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Episode 171 - Willie Garson, Part 1

Episode 171 - Willie Garson, Part 1

Released Monday, 11th November 2019
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Episode 171 - Willie Garson, Part 1

Episode 171 - Willie Garson, Part 1

Episode 171 - Willie Garson, Part 1

Episode 171 - Willie Garson, Part 1

Monday, 11th November 2019
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Rarely at a loss for work, Garson has appeared in over 300 episodes oftelevision and more than 70 films. Garson is best known for his longruns on television, as Mozzie on WHITE COLLAR, Stanford Blatch on SEXAND THE CITY, and Henry Coffield on NYPD BLUE. Other TV seriesinclude ASK HARRIET, and JOHN FROM CINCINNATTI. He has beenrecurring as the grifter with a heart of gold Gerard Hirsch on "HAWAII5-0" since 2015.

Born in New Jersey, he started training at The Actors Institute In NewYork, before majoring in Psychology and Theater at WesleyanUniversity. After graduation, he quickly started landing guest roles onshows such as CHEERS, FAMILY TIES, THIRTYSOMETHING, LA LAW, aswell as continually recurring on a wide array of shows including XFILES,TWIN PEAKS, TWO & A HALF MEN, STARGATE, PUSHINGDAISIES, THE PRACTICE, ALLY MCBEAL, JUST SHOOT ME, SPIN,SALVATION, etc etc. His favorite longform on TV was Dr. Kreutz forSteven Spielberg in the acclaimed miniseries TAKEN.

On the big screen, other than reprising his SEX & THE CITY role for twofeatures, he has collaborated with the Farrely Brothers on 3 films,SOMETHING ABOUT MARY, KINGPIN, and FEVER PITCH, as well asappearing in SOAPDISH, GROUNDHOG DAY, MARS ATTACKS, THEROCK, BEING JOHN MALKOVITCH, FEED, POLKA KING, and manyothers. He has often been re-used by such varied directors as SpikeJonze, Michael Bay, the late great Mike Nichols, and Ron Shelton.

Upcoming films include WALK TO VEGAS, MAGIC CAMP, and BELLMEN.As a director, Garson has directed episodes of WHITE COLLAR and GIRLMEETS WORLD, and, with Warner Brothers, is developing a half hour asproducer/creator, which he will also appear in. LONE PINE, a feature forGarson to direct, is currently also in development.

Garson continues to perform with various bi-coastal theater companiessuch as Naked Angles, Manhattan Theater Club, The RoundaboutTheater, and The Geffen. He is very involved with many charities,including AMFAR, Camp Joslin for Diabetes, Doctors Without Borders,Habitat for Humanity, and especially The Alliance for Childrens Rights,which facilitates adoptions in LA County---this has a special place in theGarson family, as Willie adopted his son Nathen in Los Angeles in 2010,and has twice served as National Spokesman for National Adoption Day,as well as winning the Francis Wheat Award from The Alliance, andmany others. Willie and Nathen speak about adoption nationwide.

Aside from acting, Garson is known as a world-class poker player,having been nicknamed "Evil Willie" on the first episode of CELEBRITYPOKER SHOWDOWN, and continues to play in tournaments all over theworld, both for charity, and through the WORLD POKER TOUR.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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