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James Van Der Beek's daughter Olivia turned 15 – the same age as his character Dawson Leery in the Dawson's Creek pilot

"To watch you stand there in that red dress, so confidently taking center stage amidst all those people I’ve known so long and cherish so deeply… I’m just left in awe," Van Der Beek wrote

Olivia sang a bit of Paula Cole's "I Don't Want to Wait," the Dawson's Creek theme song, at the recent cast reunion held in New York City on Sept. 22

James Van Der Beek is celebrating his daughter Olivia's 15th birthday – and this one's extra memorable for the actor because she's now the same age as his character Dawson Leery was in the pilot episode of Dawson's Creek .

In an Instagram post shared on Thursday. Sept. 25, the actor, 45, wrote, "My oldest turned

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