chances Are (1989)
    Chances Are
    • Director
    • 1989
  • Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze in Dirty Dancing (1987)
    Dirty Dancing
    • Director (directed by)
    • 1987
  • American Playhouse
    American Playhouse
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1986
  • Good Morning Mr. Orwell (1984)
    Good Morning Mr. Orwell
    • television director
    • TV Special
    • 1984
  • He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin' (1983)
    He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin'
    • Director
    • 1983
  • A Midsummer Night's Dream (1982)
    A Midsummer Night's Dream
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 1982
  • Faerie Tale Theatre (1982)
    Faerie Tale Theatre
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1982
  • Joseph Papp Presents: The Dance and the Railroad
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 1982
  • Meryl Streep, Michael Jeter, and Richard Cox in Alice at the Palace (1982)
    Alice at the Palace
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 1982
  • Two by Dove (1995)
    Great Performances: Dance in America
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1977–1981
  • When Hell Freezes Over, I'll Skate (1979)
    When Hell Freezes Over, I'll Skate
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 1979

Producer

  • Gypsy (1993)
    Gypsy
    • producer
    • TV Movie
    • 1993
  • Two by Dove (1995)
    Great Performances: Dance in America
    • producer
    • TV Series
    • 1981–1987
  • He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin' (1983)
    He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin'
    • producer
    • 1983
  • When Hell Freezes Over, I'll Skate (1979)
    When Hell Freezes Over, I'll Skate
    • producer
    • TV Movie
    • 1979
  • Baryshnikov at the White House
    • producer
    • TV Movie
    • 1979
  • Three by Balanchine
    • coordinating producer
    • 1977
  • The Lively Arts (1969)
    The Lively Arts
    • producer
    • TV Series
    • 1977

Additional Crew

  • Oh! Calcutta! (1972)
    Oh! Calcutta!
    • projected media
    • 1972
  • Robert De Niro and Jill Clayburgh in The Wedding Party (1969)
    The Wedding Party
    • special assistance
    • 1969

Personal details

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  • Born
    • May 9, 1943
    • Maspeth, New York, USA
  • Died
    • November 20, 1993
    • Bel Air, California, USA(AIDS)

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Co-founder of Compton-Ardolino films in 1967. Best known for his dance documentaries, which helped to popularize dance in America from the mid-1970s. Had two big hits in Hollywood with Dirty Dancing (1987) and Sister Act (1992).

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