Willie Garson Net Worth

Born William Garson Paszamant, Willie Garson is a beloved American actor who had been in the show business for nearly 40 years. Throughout the span of his acting career, Garson appeared in more than 75 films and over 300 TV episodes –though he was mostly cast in minor roles.

Among people in the United States and worldwide, Garson was best-known as Stanford Blatch on the HBO series Sex and the City (SATC), which spanned from 1998 until its finale in 2004. Some of the notable films Garner appeared include the 1996 sports-comedy Kingpin, the 1998 romantic-comedy There’s Something About Mary, the 2005 comedy-drama Fever Pitch, and the 1996 action-thriller The Rock.

Will Garson also appeared in a plethora of television series such as Ally McBeal (1997), NYPD Blue (1993), White Collar (2009), and My Two Dads (1987) just to name a few. Willie Garson passed away on 2021, September 21, from pancreatic cancer at his home in Los Angeles, California. He was 57 at the time of his death.

What is Willie Garson’s Net Worth?

Will Garson’s primary source of income was from his acting in films and TV series. The HBO comedy-drama TV series Sex and the City was undoubtedly one of the most successful TV shows ever, not just in the United States but also across the globe, in short, it changed the way we as a society think of single women. The main casts such as the like of Sarah Jessica Parker reportedly earned as much as $3.2 million per episode. Garson appeared in 27 episodes of the show as Stanford Blatch for six seasons, and was a solid member of the cast. It’s presumed that Garner was paid well especially being cast as the main character’s best friend — Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker). Followed by its film and TV series spin-off, Sex and the City 2 and And Just Like That respectively.

At the time of his passing, September 21, 2021, at the age of 57, Will Garson had an estimated net worth of US$5 million.

Who is Willie Garson?

Willie Garson was born in Highland Park, New Jersey on February 20, 1964. His parents are Muriel Paszamant and Donald M. Paszamant. Willie has two siblings, a brother John Paszamant, and a sister, Lisa Clark.

When Garson was a kid, he attended a summer camp for 11 years in Hartford, in the state of Maine, Camp Wekeela. In 1982, he graduated from Highland Park High School. Afterward, he attended Wesleyan University, Connecticut, and graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Theater in 1985. At David Geffen School of Drama at Yale University, Garson received a Master of Fine Arts degree.

Career in Television

Willie Garson had recurring roles in three TV series: Hawaii Five-0 playing the character Gerard Hirsch, and the police procedural drama television series NYPD Blue as Henry Coffield, which aired from 1993 to 2005. And SATC as Stanford Blatch, premiered in 1998 until its finale in 2004.

Garson appeared in more than 300 TV episodes. Will Garson’s TV debut was in 1986 in the TV series Family Ties. From then on, Garson continued to receive various roles over the next three decades — though some of them were one-off appearances, and others were minor roles. In the 1980s some of the TV series Garson appeared include Mr. Belvedere, and It’s a Living. The 1990s was the most prosperous period in Garson’s acting career in which had recurring roles in highly successful TV shows as the aforementioned: NYPD Blue and Sex and the City. Followed by the spin-off (SATC) And Just Like That…(2021). Garson also guest-starred in TV shows Renegade, Twin Peaks, Flying Blind, and The X-Files.

Career in Films

Willie Garson’s film debut was in the 1986 The Deliberate Stranger. In the 1990s appeared in numerous films including Groundhog Day (1993), Being John Malkovich (1999), Labor Pains (1999), Across the Tracks (1991), and Daybreak (1993).

Over his career, Garson had a good relationship with screenwriters and directors Farrelly brothers — he appeared in three of these movies: Kingpin, There’s Something About Mary, and Fever Pitch. Between 2010 to 2020, some of the notable of films Garson had appeared in include Sex and the City 2 (2010), Walk of Shame (2014), The Polka King (2017), and 7 Days to Vegas (2019).

Personal Life

Will Garson dearly valued his privacy, and it can be inferred that he lived a solitary life. Garson had expressed that he always dreamed of becoming a father. In 2009, he adopted his son, Nathen, who was seven years old at that time from the foster care system. According to Garson, “We had a smooth transition because we both wanted this adoption. Fatherhood is what I always wanted it to be…”

Willie Garson passed away at 57 years of age from pancreatic cancer on September 21, 2021, at his home in L.A., California. Shortly after his death, Garson’s son, Nathen, took to social media to announce his death. Upon the death of Garson, The Sex and the City show creator, Michael Patrick King, publicly released a statement “The Sex and the City family has lost one of its own, our amazing Willie Garson,” King said. “His spirit and his dedication to his craft were present every day filming And Just Like That …. He was there –- giving us his all –- even while he was sick. His multitude of gifts as an actor and person will be missed by everyone.”

Viewers on SATC can be convinced that Garson is actually gay as he convincingly played an openly gay man in the show, in fact, Garson was heterosexual in real life. Garson knew gay people are often mocked and ridiculed so he always avoided this topic when his SACT character or topic of this nature was brought up in conversations. According to Garson’s statement: “For years, I didn’t talk about it because I found it to be offensive to gay people. People playing gay characters jumping up and down screaming that they’re not gay, like that would somehow be a bad thing if they were.”

Will Garson is known for his contribution to charities, not-for-profit organizations philanthropist Willie Garson associated with include Joslin Diabetes Camp, Habitat for Humanity, Young Artists United, and Big Brothers.

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