William Garson Paszamant, better known as Willie Garson, was
an American actor who has appeared in over 75 films, and more than 300 TV
episodes. His best-known role is playing
Stanford Blatch on the HBO series Sex and the City and in the related films Sex
and the City and Sex and the City 2. The actor died on Tuesday at the age of
57.

Born on February 20, 1964, in Highland Park, New Jersey,
Garson went to Camp Wekeela in Hartford, Maine as a child for 11 years. He
graduated from Highland Park High School in 1982. Garson did a Bachelor of Fine
Arts in Theater from Wesleyan University in 1985 and then went on to complete
his Master of Fine Arts degree from the Yale Drama School.

He did a recurring role as Henry Coffield on NYPD Blue and
as Stanford Blatch on Sex and the City. His other television appearances
include Mr Belvedere and My Two Dads. Garson also played Mozzie in the USA
Network series White Collar from 2009 to 2014, Ralph the genial doorman in the
2005 romantic comedy Little Manhattan, Gerald Hirsch in the reboot of Hawaii
Five-0, and Martin Lloyd in the sci-fi series Stargate SG-1.

In 2009, the actor adopted a son, Nathan. He served twice as
a spokesperson for National Adoption Day.

Nathen paid tribute to Garson on Instagram. “I love you so
much papa. Rest In Peace and I’m so glad you got to share all your adventures
with me and were able to accomplish so much. I’m so proud of you. I will always
love you, but I think it’s time for you to go on an adventure of your own.
You’ll always be with me. Love you more than you will ever know and I’m glad
you can be at peace now. You always were the toughest and funniest and smartest
person I’ve known. I’m glad you shared you’re love with me. I’ll never forget
it or lose it,” he wrote.