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Prime Video’s Elle took a moment during season one for a special dedication to the late James Van Der Beek.
The actor died in February after his battle with colorectal cancer, months before the Legally Blonde prequel series’ premiere in July. He was 48.
In Elle, Van Der Beek played Dean Wilson, the school district superintendent who was also running for mayor. (Spoiler Alert!) After befriending Elle’s mother, Eva Woods (June Diane Raphael), who helps him with his campaign, Elle Woods (Lexi Minetree) ultimately exposes his extortion scheme with Principal Anderson (Matt Oberg), leading to his arrest towards the end of season one.
After his first appearance in the third episode, titled “You’re Not the Girl I Thought You Were,” the series paid tribute to the actor with a title card ahead of the episode’s end credits. It read, “In loving memory of James Van Der Beek.”
