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Tributes Pour in for ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Star Who Died Following Battle with ALS
Eric Dane died after a 10-month public battle with ALS, becoming a passionate advocate for awareness and research, his family said.
- On Thursday, Eric Dane, aged 53, died following a battle with ALS, his family told People, saying he spent his final days with his wife and two daughters.
- Following that diagnosis, colleagues reached out, with Pompeo recalling a Jan. 24 ALS gala call and Dempsey texting weeks ago, after Dane announced his ALS in April 2025.
- Dane portrayed Mark 'McSteamy' Sloan for seven seasons on Grey's Anatomy from 2006 through early 2012, starring alongside Ellen Pompeo, Patrick Dempsey, and Sandra Oh and winning a SAG Award in 2007.
- Leading the tributes, Kevin McKidd posted 'Rest in Peace, Buddy' and Sarah Drew shared 'Rest in peace'; Dane's family told People they asked for privacy as they grieve and described him as a 'passionate advocate for awareness and research'.
- His passing came exactly 20 years after his first Grey's appearance on Feb. 19, 2006, and a mini Grey's reunion had been planned for the 2025 Emmy Awards after his Season 17 cameo in 2021.
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Madrid. Days after the death of Dawson’s protagonist, James Van Der Beek – a victim of colorectal cancer at 48 years of age–, the world of American interpretation again wears mourning for the death of actor Eric Dane after a harsh battle against amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a neurodegenerative disease that was diagnosed to him in April 2025.
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