leery
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It felt like a piece of my childhood died along with the actor who played Dawson Leery, but it wasn’t just a parasocial relationship that had me weeping next to the soap dispenser.
From Slate • Feb. 19, 2026
It was the perfect middle ground between Sean Bateman, Dawson Leery and Van Der Beek himself, a meta character that only an actor with a massive reserve of humility could pull off.
From Salon • Feb. 15, 2026
And Dawson Leery - played by James Van Der Beek, who has died aged 48 - was always at the centre of the series, which ran from 1998 to 2003.
From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026
Known for wooing audiences as aspiring filmmaker Dawson Leery in the WB series, Van Der Beek died peacefully Wednesday morning.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026
He attended Drew University to study English, but dropped out around age 20 after landing what would become the most defining role of his life: Dawson Leery.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026
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