Radio Man
Radioman (or Radio Man) (born 1951) is the nickname of a formerly homeless man in New York City who has become widely known from making over 100 cameo appearances in films and TV shows. His real name is Craig Castaldo, but he is known as "Radioman" for the radio he wears around his neck.
He has made cameos in the TV series 30 Rock and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and in the films The Departed, Shutter Island, Just My Luck, Romance & Cigarettes, Elf, Two Weeks Notice, Glitter, Keeping the Faith, Godzilla, Ransom, Big Daddy, Mr. Deeds, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, The Other Woman, The Bourne Trilogy, and other films and television shows.
He is famous in New York[1] and has been written about in the New York Times, New York magazine, Time Out, the New York Daily News, and more. Whoopi Goldberg took him to the Oscars as her guest one of the years she hosted.[2]
Film[]
A documentary film about Radioman entitled Radioman,[3][4] produced by Ten Cent Adventures,[5] was released in April 2012, premiering at Toronto's Hot Docs documentary film festival.[6] It features such stars as Tom Hanks, Robin Williams, Meryl Streep, George Clooney, Josh Brolin, Johnny Depp, Matt Damon, Ricky Gervais, James Gandolfini, Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Whoopi Goldberg, Helen Mirren, Tilda Swinton, Alfred Molina, Ron Howard, Shia LaBeouf, and Tina Fey talking to and about Radioman. He was present at screenings of the film and participated in the Q&A sessions. He reportedly stated that Robin Williams was his favorite celebrity and that Martin Scorsese is his favorite director to work with.
Filmography[]
References[]
- ^ Teeman, Tim (October 9, 2012). "The homeless man who's now a film star: Radioman". The Sunday Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
- ^ Rush, George (October 15, 2013). Scandal: A Manual. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1-62873-533-8.
- ^ Bradshaw, Peter (October 11, 2012). "Radioman – review". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
- ^ "Robin Williams Poses With Radioman, His Once Homeless Lookalike". ABC News. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
- ^ Radio Man in production by Ten Cent Adventures
- ^ "Hot Docs: Meet Radioman, star of more than 100 movies, and now his own". thestar.com. 2012-04-30. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
External links[]
- 1951 births
- Homeless people
- American male television actors
- Male actors from New York City
- Living people
- American television actor stubs