“Dawson’s Creek” creator Kevin Williamson remembered the show’s late star Jame Van Der Beek on Saturday night while being honored with a Hero Award at the Barbara Berlanti Heroes Gala, Greg Berlanti’s annual F Cancer benefit.
\n\nWilliams explained that the show, about a small-town high school student dreaming of becoming a Hollywood director, was inspired by his own life.
\n\n“So when I was casting the role, I was basically looking for me, but I was looking for the good-looking, handsome, camera-ready, great jawline version of myself, someone people would actually want to see,” Williamson said, adding, “He became that person. James Van Der Beek gave voice to my childhood. He was the soul of the show. He was the ultimate upgrade.”
\n\nVan Der Beek died in February, two years after being diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 2023.
\n\n“I saw him go from a young kid to an extraordinary man, a husband, a father and a friend. James had a full character arc. He started out as a brat,” Williamson cracked. “He would get a script and he would call me, and he would be like, ‘Why do I have to say this word? Nobody knows what this word means.’ And…
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