Emile Ardolino

F-List

Total Box Office Draw: $0

Director

Average ROI: 213%
ROI Rank: 289
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Movies

Title
Sister Act
Little Men
Dirty Dancing

Score
73%
81%
86%

Year
1992
1990
1987

Box Office
$139,605,150
$71,609,321
$214,577,242

Known For & ROIs

Sister Act

Little Men

Dirty Dancing

2,225%

ROI Commentary:

Average ROI: 213%
ROI Rank: 289

Well, Emile Ardolino may be on the F-List, but at least they’re in the top 15% of directors in terms of ROI. That’s like being the tallest dwarf in the room.

Bio:

Emile Ardolino (1943-1993) was an American film and television director, best known for his work on the films Dirty Dancing and Sister Act. He began his career as a documentary filmmaker, winning an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 1983 for his film He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin’. Ardolino also directed several music videos for artists such as Whitney Houston and Aretha Franklin. He passed away in 1993 at the age of 50 due to complications from AIDS.

Birthday:

May 8, 1943

Birthplace:

Emile Ardolino was born in Maspeth, New York.

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