Willie Garson

Known for ActingBorn 1964-02-20Died 2021-09-21Highland Park, New Jersey, USA

Willie Garson Paszamant (February 20, 1964 – September 21, 2021) was an American actor. He appeared in over 75 films and more than 300 TV episodes. He was known for playing Stanford Blatch on the HBO series Sex and the City, in the related films Sex and the City and Sex and the City 2 and in the spin-off And Just Like That..., Mozzie in the USA Network series White Collar from 2009 to 2014, Ralph in the 2005 romantic comedy Little Manhattan, Gerard Hirsch in the reboot of Hawaii Five-0, and Martin Lloyd in the sci-fi series Stargate SG-1. Garson was born in Highland Park, New Jersey, the son of Muriel (née Schwartz) and Donald M. Paszamant. Garson was Jewish. He attended Camp Wekeela in Hartford, Maine, as a child for 11 years. He graduated in 1982 from Highland Park High School. In 1985, he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Theater from Wesleyan University and a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Yale Drama School. Garson began his career in theater, appearing in productions off-Broadway and on Broadway. He made his film debut in the 1989 comedy Troop Beverly Hills. He had his breakthrough role in 1998 as Stanford Blatch on Sex and the City. He played the role for the entire six-season run of the show and in the two subsequent films. Garson continued to work steadily in film and television throughout his career. He appeared in numerous other films, including The Rock (1996), There's Something About Mary (1998), and The Wedding Planner (2001). He also had recurring roles on the television shows NYPD Blue (1993), Friends (1995), and Hawaii Five-0 (2010). Garson was a talented actor who was known for his versatility and his ability to play a wide range of characters. He was also a gifted comedian and a scene-stealer. He will be remembered for his roles in Sex and the City, White Collar, and other films and television shows. Garson died on September 21, 2021, at the age of 57. He had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer earlier that year.Read more

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Conrad Bloom

Cyclops, Baby

Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice

Wizards of Waverly Place

Friends

White Collar

The X-Files

Stargate SG-1

Boy Meets World

Twin Peaks

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

You Wish

Monk

Pushing Daisies

Quantum Leap

Hawaii Five-0

Magnum P.I.

Star Trek: Voyager

CSI: Miami

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

The Practice

Groundhog Day

Medium

Celebrity Poker Showdown

Taken

Two and a Half Men

Franklin & Bash

Being John Malkovich

And Just Like That…

Supergirl

Celebrity Ghost Stories

Cheers

The Mysteries of Laura

Sex and the City

Hot in Cleveland

Early Edition

Little Manhattan

The Leftovers

Special Unit 2

The Rock

The $100,000 Pyramid

Touched by an Angel

The Division

Magic Camp

Feed

Family Ties

Las Vegas

NYPD Blue