James Van Der Beek was forced to miss a planned appearance on the Today show - but there was a good reason behind his absence. The actor, 48, took to his Instagram Story on Friday, December 5, to explain why he had to miss the TV commitment due to occur earlier that day. "Tell me you have kids without telling me you have kids: Having to postpone a @today show appearance because of pink eye," the Dawson's Creek alum wrote alongside a selfie with one of his daughters.