James Van Der BeekAKA:
James Van Der Beek
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03/08/1977 Birthplace:
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A certified teen idol due to his role on The WB's hit teen drama "Dawson's Creek" (1998- ), James Van Der Beek had a rockier road to success than his younger co-stars. After a football injury took him from the playing field to the stage, the young actor starred as Danny Zuko in a community theater production of "Grease". Weekly trips to New York from his Connecticut home to audition were largely fruitless, but in 1994 Van Der Beek was cast in an Off-Broadway production of Edward Albee's "Finding the Sun". A capable singer as well as actor, he was also featured in the Goodspeed Opera House's
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Milestone
Gave acting a try after a football injury in the eighth grade forced him to the sidelines
Starred as Danny Zuko in community theater production of "Grease"
1994
Made professional stage debut in Off-Broadway production of Edward Albee's "Finding the Sun"
Appeared in a revival of the musical "Shenandoah" at the Goodspeed Opera House
1995
Made film debut as a sadistic bully in "Angus"
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