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JAMES VAN DER BEEK
fast facts
James was born on March 8,1977
He was born in Chesire, CT.
He is 6'tall.
His favorite singing group is The Dave Matthews Band. His secret talent is that he can sing.
His dream girl is smart and talented.
full bio
     James suffered a mild concussion when he
was 13 years old, he was then not allowed
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 lead role of
Danny Zuko in the school's production of "Grease."
Bitten by the acting bug, he continued to do local children's theater.
     At age 16 he was still focused on acting , so his mother
agreed one summer to travel the three hours each way to New
York City in order for him to pursue acting professionally.
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 commuted six hours every day during the limited
three-month 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 Claire
Danes. Last summer, he completed the independent feature
film "Harvest."
     A dean's list student, Van Der Beek received an academic
scholarship from Drew University in Madison, N.J., where he
majors in English with a minor in sociology. In what little free
time he has, he enjoys writing and playing all kinds of sports.
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