Eric Dane, best known to TV audiences as Dr. Mark “McSteamy” Sloane on “Grey’s Anatomy” and Cal Jacobs on HBO’s “Euphoria,” died on Thursday, February 19, less than one year after going public with his ALS diagnosis. He was 53.
Tributes are pouring in from those who were lucky enough to work with Dane, including former co-stars and creatives from “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Charmed,” and “Euphoria.”
“Euphoria” creator Sam Levinson is “heartbroken by the loss of our dear friend Eric,” he said in a statement. “Working with him was an honor. Being his friend was a gift. Eric’s family is in our prayers. May his memory be for a blessing.”
Alyssa Milano, who was romanced by Dane for multiple seasons on The WB’s “Charmed,” recalled the actor’s “razor-sharp sense of humor,” saying, “He loved the absurdity of things. He loved catching people off guard. And when it came to his daughters and Rebecca [Gayheart], everything in him softened. He carried them with him even in rooms where they weren’t present. You could see it in the way his voice changed when he said their names. … The spark. The mischief. The tenderness he kept guarded but never totally hidden.”
According to Milano, Dane even convinced her to get her infamous pixie cut from the show’s sixth season, as well as her nose piercing. “My heart is with the people who were lucky enough to be his home,” she added.
Kevin McKidd, who plays fellow “Grey’s” doc Owen Hunt, kept it simple. Over a picture of Dane in his scrubs, McKidd wrote in an Instagram story, “Rest in Peace, Buddy.”
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