Dawson’s Creek’s James Van der Beek made an emotional digital look on the reunion as he mentioned ‘I can not consider I do not get to see my forged mates, my lovely forged in particular person’
Dawson’s Creek’s James Van der Beek has left followers in shock after making a shock digital look on the Dawson’s Creek reunion on Monday, after he beforehand dropped out on account of sickness amid his most cancers battle.
James, 48, confirmed up through a video on the Richard Rogers Theatre in New York Metropolis for the charity occasion, the place the forged of Dawson’s Creek reunited after 22 years. This was the primary reunion in over twenty years, and James joined in a pre-recorded video.
The occasion was to learn F Most cancers and featured Katie Holmes, Joshua Jackson, and Michelle Williams delivering a stay studying of the pilot episode. Many different iconic actors had been additionally in attendance, together with Busy Philipps, Meredith Monroe, Kerr Smith, Nina Repeta, Mary Beth Peil, John Wesley Shipp and Mary-Margaret Humes.
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James Van der Beek, who performed the memorable character of Dawson Leery, mentioned within the video: “I’ve been trying ahead to this evening for months and months ever since my angel Michelle Williams mentioned she was placing it collectively. I can not consider I am not there. I can not consider I do not get to see my forged mates, my lovely forged in particular person.”
He added: “And I simply need to stand on that stage and thank each single particular person within the theatre for being right here tonight. From the forged to the crew to all people who’s doing something and has been so beneficiant, and particularly each single final considered one of you, you’re the finest followers within the world.
“Thanks for coming. It is simply completely humbling simply how a lot you probably did for this evening, and I simply need to say thanks. Thanks to each single particular person right here.”
He completed off by introducing his substitute for the night, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and joked that his youngsters would think about the swap an ‘improve’. His six kids had been in attendance in addition to his spouse Kimberly. The couple share Olivia, 14, Joshua, 12, Annabel, 10, Emilia, 8, and Gwendolyn, 6, and Jeremiah, 3.
James, who was recognized with Stage 3 colorectal most cancers in August 2023, was initially imagined to be on the occasion, however took to Instagram just a few days earlier than to disclose “two abdomen viruses knocked me out of fee”.
In a heartfelt message, James advised his followers: “That is the night I’d been trying ahead to MOST since my angel Michelle Williams mentioned she was placing it collectively, method again in January… So you may think about how gutted I used to be when two abdomen viruses conspired to knock me out of fee and maintain me grounded on the worst potential second.
“Regardless of each effort… I received’t get to be there. I received’t get to face on that stage and thank each soul within the theater for exhibiting up for me, and towards most cancers, once I wanted it most.”
The actor beforehand opened up about his most cancers analysis and mentioned the most cancers will likely be a ‘course of for the remainder of his life’. When James first revealed the information final 12 months, he advised followers he was “privately dealing” with the analysis and was taking precautionary steps to “resolve it”.
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