When James Van Der Beek died on Feb.11 after battling stage 3 colorectal cancer, friends of the Dawson's Creek star launched a GoFundMe campaign that has now amassed nearly $2.7 million (1). The fundraising page revealed an uncomfortable truth: despite Van Der Beek having a successful acting career, his family, including his wife and six children, are now under "significant financial strain,” the GoFundMe campaign states. Must Read "The costs of James's medical care and the extended fight against cance ...