Eric Dane’s newest role might be his most private to date.
The “Euphoria” star has been speaking about his diagnosis with and remedy for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis since April.
Dane appeared in an episode of “Brilliant Minds” this week, enjoying a firefighter named Matthew who additionally suffers from the progressive neurodegenerative illness often known as ALS.
Showrunner Michael Grassi told Deadline that Dane’s staff reached out to say the actor was a fan of the present and would love to seem. Grassi, a fan of Dane’s, mentioned he was “so excited by the opportunity to tell a story with him and what he’s currently dealing with.”
“So Eric and I had a series of conversations, and funny enough, our first Zoom, I had to fly home for a family emergency with a family member dealing with a difficult diagnosis, and I Zoomed from that family member’s house, and I remember our conversations very quickly started circling this very simple idea of what is it like for a family to navigate a difficult diagnosis,” Grassi mentioned.
The producer mentioned a part of the purpose of the Thanksgiving episode was to present “what is it like for a family to have to work through this together?”
They used the chance to speak about what it may be like for individuals who give assist for a residing to ask for assist, with Dane’s firefighter character Matthew for instance. “I think that’s the hardest thing for this character of Matthew, and I think it’s hard for a lot of people to accept help,” Grassi mentioned.
In October Dane traveled to Washington, DC, with the nonprofit I AM ALS, to advocate for additional analysis and help in neurodegenerative ailments.
In DC, he talked about his need for the long run.
“I have two daughters at home. I want to see them, you know, graduate college, and get married and maybe have grandkids,” Dane mentioned on the time. “You know, I want to be there for all that. So I’m going to fight to the last breath on this one.”