Melissa Joan Hart Remembers James Van Der Beek as First Onscreen Kiss in ‘Clarissa Explains It All’

Melissa Joan Hart remembered James Van Der Beek, her first onscreen kiss in Clarissa Explains It All, in the wake of his death.

On February 11, Hart took to Instagram with two photos from a Season 5 episode titled “Alter Ego,” in which Van Der Beek played a character named Paulie to Hart’s titular character. Van Der Beek died earlier that morning at 48 after a battle with colon cancer.