Fundraiser For James Van Der Beek's Family Surpasses $1 Million

James Van Der Beek with his wife Kimberly in 2019

A fundraiser set up to raise money for James Van Der Beek’s widow and six children has already surpassed one million dollars.

On Wednesday evening, it was announced that the Dawson’s Creek actor had died at the age of 48, around 18 months after he was diagnosed with stage-three colorectal cancer.

Shortly after the news broke, James’ wife Kimberly posted a link to a GoFundMe page set up by friends of the family “to support me and our children during this time”.