Trivia

Served in the U.S. Army at Fort Knox, where he was in charge of arranging entertainment for the soldiers. That led him to pursue a career as a talent agency after his discharge in 1954.

Father of Jack Gilardi Jr., Jason Gilardi and Gina Portman.

Ex-son-in-law of Joe Funicello and Virginia Funicello.

Jack Gilardi is the casting agent for Sir Roger Moore.

Is portrayed by Rob Stewart in A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story (1995)

Father-in-law of John Portman.

Joined General Artists Corporation as an agent in 1954. GAC later merged with Creative Management Associates, which in turn joined with International Famous Agency to form ICM in 1975.