As Stanford Blatch, Willie Garson played himself into the hearts of Sex and the City fans. Now the actor has died at the age of only 57.
While the filming of the “Sex and the City” series “And just like that” is still in progress in New York, the death of actor Willie Garson shakes fans and the cast. At the age of 57, the actor who played Carrie Bradshaw’s best friend, Stanford Blatch, died of cancer.
Willie Garson dead at 57: son mourns on Instagram
Garson leaves behind his adopted son Nathen, who dedicates emotional words to him on Instagram. “I love you so much, Papa. Rest in peace and I’m so glad you shared all your adventures with me and achieved so much. I’m so proud of you. I will always love you, but I think it is time you embarked on your own adventure, “he writes. “You will always be with me. (…) You were always the toughest, funniest and smartest person I knew.”
The most important role in his life was that of his father, as Garson made clear in interviews. Last year he spoke to “Page Six” about Nathen, whom he adopted in 2009. He had always known that he wanted to be a father, he revealed in the interview. “I’ve had a long and discontinuous relationship, about 20 years, and she never wanted a child, which is fine,” he explained last year. “And that was something like my midlife crisis. I really wanted a child, more than anything. And I got one and we are partners, my child and me,” he said.
His role caused quite a stir
Garson’s role in Stanford Blatch caused a stir in the 1990s. “Sex and the City” was one of the series that mixed up the conservative and prudish part of the United States. The sex scenes were explicit, and the series received praise for portraying homosexual roles such as Blatch.
Even if it is criticized today that the homosexual characters were only accessories and that the show did not represent enough diversity, “Sex and the City” was considered progressive at the time of its appearance. Willie Garson played a big part in it. SATC fans will see him as Stanford for the last time in ten episodes of And Just Like That.
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