{"id":2290473,"date":"2026-02-20T05:08:28","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T05:08:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2290473"},"modified":"2026-02-20T05:08:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T05:08:28","slug":"celebrities-react-to-eric-danes-death-eric-dane-celebrity-news-and-gossip-entertainment-photos-and-videos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/celebrities-react-to-eric-danes-death-eric-dane-celebrity-news-and-gossip-entertainment-photos-and-videos\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrities React to Eric Dane\u2019s Death | Eric Dane | Celebrity News and Gossip | Entertainment, Photos and Videos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Stars are speaking out following the death of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/eric-dane\/\" title=\"Eric Dane\"><strong>Eric Dane<\/strong><\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>The late actor, best known for <em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/greys-anatomy\/\" title=\"Greys Anatomy\"><strong>Grey\u2019s Anatomy<\/strong><\/a><\/em> and <em>The Last Ship<\/em>, passed away on Thursday (February 19) after battling ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig\u2019s Disease. <\/p>\n<p>Many co-stars, friends and more are mourning the loss of <strong>Eric<\/strong>, sharing memories of working with him and just how he was as a person. <\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"hidearticle\"><em>Keep reading to find out more\u2026<\/em><\/strong><span id=\"more-2182998\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/alexander-ludwig\/\" title=\"Alexander Ludwig\"><strong>Alexander Ludwig<\/strong><\/a>, his <em>Bad Boys: Ride or Die<\/em> co-star, wrote on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/alexanderludwig\/\" onclick=\"getOutboundLink('https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/alexanderludwig\/'); return false;\">Instagram<\/a> story, \u201cUgh this hurts so much. Will miss you Eric and loved our time together. You were a joy to work with.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/nina-dobrev\/\" title=\"Nina Dobrev\"><strong>Nina Dobrev<\/strong><\/a>, who co-starred in <em>Redeeming Love<\/em>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nina\/\" onclick=\"getOutboundLink('https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nina\/'); return false;\">shared<\/a>, \u201cHeartbroken to hear about the passing of Eric. He was warm, generous, prepared, and so passionate about what he did. He led with kindness and made everyone on our set feel seen. ALS is a cruel and unforgiving disease. May his memory inspire more research, awareness, and progress toward a cure. He will be deeply missed. Sending love and heartfelt condolensces to his family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Grey\u2019s Anatomy<\/em>\u2018s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/kevin-mckidd\/\" title=\"Kevin Mckidd\"><strong>Kevin McKidd<\/strong><\/a> simply <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/therealkmckidd\/\" onclick=\"getOutboundLink('https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/therealkmckidd\/'); return false;\">wrote<\/a>, \u201cRest in Peace Buddy..\u201d <\/p>\n<p><em>Grey\u2019s<\/em> star <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/james-pickens-jr\/\" title=\"James Pickens Jr\"><strong>James Pickens Jr<\/strong><\/a> shared, \u201cRest in Peace\u201d <\/p>\n<p><em>Brilliant Minds<\/em>\u2018 creator <strong>Michael Grassi<\/strong> said, \u201cEric was a TV icon who lit up our screens for decades and it was the greatest honor of my career to work with him. Not only was he a tremendous talent, he was also generous, kind and brave. I\u2019m thinking about his family and loved ones today. He will be missed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/selma-blair\/\" title=\"Selma Blair\"><strong>Selma Blair<\/strong><\/a>, who co-starred with <strong>Eric<\/strong> in<em> Zoe, Duncan, Jack &amp; Jane<\/em>, said, \u201cI love you. And yours.\u201d <\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/ashton-kutcher\/\" title=\"Ashton Kutcher\"><strong>Ashton Kutcher<\/strong><\/a>, who co-starred in <em>Valentine\u2019s Day<\/em>, shared, \u201cThe Franklin strip fanatics fantasy football league will miss Mr. Eric Dane. We know you\u2019ll be watching from the booth.  Miss you, buddy.  Let\u2019s keep fighting the fight to solve ALS.\u201d <\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/maria-shriver\/\" title=\"Maria Shriver\"><strong>Maria Shriver<\/strong><\/a> shared on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mariashriver\/status\/2024679686631281025?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2024679686631281025%7Ctwgr%5E5f1cc07204aea6e575da9f08d615b0c01187772d%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hollywoodreporter.com%2Ftv%2Ftv-news%2Feric-dane-dead-hollywood-tributes-1236510352%2F\" onclick=\"getOutboundLink('https:\/\/x.com\/mariashriver\/status\/2024679686631281025?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2024679686631281025%7Ctwgr%5E5f1cc07204aea6e575da9f08d615b0c01187772d%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hollywoodreporter.com%2Ftv%2Ftv-news%2Feric-dane-dead-hollywood-tributes-1236510352%2F'); return false;\">Twitter\/X<\/a>, \u201cI\u2019m heartbroken by this devastating news about Eric Dane. What a tragedy. He was so heroic the way he handled his diagnosis. He used his voice to let the world know what it was like living with ALS. I was honored he chose my publishing imprint to publish his memoir. He told me he wanted his family to know how much he loved them, and he wanted to leave them a story they could be proud of. My love goes out to his family, and to all those battling this cruel disease, as well as all those caring for somone battling it. Godspeed, Eric. It was an honor to know you, and we will honor your story. \u2665\ufe0f\u201d <\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/paul-walter-hauser\/\" title=\"Paul Walter Hauser\"><strong>Paul Walter Hauser<\/strong><\/a>, who co-starred in <em>Americana<\/em>, shared on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/paulwhausergram\/\" onclick=\"getOutboundLink('https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/paulwhausergram\/'); return false;\">Instagram<\/a>, \u201cWe tried to book gigs, we tried to laugh at the pain and we tried to stay sober. I\u2019m glad we got to play together in Americana. I love you, man. I wish we had more time. Enjoy the arms of Father God. I\u2019ll see you again. \ud83e\udee1 RIP #EricDane\u201d <\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/john-stamos\/\" title=\"John Stamos\"><strong>John Stamos<\/strong><\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/johnstamos\/\" onclick=\"getOutboundLink('https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/johnstamos\/'); return false;\">wrote<\/a>, \u201cRIP, Buddy. Me and @realericdane played brothers years ago in a beautiful movie called, Wedding Wars. Good guy. Too soon. Xo J\u201d <\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/frank-grillo\/\" title=\"Frank Grillo\"><strong>Frank Grillo<\/strong><\/a>, who co-starred in <em>Little Dixie<\/em>, shared on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DU9tuXIDsBk\/?hl=en\" onclick=\"getOutboundLink('https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DU9tuXIDsBk\/?hl=en'); return false;\">Instagram<\/a>, \u201cMy heart is broken. We lost a good man @realericdane who I had the pleasure of sharing the screen with. We became pals and laughed often. My prayers go out to his beautiful family. See you on the other side brother.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If you missed it, see <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/02\/19\/alyssa-milano-pays-tribute-to-charmed-love-interest-eric-dane\/\">what <strong>Alyssa Milano<\/strong> shared<\/a>, and see <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/02\/19\/euphoria-creator-hbo-speak-out-on-eric-danes-death-at-53\/\">what HBO and <strong>Sam Levinson<\/strong> said<\/a>. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v3.2&appId=145071315902360\"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.justjared.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stars are speaking out following the death of Eric Dane. The late actor, best known for Grey\u2019s Anatomy and The Last Ship, passed away on Thursday (February 19) after battling ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig\u2019s Disease. Many co-stars, friends and more are mourning the loss of Eric, sharing memories of working with him and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2290474,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2290473","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Celebrities-React-to-Eric-Danes-Death-Eric-Dane.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2290473","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2290473"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2290473\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2290475,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2290473\/revisions\/2290475"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2290474"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2290473"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2290473"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2290473"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}