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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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Known for

Dirty Dancing (1987)
Dirty Dancing
7.1
  • Director
  • 1987
Two by Dove (1995)
Great Performances: Dance in America
7.5
TV Series
  • Director
He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin' (1983)
He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin'
6.2
  • Director
  • 1983
Joshua Bell, Hugh Downs, Renée Fleming, Alan Gilbert, Lorin Maazel, Natalia Makarova, Audra McDonald, Zubin Mehta, Itzhak Perlman, Louis Perry, Beverly Sills, Martin Bookspan, and Fred Child in Live from Lincoln Center (1976)
Live from Lincoln Center
8.5
TV Series
  • Director

Credits

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Director

  • Bette Midler in Gypsy (1993)
    Gypsy
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 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
    5.9
    • Director (directed by)
    • 1993
  • Whoopi Goldberg in Sister Act (1992)
    Sister Act
    6.5
    • 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
    5.5
    • Director
    • 1990
  • Robert Downey Jr., Mary Stuart Masterson, Cybill Shepherd, and Ryan O'Neal in Chances Are (1989)
    Chances Are
    6.5
    • Director
    • 1989
  • Dirty Dancing (1987)
    Dirty Dancing
    Short
    • Director
    • 1987
  • Dirty Dancing (1987)
    Dirty Dancing
    7.1
    • Director
    • 1987
  • Two by Dove (1995)
    Great Performances: Dance in America
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1977–1987
  • American Playhouse (1980)
    American Playhouse
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1986
  • Gala of Stars 1984 (1984)
    Gala of Stars 1984
    TV Special
    • Director
    • 1984
  • Good Morning Mr. Orwell (1984)
    Good Morning Mr. Orwell
    6.7
    TV Special
    • television director
    • 1984
  • He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin' (1983)
    He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin'
    6.2
    • Director
    • 1983
  • NBC Special Treat (1975)
    NBC Special Treat
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1983
  • Joshua Bell, Hugh Downs, Renée Fleming, Alan Gilbert, Lorin Maazel, Natalia Makarova, Audra McDonald, Zubin Mehta, Itzhak Perlman, Louis Perry, Beverly Sills, Martin Bookspan, and Fred Child in Live from Lincoln Center (1976)
    Live from Lincoln Center
    8.5
    TV Series
    • intermission director
    • 1978–1983
  • A Midsummer Night's Dream (1982)
    A Midsummer Night's Dream
    7.8
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1982

Producer

  • Bette Midler in Gypsy (1993)
    Gypsy
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1993
  • Two by Dove (1995)
    Great Performances: Dance in America
    7.5
    TV Series
    • producer
    • coordinating producer
    • series coordinating producer
    • 1976–1987
  • He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin' (1983)
    He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin'
    6.2
    • producer
    • 1983
  • NBC Special Treat (1975)
    NBC Special Treat
    7.2
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1983
  • When Hell Freezes Over, I'll Skate (1979)
    When Hell Freezes Over, I'll Skate
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1979
  • Baryshnikov at the White House
    7.7
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1979
  • Joshua Bell, Hugh Downs, Renée Fleming, Alan Gilbert, Lorin Maazel, Natalia Makarova, Audra McDonald, Zubin Mehta, Itzhak Perlman, Louis Perry, Beverly Sills, Martin Bookspan, and Fred Child in Live from Lincoln Center (1976)
    Live from Lincoln Center
    8.5
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1978
  • Three by Balanchine
    • coordinating producer
    • 1977
  • The Lively Arts (1969)
    The Lively Arts
    6.8
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1977

Additional Crew

  • Oh! Calcutta! (1972)
    Oh! Calcutta!
    5.0
    • projected media
    • 1972
  • Robert De Niro and Jill Clayburgh in The Wedding Party (1969)
    The Wedding Party
    4.7
    • 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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