{"id":439567,"date":"2026-02-22T12:06:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T12:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/439567\/"},"modified":"2026-02-22T12:06:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T12:06:10","slug":"eric-dane-fundraiser-for-family-of-late-greys-anatomy-actor-surpasses-200000-ents-arts-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/439567\/","title":{"rendered":"Eric Dane: Fundraiser for family of late Grey’s Anatomy actor surpasses \u00a3200,000 | Ents & Arts News"},"content":{"rendered":"

A fundraiser has secured more than $275,000 (\u00a3200,000) for the family of the late Grey’s Anatomy actor Eric Dane, who died on Thursday at the age of 53.<\/p>\n

The US star, also known for his role in the HBO series Euphoria, had the condition amyotrophic lateral sclerosis<\/a> (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.<\/p>\n

Dane announced he had developed the progressive neurodegenerative disease last year.<\/p>\n

A fundraiser was set up by friends of Dane and his family to raise $500,000 (\u00a3370,000) for his two teenage daughters “who were the centre of his world”.<\/p>\n

\"Eric<\/p>\n

Image:
\n Eric Dane at a promotional event for the TV series Euphoria in LA. Pic: Reuters<\/p>\n

Euphoria creator Sam Levinson and his wife Ashley appeared to have donated $27,000 (\u00a320,000) to the GoFundMe platform.<\/p>\n

Brad Falchuck, Glee co-creator and husband of Gwyneth Paltrow<\/a>, donated $10,000 (\u00a37,400).<\/p>\n

The US actor’s death was confirmed on Friday by his representatives, who said he had been surrounded by wife, actress Rebecca Gayheart, daughters Billie and Georgia, and friends.<\/p>\n

Hollywood actors have been paying tribute<\/a>, including co-star Patrick Dempsey, Ashton Kutcher<\/a>, Alyssa Milano, John Stamos, Nina Dobrev, Maria Shriver, Grey’s Anatomy boss Shonda Rhimes and Euphoria creator Levinson.<\/p>\n

Dane is best known for playing the fan favourite Dr Mark ‘McSteamy’ Sloan on the long-running medical drama Grey’s Anatomy from 2006 until 2012, with a guest appearance in 2021.<\/p>\n

He more recently starred in the HBO hit drama Euphoria alongside Jacob Elordi and Zendaya, playing the conflicted antagonist Cal Jacobs.<\/p>\n

Dane and Gayheart married in 2004, and separated in September 2017. Gayheart filed for divorce in 2018, but later filed to have the petition dismissed.<\/p>\n

She described their dynamic as “very complicated” in a December essay she wrote for New York magazine’s The Cut, adding: “Our love may not be romantic, but it’s a familial love.”<\/p>\n

The model and photographer Janell Shirtcliff also shared her memories of Dane in a series of Instagram posts on Saturday.<\/p>\n

\"Eric<\/p>\n

Image:
\n Eric Dane and Janell Shirtcliff in LA in June 2025. Pic: Cover Images\/AP<\/p>\n

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The GoFundMe fundraising page, described as supporting “his girls and their future needs”, described Dane’s battle with the condition.<\/p>\n

“Following his diagnosis, Eric became a passionate spokesperson for the ALS community, using his voice and platform to advocate for fellow patients and to push for greater awareness.<\/p>\n

“Even as his own health declined, he remained deeply committed to helping others facing the same devastating disease,” it read.<\/p>\n

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Gayheart shared a photo of the GoFundMe on her Instagram stories at its launch, captioning it: “Thank-you everyone.”<\/p>\n

Dane is also known for his roles in Charmed, Burlesque, Marley & Me and Valentine’s Day and between 2014 and 2018 he played Tom Chandler in post-apocalyptic action series The Last Ship.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A fundraiser has secured more than $275,000 (\u00a3200,000) for the family of the late Grey’s Anatomy actor Eric…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":439568,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[6491,96,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-439567","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/439567","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=439567"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/439567\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/439568"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=439567"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=439567"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=439567"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}