Radio man the worlds most famous homeless man.

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What challenges did Radio Man face while living on the streets?

James English 0:06
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James English 0:33
and boom we're on and today's guest and today's guest we've got the legend Radioman Radioman before we start I'm just you've had a documentary out I'm just going to read some names who appeared in your documentary speaking highly of you Robin Williams, absolute legend. Johnny Depp, Tom Hanks, George Clooney, Sting, Shia LaBeouf, LaBeouf, whatever his name is. Yeah, LaBeouf, yeah. Meryl Streep, Josh Brilon, Brilon? He was the guy in the older Brother and the Goonies. He's also done... Oh, Josh Brolin. Yeah.

How did addiction impact Radio Man's life and career?

James English 1:09
That's yours, Josh. Ricky Gervais, Sandra Bullock, James Gandolfini, Anne Hefaway, Whoopi Goldberg, Eva Mendes. Like, these are people who spoke highly of you. You know, like, it's unbelievable. Yeah. Some of the movies you... Christian Bale, I can mention... So many others, you know. Some of the movies, you've appeared in over 300 movies. Yes, Brosnan. Yeah.
Radio Man 1:33
Some of the movies you've been in, The Departed, Shutter Island, Elf. And, of course, the directors like Ron Howard and Steven Spielberg, and, of course, my favorite of all time, Marty. Martin Scorsese. I call him Marty all the time. You've been in Mr. Deeds. Marty, will I be in the next movie?

What was Radio Man's experience in the mental hospital?

Radio Man 1:50
You, Leo, and Jennifer Lawrence? Yeah, and Kyle Chandler, by the way.
James English 1:56
You bring Donnie Brasco, Zoolander, all the Spider-Mans, the Irishman, Die Hard, Forrest Gump, The Beautiful Mind, Hitch, The Wolf of Wall Street, August Rush, Men in Black, Khalid Was Way. That was with Robin also. Yeah, Mission Impossible. Like I say, you've appeared in over 300 movies. It's unbelievable. People say you're the most famous homeless man in the world because you played a homeless guy.
Radio Man 2:19
Yeah, I played a homeless guy. And the funny part of it is I did live in the street for a while. And I was homeless for a little bit, but I don't preside myself on wanting to do that. I like to work for a living. I like to be gainfully employed to whatever I do. I don't like to get handouts from people. I just do my own thing.

How did Radio Man transition from homelessness to working in films?

Radio Man 2:46
And half the time when they offer me money, I don't want to accept it. I just say, no, it's okay. It doesn't have to be money, food, this and that. No, no, take it, take it, you know. Some drunk once walked up to me, or a guy, he had a ton of money in his pants, comes out. He gives me a $100 bill, you know. Whistled out, he'd take this. You know what you gave me? It's $100. I know what the fuck I gave you. I took it, dear. Because, you know, I'd read the stones and I'd say, what the hell, I better take it, you know. You might get angry otherwise, you know. So I took it, yeah.
James English 3:23
Before we get into everything, Radio Man, I always like to go back to the start with my guests to get more of a bit of understanding about you, where you grew up and how it all began. So where did you grow up? Where did I grow up?

What role did Robin Williams play in Radio Man's life?

Radio Man 3:40
Hmm. The garbage pail. No, actually, I grew up in Brooklyn. with my mother and father way back when. And we had like a little apartment there, a little old house, way back in the 60s. And from there... We moved to Queens because my father didn't like the way the neighborhood was anymore in Brooklyn where we were, like Underdunk Avenue and that whole neighborhood. So we moved to Queens and he got an apartment. He got a house in Queens, a nice place too. And it was in Springfield Gardens. And then he seen the neighborhood trying to change there, too, after a couple of years. And my father wasn't too fond of having black people around him, you know. Not that he was prejudiced or anything like that. I'll get to that later.
Radio Man 4:35
And so he stayed there for several years. And we were in Queens for a long time. Yeah.

How does Radio Man describe his relationships with famous actors?

Radio Man 4:42
Did you go to school? Yes, I went to school. I went to elementary school. I went to high school, Thomas Edison. I took up printing production in Thomas Edison High. years ago. That's also in Jamaica, Queens. After that, I tried to get work when I graduated from high school.

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