Eric Dane

Infobox actor
name = Eric Dane
birthname = Eric William Dane
birthdate = birth date and age|1972|11|9
birthplace = flagicon|USA San Francisco, California
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spouse = Rebecca Gayheart (2004 - present)
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screenactorsguildawards = Best Ensemble - Drama Series
2006 "Grey's Anatomy"

Eric William Dane (born November 9, 1972) is an American actor, most recently known for his role as Dr. Mark Sloan in Grey's Anatomy.

Biography

Career

After appearing in a high school production of Arthur Miller's "All My Sons", Dane decided to pursue a career in acting. He relocated 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. But in 2000, he was signed for a recurring role in "Gideon's Crossing", and followed this with a two-season run in "Charmed". His made-for-television movie credits included two biopics, "Serving in Silence" (about Margarethe Cammermeyer's experiences in the military), and "Helter Skelter", in which he portrayed a member of the Charles Manson clan.

Dane's first major feature film appearance was in "The Basket" (1999). He also appeared in "Zoe, Duncan, Jack & Jane", "Sol Goode", "Feast", "Open Water 2", and "".

In 2005, Dane guested as Dr. Mark Sloan (nicknamed "McSteamy" by Meredith Grey) 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 Dane's becoming a regular in the show's third season. His first appearance in the season, in which he walked out of the bathroom soaking wet and wearing only a strategically placed towel, was labeled a "watercooler moment". [ [http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2006-10-04-mcsteamy-returns_x.htm Dr. McSteamy scrubs in as cast regular - USATODAY.com ] ]

In December 2006, he starred in the A&E TV movie "Wedding Wars" as the brother of a gay man (played by John Stamos) who goes on strike in support of marriage equality.

Personal life

Dane was born in San Francisco, California to a homemaker mother and an interior designer/architect father. [ [http://www.filmreference.com/film/14/Eric-Dane.html Eric Dane Biography (1972?-) ] ] In 2001, Dane briefly became involved with actress Lara Flynn Boyle when the two met while filming crossover episodes of their respective drama series "Gideon's Crossing" and "The Practice", both produced by David E. Kelley. He married actress Rebecca Gayheart on October 29, 2004. He is also close friends with actor Balthazar Getty.

On February 6, 2008, celebrity news magazine OK! reported that Dane was diagnosed with skin cancer, and was recovering after having malignant tissue removed from his lip. [cite news|title=Eric Dane's Fight Against Cancer|publisher=OK! Magazine|date=2008-02-06|url=http://www.okmagazine.com/news/view/4336|accessdate=2008-02-14] However, on February 13, Dane's representative told Us Weekly that Dane does not have cancer and was "mortified" by the erroneous information. [cite news|title='Grey's' star upset over cancer report|publisher=United Press International|date=2008-02-13|url=http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Entertainment/2008/02/13/greys_star_upset_over_cancer_report/4665/|accessdate=2008-02-14] [cite news|title='Eric Dane Denies Cancer Battle|publisher=San Francisco Chronical|date=2008-02-14|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/detail?blogid=7&entry_id=24254|accessdate=2008-03-10] Dane is said to be considering legal action.

Filmography

References

External links

*imdb name|id=0199312|name=Eric Dane
*tvtome person|id=1174|name=Eric Dane
* [http://drewtewksbury.com/2008/06/18/eric-dane/ Flaunt Magazine Eric Dane feature]