A fundraiser in memory of Dawson’s Creek star James Van Der Beek has reached $1 million in less than a day. The Varsity Blues and How I Met Your Mother actor died on Wednesday at the age of 48 after battling cancer since August 2023. Medical bills took a toll on his family’s finances, leaving them “out of funds,” a GoFundMe set up to support his six children and wife, Kimberly Van Der Beek, said. Despite leading Dawson’s Creek, he told Today in 2012 that “There was noresidual money,” through reruns. “I was 20. It was a bad contract. I saw almost nothing from that.” By midday Wednesday, the fundraiser had already raised hundreds of thousands of dollars. “In the wake of this loss, Kimberly and the children are facing an uncertain future,” it reads. “The costs of James’s medical care and the extended fight against cancer have left the family out of funds. They are working hard to stay in their home and to ensure the children can continue their education and maintain some stability.” Unverified reports suggest Oscar-winner Zoe Saldana, screenwriter Norman Lear’s widow, Lyn, and YouTuber Codie Sanchez all donated.
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