Chris Cardillo, also known as J. Fontaine, is an American film producer, businessman, and former actor. Alongside his brother Nick, Cardillo is the co-owner and CEO of Castle Windows, a New JerseyâÂÂbased window repair and construction company.
Cardillo grew up in New Jersey, the son of Christopher Cardillo Sr., a businessman. He began his interest in filmmaking as a child. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Marketing from Rowan University in 1998.
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.
He made his film career debut in 2015 with The Grievance Group, in which he performed acting, writing, production duties. 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.
In 2022, he acquired the trademark rights to the department store chain Hills.
Cardillo has an interest in toy collecting, as a partner with gaming company Coleco.