{"id":231240,"date":"2026-03-28T14:17:58","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T14:17:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/28\/james-van-der-beek-smiles-in-throwback-for-daughters-birthday\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T14:17:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T14:17:58","slug":"james-van-der-beek-smiles-in-throwback-for-daughters-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/28\/james-van-der-beek-smiles-in-throwback-for-daughters-birthday\/","title":{"rendered":"James Van Der Beek Smiles in Throwback for Daughter&#8217;s Birthday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>It hasn\u2019t even been two months <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/02\/james-van-der-beek-cause-of-death-dawsons-creek-star-was-48\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">since he passed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>James Van Der Beek\u2019s daughter, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/03\/james-van-der-beek-9-year-old-daugher-message\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Emilia<\/a>, just had a birthday.<\/p>\n<p>This was her very first birthday since he died.<\/p>\n<p>The actor\u2019s widow, Kimberly, shared a beautiful throwback of the father and daughter.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0327_use_jamesvanderbeek_01-Cropped-1024x576.png\" alt=\"James Van Der Beek gives a bittersweet smile.\" class=\"wp-image-551632 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0327_use_jamesvanderbeek_01-Cropped-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0327_use_jamesvanderbeek_01-Cropped-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0327_use_jamesvanderbeek_01-Cropped-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0327_use_jamesvanderbeek_01-Cropped-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0327_use_jamesvanderbeek_01-Cropped-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0327_use_jamesvanderbeek_01-Cropped-1080x607.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0327_use_jamesvanderbeek_01-Cropped-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0327_use_jamesvanderbeek_01-Cropped.png 1462w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0327_use_jamesvanderbeek_01-Cropped.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">An emotional James Van Der Beek gives a bittersweet smile on \u2018Good Morning America.\u2019<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: ABC)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-emilia-is-now-10-years-old\">Emilia is now 10 years old<\/h2>\n<p>On Thursday, March 26, Kimberly Van Der Beek shared a bittersweet throwback in honor of her third daughter\u2019s birthday.<\/p>\n<p>The photo shows the late actor with his then-9-year-old daughter, embracing in the night.<\/p>\n<p>This is clearly one of what must be countless photos and video stills that the family has to treasure for the rest of their lives.<\/p>\n<p>(They would obviously prefer to have the man himself still with them.)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust a few heavenly months ago,\u201d Kimberly captioned the photo. \u201cMissing you my love.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"bluesky-embed\" data-bluesky-uri=\"at:\/\/did:plc:gde2zcjyswellmtgoau7qxhs\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3mi2kg7s2us2c\" data-bluesky-cid=\"bafyreiaytwfodyhgljqczmkh2dkcylramheb3zhqryharnjg3uo4uzmqa4\" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode=\"dark\">\n<p lang=\"en\">Emilia Van Der Beek turned 10 this week.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:gde2zcjyswellmtgoau7qxhs\/post\/3mi2kg7s2us2c?ref_src=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[image or embed]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 fanana hammock (<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:gde2zcjyswellmtgoau7qxhs?ref_src=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@fananahammock.bsky.social<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:gde2zcjyswellmtgoau7qxhs\/post\/3mi2kg7s2us2c?ref_src=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">March 27, 2026 at 12:36 PM<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>To clarify, Thursday was not Emilia\u2019s birthday.<\/p>\n<p>(March 26 is an auspicious date of birth for anyone! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/03\/bhad-bhabie-sophie-rain-baby-oil-condoms-collab\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bhad Bhabie<\/a> has that birthday, to name one.)<\/p>\n<p>She turned ten years old on Monday, March 23.<\/p>\n<p>However, social media was filled with birthday tributes honoring her.<\/p>\n<p>This, her first birthday since her father\u2019s passing, was always going to be a challenge. She will feel his loss every birthday \u2014 and every other milestone \u2014 but this is the first. It\u2019s rough.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0731_jamesvanderbeek_02-1024x576.png\" alt=\"The children of James Van Der Beek.\" class=\"wp-image-531414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0731_jamesvanderbeek_02-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0731_jamesvanderbeek_02-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0731_jamesvanderbeek_02-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0731_jamesvanderbeek_02-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0731_jamesvanderbeek_02-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0731_jamesvanderbeek_02-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0731_jamesvanderbeek_02-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0731_jamesvanderbeek_02.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0731_jamesvanderbeek_02-1024x576.png\" alt=\"The children of James Van Der Beek.\" class=\"wp-image-531414 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0731_jamesvanderbeek_02-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0731_jamesvanderbeek_02-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0731_jamesvanderbeek_02-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0731_jamesvanderbeek_02-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0731_jamesvanderbeek_02-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0731_jamesvanderbeek_02-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0731_jamesvanderbeek_02-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0731_jamesvanderbeek_02.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0731_jamesvanderbeek_02.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">During James Van Der Beek\u2019s appearance on \u2018Today,\u2019 the NBC program showed a photo of his large family.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: NBC)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-his-birthday-was-only-a-few-weeks-ago\">His birthday was only a few weeks ago<\/h2>\n<p>James himself was born on March 8, 1977.<\/p>\n<p>That means that this month also saw his family celebrate his birthday after his passing.<\/p>\n<p>Kimberly shared a video in which Emilia, then 9, displayed a remarkable amount of emotional intelligence.<\/p>\n<p>She spoke about having lost her father just one month earlier, sharing her \u201clittle tips\u201d on dealing with grief.<\/p>\n<p>Among other things, Emilia discussed speaking to her late father, even knowing that he cannot respond.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DVoal70ESnV\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<p>\u201cSo today is my dad\u2019s birthday,\u201d Emilia told the camera in early March.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd the number one thing for somebody\u2019s passing is to talk to them and let your emotions out,\u201d she sagely advised. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you miss them, you can cry,\u201d she affirmed. \u201cYou can talk to them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Emilia shared: \u201cI talk to my dad every day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As an example, she cited: \u201cI start with a sentence, and I say, \u2018Hi, Dad. I miss you and I love you so much, and I\u2019ll never stop loving you.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0731_jamesvanderbeek_03-Cropped-1024x576.png\" alt=\"James Van Der Beek on the Today show in July 2025.\" class=\"wp-image-531413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0731_jamesvanderbeek_03-Cropped-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0731_jamesvanderbeek_03-Cropped-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0731_jamesvanderbeek_03-Cropped-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0731_jamesvanderbeek_03-Cropped-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0731_jamesvanderbeek_03-Cropped-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0731_jamesvanderbeek_03-Cropped-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0731_jamesvanderbeek_03-Cropped-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0731_jamesvanderbeek_03-Cropped.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0731_jamesvanderbeek_03-Cropped-1024x576.png\" alt=\"James Van Der Beek on the Today show in July 2025.\" class=\"wp-image-531413 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0731_jamesvanderbeek_03-Cropped-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0731_jamesvanderbeek_03-Cropped-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0731_jamesvanderbeek_03-Cropped-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0731_jamesvanderbeek_03-Cropped-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0731_jamesvanderbeek_03-Cropped-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0731_jamesvanderbeek_03-Cropped-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0731_jamesvanderbeek_03-Cropped-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0731_jamesvanderbeek_03-Cropped.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0731_jamesvanderbeek_03-Cropped.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">On \u2018Today,\u2019 James Van Der Beek opens up about how his family deals with his cancer journey by his side.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: NBC)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-emilia-has-five-siblings-who-are-going-through-this-with-her\">Emilia has five siblings who are going through this with her<\/h2>\n<p>Kimberly and James welcomed six children.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to Emilia, they share 15-year-old Olivia, 13-year-old Joshua, 12-year-old Annabel, 7-year-old Gwendolyn, and 4-year-old Jeremiah.<\/p>\n<p>These are children at very different stages of life. <\/p>\n<p>This means that they are also each coping with their father\u2019s passing in very different ways.<\/p>\n<p>We hope that, despite everything, Emilia had a happy birthday. We continue to wish the entire Van Der Beek family the very best.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/03\/james-van-der-beek-daughter-birthday-photo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes It hasn\u2019t even been two months since he passed. James Van Der Beek\u2019s daughter, Emilia, just had a birthday. This was her very first birthday since he died. The actor\u2019s widow, Kimberly, shared a beautiful throwback of the father and daughter. An emotional James Van Der Beek gives a bittersweet smile [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":231241,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-231240","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231240","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=231240"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231240\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/231241"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=231240"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=231240"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=231240"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}