James Van Der Beek was thrilled with his sixth child, Jeremiah, before he was diagnosed with cancer.
After the death of the famous American actor from stage III colorectal cancer at the age of 48 on February 11, 2026, his interview was published in November 2022 with PEOPLE magazine was published on Friday, February 13.
Van Der Beek told the outlet that his brood felt complete with the arrival of “rainbow baby” Jeremiah, whom he and wife Kimberly Van Der Beek welcomed in October 2021.
He said, “He’s really been a blessing. I mean, this is going to sound weird, but when he arrived, we honestly thought, ‘Oh my God, how could we exist without him?’ That’s crazy, because before that we had five kids.”
“But considering everything we went through leading up to him, the fact that he was a boy felt so healing to us.”
“He anchors the family in a very beautiful way. The girls all adore him. My son as a brother. And yes, he is just a magical, happy little royal boy who gets everything he wants. And is not afraid to demand it,” Dawson’s Creek star shone.
It is pertinent to mention that Van Der Beek and Kimberly also welcomed Olivia, 15, Joshua, 13, Annabel, 12, Emilia, 9, and Gwendolyn, 7 before Jeremiah.
