James Van Der Beek’s peers are taking a moment to celebrate what he meant to them.
Two weeks after the Dawson’s Creek star, who made his stage 3 colorectal cancer diagnosis public in 2024, died at 48, his fellow members of SAG-AFTRA honored him at the 2026 Actors Awards on March 1, including his Varsity Blues costar Ali Larter.
“My heart goes out to Kimberly and his six beautiful children,” Larter told Entertainment Tonight on the red carpet. “He just had such grace within him and that’s really what I think he gifted to the world. My heart is with his family.”
On Feb. 11, James’ wife Kimberly Van Der Beek shared her husband of 15 years had passed away following his yearslong cancer battle.
“He met his final days with courage, faith, and grace,” she wrote in a statement on social media. “There is much to share regarding his wishes, love for humanity and the sacredness of time,” the message continued. “Those days will come. For now we ask for peaceful privacy as we grieve our loving husband, father, son, brother, and friend.”
In the time since, loved ones of the Varsity Blues alum—dad to his and Kimberly’s kids Olivia, 15, Joshua, 13, Annabel, 12, Emilia, 9, Gwendolyn, 7, and Jeremiah, 4—detailed their final days with him.
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