| DC Character | Dawson Leery |
| Birth Date | March 8, 1977 |
| Sign | Pisces |
| Birth Place | Chesire, Connecticut |
| Nicknames | Beek, Baby James |
| Origin of Name | Van Der Beek means "by the brook" in Dutch. |
| Family | Father: Jim (telephone company) Mother: Melinda (Ex-Broadway dancer, now gymnastics teacher) Brother: Jared (younger than James) Sister: Juliana (younger than James) |
| Favourite Actors | Marlon Brando Tom Hanks Tim Robbins |
| Favourite Directors | Steven Spielsberg Stanley Kubrick Oliver Stone Milos Forman |
| Favourite TV Show | Wonder Years |
| TV Appearances | Clarissa Explains It All (Nickelodeon series) The Red Booth (ABC-TV movie) |
| Celebrity Crush | Natalie Imbruglia |
| Favourite Book | Portrait of an Artist as a Young Man (James Joyce) |
| Education | On leave from NJ's Drew University (English) Awarded Drew University's Presidential Scholarship. |
| Film Credits | Angus (1995) I Love You ... I Love You Not (1996) Harvest Varsity Blues (1999) |
| Favourite Sports Team | Green Bay Packers |
| Sports | Plays touch football, basketball and baseball. |
| Hobbies | Teaching himself to play guitar. |
| Tidbits | To look 16 for DC, James has to shave twice a day. |
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