{"id":589133,"date":"2026-02-14T09:39:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T09:39:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/589133\/"},"modified":"2026-02-14T09:39:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T09:39:11","slug":"fox-to-repeat-the-real-full-monty-after-james-van-der-beeks-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/589133\/","title":{"rendered":"Fox To Repeat \u2018The Real Full Monty\u2019 After James Van Der Beek\u2019s Death"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/james-van-der-beek\/\" id=\"auto-tag_james-van-der-beek\" data-tag=\"james-van-der-beek\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">James Van Der Beek<\/a> was one of the stars of <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/fox\/\" id=\"auto-tag_fox\" data-tag=\"fox\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fox<\/a>\u2019s cancer special <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/the-real-full-monty\/\" id=\"auto-tag_the-real-full-monty\" data-tag=\"the-real-full-monty\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Real Full Monty<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThe network is now set to repeat the two-hour special <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2026\/02\/james-van-der-beek-dead-dawsons-creek-1236716247\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">following Van Der Beek\u2019s death earlier this week from colorectal cancer.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThe Real Full Monty will air on Wednesday, February 18 at 8pm, replacing a repeat of The Masked Singer, as the network honors the actor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tVan Der Beek was battling the disease when he signed up to the special, which featured stars including Anthony Anderson, Taye Diggs, NFL\u2019s Chris Jones, Tyler Posey and Bruno Tonioli raising awareness for cancer testing and research by performing a strip-tease dance before a live audience.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tDuring the special, the Dawson\u2019s Creek star revealed to his peers that he had been in treatment. \u201cFor the last six months, I\u2019ve been in treatment, I\u2019ve done a whole bunch of therapies, holistic, integrative and otherwise, and it\u2019s been a journey, man. I say that with confidence now, but there, there were definitely some dark days, and there were definitely some moments when I felt like I was walking through the valley of the shadow of death. When you\u2019re staring at a positive diagnosis, then it\u2019s like, okay, how deep within yourself are you willing to look,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tA QR code will be visible throughout the broadcast, encouraging viewers to donate to the Colorectal Cancer Alliance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThe special is based on a British format and was produced by Spun Gold TV and Fox Alternative Entertainment. Ashley Edens served as showrunner and exec produced alongside Anthony Anderson, Dan Norris and Nick Bullen and Daniela Neumann for Spun Gold.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"James Van Der Beek was one of the stars of Fox\u2019s cancer special The Real Full Monty. 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