Radio Man

This article is about the actor. For other uses, see Radio man (disambiguation).
Radio Man
Radio Man in 2021
Born
Craig Castaldo

1950 (age 73–74)
Other namesCraig Schwartz
Citizenship
  • United States
Occupation
  • Actor
Years active1989–present

Craig Castaldo, known as Radio Man (or Radioman) (born 1950)[1] is an American background actor known from making over 300 cameo appearances in films and TV shows. He is known for wearing a radio around his neck.[2]

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 City[3] and has been written about in The New York Times[4][5] and the New York Daily News.[6] Whoopi Goldberg took him to the Oscars as her guest one of the years she hosted.[7]

  1. ^ Teeman, Tim. "The homeless man who's now a film star: Radioman".
  2. ^ Schwartz, Drew (2023-03-17). "Meet Radio Man: Autograph King, Friend of George Clooney, 'Bum'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Botton, Sari (August 25, 1996). "The Self-Made Extra: Radio Man". The New York Times. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  5. ^ Barry, Dan (April 7, 2004). "About New York; Playing a New York Oddball (Wait, Is He Playing?)". The New York Times. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  6. ^ "Russell Crowe gives homeless celebrity follower 'Radio Man' his winter coat". New York Daily News. December 28, 2009. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  7. ^ Rush, George (October 15, 2013). Scandal: A Manual. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1-62873-533-8.