Certainly one of James Van Der Beek's remaining tasks is returning to the small display.

Fox introduced that as a tribute to the late Dawson's Creek star, the community will re-air The Real Full Monty, a most cancers consciousness TV particular, on Wednesday, Feb. 18, at 8 p.m. ET/PT.

The encore presentation of the particular will characteristic an onscreen QR code that may encourage audiences to donate to the Colorectal Most cancers Alliance.

The Actual Full Monty, which initially aired in December 2024, noticed six male celebrities carry out striptease routines to lift consciousness for prostate, testicular, and colorectal most cancers testing and analysis. Van Der Beek appeared within the particular alongside Anthony Anderson (Black-ish), Taye Diggs (All American), Tyler Posey (Teen Wolf), Bruno Tonioli (Dancing With the Stars), and the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs' participant Chris Jones.

The particular was impressed by the sequence of six British TV specials, additionally titled The Actual Full Monty, which launched in 2017. These specials had been impressed by the 1997 comedy movie The Full Monty, which noticed a gaggle of unemployed males (performed by character actors like Robert Carlyle, Tom Wilkinson, and Mark Addy) carry out Chippendales–impressed routines to lift cash in order that one among them can go to their son. The film additionally impressed a sequel TV sequence, a play, and a stage musical.

Van Der Beek died on Wednesday at age 48, lower than two years after he introduced his stage 3 colorectal most cancers prognosis.

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Shortly after taking his prognosis public in November 2024, the Varsity Blues star stated that he was shocked to study he had the illness, as there was no historical past of most cancers in his household, and he didn’t know the way prevalent colorectal most cancers has turn into in adults beneath 50. (Colorectal most cancers prevalence in individuals beneath 50 elevated 2.9% per yr between 2013 and 2022, whereas it has solely jumped by 0.4% per yr in individuals between 50 and 64, in line with the American Most cancers Society.)

"That's one of many causes I need to discuss it and the purpose I'm speaking about it so brazenly," Van Der Beek informed PEOPLE shortly after revealing his prognosis. "I've been coping with this beautiful a lot in secret for some time, and previously, I've discovered it useful and cathartic to share issues publicly. And I've discovered loads of help that approach. However greater than that, I actually needed to lift consciousness."

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The Actual Full Monty encore broadcast will air on Fox on Wednesday, Feb. 18, at 8 p.m. ET/PT.

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