{"id":121920,"date":"2024-11-04T10:02:52","date_gmt":"2024-11-04T03:02:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=121920"},"modified":"2024-11-04T10:02:52","modified_gmt":"2024-11-04T03:02:52","slug":"james-van-der-beek-of-dawsons-creek-privately-fighting-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=121920","title":{"rendered":"James Van Der Beek, of &#8216;Dawson&#8217;s Creek,&#8217; privately fighting cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-element=\"story-body\" data-subscriber-content=\"\">\n<p>James Van Der Beek has been diagnosed with colorectal cancer, a spokesperson for the actor confirmed to The Times.<\/p>\n<p>The 47-year-old actor, known for his role in the teen drama series \u201c<a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/archives\/la-xpm-1998-mar-03-ca-24754-story.html\">Dawson\u2019s Creek<\/a>,\u201d told <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/james-van-der-beek-diagnosed-with-colorectal-cancer-exclusive-8738844\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">People<\/a> he had been \u201cprivately dealing with this diagnosis\u201d and was  taking steps to address it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s reason for optimism, and I\u2019m feeling good,\u201d Van Der Beek said. <\/p>\n<p>In \u201cDawson\u2019s Creek,\u201d the actor played the soap\u2019s title character, an aspiring filmmaker who was initially aloof to his female best friend\u2019s romantic feelings toward him. <\/p>\n<p>The actor is also known for playing a meta-version of himself in \u201cDon\u2019t Trust the B\u2014 in Apartment 23,\u201d where he\u2019s a <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment\/la-xpm-2012-apr-10-la-et-james-vanderbeek-20120410-story.html\">smarmy has-been<\/a> nicknamed \u201cThe Beek From the Creek.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe ego certainly is the biggest obstacle as an artist or performer, so any chance you get to destroy that is really healthy,\u201d he <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment\/la-xpm-2012-apr-10-la-et-james-vanderbeek-20120410-story.html\">told The Times in 2012<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Van Der Beek and his wife, Kimberly, have six children. <\/p>\n<p>Van Der Beek\u2019s spokesperson confirmed his diagnosis with The Times.<\/p>\n<p>His upcoming projects include the Tubi romance movie \u201c<a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=S0gjQQepXRQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sidelined: The QB and Me\u201d<\/a> and \u201c<a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/FOXTV\/videos\/the-real-full-monty-promo-2024\/3098053023666311\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Real Full Monty<\/a>,\u201d a TV special where Van Der Beek and other celebrities will participate in a strip tease to bring awareness to  prostate, testicular and colorectal cancer testing and research.<\/p>\n<p><i>Staff writer Yvonne Villar<\/i><i>r<\/i><i>eal contributed to this report. <\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment-arts\/tv\/story\/2024-11-03\/james-van-der-beek-diagnosed-with-colorectal-cancer\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>James Van Der Beek has been diagnosed with colorectal cancer, a spokesperson for the actor confirmed to The Times. 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