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James Van Der Beek plays Diplo in a new comedy and it's as weird as it sounds

mimisabreena Thursday, July 06, 2017 Mashable

All this time, we thought James Van Der Beek was an actor, but it turns out he's actually Diplo — who knew?

The Beek from the Creek has a new role in Viceland's first fully scripted comedy series, What Would Diplo Do? which is described as a loving send-up of the electronic dance music scene in the vein of Louie and World Star Hip Hop crossed with This Is Spinal Tap.

Van Der Beek plays a fictional version of DJ superstar Diplo, showing the surreal life of a guy who can bring 60,000 people to their feet… but kind of sucks one-on-one. It's a concept that's so weird, it's actually kind of genius, especially for a guy who wasn't afraid to play a fictionalized version of himself on Don't Trust the B—— in Apt 23, who competed on a fictionalized version of Dancing with the Stars. Read more...