Replying to @🍉 Queef Nugget 🍉 #CapCut Eric William Dane (November 9, 1972 – February 19, 2026) was an American actor. After multiple television roles in the 1990s and 2000s, including his recurring role as Jason Dean on Charmed, he was cast as Dr. Mark Sloan on the ABC medical drama Grey's Anatomy (2006–2012; 2021). He went on to appear in films such as X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), Marley & Me (2008), Valentine's Day (2010), Burlesque (2010), and Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024). Dane had a younger brother and were raised in their mother's Jewish faith. When he was seven, his father died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was an athlete in high school, playing on the boys' varsity water polo team. He decided to pursue acting after appearing in a school production In 1993, Dane moved to Los Angeles, where he played small roles in the television series Saved by the Bell, The Wonder Years, Roseanne, and Married... with Children, among others. In 2000, he was cast in a recurring role on Gideon's Crossing, followed by a two-season run as Jason Dean on Charmed. Dane's first major feature film appearance was in The Basket. He also appeared in Zoe, Duncan, Jack & Jane, Sol Goode, Feast, X-Men: The Last Stand, and starred in Open Water 2. In 2005, he guest-starred as Dr. Mark Sloan in "Yesterday", the eighteenth episode of the second season of the ABC medical drama Grey's Anatomy. Positive audience reaction to the character led to his becoming a series regular in the third season. His first appearance that season, in which he walked out of a bathroom soaking wet and wearing only a strategically placed towel, was described as a "watercooler moment". Dane left the series after the end of season 8 but appeared in the first two episodes of season 9. In 2021, he returned to the show for the first time in nine years, despite his character having been killed off. Dane married actress Rebecca Gayheart on October 29, 2004. They had two daughters. In February 2018, Gayheart filed for divorce after 14 years of marriage, citing "irreconcilable differences". On March 7, 2025, she reportedly filed to dismiss the divorce petition after seven years of separation. After their separation, Dane was in a relationship with Priya Jain for several years and at the time of his death was in a relationship with Janell Shirtcliff. In April 2025, Dane announced that he had been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). He had begun experiencing symptoms in early 2025. By June 2025, he had completely lost the use of his right arm and hand, and he began using a wheelchair full-time by October 2025. 🕊️sadly, on February 19, 2026, He died of ALS in Los Angeles, California, he was 53 years old. #ericdane #greysanatomy #drmcsteamy #marksloan - @gianasasha29