“At the time of his death in February 2026, actor James Van Der Beek had a reported net worth of approximately $3 million. Despite this reported figure, it was noted that his extensive, years-long battle with Stage 3 colorectal cancer, diagnosed in 2023, left his family in significant financial strain.” Google AI. We’ve seen this before with famous people who made a lot of money during their career!
The Go Fund Me for James Van Der Beek’s family has now raised more than $2 million in the 2 days since his death. My grandfather died of colon cancer, he wasn’t famous with a million dollar estate and rather than to respond emotionally donators should look to support people like my grandfather rather than to emotionally respond to these kind of appeals by famous rich folks.
And that is all I’m going to say about that!
