Jean-Pierre Castaldi was not always an actor and host! Before becoming known to the general public, Benjamin Castaldi’s father worked in numerous professions, some of which may seem surprising…
Jean-Pierre Castaldi, who you can find in The secret box on France 3 this January 9, did not directly start in show business! Before embarking on a career in film and television, he lived a thousand and one lives. The actor, now 81 years old, has done many jobs, some of which are very surprising…
Jean-Pierre Castaldi, these jobs he did: “I collected dirty laundry…”
“I did everything“, said Jean-Pierre Castaldi to Gala before citing the numerous jobs he had pursued when he had not yet tried his luck in the seventh art. “I started working in offices, then I worked with a scooter with which I collected dirty laundry in hotels“, he first detailed.
But Benjamin Castaldi’s father has acquired experience in many other fields: “I was also a master driver because I am trilingual, I also speak English and Spanish fluently. I was also a disk jockey in a nightclub… I was also a host at the Mediterranean club and then, I was a lifeguard in a colony“. Then, Jean-Pierre Castaldi landed his first roles in cinema in the 70s and continued his career in this field.
Where does Jean-Pierre Castaldi live? Attached to his house in Brittany and not only…
From now on, the octogenarian no longer appears in the cinema or on television, but he has not bowed out since he continues to perform on stage. In 2025, for example, he played in the play Mr. Hunting!directed by Anthony Marty, and The Grand Dukesby Jean-Luc Moreau.
And when he is not on stage, Jean-Pierre Castaldi recharges his batteries in his beautiful house in Belle-Île-en-Mer, in Brittany, where he regularly brings his family together. “I spent a lot of summers with Benjamin when he was little, until he also had his own little life, my daughter Paola who is 28 years old, doesn’t see me often because of my career, so whenever I can I like to meet them all in Belle-Île with my wife“, he said. The ex-husband of Catherine Allégret also appreciates Corsica, where he goes very often with his family. “We divide our time between Corsica and Brittany“, he confided to Actu.fr.
