*Contains spoilers for fourth episode onwards of And Just Like That*
The actor was a fan favourite on the series for his portrayal of flamboyant talent agent Stanford Blatch, a close friend of Sarah Jessica Parker’s Carrie Bradshaw.
He died aged 57 in September, during production of spin-off series And Just Like That.
His character appears in early episodes of the new show, before he unexpectedly moves to Tokyo to manage a TikTok star.
Cantone, who plays Stanford’s one-time rival-turned-husband Anthony Marentino, told People Magazine: ‘I had no idea until he told me. I thought he was kidding.
‘And then he turned his head and I saw his look and I went, and then I sat down next to him.’
‘We both cried and it was horrible,’ he added.
Addressing the way the character was written out of the show as a result of Garson’s death, Cantone said he thought Garson’s absence was handled ‘very well’.
‘I love that scene (where Anthony tells Carrie about Stanford leaving),’ he said. ‘I think it’s beautifully written.’
The Sex And The City spin-off And Just Like That featured the return of Parker, Cynthia Nixon and Kristin Davis in their roles but absent was Kim Cattrall, who played Samantha Jones.
The show, which came to a conclusion this week, has divided fans, with the new character comedian Che Diaz, played by Sara Ramirez, proving to be particularly controversial.
However, Cantone said cast members are keen to return for a second outing.
He said: ‘I think we all want to do it. I hope so. We had a great time this season.’
After the finale aired, Just Like That producer Michael Patrick King revealed that Garson’s original, bigger storyline included ‘a mid-life crisis’, with the character due to appear in all 10 episodes.
At the time of his death however he had only filmed three, leading to the change that played out onscreen.
Speaking to Variety, the 67-year-old writer and director said: ‘Stanford’s character always had a borderline career as a manager, and we were like going to explore the fact that it wasn’t a real career.
‘It was going to be Carrie and him, feeling the shifts.’
King added that Anthony and Stanford ‘were probably going to have split anyway’, although both characters would remain on the show.
‘Everybody would be relieved that they were divorced because it was not pleasant for anybody,’ he said.
‘But there was a series of really fun, flirty, hilarious confidante scenes with Carrie that I loved.’
King also explained the reasoning behind how the show dealt with Garson’s death, stressing that it wasn’t an option to even ‘flirt’ with the idea of killing Stanford off or keep the character in the show from a distance like Samantha Jones.
‘I knew the audience would never invest in it, because they knew he was never coming back,’ he said.
And Just Like That airs on Sky Comedy and is available to stream on NOW.
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