Birth nameJames William Van Der Beek Jr. Birth information8 March 1977, Cheshire, Connecticut, USA BioJames William Van Der Beek, Jr. was born on March 8, 1977, in Cheshire, Connecticut, USA as the oldest of three children to father Jim Van Der Beek, a cellular-phone company executive and mother Melinda Van Der Beek, a gymnastics studio owner and former Broadway dancer. James has a brother named Jared who was born in 1979 and a sister named Juliana who was born in 1981. James started acting at 13 after suffering a concussion playing football that prevented him from playing for a year on doctor's orders. He landed the role of Danny Zuko in his school production of "Grease." After that, the acting bug sank in and the next three years he spent time doing local theater. Around 16, he and his mother went to New York City to find an agent and possible auditions. A year later, he was cast in an off-Broadway play called "Finding the Sun." After doing another play called "Shenandoah" in 1994, James received an academic scholarship to Drew University in NJ, where he was working towards obtaining a major in English with a minor in sociology and also at that time he won the role of Rick Sanford in the movie Angus (1995). In 1996, he won a very small supporting role in I Love You, I Love You Not (1996) which starred Claire Danes. After that film his acting career was at a dead end and he decided to continue with his schooling and eventually made the Dean's list. The college experience soon became old for James, so he took some time off to travel and when he returned he auditioned for a role in "Dawson's Creek" (1998). He won the lead in the show, and his life changed forever. Though James has taken a hiatus from his college studies to shoot the series, he still plans to finish his degree. He has also been seen starring in several hit films over the past couple of years like Varsity Blues (1999) and Texas Rangers (2001).

The next episode of "One Tree Hill" will see the return of James Van Der Beek as Dixon, the director who is interested in helming Lucas' movie. Titled after a song by The Maine, "We Change, We Wait" will air January 19.
Lucas and Julian are having difficulties to choose a director for the movie, that is after Dixon shows up. Meanwhile, Peyton is puzzled by a present from Lucas, and Brooke struggles with her feelings in the love lane.
On other news, there has been no clearance yet from The CW whether the show will proceed with a seventh season now that the second half of the sixth season is running. According to EW's Michael Ausiello, the cast are only signed up to the sixth year but talks between the network and creator Mark Schwahn are en route.


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Just released is a webclip of "One Tree Hill" that takes the scene of Lucas and Julian in episode "We Change, We Wait". Lucas and Julian are struggling to choose a director for their movie and when they are given six candidates, they don't feel the right chemistry. So they hold a meeting with the exec who told them to pick one and stop fussing.
James Van Der Beek will make a re-appearance in the show as Dixon, the director who took interest in helming Lucas' film. Also in the episode, Peyton has mixed feelings about a surprise gift from Lucas, and Brooke struggles with relationship issues.
"We Change, We Wait" airs January 19 on The CW.
Meanwhile, there has been no words on the continuation of the show for a seventh season. Providing the hint is Booke's depicter Sophia Bush who told E!, "We don't know (if we'll be back
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Done with the director selection, it is now the matter of selecting the actors and actresses of the movie. The next episode of "One Tree Hill" sees Lucas auditioning for the characters in his movie and put them together. Brooke meets her depicter and Peyton is mistaken for a look-alike.
Also in the episode called "Screenwriter's Blues" which is named after one song by Soul Coughing, Nathan receives a good news while Haley has to make a difficult decision. Meanwhile, Peyton is making plans for the wedding. The episode will air in two weeks on February 2.
"Dawson's Creek"'s James Van Der Beek reprises his role as Dixon, the director who successfully secures a job in Lucas' movie after convincing him and Julian in the last episode.


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