Rebecca Gayheart Named as Eric Danes Spouse

Fans of the late were already aware he spent his final days 'surrounded by dear friends, his devoted wife and his two beautiful daughters' due to the family's official statement.

And according to his newly released death certificate, the amicable exes were indeed still married when he died, age 53, on February 19 from respiratory failure with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) as an underlying cause.

The 54-year-old widow is also listed as the beneficiary of Dane's GoFundMe page, which raised $476,786 of a $500,000 goal to help 'provide stability during this incredibly difficult time and in the future for Eric's wonderful daughters.'

Had Gayheart and the Actor Award winner - who was cremated last Friday - never legally separated between 2018-2025, they would've been married for 21 straight years.

However, Dane had been dating photographer Janell Shirtcliff since 2022 while the Jawbreaker alum .

Heartbreakingly, this Tuesday will mark their daughter Billie's sweet 16 birthday and they're also parents of 14-year-old daughter Georgia.

'Billie and Georgia, these words are for you,' Dane said in Netflix's new documentary Famous Last Words secretly taped last November.

'I tried. I stumbled sometimes, but I tried. Overall we had a blast, didn't we? I remember all the times we spent at the beach, the two of you, me and mom — in Santa Monica, Hawaii, Mexico. I see you now playing in the ocean for hours, my water babies.

'Those days, pun intended, were heaven. I want to tell you four things I've learned from this disease, and I hope you don't just listen to me. I hope you'll hear me.'