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was honored by Grey's Anatomy at the end of Thursday night's episode following his death at 53.
Dane died on February 19 after a battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
At the end of the February 26 episode, there was a montage of Dane's most memorable scenes as Mark Sloan, also known as McSteamy.
Snow Patrol's 2006 song Chasing Cars played throughout the clips and a final shot of Dane read: 'In loving memory of Eric Dane 1972-2026.'
Dane joined the cast in 2006, and the day he died coincidentally marked the 20th anniversary of his debut on the series.
McSteamy was initially intended to appear in just one episode, but the show was rewritten to include him as a regular cast member.
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Eric Dane was honored by Grey's Anatomy at the end of Thursday night's episode following his death at 53
At the end of the February 26 episode, there was a montage of Dane's most memorable scenes as Mark Sloan, also known as McSteamy
Snow Patrol's 2006 song Chasing Cars played throughout the clips and a finally shot of Dane read: 'In loving memory of Eric Dane 1972-2026'
In 2024 Dane admitted on the Armchair Expert podcast that his drug use while filming Grey's Anatomy meant 'things started going sideways for me,' and his character was killed off by producer Shonda Rhimes in 2012.
'I wasn't the same guy they had hired, so I understood when I was let go,' he said.
Dane joined the Grey's Anatomy cast in 2006, and the day he died coincidentally marked the 20th anniversary of his debut on the series
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McSteamy was initially intended to appear in just one episode, but the show was rewritten to include him as a regular cast member
They separated in September 2017, and shockingly called off their divorce in March 2025 – one month before Dane publicly announced his amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) diagnosis.
