Eric Dane, the good-looking and hunky actor who steamed up primetime TV on “Grey’s Anatomy” at the peak of the present’s recognition, has died, in response to his publicist. He was 53.
“With heavy hearts, we share that Eric Dane passed on Thursday afternoon following a courageous battle with ALS. He spent his final days surrounded by dear friends, his devoted wife, and his two beautiful daughters, Billie and Georgia, who were the center of his world,” the assertion learn.
“Throughout his journey with ALS, Eric became a passionate advocate for awareness and research, determined to make a difference for others facing the same fight. He will be deeply missed, and lovingly remembered always. Eric adored his fans and is forever grateful for the outpouring of love and support he’s received. The family has asked for privacy as they navigate this impossible time.”
Dane announced he was living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also called Lou Gehrig’s Disease, in 2025 and put efforts into advocating for individuals who have the situation following his prognosis.
The actor loved a strong TV and movie profession starting within the early Nineteen Nineties. He appeared in bit elements in well-liked sequence together with “The Wonder Years” and “Roseanne” earlier than a multi-episode arc within the early aughts on “Gideon’s Crossing.”
Meatier roles adopted, together with that of Jason Dean on “Charmed” in 2003, earlier than he took on the function of smoldering Dr. Mark Sloan on Shondaland megahit “Grey’s Anatomy” on ABC, starting in 2006.
Dane grew to become a fixture of the medical melodrama from seasons 3 by 9, reprising the function yet one more time in 2021 through the long-running present’s seventeenth season.
During his tenure on “Grey’s,” Dane additionally appeared in a number of well-liked movies, together with “X-Men: The Last Stand,” “Marley & Me” and “Burlesque.”
In 2019, he took on the function of Cal Jacobs, the strict and standoffish father to Jacob Elordi’s Neo-high college jock Nate. Dane reprised the function within the acclaimed sequence’ second season, and is listed as set to seem on this spring’s long-awaited third and remaining season.
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