James Van Der Beek Biography (1977-)
Full name, James William Van Der Beek, Jr.; born March 8, 1977, in Cheshire,CT; son of James William (a cellular phone company executive and former professional baseball pitcher) and Melinda (a gymnastics studio manager and formerdancer) Van Der Beek. Addresses: Agent: Adam Venit, Endeavor Talent Agency, 9701 Wilshire Blvd., 10th Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Manager: Jonathan Perry, Original Film Management, 2045 South Barrington Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90025.; Publicist: Cindy Guagenti, Baker/Winokur/Ryder, 9100 WilshireBlvd., 6th Floor, West Tower, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor
- Birth Details
- March 8, 1977
- Cheshire, Connecticut, United States
Famous Works
- CREDITS
- Film Appearances
- Rick Sandford, Angus (also known as Angus--Voll Cool), NewLine Cinema, 1995
- Tony, I Love You, I Love You Not, Avalanche Releasing, 1997
- Jonathan "Mox" Moxon, Varsity Blues, Paramount, 1999
- Voice of Pazu, Laputa, Castle in the Sky (animated; also known asCastle in the Sky and Tenku no shiro Rapyuta), Buena Vista, 1999
- James Peterson, Harvest (also known as Cash Crop and A Desperate Season), Artisan Entertainment, 1999
- Dawson Leery, Scary Movie, Dimension Films, 2000
- Lincoln Rogers Dunnison, Texas Rangers, Miramax/Dimension Films, 2001
- Himself, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Dimension Films, 2001
- Sean Bateman, The Rules of Attraction, Lions Gate Films, 2002
- Television Appearances
- Series
- Stephen Anderson, As the World Turns, 1995
- Dawson Leery, Dawson's Creek, The WB, beginning 1998
- Himself, Total Access 24/7, Fox, 2002
- Episodic
- Himself, Entertainment Tonight, syndicated, 1988
- Paulie, "Alter Ego," Clarissa Explains It All, 1993
- Ethan, "You Don't Have a Pet to Be Popular," Aliens in the Family,1996
- Himself, The Panel, 10 Network (Australia), 1999
- Saturday Night Live, NBC, 1999
- TRL, 2002
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, 2002
- The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, 2002
- Specials
- Interviewee, Dawson's Creek: Behind the Scenes, E! Entertainment Television, 1998
- (In archive footage) Seventeen: The Faces for Fall, The WB, 1998
- Host, True Life: No Money, Mo' Problems, MTV, 1998
- Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary, NBC, 1999
- Awards Presentations
- Presenter, The 50th Emmy Awards, NBC, 1998
- The 1999 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 1999
- Presenter, The 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, Fox, 1999
- The Teen Choice Awards, Fox, 2000
- Presenter, The 6th Annual Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, Fox, 2000
- Presenter, 2000 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 2000
- Presenter, Nickelodeon's 14th Annual Kids' Choice Awards, Nickelodeon, 2001
- Stage Appearances
- Fergus, "Finding the Sun," Sand (three one-act plays), Signature Theatre Company, Kampo Cultural Center, New York City, 1993
- Shenandoah (musical), Goodspeed Opera House, East Haddam, CT, 1994
- My Marriage to Earnest Borgnine, off-Broadway production, 1997
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
- Big, January 6, 1999, pp. 22-23; March 3, 1999, pp. 22-25; May 12,1999, pp. 26-29
- Cosmopolitan, November, 2002, p. 54
- Empire, June, 1999, pp. 78-79
- Entertainment Weekly, January 15, 1999, p. 18
- Film Review, June, 1999, pp. 70-71
- Heat, May 8, 1999, p. 68
- Interview, July, 1998, pp. 70-75
- J17, April, 1999, pp. 52-55
- Movieline, February, 1999, pp. 76-77
- People Weekly, March 23, 1998; May 11, 1998, p. 168
- Premiere, April, 2000, pp. 90-92
- Teen Celebrity, February, 1999, pp. 14-17
- Teen People, September, 1998, pp. 68-73
- TV Guide, March 7, 1998, pp. 18-23
- TV Zone, March, 1999, pp. 12-13
- USA Today, January 20, 1998