American filmmaker Emile Ardolino spent much of his distinguished career making television documentaries about classical dance and designing innovative multi-media presentations for theatrical productions, but he is still best known for his commercial feature film debut, the hit sleeper, Dirty Dancing. The New York born Ardolino, began his career as an actor in an off-Broadway production of ...more
- 1987
- Independent Spirit Award
- Best First Feature
- Dirty Dancing
- win
- 1983
- Academy
- Best Documentary Feature
- He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin'
- win
- 1993
- Gypsy
- Director
- 1993
- George Balanchine's The Nutcracker
- Director
- 1993
- Gypsy
- Producer
- 1992
- Sister Act
- Director
- 1990
- Three Men and a Little Lady
- Director











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