Overview
- His wife, Kimberly, announced on Wednesday that the Dawson’s Creek star died peacefully at 48 after a publicly disclosed battle with colorectal/bowel cancer.
- Friends launched a GoFundMe citing that medical costs left the family out of funds, with donations reported at roughly $1.2 million toward a ~$1.3 million goal to cover living expenses and the children’s education.
- Co-stars and celebrities posted tributes, with Chad Michael Murray calling him “a giant,” and messages from Busy Philipps, Katie Holmes, Sarah Michelle Gellar, and Dancing With the Stars partner Emma Slater.
- Upcoming work includes The Gates, a Lionsgate Premiere thriller slated for a March theatrical release, and a Prime Video/MGM Studios Legally Blonde prequel series titled Elle, scheduled for July 1, 2026.
- Coverage notes he had reportedly been working on a memoir and that the family’s fundraiser has amplified public debate over the financial burden of serious illness in the U.S. health-care system.