Dawson Dumps His Wife

James Van Der Beek - the man who made young girls swoon in the late 90’s as sensitive filmmaker Dawson Leery on Dawson’s Creek - is finally single, again. The actor, age 32, has split from his wife of six years, Heather McComb. The pair apparently separated a couple of months ago but, “it was totally amicable and they remain good friends,”says his rep.

Could this mean that we’ll see the Beekster (yep, it’s an awesome new nickname we just created) hitting up L.A. hot spots and canoodling with barely-legal starlets? If it’ll help his floundering career get back on track, we bet yes!  [People. Photo: WireImage]