Eric Dane, one of modern television’s icons, died at the age of 53 on Thursday, February 19, 2026, following a battle with ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis). Dane achieved mainstream success as Dr. Mark Sloan on the hit show Grey’s Anatomy. He also gained a cult following through the show. But the actor revealed in a 2022 interview that he never really watched the ABC drama that made him famous.
Eric Dane hardly watched Grey’s Anatomy episodes as he was ‘there when it happened’
Eric Dane, who broke out on mainstream television as Dr. Mark Sloan on Grey’s Anatomy, revealed in a 2022 interview with Extra TV that he never actually watched the show.
Dane credited this to his familiarity with the show’s storylines, gained through access to scripts and time on set. Because he was on the set, he already knew everything that was happening. So, it was quite impossible for the star to watch it spoiler-free.
“I never watched it … I was there when it happened,” the actor said back then. However, he emphasized that the quality of the show was still very high. He added that Grey’s Anatomy was “very well done” and “very well written.” He further remarked, “That’s probably why people are still watching.”
In a different interview in 2024, Dane said that he had “seen a few episodes” of the acclaimed show on LIVE with Kelly and Mark. However, he added that his daughters, Billie, 15, and Georgia, 14, were fans of the show. “They’ve watched everything,” he added.
In this interview, too, Dane explained why he had not watched the show. “I was kind of there when it happened, so my attitude was like I don’t want to see it because then you start looking at things you shouldn’t be looking at. And the experience for me was in the act of.”
In multiple other interviews, Eric Dane had emphasized how he loved being on Grey’s Anatomy.
Originally reported by Sourav Chakraborty on ComingSoon.
