{"id":31921,"date":"2026-02-20T02:27:50","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T02:27:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/eric-dane-dead-at-53\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T02:27:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T02:27:50","slug":"eric-dane-dead-at-53","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/eric-dane-dead-at-53\/","title":{"rendered":"Eric Dane Dead at 53"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\">\n                          <span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Eric Dane<\/span><br \/>\n                          <span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Dead at 53 After ALS Battle<\/span><br \/>\n                      <\/h2>\n<p>        <!--\/.social-media-container--><\/p>\n<p>\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-02-19T18:18:00-08:00\"><br \/>\n                              February 19, 2026<br \/>\n                            6:18 PM PST<\/time>\n                                                                            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<section id=\"cb-2c2549c40a8b07690085aa1f5be41af8\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-2c2549c40a8b07690085aa1f5be41af8--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-c5870b49ac3b8fc6fdcdbeb68f4cf77a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><strong>Eric Dane<\/strong> has died at the age of 53, following a battle with ALS, TMZ has learned.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-c5870b49ac3b8fc6fdcdbeb68f4cf77a--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-fd70e4626ddc3627bb2af30290c6d5ef\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>He died Thursday evening at a Los Angeles hospital with his wife, his daughters, and friends and relatives at his bedside.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-fd70e4626ddc3627bb2af30290c6d5ef--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-ab1c66912c606ad6e2e8488c7d137871\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The &#8220;Grey&#8217;s Anatomy&#8221; star announced he was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, commonly referred to as ALS, back in April 2025.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-ab1c66912c606ad6e2e8488c7d137871--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-ef3623dd0d4e346e94e124c27fcce121\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/a2\/4by3\/2026\/02\/20\/a2d81623f4f64421a78457dd5d6b6cb9_md.png\" alt=\"eric dane sub getty\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-ef3623dd0d4e346e94e124c27fcce121--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-402a9826b855fad96d0a75f921a1763b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>He explained it had been an exhausting road just to get accurate answers. He bounced from one specialist to another, test after test&#8230; until a neurologist finally dropped the bomb: ALS.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-402a9826b855fad96d0a75f921a1763b--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-fb3ba96868bcd689616f8c7d5c0e1b8c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Over the months, he chronicled his battle with the progressive neurodegenerative disease &#8230; revealing how he was down to just one functioning arm and was running out of body strength.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-fb3ba96868bcd689616f8c7d5c0e1b8c--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-f8756fdee5d10529b24b80679eea1ff3\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/7e\/4by3\/2025\/04\/11\/7e79bceb421d450f987a297a4d2a40ee_md.jpg\" alt=\"eric dane in grey's anatomy everett\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-f8756fdee5d10529b24b80679eea1ff3--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-2dffa86f3dacbc8970a11bff8254bf1e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Commonly known as Lou Gehrig&#8217;s disease, ALS is a nervous system disease that affects nerve cells in the spinal cord and brain&#8230; it gets worse over time and causes loss of muscle control, according to the Mayo Clinic. There is no known cure for ALS.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-2dffa86f3dacbc8970a11bff8254bf1e--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-c0daa2ace00a3a1778658286a242e128\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/8f\/4by3\/2025\/04\/11\/8f8b9a188c8f48799f45f7e98be33ac0_md.jpg\" alt=\"eric dane in euphoria everett\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-c0daa2ace00a3a1778658286a242e128--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-c9b0014216fec9f11cb0b4cb9a65150f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Eric persevered with work &#8230; even filming the third and final season of the HBO series, &#8220;Euphoria.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-c9b0014216fec9f11cb0b4cb9a65150f--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-bc2dde4d4833634504c668540b88c2f0\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-31e0931e-4baa-4dfc-904c-b48f8a9aa6e1-1174226925-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-31e0931e-4baa-4dfc-904c-b48f8a9aa6e1-1174226925-play-btn\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n          <\/button><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/db\/16by9\/2026\/02\/20\/db2b400cb4f54740bba786c9a02b7a31_md.jpg\" alt=\"eric-dane-last-time-kal-02-19-2026\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/><br \/>\n                      <span class=\"media-video-swipe video-block__media-video-swipe\">11\/9\/22<\/span>\n                  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZ.com<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-bc2dde4d4833634504c668540b88c2f0--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-e20911cc8a4793c5547affb5cfe99ce2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Last time we saw Eric was on his 50th birthday in 2022 where we talked about birthday cake.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-e20911cc8a4793c5547affb5cfe99ce2--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-f58538d801ff8582892dba8e05eec913\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>He was 53.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-f58538d801ff8582892dba8e05eec913--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-82d78c1276b793ef0ea08f251cab04c6\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>R.I.P.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-82d78c1276b793ef0ea08f251cab04c6--><\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eric Dane Dead at 53 After ALS Battle Published February 19, 2026 6:18 PM PST Eric Dane has died at the age of 53, following a battle with ALS, TMZ has learned. 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