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James Van Der Beek Biography
Birth Name:
James David Van Der Beek
Birth Place:
Cheshire, Connecticut, United States
Profession
Actor
Fast Facts
- Mother was a Broadway dancer and father was a minor-league baseball pitcher
- Landed the role of Danny Zuko in a local production of Grease after an injury sidelined him from playing football in the eighth grade
- At 16, made professional acting debut in an off-Broadway production of Finding the Sun, which was written and directed by Pulitzer-winning playwright Edward Albee
- Was a former National Merit Scholar majoring in English at Drew when he auditioned for Dawson's Creek
- Won a 2011 NewNowNext Award for his JamesVanDerMemes Web site
- Cast as a fictionalized version of himself in the ABC comedy Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23
Awards
Relationships
- Jared Van Der Beek--Brother
- Annabel Leah--Daughter
- Annabel Van Der Beek--Daughter
- Emilia--Daughter
- Emilia Van Der Beek--Daughter
- Olivia--Daughter
- Olivia Van Der Beek--Daughter
- Jim Van Der Beek--Father
- Melinda Van Der Beek--Mother
- Juliana Van Der Beek--Sister
- Joshua--Son
- Joshua Van Der Beek--Son
- Bill Van Der Beek--Uncle
- Kimberly Brook--Wife
- Kimberly Van Der Beek--Wife