James Van Der Beek Trivia

Trivia

  • He won a MTV video award for Varsity Blues (1999), and another for the best cameo with Scary Movie (2000).
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  • His favourite city is New York
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  • Brother-in-law of Jennifer McComb.
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  • His favourite football team is Green Bay Packers.
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  • James enjoys watching football on weekends and still plays football with his friends whenever he has the time.
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  • There was a third story in Storytelling (2001) with Van Der Beek as a college student realizing his sexuality, which was subsequently cut out of the film.
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  • Was roommates with Joshua Jackson during the first season of "Dawson's Creek" (1998).
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  • His favourite group is the Dave Matthews Band and his favourite ice-cream is Vanilla.
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  • Chosen by People Magazine as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world. [1998]
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  • He started acting because a concussion stopped him from playing football.
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  • Is a Dutch-American
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  • His favourite movie is The Shawshank Redemption (1994).
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  • Lives in New York City for most of the summer - when his show is on hiatus or when he is not shooting a film.
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  • Has a brother Jared (1979) and a sister Julianne (1981)
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  • He is the oldest of three children. His father is a cellular phone salesman and his mother runs a gymnastics studio.
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  • Was identified as dyslexic in kindergarden and learned to read in a special class. Later became an honors student.
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  • Was an English major at Drew University before leaving school to do "Dawson's Creek" (1998).
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  • The necklace that he wore on "Dawson's Creek" (1998) was made by his mother.
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  • Met his wife after her sister, Jennifer McComb, played a small guest-role in an episode of "Dawson's Creek." Jennifer kept in touch with the "Dawson's" crew and introduced James and Heather.
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  • Oddly, the literal translation of his Dutch surname means 'from the creek'.
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  • Shares a birthday with Freddie Prinze Jr. and Camryn Manheim.
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  • His hobbies are: playing the guitar, sleeping, staying with his friends and playing sports.
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