James Van Der Beek’s family created a GoFundMe page to cover the costs of the actor’s treatments, as he bravely battled stage 3 colorectal cancer.
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James Van Der Beek said in an interview with the TODAY portal that he received “almost nothing” in residual payments from the successful 90s series, which may explain the family’s financial difficulties at the moment.
“I was 20 years old. It was a bad contract. I practically didn’t see any of it,” the actor explained at the time. He starred as one of the main protagonists of “Dawson’s Creek” throughout all six seasons, from 1998 to 2003.
In the same interview, he said he decided to do “Don’t Trust the —- in Apartment 23” when the money from “Dawson’s Creek” ran out and he needed to support his wife Kimberly and their six children.
“It’s very easy, if you have all the money in the world, to just relax and go on with life,” James Van Der Beek said at the time.
According to Daily Mail, the cast started the series earning $35,000 per episode, reaching about $175,000 in the final season.
The actor said that during the filming period his life “was crazy,” but by the end he was mentally exhausted. He also confessed that he let success go to his head.
James Van Der Beek died on Wednesday (11) after a battle. The actor’s family, who asked for privacy after his death, has already raised $1.8 million in the GoFundMe campaign.
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