In 2014, it was revealed that Robin Williams reportedly had an unusual condition for some appearances and productions: he asked organizers to hire homeless people and give them real work. According to speaker-bureau president Todd Lord and biographer Emily Herbert, this practice may have helped more than 1,500 people over the years, although there is no official document confirming the exact figure. Williams also had a long friendship with Craig Castaldo, a homeless man he met during the filming of The Fisher King in 1991, reflecting the compassion many people remembered him for…..
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