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Willie Garson

 
Actor: Willie Garson
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  • Occupation: Actor
  • Active: '90s-2000s
  • Major Genres: Comedy, Drama
  • Career Highlights: Untamed Heart, Out Cold, Everybreath
  • First Major Screen Credit: Untamed Heart (1993)

Biography

A bald and frequently bespectacled screen presence whose "average Joe" appearance and keen talent allow him the unique ability to truly transform into the character at hand, Willie Garson may have won over Sex and the City viewers as protagonist Carrie's (Sarah Jessica Parker) endlessly loyal friend, but with over a decade of film and television appearances to his credit by that time, his success should certainly be labeled more "long-time coming" than "overnight sensation." Garson began training as an actor at New York's Actor's Institute in his early teens, and in the years following high school graduation he studied theater and psychology at Wesleyan University. It didn't take long for the talented stage and screen presence to find roles following his higher education, with guest appearances in such popular television shows as Family Ties, Mr. Belvedere, and Quantum Leap eventually leading to a supporting role in the well-received made-for-television feature The Deliberate Stranger. If his film roles throughout the majority of the '90s were generally of the thankless variety, Garson nevertheless grew increasingly active thanks to roles in such high-profile features as Groundhog Day, Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead, The Rock, and There's Something About Mary. A three-year stint in a supporting role in NYPD Blue showed Garson lending the series a decidedly human presence as Detective Simone's (Jimmy Smits) landlord. The stage-minded actor never forgot his roots, remaining constantly active with such New York-based theater companies as The Manhattan Theatre Club and The Roundabout Table. A long-time friend of actress Parker, Garson's friendship with the actress no doubt contributed to the easy rapport shared by the duo in the hit HBO series Sex and the City. With subsequent roles in Steven Spielberg's acclaimed sci-fi miniseries Taken, and in addition to such features as Freaky Friday proving that he was as much an "actor's actor" as a crowd-pleaser, Garson's post-Sex and the City career seemed as healthy as ever. In his increasingly non-existent spare time, Garson can be found reading to school children on a weekly basis as part of the Screen Actors Guild popular "Bookpals" program. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
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Willie Garson

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Born Willie Garson Paszamant
February 20, 1964 (1964-02-20) (age 45)
Highland Park, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupation Actor
Years active 1986–present

Willie Garson (born February 20, 1964) is an American actor. He has appeared in over 50 movies, usually playing minor roles. He is best known for playing Stanford Blatch on the HBO series Sex and the City.

Garson was born Willie Garson Paszamant[1] in Highland Park, New Jersey, and received a theater degree from Wesleyan University and also attended Yale Drama School.

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Television

Garson had a recurring role as Henry Coffield on NYPD Blue. His other TV appearances include Mr. Belvedere, Quantum Leap, Monk, Boy Meets World, Ally McBeal, Party of Five, Star Trek: Voyager, Friends, The X-Files, Yes, Dear, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Pushing Daisies, Stargate SG-1, Wizards of Waverly Place and Mental. He co-stars in the 2007 HBO series John from Cincinnati. He also makes a cameo in the end credits of Jackass Number Two, with the full context of the cameo being explained in Jackass 2.5. He portrays Mozzie in the USA TV series White Collar.

Film

Garson has also appeared in three movies from the Farrelly brothers – Kingpin, There's Something About Mary, and Fever Pitch. His other film credits include Groundhog Day, Just Like Heaven, The Rock, Being John Malkovich, Freaky Friday and Labor Pains.

Personal life

People Magazine announced that Willie Garson was in the process of adopting an 8 year old boy called Nathan and that they had been living together since February 2009.[2]

In the same interview, Willie said the following about the adoption system in America With his heart set on a toddler, Garson, 45, was taken by surprise upon meeting Nathan during an adoption fair in Los Angeles.

"It's like a pet fair – as horrifying as you can imagine," he recalls. "It was really hard. The 16-year-old fat, ugly kid, who has probably been to 30 of these, knows he's not going to get adopted. Like everything, cute wins."

To that end, Garson was shocked that his son was still in the system. "I couldn't believe my kid was actually available for adoption," says the doting dad. "He's so cute and sweet."[3]

References

  1. ^ Willie Garson Biography (1964-)
  2. ^ http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20296854,00.html
  3. ^ http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20296854,00.html

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