{"id":223905,"date":"2026-02-20T02:44:55","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T02:44:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/20\/eric-dane-cause-of-death-greys-anatomy-star-gone-at-53\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T02:44:55","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T02:44:55","slug":"eric-dane-cause-of-death-greys-anatomy-star-gone-at-53","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/20\/eric-dane-cause-of-death-greys-anatomy-star-gone-at-53\/","title":{"rendered":"Eric Dane Cause of Death: Grey&#8217;s Anatomy Star Gone at 53"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Very sad news out of Hollywood today:<\/p>\n<p>Eric Dane, the veteran actor best known for his long-time role on Grey\u2019s Anatomy, passed away Thursday evening at a Los Angeles hospital with his wife, daughters and friends and relatives at his bedside.<\/p>\n<p>He was 53 years old.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2220841218-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-548905 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2220841218-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2220841218-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2220841218-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2220841218-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2220841218-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2220841218-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2220841218-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2220841218-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Eric Dane attends the \u201cCountdown\u201d Premiere and After-Party on June 18, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Frazer Harrison\/Getty Images for Prime Video)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Dane\u2019s death came 10 months after he went public with his diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig\u2019s Disease.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith heavy hearts, we share that Eric Dane passed on Thursday afternoon following a courageous battle with ALS,\u201d reads a statement from Dane\u2019s family. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last June, Dane opened up about his illness, saying he only <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/06\/eric-dane-says-he-only-has-one-functioning-arm-amid-als-battle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">had one functioning arm at the time<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>He tried to remain positive in an interview with Good Morning, despite the debilitating nature of ALS and the fact that it has no cure.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think this is the end of my story. I don\u2019t feel like this is the end of me,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/06\/eric-dane-on-als-diagnosis-i-dont-feel-like-this-is-the-end-of-me\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dane said last summer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"719\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-1148078835-1024x719.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-527844\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-1148078835-1024x719.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-1148078835-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-1148078835-768x539.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-1148078835-2048x1438.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-1148078835-960x674.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-1148078835-1080x758.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-1148078835-1200x843.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"719\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-1148078835-1024x719.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-527844 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-1148078835-1024x719.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-1148078835-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-1148078835-768x539.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-1148078835-2048x1438.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-1148078835-960x674.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-1148078835-1080x758.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-1148078835-1200x843.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-1148078835-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Eric Dane attends the Los Angeles premiere of the new HBO series \u201cEuphoria\u201d at the Cinerama Dome Theatre in Hollywood on June 4, 2019. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Chris Delmas \/ AFP)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Dane starred in 139 episodes of Grey\u2019s Anatomy as Dr. Mark Sloan. His other significant credits include Euphoria, The Last Ship and the 2024 action movie, Bad Boys: Ride or Die.<\/p>\n<p>The actor and Rebecca Gayheart got married in 2004 and share the aforementioned two kids, Billie and Georgia.<\/p>\n<p>In 2018, the actress filed for divorce from the actor, citing irreconcilable differences as the basis for their split.<\/p>\n<p>On March 6, 2025, however, Gayheart requested to <em>dismiss<\/em> her divorce from Dane and both sides signed off on the document.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are best of friends. We are really close. We are great coparents,\u201d Gayheart told E! News just under a year ago. \u201cWe really figured out the formula to staying a family and I think our kids are benefiting greatly from it and we are as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gayheart <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/11\/rebecca-gayheart-on-eric-dane-relationship-amid-als-battle-its-super-complicated\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">last spoke on her connection to Dane<\/a> in November.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"679\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/02\/rebecca-gayheart-eric-dane-kids-679x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Rebecca Gayheart, Eric Dane, Kids\" class=\"wp-image-290671\" style=\"width:679px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/02\/rebecca-gayheart-eric-dane-kids-679x1024.jpg 679w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/02\/rebecca-gayheart-eric-dane-kids-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/02\/rebecca-gayheart-eric-dane-kids-768x1159.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/02\/rebecca-gayheart-eric-dane-kids-1018x1536.jpg 1018w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/02\/rebecca-gayheart-eric-dane-kids-1357x2048.jpg 1357w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/02\/rebecca-gayheart-eric-dane-kids-735x1109.jpg 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/02\/rebecca-gayheart-eric-dane-kids-222x335.jpg 222w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/02\/rebecca-gayheart-eric-dane-kids-230x347.jpg 230w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/02\/rebecca-gayheart-eric-dane-kids-345x520.jpg 345w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/02\/rebecca-gayheart-eric-dane-kids-424x640.jpg 424w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/02\/rebecca-gayheart-eric-dane-kids-509x768.jpg 509w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/02\/rebecca-gayheart-eric-dane-kids-636x960.jpg 636w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/02\/rebecca-gayheart-eric-dane-kids-716x1080.jpg 716w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/02\/rebecca-gayheart-eric-dane-kids-scaled.jpg 1696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"679\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/02\/rebecca-gayheart-eric-dane-kids-679x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Rebecca Gayheart, Eric Dane, Kids\" class=\"wp-image-290671 lazyload\" style=\"width:679px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/02\/rebecca-gayheart-eric-dane-kids-679x1024.jpg 679w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/02\/rebecca-gayheart-eric-dane-kids-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/02\/rebecca-gayheart-eric-dane-kids-768x1159.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/02\/rebecca-gayheart-eric-dane-kids-1018x1536.jpg 1018w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/02\/rebecca-gayheart-eric-dane-kids-1357x2048.jpg 1357w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/02\/rebecca-gayheart-eric-dane-kids-735x1109.jpg 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/02\/rebecca-gayheart-eric-dane-kids-222x335.jpg 222w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/02\/rebecca-gayheart-eric-dane-kids-230x347.jpg 230w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/02\/rebecca-gayheart-eric-dane-kids-345x520.jpg 345w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/02\/rebecca-gayheart-eric-dane-kids-424x640.jpg 424w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/02\/rebecca-gayheart-eric-dane-kids-509x768.jpg 509w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/02\/rebecca-gayheart-eric-dane-kids-636x960.jpg 636w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/02\/rebecca-gayheart-eric-dane-kids-716x1080.jpg 716w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/02\/rebecca-gayheart-eric-dane-kids-scaled.jpg 1696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/02\/rebecca-gayheart-eric-dane-kids-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rebecca Gayheart and Eric Dane have two daughters together. Their marriage ended in 2018.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Getty)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThroughout his journey with ALS, Eric became a passionate advocate for awareness and research, determined to make a difference for others facing the same fight,\u201d concluded the message from his loved ones on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe will be deeply missed, and lovingly remembered always. Eric adored his fans and is forever grateful for the outpouring of love and support he\u2019s received. The family has asked for privacy as they navigate this impossible time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dane first shared he was diagnosed with ALC in April 2025, telling People Magazine: \u201cI am grateful to have my loving family by my side as we navigate this next chapter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This same month, he started shooting Season 3 of Euphoria.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel great when I\u2019m at work,\u201d the star told E! News in June 2025. \u201cOf course, there have been some sort of setbacks, but I feel pretty good. My spirit is always pretty buoyant, so at the end of the day, that\u2019s all that matters.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-1244732807-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Eric Dane attends the Global Down Syndrome Foundation's 2022 Be Beautiful Be Yourself Fashion Show on November 12, 2022 in Denver, Colorado.\" class=\"wp-image-528019\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-1244732807-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-1244732807-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-1244732807-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-1244732807-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-1244732807-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-1244732807-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-1244732807-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-1244732807-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Eric Dane attends the Global Down Syndrome Foundation's 2022 Be Beautiful Be Yourself Fashion Show on November 12, 2022 in Denver, Colorado.\" class=\"wp-image-528019 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-1244732807-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-1244732807-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-1244732807-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-1244732807-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-1244732807-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-1244732807-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-1244732807-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-1244732807-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Eric Dane attends the Global Down Syndrome Foundation\u2019s 2022 Be Beautiful Be Yourself Fashion Show on November 12, 2022 in Denver, Colorado.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Jamie Schwaberow\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>ALS is an incurable nervous system disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, leading to the loss of muscle control over time.<\/p>\n<p>We send our condolences to the friends, family members and loved ones of Eric Dane.<\/p>\n<p>May he rest in peace.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/02\/eric-dane-cause-of-death-greys-anatomy-star-gone-at-53\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes Very sad news out of Hollywood today: Eric Dane, the veteran actor best known for his long-time role on Grey\u2019s Anatomy, passed away Thursday evening at a Los Angeles hospital with his wife, daughters and friends and relatives at his bedside. He was 53 years old. Eric Dane attends the \u201cCountdown\u201d [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":223906,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-223905","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/223905","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=223905"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/223905\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/223906"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=223905"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=223905"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=223905"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}