{"id":2291171,"date":"2026-02-20T15:53:06","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T15:53:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2291171"},"modified":"2026-02-20T15:53:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T15:53:06","slug":"how-eric-dane-hoped-his-two-daughters-would-remember-him-after-his-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/how-eric-dane-hoped-his-two-daughters-would-remember-him-after-his-death\/","title":{"rendered":"How Eric Dane hoped his two daughters would remember him after his death"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Eric Dane reflected on how he wants his daughters to remember him before his death from ALS.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cGrey\u2019s Anatomy\u201d alum said his teenage daughters would remember him as being \u201cpretty tough.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey would say I was loving and I was really endearing and compassionate and empathetic and trustworthy,\u201d he said on Netflix\u2019s \u201cFamous Last Words,\u201d which premiered just hours after <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/02\/19\/celebrity-news\/eric-dane-dead-at-53-after-als-battle\/\">his death on Thursday<\/a> at 53. \u201cI\u2019m a good dad.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cEuphoria\u201d actor added, \u201cSome of their core memories involve me reacting to something. You know, traffic is always a good impetus for that.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Eric Dane recorded a \u201cFamous Last Words\u201d interview before is death at 53 of ALS.  <span class=\"credit\">Netflix<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Dane is survived by his wife, Rebecca Gayheart, and teen daughters, Billie, 15, and Georgia, 14. <span class=\"credit\">rebeccagayheartdane\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The actor, who will also appear in <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/video\/euphoria-season-3-trailers-biggest-reveals\/?utm_term=Autofeed&amp;utm_campaign=pagesix&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter#Echobox=1768510775\">\u201cEuphoria\u201d Season 3 <\/a>in April, reminisced about a family vacation to France.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor some reason \u2026 my French accent was spot on,\u201d he quipped. \u201cI have no idea where that came from [but everyone was laughing]. That\u2019s the best thing. It\u2019s my favorite thing to do \u2014 and laugh myself, too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He emphasised his priority on \u201cshowing up\u201d for his kids.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Dane reflected that his teen daughters would remember him as being \u201cpretty tough.\u201d  <span class=\"credit\">rebeccagayheartdane\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Dane had a health battle with ALS, which progresses over time and has no cure.  <span class=\"credit\">Netflix<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI haven\u2019t been perfect with that, but I\u2019ve always been there when it mattered. Well, their mother and I are no longer together. We\u2019re still best friends, but we\u2019re not together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dane attended Georgia\u2019s beach volleyball games, and all of his daughter Billie\u2019s ballet recitals, he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been to many Nutcrackers, and I\u2019ll tell you, there\u2019s a couple pieces in there that are beautiful but Jesus, that thing drones on, man,\u201d he quipped.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Dane recalled making his family laugh during family vacations.  <span class=\"credit\">Michael Loccisano<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Dane talked about his priority on \u201cshowing up\u201d for his daughters.  <span class=\"credit\">FilmMagic<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The \u201cBad Boys: Ride or Die\u201d actor also shared details on his relationship with Gayheart.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe still love each other deeply. I just think we don\u2019t want to live with each other, but there\u2019s a lot of love there,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He added that by the time \u201canyone sees\u201d this interview, he will never, \u201chave fallen in love with another woman as deeply as I fell in love with Rebecca.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Dane was using a wheelchair at the end of his life.  <span class=\"credit\">Roger \/ PGP \/ BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Dane joked about attending countless \u201cNutcracker\u201d performances for his daughters. <span class=\"credit\">FilmMagic<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Dane is survived by his wife, Rebecca Gayheart, and their two daughters, Billie, 15, and Georgia, 14<\/p>\n<p>Dane and Gayhart married in 2004. <\/p>\n<p>The actress filed for divorce in 2018, before they <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/03\/07\/celebrity-news\/eric-dane-and-rebecca-gayheart-call-off-divorce-after-7-years\/\">called it off<\/a>\u00a0in March 2025, one month before he announced his <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/04\/10\/celebrity-news\/greys-anatomy-alum-eric-dane-announces-als-diagnosis\/\">ALS diagnosis<\/a> in April.<\/p>\n<p>ALS has no cure. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/diseases-conditions\/amyotrophic-lateral-sclerosis\/symptoms-causes\/syc-20354022\">Per the Mayo Clinic<\/a>, it is \u201cis a nervous system disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord,\u201d which progresses over time.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Dane also said \u201cthere\u2019s a lot of love there\u201d about Gayheart. <span class=\"credit\">WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In September, Dane was <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/09\/30\/celebrity-news\/eric-dane-sends-powerful-message-as-hes-seen-in-wheelchair-amid-als-battle\/\">seen in a wheelchair<\/a> at an airport in Washington, DC. <\/p>\n<p>In January, he <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/01\/25\/celebrity-news\/eric-dane-abruptly-pulls-out-of-als-event-due-to-the-physical-realities-of-disease\/\">pulled out of an ALS event <\/a>due to not being \u201cwell enough to attend.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a statement <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/eric-dane-dead-greys-anatomy-star-was-53-11717334\">to People<\/a>, his family wrote that he will, \u201cbe deeply missed, and lovingly remembered always.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They also describe him as a \u201cpassionate advocate\u201d for awareness and research. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cEric adored his fans and is forever grateful for the outpouring\u00a0of love and support he\u2019s received.\u00a0The family has asked for privacy as they navigate this impossible time,\u201d they said. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\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 pagesix.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eric Dane reflected on how he wants his daughters to remember him before his death from ALS. The \u201cGrey\u2019s Anatomy\u201d alum said his teenage daughters would remember him as being \u201cpretty tough.\u201d \u201cThey would say I was loving and I was really endearing and compassionate and empathetic and trustworthy,\u201d he said on Netflix\u2019s \u201cFamous Last [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2291172,"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":[22062,70626,24003,367407],"class_list":["post-2291171","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-celebrity-deaths","tag-celebrity-families","tag-celebrity-news","tag-eric-dane"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/How-Eric-Dane-hoped-his-two-daughters-would-remember-him.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2291171","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=2291171"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2291171\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2291173,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2291171\/revisions\/2291173"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2291172"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2291171"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2291171"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2291171"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}