Chris Cardillo
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- Film producer
- businessman
- actor
Chris Cardillo | |
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| Born | New Jersey, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Rowan University |
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| Years active | 2005–present |
Chris Cardillo, also known as J. Fontaine, is an American film producer, businessman, and former actor.[1][2][3] Alongside his brother Nick, Cardillo is the co-owner and CEO of Castle Windows, a New Jersey–based window repair and construction company.[4][5][6]
Cardillo grew up in New Jersey, the son of Christopher Cardillo Sr., a businessman.[7] He began his interest in filmmaking as a child.[8] He earned a Bachelor of Science in Marketing from Rowan University in 1998.[9]
Career
In 2005, he and his brother Nick purchased Castle Windows from their father. The Cardillo brothers expanded the business into over a dozen U.S. states and a US$75 million annual revenue.[7]
He made his film career debut in 2015 with The Grievance Group, in which he performed acting, writing, production duties.[7] The same year, The Mint was released, a semi-biographical film based on Cardillo's record production career as J. Fontaine, where he started alongside JWoww.[10]
In 2022, he acquired the trademark rights to the department store chain Hills.[11]