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Nathen said he used to beg his father to tell different \"dad jokes\" from the few he would constantly use but now \"wouldn't be upset to hear him say those same jokes a thousand or even a million more times.\"

While reflecting on what his father meant to him, Nathen said \"it's more important to remember that there's also a tomorrow and a future\" and not to \"get stuck in the past.\"

\"As you move forward, make sure you smile and live life to its fullest ... because no matter how much time you might think you have, I promise you there's less,\" he said, adding that \"life comes and goes way too quick.\"

Willie Garson died from pancreatic cancer on Sept. 21, 2021, at the age of 57 during filming for \"And Just Like That...,\" the \"Sex and the City\" revival series. His character Standford Blatch's absence was explained to reflect Garson's real-life death.

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