Dawson Leary is celebrating The Creek!
James Van Deer Beek, who shot to fame starring as Dawson in the massive hit WB series, has taken to social media to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the show’s premiere. The 45-year-old actor played the titular character in all six seasons of the series.
He penned a long, heartfelt caption about what the show has meant to him to mark Dawson’s Creek’s premiere anniversary earlier this month.
Check out what James wrote right here:
“25 years ago today… my life changed. Not gradually, not day-by-day…instantly. It was the culmination of 5 years of auditioning, hundreds of hours on stage, thousands of hours traveling, preparing, dreaming, hoping, hearing ‘no,’ and making up reasons to keep going. But the shift was overnight.
There was life before becoming famous… and life after. Both have their benefits, both have their obstacles. I recall the biggest surprise being how little it thrilled me to be able to brag. For years, when extended family would ask, ‘You get anything, yet?’ I LONGED to be able to say, ‘Yes!’ and follow it up with something impressive.
Then…when I’d finally gotten the thing that was plastered on so many billboards and bus stops that no one even HAD to ask…I recall wondering what hell I’d been pining for. It didn’t feel like a finish line. It wasn’t a salve for insecurities – it was a pressure cooker. Long-buried traumas didn’t disappear – they now lived closer to the surface.”
James closed his message by expressing his sincere gratitude for the show’s fans, both longtime and new:
“Thank you to everyone I’ve encountered as a result of this strange, wild, rocket ship ride, and to my fellow passengers who were strapped in alongside me…it’s good to know you. Makes me happy to see you all doing so well.
Happy anniversary, guys.”
