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Obit - James Van Der Beek
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FILE - James Van Der Beek attends the Broadway opening night of "Girl From The North Country" in New York on March 5, 2020.
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James Van Der Beek, the 'Dawson's Creek' star who later mocked his own hunky persona, has died at 48
James Van Der Beek, best known as the titular character on “Dawson’s Creek,” has died at 48, according to a statement from his family posted on Instagram. The post on Wednesday says he died earlier that day. Van Der Beek shared in 2024 that he was receiving treatment for colorectal cancer. Besides “Dawson’s Creek,” which ran from 1998 to 2003, he also appeared in “Varsity Blues” and later leaned into jokes mocking his own hunky persona. He is survived by his wife, Kimberly, and six children.
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