00:00I think it hits in a variety of different ways, and so for me as a father now, I think
00:06the enormity of that tragedy for his family hits me in a very different way than just as a colleague,
00:13so I think the processing is ongoing.
00:16Joshua Jackson spoke for the first time about his late Dawson's Creek co-star James Van Der Beek's death one
00:22month after the 48-year-old lost his battle to cancer.
00:25Jackson opened up to today's show viewers about how his grief hits in a variety of different ways. He went
00:31on to call his friend's passing an enormous loss.
00:34I think he did lead a very good life and he was a good man. It is also, you know,
00:38the tragedy of that loss for his family is enormous.
00:43Jackson and Van Der Beek played Pacey Witter and Dawson Leary respectively on the show for six seasons.
00:49While filming the teen drama, which aired between 1998 and 2003, the actors were roommates in Wilmington, North Carolina.
00:57While he and fellow cast members didn't talk for years after the series wrapped, Van Der Beek told Wind Down
01:03podcast listeners in March 2025 that they'd recently reconnected.
01:08Jackson, in turn, said the co-stars were bonded for life through their formative experience and did keep in touch.
01:14After Van Der Beek's August 2023 colorectal cancer diagnosis, however, the whole gang got a little group text going.
01:22James Van Der Beek was married to wife Kimberly Van Der Beek with whom he shared six kids.
01:27The entire family attended a Dawson's Creek reunion in September 2025, which raised money for James' treatment amid his absence.
01:35James made a surprise appearance via video after dropping out, telling concerned fans in his final interview three months later
01:42that he looked thin on screen because of a stomach virus, not a cancer-related reason.
01:48He got emotional discussing the event and seeing the standing ovation his family received.
01:53Katie Holmes and more Dawson's Creek stars as well as creator Kevin Williamson have since mourned James on social media.
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