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Dawson’s Creek Actor James Van Der Beek and His Family

Dawson’s Creek Actor James Van Der Beek and His Family

James Van Der Beek has had many great movie and television roles, but the one in Dawson’s Creek remains his calling card. He earned 2 MTV Movie Awards, Teen Choice Award plus San Diego Film Festival Award.

Date of Birth: March 8, 1977

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Van Der Beek understood that he wanted to deal with acting at 15 and in a year, he already debuted on the stage of the Signature Theatre Company. The same year, he first appeared on TV having a small part Clarissa Explains It All and in 1995, James obtained a role in Angus, his first feature film. However, he gained popularity in 1998 after portraying Dawson Leery in Dawson’s Creek television series. Van Der Beek is also noted for his parts in Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23, CSI: Cyber, Carters Get Rich, Pose TV shows plus Varsity Blues and The Rules of Attraction movies.

Do you know that James Van Der Beek is a lucky dad of five kids? Here are more facts about his family life.

James Van Der Beek parents

James William “Jim” Van Der Beek (father)

James Van Der Beek family - father James William Van Der Beek

James played baseball in youth. Later, he became an executive at a mobile phone company. James shares three children with his spouse Melinda.  

Melinda Van Der Beek (nee Weber) (mother)

James Van Der Beek family - mother Melinda Van Der Beek

Melinda danced on Broadway along with being a gymnastics coach. When James expressed his desire to act professionally, she supported him and found an agent for her son.


James Van Der Beek siblings

Jared Van Der Beek (younger brother born to same parents)

James Van Der Beek siblings - brother Jared Van Der Beek

Year of Birth: 1979

Jared is an acupuncturist and physical therapist in San Francisco, CA.

Juliana Van Der Beek Sherwood (younger sister born to same parents)

James Van Der Beek siblings - sister Juliana Van Der Beek Sherwood

Date of Birth: April 15, 1981

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Juliana is a sales director for the national hardware show at Reed Exhibitions. She is married and is a mom of 2 daughters.  

James Van Der Beek siblings

James Van Der Beek ex-wife

Heather McComb (former wife)

James Van Der Beek family - ex-wife Heather McComb

Duration of Marriage: 2003-2010 (7 years)

Date of Birth: March 2, 1977

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Heather deals with acting. She got acquainted with James thanks to her sister Jennifer, who collaborated with him in one episode of Dawson’s Creek. They tied knots on July 5, 2003. However, they broke up in April 2009 and got officially divorced in June 2010.

James Van Der Beek wife

Kimberly Brook (wife)

James Van Der Beek family - wife Kimberly Brook

Duration of Marriage: since 2010 till present

Date of Birth: March 22, 1982

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Kimberly was a business consultant and wellness blogger, who later became a producer. Van Der Beek got romantically involved with Kimberly in July 2009 and espoused her on August 1, 2010, in Tel Aviv, Israel, where they first met. Now, they are happy parents of 5 kids. However, the actor also shared that they passed through 3 miscarriages.

James Van Der Beek children

Olivia Van Der Beek (daughter with Kimberly Brook)

James Van Der Beek children - daughter Olivia Van Der Beek

Date of Birth: September 25, 2010

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Van Der Beek’s firstborn Olivia was named in honor of an olive tree in Israel, where her parents spent their first date. The girl loves singing, dancing and making intricate fairy houses. Moreover, Olivia practices jiu jitsu and plays chess.

Joshua Van Der Beek (son with Kimberly Brook)

James Van Der Beek children - son Joshua Van Der Beek

Date of Birth: March 13, 2012

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Joshua is the only son of the couple. James describes him as a strong and empathetic boy as well as a deep little thinker.

Annabel Leah Van Der Beek (daughter with Kimberly Brook)

James Van Der Beek children - daughter Annabel Leah Van Der Beek

Date of Birth: January 25, 2014

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

When Kimberly was pregnant with Annabel, they preferred not to reveal the gender of the baby till the birth day. According to the performer’s words, she is surprising and mysterious. Annabel is also a Disney cartoons fan and likes to dress like Elsa.

Emilia Van Der Beek (daughter with Kimberly Brook)

James Van Der Beek children - daughter Emilia Van Der Beek

Date of Birth: March 23, 2016

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Emilia’s birth was announced by her dad on his Instagram, where he shares a sweet black and white photo of his spouse with their 4 kids, including newborn Emilia.

Gwendolyn Van Der Beek (daughter with Kimberly Brook)

James Van Der Beek children - daughter Gwendolyn Van Der Beek

Date of Birth: June 15, 2018

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Gwendolyn is the youngest of 5 siblings, who drew her first breath at the Dawson’s Creek star’s home. Actually, all the couple’s kids, except their firstborn, were born at home. The happy dad of 5 seems to adore his children immensely and often shares their photos on his social media.

James Van Der Beek family

Name Unknown (son with Kimberly Brook)

Date of Birth: expected in April 2020

Date of Death: November 2019

On October 8, 2019 James announced that he will be a father of six soon.

On November 19, 2019 James posted in Instagram that they lost their baby.

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