Although Van Der Beek didn’t name who he reconnected with specifically, he shared that reuniting has been a gift. “It’s just been so great to talk to them and catch up with

The unmasked Griffin also talks to EW about the special moment when his children joined him onstage and the "benefit" of going public with his cancer journey.James Van Der Beek showed off his impressive pipes and spoke passionately about his lifelong love of singing on The Masked Singer season 13.

James Van Der Beek opened up about reconnecting with his Dawson's Creek castmates years after the show went off air. The 48-year-old actor brought Dawson Leery to life in the hit series, which ran between 1998 and 2003. Other core cast members included the likes of Katie Holmes, Michelle Williams and Joshua Jackson.