‘Sex and the City’ Star Shares the Day Onscreen Husband Died: ‘He Never Came Back’
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Funnyman Mario Cantone is best known for his iconic portrayal of Charlotte’s best friend Anthony on Sex and the City and And Just Like That. But it’s the sassy actor’s chemistry with former on-screen husband Willie Garson, who played Stanford Blatch, that made Cantone a permanent fixture on Sex and the City fans’ Mount Rushmore.
Garson was 57 years old when he passed away from pancreatic cancer in 2021. In a conversation with Melissa Rivers for her podcast Group Text, Cantone got candid about filming And Just Like That while Garson was sick.
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On the video version of Rivers' podcast, Cantone can be seen sharing his experience.
AdvertisementAdvertisement#«R16ekkr8lb2m7nfddbH1» iframe AdvertisementAdvertisement#«R26ekkr8lb2m7nfddbH1» iframeHe said, “We were filming Big’s funeral, ironically. He told me that he turned his head and he looked like he was smiling like he was joking and I was like—and then he was crying, and I started to cry and it was just—I was like, you’ve got to be kidding me because you only did like two episodes. It was a scene in the first episode of the first season—we were out front of a theater going in to see Charlotte's daughter Lily’s piano recital—ohh, I remember this. And we have this argument and I'd walk off.
“And there was another scene that was done three weeks later in the interior where it was supposed to be me and him, and he was giving me [expletive] about looking at hot boys—but I was looking at them to hire them for my business, for the bread, like the photos. And he couldn't make it. He was scheduled, and he was so ill that he could not make it.
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“So they rewrote that scene that morning between me and Sarah Jessica. And I was, you know, the court jester that day because I was trying to keep it as light as possible, because it was a heavy aspect. It was really... and then he never came back, and he passed away. And it was—it was awful. Yeah, I remember walking into work the day after he passed and I just broke. And Sarah grabbed me and took me off set. And he was so funny and brilliant. And it was just a great match. And I miss him a lot.”
AdvertisementAdvertisement#«R1cekkr8lb2m7nfddbH1» iframe AdvertisementAdvertisement#«R2cekkr8lb2m7nfddbH1» iframeFans quickly shared their thoughts on fan-favorite Garson's passing.
“So sad,” shared one emotional fan. “Stanford was a staple of the series.”
Another added, “Miss him so. He made me laugh so many times.”
He will be missed.
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‘Sex and the City’ Star Shares the Day Onscreen Husband Died: ‘He Never Came Back’ first appeared on Parade on Jul 1, 2025
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