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Actor James Van Der Beek, best known for his starring role in the US teen drama Dawson’s Creek, has died aged 48 after being diagnosed with bowel cancer.

“Our beloved James David Van Der Beek passed peacefully this morning,” his family said in a statement posted to his social media accounts. “He met his final days with courage, faith, and grace.”

The star was diagnosed with the disease in the latter half of 2023 but only revealed the news in November 2024.

The father of six starred in multiple popular shows and films in the late 1990s and early 2000s, including the cult classic Dawson’s Creek and Varsity Blues.

In an interview with Business Insider, he revealed he started experiencing changes in his bowel movements, a common symptom of bowel cancer. He stopped drinking coffee to see whether that would help before having a screening test.

That revealed he had stage three of the disease, which meant it had spread to nearby lymph nodes.

Van Der Beek said his “lowest point” in treatment was feeling like he was losing core parts of his identity.

Van Der Beek was one of the most famous faces on TV in the late 1990s and 2000s, starring as Dawson Leery alongside Katie Holmes in the hit TV show Dawson’s Creek, which ran from 1998 to 2003.

He also starred in the 1999 coming-of-age film Varsity Blues.

He also played a fictionalised version of himself in the cult television show Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23, and he performed on the 28th US season of Dancing with the Stars.

Van Der Beek continued working through his diagnosis.

Earlier this year, he guest-starred in Prime Video’s college comedy, Overcompensating.

Van Der Beek made a surprise virtual appearance at a Dawson’s Creek reunion charity event on 22 September, having been forced to pull out of the live event due to having two stomach viruses.

The reunion saw the likes of Michelle Williams, Katie Holmes, Joshua Jackson and Busy Philipps performing a live table reading of the show’s 1998 pilot episode, joined by Lin-Manuel Miranda, who stood in for Van Der Beek.

The event raised funds for charity F Cancer and was also a tribute to their castmate.

Source: https://leadership.ng/american-actor-james-van-der-beek-dies-at-48/

May His Gentle Soul Rest In Peace, Amen.

Don't Forget, Mr Blogger, Brought The News.

So sad.


People are going through a lot. I keep on saying it....Health is wealth... Wealth is not health. Know the guy of lifestyle you are living is important.....

Equal2DeTask:
So sad.


People are going through a lot. I keep on saying it....Health is wealth... Wealth is not health. Know the guy of lifestyle you are living is important.....

Health is wealth my brother.
I've normalized checking my health status every month. Every weekend I check my BP.

Ehyah RIP Dawson . It will never be well with you cancer

May his Soul Rest in Perfect peace with God




Naija.cover : Mr Bad News Bringer @work seriously this morning!

Chai. God abeg o. May his soul Rest in peace. Amen

RIP

Never did like Dawson's creek though. Too soapoperaish, too much will they or won't they between Dawson and Joey, and so forth...yawn.

Elijah on CSI Cyber!

May his soul rest in peace.

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May His Gentle Soul Rest In Peace, Amen.

Don't Forget, Mr Blogger, Brought The News.

Don't bother reminding us. We know you for spreading bad news always.

The kind sickness and diseases wey dey this world plenty. - Bowel Cancer ? Oyibo get disease, sha

All this DISEASES,SICKNESS diabetes,Hypertension,stroke,cancer;malaria,typhoid etc that shortened one's lifespan .


MERCY LORD.

U created us in ur image.Can God be SICK/have all these diseases ? Of yout answer is NO....
MAY ALL INFIRMITIES,SICKNESS/DISEASES NOT BE OUR PORTION till we depart this earth in JESUS NAME

American actor I nor know am na
She trump comot from who
Immediately Russian get vaccine for cancer, Japan,too get cure for HPV
Abi na vph rip may his gentle soul rest in perfect peace. But honestly I don't know why people call soul gentle
Gentle soul even if the person was not gentle

who help see Evang Livinus Righteousness2 ? E don Tey wey I read his comments

Hm, I saw it on Facebook i thought it was joke

May his memories be a blessing.

Focusmind:
The kind sickness and diseases wey dey this world plenty. - Bowel Cancer ? Oyibo get disease, sha

You think bowel cancer is an Oyinbo only affliction?

In this shit hole they would term it village people or poison.

manuelkel:
Health is wealth my brother.
I've normalized checking my health status every month. Every weekend I check my BP.

Except you are hypertensive, over checking of the BP isn't necessary. If you are hypertensive its okay to check several times a week to monitor progress and efficacy of a new treatment protocol.. However over checking can breed anxiety and stress with the daily variations which in turn can cause a raise in BP.

Except you are hypertensive its safe to check your BP once in three months..

I am also 48 and I am alive. I want to thank God for his protection and love through the years. If the devil has his way, I would have died years ago. Praise the LORD.

He gave us this classic meme.

GloriousGbola:
He gave us this classic meme.

Damn right!

11 more bloody characters needed to complete this shit

Damn menh the guy was a great actor

Sad. May his soul rest in peace.

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May His Gentle Soul Rest In Peace, Amen.

Don't Forget, Mr Blogger, Brought The News.

ok Rest in peace


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Really sad.

Where is the oyibo life expectancy?


Vanity upon vanity.

Nigerians will claim we are blessed and such don’t happen here. They do — in spades. Nobody keeps record and our poor medical facilities ensure the diseases are a death sentence. In my almost sixty years of life, I’ve seen cancer patients only three times. I can’t tell if someone is diabetic even though they are a huge chunk of our society.

Once you’re past teenage years without children, nature finds means to remove you from earth. Naturally, humans are meant to reproduce during puberty. Human laws changed things likely to avoid overpopulation. After age 13 or 17, you’re literally a fossil who should make space for other youngsters to reproduce. I read somewhere that cancer is our punishment for living long lives. I honestly agree.

Almost always cancer for this age bracket, and celebrities

American? That's a Dutch name braaahh

What's my business if a YT man dies

Rest in heavenly peace, Dawson/James. 🙏

You fought the good fight.
Your legacy lives on.
RIP.