He was widely known in New York comedy clubs and was also remembered by audiences from the shows “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” “Mad About You,” “Seinfeld,” “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” with Will Smith and ” “Everyone loves Raymond.” . He also appeared regularly on Catch a Rising Star, Improv, The Comedy Cellar and Caroline during the 1970s and 1980s.
According to his wife Diana Kastenbaum, the actor battled cancer and Crohn’s disease for seven years. Castaing died the day after celebrating his wedding anniversary with his wife.