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b'Ilana and Willie conclude their conversation in this episode.\\nRarely at a loss for work, Garson has appeared in over 300 episodes of\\ntelevision and more than 70 films. Garson is best known for his long\\nruns on television, as Mozzie on WHITE COLLAR, Stanford Blatch on SEX\\nAND THE CITY, and Henry Coffield on NYPD BLUE. Other TV series\\ninclude ASK HARRIET, and JOHN FROM CINCINNATTI. He has been\\nrecurring as the grifter with a heart of gold Gerard Hirsch on "HAWAII\\n5-0" since 2015.\\n\\nBorn in New Jersey, he started training at The Actors Institute In New\\nYork, before majoring in Psychology and Theater at Wesleyan\\nUniversity. After graduation, he quickly started landing guest roles on\\nshows such as CHEERS, FAMILY TIES, THIRTYSOMETHING, LA LAW, as\\nwell as continually recurring on a wide array of shows including XFILES,\\nTWIN PEAKS, TWO & A HALF MEN, STARGATE, PUSHING\\nDAISIES, THE PRACTICE, ALLY MCBEAL, JUST SHOOT ME, SPIN,\\nSALVATION, etc etc. His favorite longform on TV was Dr. Kreutz for\\nSteven Spielberg in the acclaimed miniseries TAKEN.\\n\\nOn the big screen, other than reprising his SEX & THE CITY role for two\\nfeatures, he has collaborated with the Farrely Brothers on 3 films,\\nSOMETHING ABOUT MARY, KINGPIN, and FEVER PITCH, as well as\\nappearing in SOAPDISH, GROUNDHOG DAY, MARS ATTACKS, THE\\nROCK, BEING JOHN MALKOVITCH, FEED, POLKA KING, and many\\nothers. He has often been re-used by such varied directors as Spike\\nJonze, Michael Bay, the late great Mike Nichols, and Ron Shelton.\\n\\nUpcoming films include WALK TO VEGAS, MAGIC CAMP, and BELLMEN.\\nAs a director, Garson has directed episodes of WHITE COLLAR and GIRL\\nMEETS WORLD, and, with Warner Brothers, is developing a half hour as\\nproducer/creator, which he will also appear in. LONE PINE, a feature for\\nGarson to direct, is currently also in development.\\n\\nGarson continues to perform with various bi-coastal theater companies\\nsuch as Naked Angles, Manhattan Theater Club, The Roundabout\\nTheater, and The Geffen. He is very involved with many charities,\\nincluding AMFAR, Camp Joslin for Diabetes, Doctors Without Borders,\\nHabitat for Humanity, and especially The Alliance for Childrens Rights,\\nwhich facilitates adoptions in LA County---this has a special place in the\\nGarson family, as Willie adopted his son Nathen in Los Angeles in 2010,\\nand has twice served as National Spokesman for National Adoption Day,\\nas well as winning the Francis Wheat Award from The Alliance, and\\nmany others. Willie and Nathen speak about adoption nationwide.\\n\\nAside from acting, Garson is known as a world-class poker player,\\nhaving been nicknamed "Evil Willie" on the first episode of CELEBRITY\\nPOKER SHOWDOWN, and continues to play in tournaments all over the\\nworld, both for charity, and through the WORLD POKER TOUR.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'