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James Van Der Beek
Birth at
8 March 1977
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James Van Der Beek was born on International Women’s Day on March 8, 1977 in Connecticut. His mother, Melinda, was a former dancer and later manager of a family cell phone company, and his father played baseball professionally. However, he left the sport immediately after the birth of his son.
But the sports genes were passed on to James, and from an early age he was fond of football, baseball, gymnastics, diving. The family was quite wealthy, but James always sought independence and worked part-time
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James Van Der Beek was born on International Women’s Day on March 8, 1977 in Connecticut. His mother, Melinda, was a former dancer and later manager of a family cell phone company, and his father played baseball professionally. However, he left the sport immediately after the birth of his son.
But the sports genes were passed on to James, and from an early age he was fond of football, baseball, gymnastics, diving. The family was quite wealthy, but James always sought independence and worked part-time mowing lawns. He used the money to pay for his studies at the prestigious Cheshire Academy.
Once during a football match, Jason was seriously injured, and while he was being treated, he took part in one of the city's theater productions. Playing on stage so captivated the guy that he decided to go to New York and try his luck in the acting field.
For a year and a half, nothing came out, I had to work in completely different places, but the debut in the theatrical play as Fergus shocked the audience, and he finally received serious attention.
When James was seventeen years old, he was already well known in theater circles in various musicals, as well as the role of a bully in the film Angus.
In 1998, the film “Dawson’s Bay” was released, where the actor played one of the main roles. This was followed by Student Team, Desperate Season.
Texas Rangers "The Rules of Sex."
Since 2003, the actor has mainly played in various TV series: One Tree Hill, Medium, How I Met Your Mother, Mercy, Forgotten.
The actor is married to Kimberly Brooke James and they have two children. In his free time he plays guitar and sports.