Actor James Van Der Beek is selling his « Varsity Blues » character’s football jersey to help with the « financial burden » of cancer.
Neither fame nor fortune will make you immune to cancer.
Actor James Van Der Beek, 47, knows this all too well.
Van Der Beek, best known for his titular role in television’s « Dawson’s Creek » as well as his portrayal of backup quarterback Jonathan « Mox » Moxon in the 1999 picture, « Varsity Blues », announced on social media that he was selling jerseys emblazoned with the latter character’s last name in celebration of the movie’s 25th anniversary.
« Each one personally autographed by me », he wrote in his Instagram caption.
But he also shared that any profit made from the merchandise would go to help those impacted by cancer, himself included. « 100% of my net proceeds will go to families recovering from the financial burden of cancer (including my own) », he wrote.
A representative for Van Der Beek did not immediately return Fox News Digital’s request for more information on how proceeds would be allocated.
Three weeks ago, Van Der Beek revealed that he had been diagnosed with stage 3 colorectal cancer. In an effort to subvert a tabloid breaking the story, Van Der Beek shared his diagnosis on social media.
« There’s no playbook for how [to] announce these things, but I’d planned on talking about it at length with People magazine at some point soon », the « Dawson’s Creek » heartthrob wrote on Instagram.
