Dawson’s favorite director and 44,000 others push James Van Der Beek fundraiser toward $2.3 million

Steven Spielberg and his wife, Kate Capshaw, have donated $25,000 to a fundraiser organized by friends of the late actor. Interestingly, Spielberg is known as the favorite director of Dawson Leery, the main character from the popular teen show that made Van Der Beek famous.







