Patrick Dempsey Says Eric Dane Would Have Been 'Really Happy to Know He Was So Beloved'
Patrick Dempsey Says Eric Dane Would Have Been 'Really Happy to Know He Was So Beloved'
Mia GalanteThu, February 26, 2026 at 4:00 AM UTC
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Patrick Dempsey is reflecting on mourning his late friend and co-star Eric Dane.
In an interview with News Talk FM on Tuesday, February. 24, Dempsey spoke about Dane's passing on Feb. 19 from ALS.
"It’s very hard when you lose a family member. I lost my father very young, and my mother’s passed," he said. "And now several friends in the last year I’ve lost."
Dempsey shared that, "Eric was so beloved, and I think he would really be so happy to know — and I know a lot of people reached out to him before his passing to keep track — that he was so beloved and is deeply missed."
Dane had publicly announced his ALS diagnosis in April 2025 and was very open about his battle with the disease.
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Dempsey and Dane starred together on Grey's Anatomy with Dempsey on the show from season 1 to season 11 and Dane from season 2 to season 9.
Dempsey also opened up about Dane's death on The Chris Evans Breakfast Showon Feb. 21.
"I feel really so sad for his children. I was corresponding with him, we were texting, so I spoke to him about a week ago and some friends of ours went in to see him and he was really starting to lose his ability to speak," he said in the Feb. 21 interview.
Dempsey also added, "He was the funniest man - he was such a joy to work with and I want to just remember him in that spirit because any time he was on set, he brought so much fun to it. He had a great sense of humor. He was easy to work with, we got along instantly."
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