He had planned to announce it differently, but an unforeseen event precipitated things.
This series marked an entire generation: at the end of the 90s and until the beginning of the 2000s, Dawson captivated millions of viewers on TF1. Some of them even had a Hollywood career afterwards, like Katie Holmes or Michelle Williams to name just a few.
But Dawson was above all a teenager upset by the transition to adulthood and the problems of his time, battered by romantic feelings. A main character played by James Van Der Beek. An actor who returned to the forefront in spite of himself.
“Plans have changed”
Indeed, this Sunday, James Van Der Beek announced on Instagram that he was suffering from cancer. A shocking announcement for the barely 47-year-old man who had planned to announce it in the columns of a celebrity magazine, but “Plans changed this morning when I heard a tabloid was going to release it in the news”.
“So far, I have dealt with this issue privately, through treatment and looking after my overall health more carefully than ever. I am in a good place and feeling strong. It’s been quite an introduction, and I’ll tell you more when I’m ready. Apologies to everyone in my life who I was planning to tell.”.
According to information from the New York Post, James Van Der Beek suffers from colorectal cancer.
