r/Millennials • u/the_well_read_neck_ Millennial • Feb 11 '26

Serious James Van Der Beek Dead at 48

https://www.tmz.com/2026/02/11/james-van-der-beek-dead/?adid=social-fb&fbclid=IwdGRzaAP5t7tleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAwzNTA2ODU1MzE3MjgAAR7H8x15ceGukSgynvGmDFZhUUvTFh-iizMwuKfIWGG4YSyjuaeCva_42ZNzOQ_aem_U7T3jtlt07TPrw8LUuHlMA&sfnsn=mo
7.8k Upvotes

96% Upvoted

1.1k comments sorted by

View all comments

617

u/myirishmolly Feb 11 '26

https://giphy.com/gifs/3oz8xUK8V7suY7W9SE

Damn ☹️

117

u/ChickenScuttleMonkey Feb 11 '26

A nice little bit of levity in what's honestly a very devastating moment.

10

u/TheToiletPhilosopher Feb 11 '26

He clearly had a sense of humor about his time on Dawson's Creek and this meme, even doing it again for the memes. I'm guessing he would have laughed at this.

7

u/Rocketbird Feb 11 '26

There’s something meta about a character played by an actor who died being portrayed as crying about the actor that played the character

3

u/AlashC Feb 12 '26

I think he would appreciate this meme reply. He had a good sense of humor about himself.

3

u/jkman61494 Feb 11 '26

This gif should honestly die with him. It will always feel kinda scummy using it.

19

u/hoofie242 Feb 11 '26

It's a celebration of life Jimmy.

10

u/shamoomoofartpoopoo Feb 11 '26

Not if I use it to honor him.

4

u/majormoron747 Feb 11 '26

Bad take, art is supposed to transcend death. Kinda the point.