Van Der Beek, who has Stage 3 cancer, appeared gaunt in a video that aired during a "Dawson's Creek" reunion this fall.

James Van Der Beek has revealed that his absence at the recent “Dawson’s Creek” reunion on Broadway had nothing to do with his cancer diagnosis.

"As crushed as I was not being able to go to that Dawson’s Creek reunion, my family got to go. And I was zooming in on that night and they got a standing ovation just for taking their seats. And all t...