Sex And The City's Mario Cantone Recalls Moment On-Screen Husband Willie Garson Told Him About His Cancer Diagnosis
perezhilton.comMario Cantone will never forget the moment his co-star and on-screen husband Willie Garson told him he had terminal cancer.
As viewers know, the late actor, who portrayed the beloved Stanford Blatch in the Sex and the City series, revived his character in the HBO Max revival, And Just Like That.
However, he only appeared in the first three episodes of the new show before he suddenly moved to Tokyo in a storyline that was created following Garson’s death from pancreatic cancer at the age of 57 last year.
While working on the reboot, only Sarah Jessica Parker knew about his condition, and she kept it a secret from the rest of the cast and crew. Related: Sarah Jessica Parker Says Willie Garson ‘Was In Terrible Pain’ In Emotional AJLT Documentary And in an interview with People on Friday, Cantone, who plays Stanford’s husband Anthony Marentino, recalled that he initially thought the White Collar alum was joking when he eventually told him about his diagnosis: Heartbreaking… Addressing the way the character was written out of the show due to Garson’s passing, the comedian then shared that he thought his absence was handled “very well,” adding: And now that season one of the revival series is over, things are still up in the air about whether the network will move forward with another season.
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