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BIOGRAPHY !
Fate certainly played a hand in James Van Der Beek`s entrance into the acting world , but it was his dedication and talent that earned leading roles in " Dawson`s Creek " and two provocative new films " I love you ....... I love you not " and " Harvest ".
Suffering a mild concussion when he was 13 years old, the athletic JVDB wasn`t permitted to play on the football team that year . So for the first time, he decided to try out for the school play, and landed the role of Danny Zuko in the school`s production og " Grease " . Bitten by the acting bug, he continued to do local children`s theater in his hometown of Cheshire, Connecticut .
He
was still focused on acting at age 16, so his mother agreed one
summer to travel the three hours each way to New York City, in
order for him to pursue acting professionaly . While he landed an
agent and a manager on their very first visit, he didn`t find
much success auditioning for commercials .
The next year he was cast in the off - Broadway play, " Finding the sun ", which was written and directed by Edward Albee . He describes this as the defining experience for him as an actor, and commited six hours every day during the limited three months run for rehearsals and performances in the middle of high school . After that experience he starred in " Shenandoah " at the Goodspeed Opera House .
His
first on - screen performance came with a starring role in the
1995 feature film " Angus ", and he is featured in the
upcoming release " I love you ....... I love you not "
with Clare Danes . Last summer he completed the independent
feature movie " Harvest " .
A dean`s list student, Van Der Beek, received an academic scholarship from Drew University in Madison, New Jersey, where he majors in English with a minor in sociology . In what little free time he has, he enjoys writing, playing the guitar and playing all kinds of sports .
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