Eric Dane Says He Was “Let Go” From ‘Grey’s Anatomy’
Eric Dane Says He Was "Let Go" From 'Grey's Anatomy' Because He "Wasn't the Same Guy" They Hired https://t.co/9bwWzvVSY9
- The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) June 29, 2024
Eric Dane is opening up about being written off Grey’s Anatomy after six seasons of playing Dr. Mark Sloan, aka McSteamy. He was introduced at the end of season two as a guest star. He became a regular character in season three after he received positive feedback for his initial appearance. Over the course of the following seasons, Sloan became a fan-favorite character, but after a plane crash in the season eight finale, it was revealed he would succumb to his injuries, dying at the beginning of season nine.
Dane returned to the show briefly in season 17 when Meredith was in a COVID-induced coma .
He revealed that he didn’t exactly choose to leave Grey’s Anatomy when he was written off.
Dane was struggling with addiction at the time.
“I think I was let go. They didn’t let me go because of that, although it definitely didn’t help. I was starting to become, as most of these actors who have spent significant time on a show, you start to become very expensive for the network. And the network knows that the show is going to do what it’s going to do irrespective of who they keep on it. As long as they have their Grey, they’re fine. I wasn’t the same guy they had hired. So I had understood when I was let go. And Shonda [Rhimes] was really great. She protected us fiercely. She protected us publicly. She protected us privately. … But I was probably fired. It wasn’t ceremoniously like, ‘You’re fired,’ it was just like, ‘You’re not coming back.'”
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