Most of us were introduced to James Van Der Beek in the late ’90s.
Theshow famously featured a theme songthat is almost impossible to forget.
you’re able to hear it right now, can’t you?

Thestorylinesincluded things you would normally find in a primetime teen internet drama.
He even made a cameo on “Law & Order: SVU” (viaIMDb).
The role he plays is not a cute one.

This is absolutely the case for Van Der Beek in the Season 13 episode “Father Dearest.”
Instead, they found Sean Albert, a man posing as Dr. Barnes.
Albert meets them and convinces them to have sex with him even though he is supposedly their biological dad.

Viewers learn he did so because of a grudge he had with the real Dr. Barnes.
And the creep keeps creeping.
Sean then gets a hold of Anne and Dr. Barnes' daughter, Taylor.
Heeven inspired an iconic memein the role.
The “Pose” actor seems to have plenty of fun with the roles he has chosen since.
The role is one he couldn’t see himself doing as a younger actor.
“I took myself way too seriously.
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One thing Van Der Beek does seem to take seriously is his family.
The family of eight recently left LA for bigger spaces in Austin, Texas.