James Van Der Beek Dies at 48 After Two-Year Cancer Battle
James Van Der Beek passed away at age 48 on February 11, 2026, after a two-year battle with stage III colorectal cancer.His former co-stars Katie Holmes and Busy Philipps shared heartfelt tributes as a GoFundMe campaign surpassed $1.3M for his wife Kimberly Van Der Beek and their six children.The actor rose to international fame in the late 1990s as the lead in "
Dawson's Creek" and later starred in movies like "
Varsity Blues" and "
The Rules of Attraction".
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