{"id":2044243,"date":"2025-09-23T18:00:40","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T18:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2044243"},"modified":"2025-09-23T18:00:40","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T18:00:40","slug":"ailing-james-van-der-beek-makes-video-appearance-at-dawsons-reunion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/ailing-james-van-der-beek-makes-video-appearance-at-dawsons-reunion\/","title":{"rendered":"Ailing James Van Der Beek makes video appearance at &#8216;Dawson&#8217;s&#8217; reunion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span class=\"story_dl\">Sept. 23 (UPI) &#8212;<\/span> James Van Der Beek, who is battling colorectal cancer, made a surprise video appearance at Monday&#8217;s<i> Dawson&#8217;s Creek<\/i> reunion in New York.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The 48-year-old actor and father of six children had intended on joining his former co-stars Katie Holmes, Joshua Jackson and Michelle Williams at the F Cancer fundraiser, but had to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.upi.com\/Entertainment_News\/TV\/2025\/09\/22\/james-van-der-beek-miss-dawsons-creek-reunion\/4331758547127\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:drop out;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">drop out<\/a> because he was suffering from a stomach virus.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I have been looking forward to this night for months and months, ever since my angel Michelle Williams said she was putting it together,&#8221; Van Der Beek <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/james-van-der-beek-makes-surprise-appearance-dawsons-creek-reunion-after-canceling-due-illness-11815128\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:said in the video;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">said in the video<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-marshmallow pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_58t56mhak5clubsnm6fbH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#_R_58t56mhak5clubsnm6fbH1_ { display: none; }\n@media screen and (max-width: 767.95px) {\n        #_R_58t56mhak5clubsnm6fbH1_ { display: flex; }\n        iframe { max-width: 100vw; }\n      }]]><\/style>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 hidden pb-5 md:block\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_98t56mhak5clubsnm6fbH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#_R_98t56mhak5clubsnm6fbH1_ { display: none; }\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) {\n        #_R_98t56mhak5clubsnm6fbH1_ { display: flex; }\n        iframe { max-width: 100vw; }\n      }]]><\/style>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I can&#8217;t believe I&#8217;m not there. I can&#8217;t believe I don&#8217;t get to see my cast-mates, my beautiful cast in person,&#8221; he added. &#8220;I want to stand on that stage and thank every single person in the theater for being here tonight.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><i>Hamilton<\/i> creator and star Lin-Manuel Miranda filled in for him as Dawson Leery at the sold-out table reading of the <i>Dawson&#8217;s Creek<\/i> pilot.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>James Van Der Beek arrives for the iHeartRadio Music Festival at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas in 2019. 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