Actor Eric Dane, best known for his roles in TV series Grey’s Anatomy and Euphoria, has died aged 53.<\/p>\n
His representatives said he died from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), known also as Lou Gehrig’s disease.<\/p>\n
Dane announced his diagnosis last year, and had become an advocate for ALS awareness before his death.<\/p>\n
“He spent his final days surrounded by dear friends, his devoted wife, and his two beautiful daughters, Billie and Georgia, who were the centre of his world,” said a statement.<\/p>\n
Described as “determined to make a difference for others” with the disease, his representatives said he would be “lovingly remembered” and “deeply missed”.<\/p>\n
“Eric adored his fans and is forever grateful for the outpouring of love and support he’s received,” they added.<\/p>\n
\n What is ALS?\n <\/p>\n
ALS is one of four main types of motor neurone disease, and the most common, according to the NHS.<\/p>\n
It’s characterised by weakness in the arms and legs that can cause you to trip and drop things.<\/p>\n
Any form of motor neurone disease gets worse over time, requiring ongoing care from specialists including physios and speech therapists, and is usually life-shortening.<\/p>\n
There is no cure for motor neurone disease, with treatment focused on easing symptoms.<\/p>\n
Read more from Sky News: Dane starred in ABC medical drama Grey’s Anatomy from 2006 until 2012, and reprised his role in 2021. He was also celebrated for his part in HBO’s Euphoria.<\/p>\n Other appearances included Saved By The Bell, Gideon’s Crossing, Marley & Me, and X-Men: The Last Stand.<\/p>\n He was married to Rebecca Gayheart, a fellow actor and model.<\/p>\n His memoir is due to be published later this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Actor Eric Dane, best known for his roles in TV series Grey’s Anatomy and Euphoria, has died aged…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":307478,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[42,43,40,38,41,39],"class_list":{"0":"post-307477","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-headlines","8":"tag-headlines","9":"tag-news","10":"tag-top-news","11":"tag-top-stories","12":"tag-topnews","13":"tag-topstories"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/307477","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=307477"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/307477\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/307478"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=307477"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=307477"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=307477"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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