Willie Garson, Carrie's Gay Btie on 'Sex and the Cy,' Has Died

Contents:

• WILLIE GARSON, CARRIE'S GAY BTIE ON SEX AND THE CY, HAS DIED
• BEFORE STANFORD: MEET CARRIE BRADSHAW'S FIRST GAY BTIE

WILLIE GARSON, CARRIE'S GAY BTIE ON SEX AND THE CY, HAS DIED

Willie Garson, the actor known for playg Carrie Bradshaw's gay bt iend, Stanford Blatch, on Sex and the Cy, has died at age died "after a short illns, " People reports. His character, a talent agent, was always well-drsed and ready wh a wty was straight but stayed the closet about his sexualy durg the n of the show, sayg he didn't want to offend gay people. In a Page Six terview last year, he referred to "people playg gay characters jumpg up and down screamg that they're not gay, like that would somehow be a bad thg if they were.

"Garson, born William Garson Paszamant, played Carrie Bradshaw's gay bt iend the HBO show "Sex and the Cy, " which aired om 1998 to 2004. Garson played Stanford Blatch, a gay talent agent and the pendable, wty and always well-drsed nfidant of Carrie Bradshaw, played by Sarah Jsi like the four lead characters (some fans lled him “the fifth lady”), Stanford was put through the datg rger. He was one of the few openly gay characters on TV at the time.

Garson, who was not gay, told The Huffgton Post. “But the gay muny really rose up, and said ‘We know people like this, this is real. ”He said another terview: “I always felt that there’s nothg worse than straight actors playg gay characters televisn and then dog rtwheels to tell people that they’re straight all the time — as if they were gay, that’d be a bad thg.

BEFORE STANFORD: MEET CARRIE BRADSHAW'S FIRST GAY BTIE

Willie Garson was bt known for his role Sex and the Cy as Carrie Bradshaw's bt iend Stanford Blatch, who was openly gay, but real life, Willie was guard about his personal lifeWillie Garson was bt known for his role Sex and the Cy as Carrie Bradshaw's bt iend Stanford BlatchWillie Garson played a big part Sex and the Cy as Carrie Bradshaw's bt iend Stanford Blatch. In fact, he even kept his sexualy a secret for years as he didn't want to be "offensive to gay people". His character Stanford is a gay man, and ends up marryg Charlotte York's bt iend Anthony Marento, played by Mar Cantone, the first film.

"For years I didn't talk about bee I found to be offensive to gay people, " Willie said. "People playg gay characters jumpg up and down screamg that they're not gay, like that would somehow be a bad thg if they were.