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.

Radio Man in 2021
This article is about the man. For other uses, see radio man (disambiguation).

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)
1991The Fisher KingTerry GilliamHimself
1996RansomRon HowardHimself
1997Donnie BrascoMike NewellHimself
1998GodzillaRoland EmmerichHimself
1998The SiegeRobert ZwicksN/A (Stunts)
2000Keeping The FaithEdward NortonHimself
2000Little NickySteven BrillHimself (Scenes Deleted)
2000Miss CongenialityDonald PetrieHimself
2001GlitterVondie Curtis-HallHimself
2001ZoolanderBen StillerHimself
2002Spider-ManSam RaimiHimself
2002Mr. DeedsSteven BrillHimself
2002Two Weeks NoticeMarc LawrenceHimself
2003ElfJon FavreauHimself
2003How To Lose A Guy In 10 DaysDonald PetrieHimself
2004Jersey GirlKevin SmithHimself
2004The Bourne SupremacyPaul GreengrassHimself
2005Romance & CigarettesJohn TurturroHimself
2006Just My LuckDonald PetrieHimself
2006The DepartedMartin ScorseseHimself
2007Spider-Man 3Sam RaimiHimself
2007EnchantedKevin LimaHimself
2010Shutter IslandMartin ScorseseHimself
2010Wall Street: Money Never SleepsOliver StoneHimself
2011Tower HeistBrett RatnerHimself
2012Rhymes With BananaPeter HutchingsHimself
2013Blood TiesGuillaume CanetHimself
2013Radio ManMary KerrHimself
2013The Secret Life of Walter MittyBen StillerHimself
2014The Other WomanNick CassavetesHimself
2015OvumMatt OttHimself
2016The ComedianTaylor HackfordHimself
2019NighthawksGrant S. JohnsonHimself
2019The IrishmanMartin ScorseseHimself

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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