FILM DIRECTOR

Emile Ardolino

1943 - 1993

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Emile Ardolino (May 9, 1943 – November 20, 1993) was an American television and film director and producer, best known for his work on the films Dirty Dancing (1987) and Sister Act (1992). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Emile Ardolino has received more than 457,871 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Emile Ardolino is the 724th most popular film director (up from 726th in 2019), the 4,596th most popular biography from United States (up from 4,673rd in 2019) and the 180th most popular American Film Director.

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  • 2.25

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Emile Ardolino ranks 724 out of 2,041. Before him are Tatyana Lioznova, Charles Vidor, Otakar Vávra, Corey Yuen, Maurice Tourneur, and Jack Arnold. After him are Clyde Geronimi, Alexei Uchitel, Dan O'Bannon, Rudolph Maté, Hans Hass, and Mohsen Makhmalbaf.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Emile Ardolino ranks 333. Before him are Tanuja, Dagmar Lassander, Juan Mujica, Manuel Velázquez, Eva Joly, and František Veselý. After him are Reinhard Libuda, Johnny Hansen, Juhani Suutarinen, Giuseppe Versaldi, Hans Heyer, and Yukio Kasaya. Among people deceased in 1993, Emile Ardolino ranks 143. Before him are Mick Ronson, Mieczysław Horszowski, Max August Zorn, Bertus Aafjes, Erich Leinsdorf, and Steve James. After him are Evelyne Hall, Maurice Bourgès-Maunoury, Hédi Amara Nouira, Oliver Tambo, Guido del Mestri, and Alexandre Trauner.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Emile Ardolino ranks 4,596 out of 20,380. Before him are Timothy Olyphant (1968), Madeline Kahn (1942), Clifton James (1920), Stephen Tobolowsky (1951), Murray Hamilton (1923), and Grace Coolidge (1879). After him are Armand Hammer (1898), John McCook (1944), Emma Lazarus (1849), Julia Grant (1826), Julia Louis-Dreyfus (1961), and Francis Lane (1874).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Emile Ardolino ranks 180. Before him are John Stagliano (1951), Fred Niblo (1874), Dorothy Arzner (1897), David Chase (1945), Barry Sonnenfeld (1953), and Jack Arnold (1916). After him are Dan O'Bannon (1946), Ryan Murphy (1965), Bob Rafelson (1933), William Cameron Menzies (1896), George Seaton (1911), and Jerry Schatzberg (1927).

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Filmography

Dirty Dancing
Director
Expecting the usual tedium that accompanies a summer in the Catskills with her family, 17-year-old Frances 'Baby' Houseman is surprised to find herself stepping into the shoes of a professional hoofer—and unexpectedly falling in love.
Aug 21st 19877.3 / 10
Sister Act
Director
A Reno singer witnesses a mob murder and the cops stash her in a nunnery to protect her from the mob's hitmen. The mother superior does not trust her, and takes steps to limit her influence on the other nuns. Eventually the singer rescues the failing choir and begins helping with community projects, which gets her an interview on TV—and identification by the mob.
May 28th 19926.8 / 10
3 Men and a Little Lady
Director
Sylvia's work increasingly takes her away from the three men who help bring up Mary, her daughter. When she decides to move to England and take Mary with her, the three men are heartbroken at losing the two most important females in their lives.
Nov 21st 19905.9 / 10