Here Are All The Celebrities Sharing Heartbreaking Tributes To Eric Dane

Also known arsenic Lou Gehrig’s disease, ALS (which stands for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) is simply a neurodegenerative information that impacts the nervus cells successful the encephalon and spinal cord. This causes patients to gradually suffer their quality to speak, walk, and respire independently.

Eric was champion known for his roles connected Grey’s Anatomy and Euphoria, though helium starred successful an array of fashionable TV shows and movies, including Charmed, The Last Ship, Burlesque, Valentine’s Day, and Marley & Me. Later successful his life, helium became an outspoken advocator for ALS awareness.

His household said successful a statement to People, “He spent his last days surrounded by beloved friends, his devoted wife, and his 2 beauteous daughters, Billie and Georgia, who were the halfway of his world.”

“Throughout his travel with ALS, Eric became a passionate advocator for consciousness and research, determined to marque a quality for others facing the aforesaid fight. He volition beryllium profoundly missed, and lovingly remembered always. Eric adored his fans and is everlastingly grateful for the outpouring of emotion and enactment he’s received,” the connection concluded.

Eric got joined to Rebecca Gayheart successful 2004, and the brace welcomed their 2 daughters together. Rebecca antecedently filed for divorce from Eric successful 2018, though this ne'er proceeded. And past year, conscionable a period earlier Eric went nationalist with his ALS diagnosis, she ended up requesting to dismiss the filing.

In December, Rebecca opened up astir however “committed” she was to spending arsenic overmuch clip with Eric arsenic possible. She told The Cut, “This year, the girls and I person spent a batch of clip astatine Eric’s house, which is astir a 12-minute thrust distant from our home. We person a batch of meals together… We wanna instrumentality vantage of the clip that helium has close now. He made it precise wide that helium wants to walk clip with his household arsenic overmuch arsenic possible, and I americium committed to facilitating that.”

Several celebrities person since shared moving tributes honoring Eric, including a clump of his Grey’s Anatomy costars. Kim Raver, who plays Dr. Teddy Altman, said, "Eric was a light. You’d spot it effortlessly radiance from him connected the acceptable of Grey’s arsenic good arsenic erstwhile helium was with Rebecca and the girls. During filming he’d get this twinkle successful his oculus and with a mischievous look, helium would present with cleanable comedic timing, a enactment of dialog that would level you! You volition beryllium missed.”

Patrick Dempsey, who played Dr. Derek Shepherd, reposted a video of Eric shared by the I Am ALS organization. The station honored the mode that Eric utilized his level for enactment erstwhile it came to raising consciousness astir ALS.

James Pickens Jr., who plays Dr. Richard Webber, shared a photograph of Eric to his Instagram story and wrote, “Rest successful Peace,” alongside a supplication emoji.

Sarah Drew, who portrayed Dr. April Kepner, besides wrote “Rest successful peace” implicit a Variety tribute to Eric, alongside a drawstring of crying faces.

And Kevin McKidd, who plays Owen Hunt, reposted the aforesaid tribute from Variety and added, "rest successful bid buddy.”

Meanwhile, Euphoria creator Sam Levinson told Variety, “I’m heartbroken by the nonaccomplishment of our beloved person Eric. Working with him was an honor. Being his person was a gift. Eric’s household is successful our prayers. May his representation beryllium for a blessing.”

Eric played Cal Jacobs successful the HBO show.

The HBOMax and Euphoria Instagram accounts shared successful a joint post, “We are profoundly saddened by the quality of Eric Dane’s passing. He was incredibly talented and HBO was fortunate to person worked with him connected 3 seasons of Euphoria. Our thoughts are with his loved ones during this hard time.”

Eric’s Charmed costar Alyssa Milano shared a touching post honoring him. “I can’t halt seeing that spark successful Eric’s oculus close earlier he’d accidental thing that would either marque you spit retired your portion oregon rethink your full perspective. He had a razor-sharp consciousness of humor. He loved the absurdity of things. He loved catching radical disconnected guard,” she wrote alongside a photograph of Eric, Rebecca, and their daughters.

“And erstwhile it came to his daughters and Rebecca, everything successful him softened. He carried them with him adjacent successful rooms wherever they weren’t present. You could spot it successful the mode his dependable changed erstwhile helium said their names. A breathtakingly beauteous family,” she said. “The spark. The mischief. The tenderness helium kept guarded but ne'er wholly hidden. He convinced maine to get my pixie chopped and my chemoreceptor piercing. He besides was with maine connected the locomotion erstwhile we recovered Lucy, my beloved rescue chihuahua. He called maine ‘Milano,’ arsenic if it was the lone portion of my sanction that mattered.”

“My bosom is with the radical who were fortunate capable to beryllium his home,” she added.

Nina Dobrev, who starred successful the 2022 movie Redeeming Love with Eric, shared connected her Instagram story, “Heartbroken to perceive astir the passing of Eric. He was warm, generous, prepared, and truthful passionate astir what helium did. He led with kindness and made everyone connected our acceptable consciousness seen.”

She continued, “ALS is simply a cruel and unforgiving disease. May his representation animate much research, awareness, and advancement toward a cure. He volition beryllium profoundly missed. Sending emotion and heartfelt condolences to his family.”

Actor Matthew Davis, who starred successful Legally Blonde and The Vampire Diaries, commented nether a tribute to Eric, “Just atrocious news.. I consciousness sick. Back successful the day, Eric and I would tally into each different astatine galore an audition. He was ever truthful kind. A genuinely awesome guy.” Eric’s Euphoria costar Lukas Gage besides commented nether the tribute, simply leaving a drawstring of bosom emojis.

Similarly, Candace Cameron Bure near a broken-heart emoji nether a tribute to Eric from People.

Ashton Kutcher, who starred alongside Eric successful Valentine's Day, shared a post connected X that read, “The Franklin portion fanatics phantasy shot league volition miss Mr. Eric Dane. We cognize you’ll beryllium watching from the booth. Miss you, buddy. Let’s support warring the combat to lick ALS.”

Travis Van Winkle, who starred with Eric successful The Last Ship, said connected Instagram, “I learned truthful overmuch from Eric. He was a large man. I’m bittersweet to spot him spell successful this way. I’m sending emotion to his family. Thanks for the memories my friend.”

Alexander Ludwig, who starred successful the 2024 movie Bad Boys: Ride oregon Die with Eric, said successful a heartbreaking post, “Ugh this hurts truthful much. Will miss you Eric and loved our clip together. You were a joyousness to enactment with.”

Brilliant Minds creator Michael Grassi shared successful a statement, “Eric was a TV icon who lit up our screens for decades and it was the top grant of my vocation to enactment with him. Not lone was helium a tremendous talent, helium was besides generous, benignant and brave. I’m reasoning astir his household and loved ones today. He volition beryllium missed.”

Eric guest-starred in an occurrence of Brilliant Minds last year, playing a firefighter with ALS.

DeMane Davis, who is simply a producing manager and enforcement shaper connected Brilliant Minds, besides said, “Watching Eric Dane bash what helium loved — enactment successful his last relation connected Brilliant Minds — was an honor. He adored being connected set, cracking jokes in-between takes. Our unit and formed loved him. It was an acquisition to witnesser his talent, determination and joy.”

Selma Blair, who starred with Eric successful an occurrence of Zoe, Duncan, Jack & Jane, shared a throwback video of the amusement connected Instagram and wrote, “@realericdane I emotion you. And yours.”

Paul Walter Hauser, who starred successful the 2023 movie Americana with Eric, shared a photo of the brace and wrote, “We tried to publication gigs, we tried to laughter astatine the symptom and we tried to enactment sober. I’m gladsome we got to play unneurotic successful Americana. I emotion you, man. I privation we had much time. Enjoy the arms of Father God. I’ll spot you again.”

We are sending our condolences to Eric’s loved ones.

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