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Eric Dane Profile |
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Birth Date: November 9, 1972
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Birth Place: San Francisco, California, USA
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Birth Name: Eric William Dane
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Height: 6'1"
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Biography |
Eric William Dane (born on November 9, 1972 in San
Francisco, California) is an American actor.
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 X-Men: The Last Stand.
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".
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.
Dane was born in San Francisco, California. 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. |
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Other Information |
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Best friends with Balthazar Getty and is the godfather of
Getty's son, Cassius. |
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