Overview
- Kimberly Van Der Beek posted family photos and wrote that she misses her husband on the first birthday since his death.
- Daughter Emilia, 9, shared a video offering coping advice, saying she speaks to her father daily and believes he is pain‑free in heaven.
- The Dawson’s Creek actor died on February 11, 2025, after stage‑3 colorectal cancer first detected in August 2023 and disclosed publicly in November 2024.
- Friends organized a GoFundMe that has raised more than $2.7 million for the family, with notable donations reported from figures including Steven Spielberg and Zoe Saldaña.
- Posthumous appearances are slated with The Gates opening in U.S. theaters on March 13 and the Legally Blonde prequel series Elle arriving on Prime Video in July.