The Dawson’s Creek<\/a> alum, 48, dressed as the Phantom of the Opera from the eponymous musical, as seen in a photo his wife, Kimberly Van Der Beek<\/a>, shared to commemorate the holiday on Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cHappy Halloween!!!!\u201d Kimberly captioned the family portrait, which showed off the varied costumes that the couple and their six children<\/a> wore for the Friday, Oct. 31, occasion.<\/p>\n Kimberly dressed up as a fox, while their kids\u2019 costumes ranged from the Statue of Liberty to more traditionally spooky looks.<\/p>\n The pair share four daughters, Olivia, 15, Annabel, 11, Emilia, 9, and Gwendolyn, 6, and two sons, Joshua, 13, and Jeremiah, 4.<\/p>\n Kimberly Van Der Beek\/Instagram<\/p>\n James Van Der Beek poses with wife Kimberly and their six kids on Halloween 2025<\/p>\n The mom of six also shared some more close-up snaps of the family\u2019s costumes \u2014 which they seemingly took out on the town for some trick-or-treating \u2014 on her Instagram Stories.<\/p>\n She and James posed for a selfie, in which she softly smiled while showing off some neck makeup resembling a spiderweb. The actor, meanwhile, remained in character as the iconic masked role, keeping a straight face.<\/p>\n “Phantom and the fox,\u201d Kimberly captioned the proud parents\u2019 selfie.<\/p>\n She also shared a photo of James with the couple\u2019s youngest, Jeremiah, who wore a bright yellow onesie. The father-son duo smiled as they sat side by side in a golf cart.<\/p>\n James, who was diagnosed with stage 3 colorectal cancer<\/a> last year, appeared on wife Kimberly\u2019s Instagram feed shortly before Halloween, when she shared a snap of the actor spending some quality time with his father<\/a>.<\/p>\n Alongside the photo of James and his dad basking in a sunset as they embraced one another, Kimberly wrote, “Happy day \ud83c\udf37.\u201d<\/p>\n Kimberly Van Der Beek\/Instagram James Van Der Beek with son Jeremiah<\/p>\n Kimberly Van Der Beek\/Instagram<\/p>\n Kimberly Van Der Beek\/Instagram James Van Der Beek with wife Kimberly<\/p>\n Kimberly Van Der Beek\/Instagram<\/p>\n James Van Der Beek with wife Kimberly<\/p>\n Following his diagnosis, James’ father moved to their family’s ranch to be there when the star is away for treatment. In a heartfelt birthday tribute to his dad on Instagram<\/a> in January, the actor said his father helps make lunches, drives the kids and takes care of the dogs and chickens.<\/p>\n James, added, in part, that he is \u201cblown away by how\u201d his dad has \u201cbeen there for me emotionally as I\u2019ve moved through everything cancer brings up.”<\/p>\n Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/p>\n James further reflected on how he has balanced fatherhood with undergoing cancer treatment in a birthday tribute to his youngest son Jeremiah<\/a> earlier in October.<\/p>\n “I\u2019m sorry there have been spells where I couldn\u2019t be the father I would want to be for you\u2026 where I was too weak to pick you up, throw you around, or even put you to bed,\u201d the actor wrote, adding: “But know that watching you reveal yourself to us has been one of the greatest joys of my life.”<\/p>\n Read the original article on People<\/a><\/p>\n![\"Kimberly](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/fd02c5b52d9008695e9bab0751272b21.jpeg\"\/)
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