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James Van Der Beek celebrated Halloween with his wife Kimberly and their six kids
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The actor dressed up as the Phantom of the Opera while his wife went as a fox
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James’ marking of the holiday came after he was diagnosed with stage 3 colorectal cancer in 2024
James Van Der Beek is celebrating Halloween with his family.
The Dawson’s Creek alum, 48, dressed as the Phantom of the Opera from the eponymous musical, as seen in a photo his wife, Kimberly Van Der Beek, shared to commemorate the holiday on Instagram.
“Happy Halloween!!!!” Kimberly captioned the family portrait, which showed off the varied costumes that the couple and their six children wore for the Friday, Oct. 31, occasion.
Kimberly dressed up as a fox, while their kids’ costumes ranged from the Statue of Liberty to more traditionally spooky looks.
The pair share four daughters, Olivia, 15, Annabel, 11, Emilia, 9, and Gwendolyn, 6, and two sons, Joshua, 13, and Jeremiah, 4.
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James Van Der Beek poses with wife Kimberly and their six kids on Halloween 2025
The mom of six also shared some more close-up snaps of the family’s costumes — which they seemingly took out on the town for some trick-or-treating — on her Instagram Stories.
She and James posed for a selfie, in which she softly smiled while showing off some neck makeup resembling a spiderweb. The actor, meanwhile, remained in character as the iconic masked role, keeping a straight face.
“Phantom and the fox,” Kimberly captioned the proud parents’ selfie.
She also shared a photo of James with the couple’s youngest, Jeremiah, who wore a bright yellow onesie. The father-son duo smiled as they sat side by side in a golf cart.
James, who was diagnosed with stage 3 colorectal cancer last year, appeared on wife Kimberly’s Instagram feed shortly before Halloween, when she shared a snap of the actor spending some quality time with his father.
Alongside the photo of James and his dad basking in a sunset as they embraced one another, Kimberly wrote, “Happy day 🌷.”
Kimberly Van Der Beek/Instagram James Van Der Beek with son Jeremiah
Kimberly Van Der Beek/Instagram
Kimberly Van Der Beek/Instagram James Van Der Beek with wife Kimberly
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James Van Der Beek with wife Kimberly
Following his diagnosis, James’ father moved to their family’s ranch to be there when the star is away for treatment. In a heartfelt birthday tribute to his dad on Instagram in January, the actor said his father helps make lunches, drives the kids and takes care of the dogs and chickens.
James, added, in part, that he is “blown away by how” his dad has “been there for me emotionally as I’ve moved through everything cancer brings up.”
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James further reflected on how he has balanced fatherhood with undergoing cancer treatment in a birthday tribute to his youngest son Jeremiah earlier in October.
“I’m sorry there have been spells where I couldn’t be the father I would want to be for you… where I was too weak to pick you up, throw you around, or even put you to bed,” the actor wrote, adding: “But know that watching you reveal yourself to us has been one of the greatest joys of my life.”
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