Overview
- His family announced his passing Wednesday and the Travis County Medical Examiner’s Office said he was pronounced dead at 6:44 a.m. local time, with no cause released in initial reports.
- He publicly disclosed stage 3 colorectal cancer in November 2024 after symptoms in 2023 and continued to share treatment updates through 2025.
- Relatives launched a GoFundMe citing significant financial strain from prolonged medical care, and donations reached hundreds of thousands of dollars within hours.
- Co-stars and colleagues posted remembrances, including messages from Chad Michael Murray, Busy Philipps, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Emma Slater, and director Roger Avary.
- Best known for Dawson’s Creek and Varsity Blues, he also worked recently on Tubi’s Sidelined and the Legally Blonde prequel series Elle, and he is survived by his wife, Kimberly, and their six children.