He’s been battling cancer the last few years. Dawson’s Creek and Varsity Blues were some seminal product of the late 90’s.

Oh, DAWSON...

That fucking sucks. He seemed like a really good dude, and he lived near/loved Austin. I used to see him around town every now and then.

Ah jeeez, that’s fucked up.

Just saw him last summer at Houston House of Blues Varsity Blues screening. Fuck

Fuck cancer

He was great in Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23.

RIP, and F cancer.

Just saw him last summer at Houston House of Blues Varsity Blues screening. Fuck.

Six kids. Yikes.

RIP. Never watched Dawson's Creek but knew who he was. Appreciated his Eric Andre Show appearance.

10 minutes ago, KingBobo81 said:

That fucking sucks. He seemed like a really good dude, and he lived near/loved Austin. I used to see him around town every now and then.

Says he died in Austin.

1 minute ago, 4th&Five said:

Six kids. Yikes.

So mercy killing?

That's too bad. Varsity Blues is a not-so-guilty pleasure of mine.

He said that he went out every night with Peter Gardere (who played his QB double) when they were filming Varsity Blues. Said he thought people in Austin would recognize him more than Peter, but that all the free drinks and asking-for-autographs went to Peter

Ffuck. Just watched Varsity Blues the other day and laughed at his mom jeans.

damn. I think he said a few months ago that his treatment was working fine and his weight loss was due to a stomach bug. but that he was gonna be ok. I think he said that.

RIP. seemed like a good one.

He seemed to really love Texas when he moved here in 2020. He partnered with HEB (when it was open) to promote various charity operations. Most of us were introduced to him through a character that seemed like a huge pussy, but as many noted, he always seemed like a genuinely good dude.

Died three years younger than me. Man.

16 minutes ago, GreenspointTexas said:

He said that he went out every night with Peter Gardere (who played his QB double) when they were filming Varsity Blues. Said he thought people in Austin would recognize him more than Peter, but that all the free drinks and asking-for-autographs went to Peter

You’re goddam right gif

Pete probably hasn’t bought a drink in Austin in 35 years.

Edited February 11Feb 11 by Pato del Muerto

Mox’s house still for sale in Coupland

https://www.har.com/homedetail/308-n-broad-st-coupland-tx-78615/7407486

Fuck cancer

I had no idea he was battling cancer...fuck me.

41 minutes ago, 4th&Five said:

Six kids. Yikes.

Phillip Rivers says "amateur"

43 minutes ago, 4th&Five said:

Six kids. Yikes.

His wife is pretty hot. Don't blame him.

Crazy that him (48) and Luke Perry (52) died so young.

I always felt they were cut from the same cloth - teen heart throbs that struggled to branch out after huge early success.

Damn shame. He seemed like a good dude. Fuck cancer

Mox’s house still for sale in Coupland

https://www.har.com/homedetail/308-n-broad-st-coupland-tx-78615/7407486

We should buy it for game watching parties.

Sad, way too young. RIP.

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• Kyle Brandt @KyleBrandt

This hurts.

• 8:30 PM · Feb 11, 2026

I thought he was tremendous in The Rules of Attraction. RIP

2 hours ago, Pato del Muerto said:

You’re goddam right gif

Pete probably hasn’t bought a drink in Austin in 35 years.

Nor should he. Fuck OU and cancer

He was absolutely brilliant in Don’t Trust the B in Apartment as himself/ a self serious actor who truly believed his performances would change the world. Should have been a break out role for him and Ritter but nobody watched the show. Such is life.

Not a Dawson’s Creek guy, but he redeemed himself in Varsity Blues. I liked Rules of Attraction, but it’s been awhile. It’s on Tubi right now. Better watch it tonight before they put it behind a paywall.

RIP and of course fuck cancer.

• 
• Spitfire @RealSpitfire

Ok. I was really caught off guard here. I did not expect my visceral reaction to this message from James Vanderbeek.

Do yourself a favor and listen. Just listen. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

RIP James, God speed🙏🏼

• 8:15 PM · Feb 11, 2026

1 hour ago, Don Johnson said:

• 
• Kyle Brandt @KyleBrandt

This hurts.

• 8:30 PM · Feb 11, 2026

Billy Bobs fat ass is dead too.

RIP

Varsity Blues was an iconic movie for me, a kid playing high school football in a very small town that cared way too much about it in 1999.

RIP Mox. Long live the oopty fuckin’ oop.

Can you imagine the CR shitstorm if this movie came out today?

Sleep well sweet Mox, may you have 21 Ali Larter look a likes waiting when you arrive at the Pearly Gates

I liked his Power Rangers performance.

1 hour ago, Rip76 said:

• 
• Spitfire @RealSpitfire

Ok. I was really caught off guard here. I did not expect my visceral reaction to this message from James Vanderbeek.

Do yourself a favor and listen. Just listen. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

RIP James, God speed🙏🏼

• 8:15 PM · Feb 11, 2026

Jesus

1 hour ago, Al_4_ISU said:

Varsity Blues was an iconic movie for me, a kid playing high school football in a very small town that cared way too much about it in 1999.

same. RIP Mox.

VB is $4 to rent on Prime, guess I'll have to hit that tonight.

RIP to all 3

Damn, RIP. I admit I was Dawson’s Creek fan. He seemed like a really good person who didn’t care for the fame portion very much. His post on instagram about life have been very relatable and inspirational long before he got diagnosed. Prayers to his wife and six kids.

1 hour ago, GreenspointTexas said:

RIP to all 3

Also the dude that played his little brother.

^ Damn, never heard that one. Went missing in ‘06.

Joe Pichler Wiki

4 hours ago, Surly Bevo said:

Sleep well sweet Mox, may you have 21 Ali Larter look a likes waiting when you arrive at the Pearly Gates

A wise man told me on your deathbed you won’t think about all the pussy you had, but you will remember all the pussy you turned down

Godspeed Mox. I hope you had the life you wanted

8 hours ago, mdleast said:

I thought he was tremendous in The Rules of Attraction. RIP

Same. I wasn't into Dawson's Creek or VB but he won me over in Rules of Attraction.

RIP JVDB. I mostly remember him from that crying gif being such an internet messsageboard guy over the years and having been like 30 when Dawnson's Creek came out.

Speaking of, Dawson's Creek had to have been ground-breaking in some ways that maybe I'm not appreciating. It at least launched Katie Holmes and Michelle Williams, but I don't seem to recall anything like it before (teenage-coded series that took itself seriously, like a YA novel but on TV). I think it walked so things like Gilmore Girls and The OC could later run. Not sure if there is even anything like it these days with terrestial and linear television so far outside of the tween/teen attention economy in favor of shorts and reels. Maybe at a minimum it launched CW as a channel into a semi-serious player with some staying power?

Edited February 12Feb 12 by Vegas64

17 hours ago, GreenspointTexas said:

RIP to all 3

Yet somehow that asshole Bud Kilmer is still walking around.

3 hours ago, Vegas64 said:

Speaking of, Dawson's Creek had to have been ground-breaking in some ways that maybe I'm not appreciating. It at least launched Katie Holmes and Michelle Williams, but I don't seem to recall anything like it before (teenage-coded series that took itself seriously, like a YA novel but on TV). I think it walked so things like Gilmore Girls and The OC could later run. Not sure if there is even anything like it these days with terrestial and linear television so far outside of the tween/teen attention economy in favor of shorts and reels. Maybe at a minimum it launched CW as a channel into a semi-serious player with some staying power?

It came out my in my early 20s during my second year of law school. I wasn't into teen dramas, but at the time I frequently watched my fair share of mindless crap to unwind after a day of consuming the law. I was interested in it because I heard it was filmed in Wilmington, NC, and I grew up on the coast about 30 minutes north of there. I thought it quickly got too melodramatic, so I don't even know if I lasted to the end of the first season.

But as you note, the show really kicked off a host of other teen shows, like Gilmore Girls, Felicity, The OC, etc. I think I was about five or so years too old to appreciate shows like that. And also a dude.

19 minutes ago, South Austin said:

It came out my in my early 20s during my second year of law school. I wasn't into teen dramas, but at the time I frequently watched my fair share of mindless crap to unwind after a day of consuming the law. I was interested in it because I heard it was filmed in Wilmington, NC, and I grew up on the coast about 30 minutes north of there. I thought it quickly got too melodramatic, so I don't even know if I lasted to the end of the first season.

But as you note, the show really kicked off a host of other teen shows, like Gilmore Girls, Felicity, The OC, etc. I think I was about five or so years too old to appreciate shows like that. And also a dude.

Basically if not for Dawson's Creek, the Big 12 would not have the CW to air their premeire games.

Oklahoma State & Iowa State oughta send some flowers to ole JVDB's funeral.