What Happened to James Van Der Beek’s ‘Dawson’s Creek’ Money? The Sad Truth

Actor James Van Der Beek died on Wednesday, February 11, following a two-year fight with colorectal cancer. Treatments for colorectal cancer are among the most expensive in the United States, and the financial toll left his family in serious distress.

According to a GoFundMe page organized by friends of the Dawson’s Creek actor and his wife, Kimberly Van Der Beek, extensive medical costs chipped away at their resources, leaving the family “out of funds.” The couple shared a household with their six children, who range in age from 4 to 15.