Radio Man

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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[]

Year Title Director Role Ref(s)
1991 The Fisher King Terry Gilliam Himself
1996 Ransom Ron Howard Himself
1997 Donnie Brasco Mike Newell Himself
1998 Godzilla Roland Emmerich Himself
1998 The Siege N/A (Stunts)
2000 Keeping The Faith Edward Norton Himself
2000 Little Nicky Steven Brill Himself (Scenes Deleted)
2000 Miss Congeniality Donald Petrie Himself
2001 Glitter Vondie Curtis-Hall Himself
2001 Zoolander Ben Stiller Himself
2002 Spider-Man Sam Raimi Himself
2002 Mr. Deeds Steven Brill Himself
2002 Two Weeks Notice Marc Lawrence Himself
2003 Elf Jon Favreau Himself
2003 How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days Donald Petrie Himself
2004 Jersey Girl Kevin Smith Himself
2004 The Bourne Supremacy Paul Greengrass Himself
2005 Romance & Cigarettes John Turturro Himself
2006 Just My Luck Donald Petrie Himself
2006 The Departed Martin Scorsese Himself
2007 Spider-Man 3 Sam Raimi Himself
2007 Enchanted Kevin Lima Himself
2010 Shutter Island Martin Scorsese Himself
2010 Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps Oliver Stone Himself
2011 Tower Heist Brett Ratner Himself
2012 Himself
2013 Blood Ties Guillaume Canet Himself
2013 Radio Man Himself
2013 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Ben Stiller Himself
2014 The Other Woman Nick Cassavetes Himself
2015 Ovum Himself
2016 The Comedian Taylor Hackford Himself
2019 Nighthawks Grant S. Johnson Himself
2019 The Irishman Martin Scorsese Himself

References[]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Rush, George (October 15, 2013). Scandal: A Manual. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1-62873-533-8.
  3. ^ Bradshaw, Peter (October 11, 2012). "Radioman – review". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
  4. ^ "Robin Williams Poses With Radioman, His Once Homeless Lookalike". ABC News. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  5. ^ Radio Man in production by Ten Cent Adventures
  6. ^ "Hot Docs: Meet Radioman, star of more than 100 movies, and now his own". thestar.com. 2012-04-30. Retrieved 2020-04-03.

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