Stars from Rumer Willis to Chad Michael Murray and Busy Philipps are asking people to donate to a GoFundMe that will help James Van Der Beek's family.

The Dawson’s Creek star, who died on Tuesday aged 48, had been open about struggling to meet the high expenses of his cancer treatment

Stars from Rumer Willis to Chad Michael Murray and Busy Philipps are asking people to donate to a GoFundMe that will help James Van Der Beek's family.

Van Der Beek's co-star Busy Philipps urged people to support the actor's family through an online fundraiser.

The "Dawson's Creek" actor leaves behind a wife and six young children.

A fundraiser was setup to help the actor's family after expensive cancer treatments devastated their finances.