Eric Dane believes he was fired from “Gray’s Anatomy.”
The “Euphoria” star, 51, opened up about his exit from the long-running ABC sequence after starring as Dr. Mark Sloan for six seasons from 2006 to 2012.
“I didn’t go away a lot as I believe I used to be let go,” Dane admitted on Friday’s episode of Dax Shepard’s “Armchair Knowledgeable” podcast.
Eric Dane revealed why he was “let go” from “Gray’s Anatomy” in 2012 and admitted to “struggling” with drug and alcohol dependancy throughout his tenure on the present. AFP by way of Getty Photographs
“I used to be beginning to grow to be very costly for the community,” he stated. ©ABC/Courtesy Everett Assortment
When Shepard famous the actor was “struggling” with drug and alcohol dependancy towards the top of his run on the sequence, Dane responded, “I used to be struggling. They didn’t let me go due to that, though it undoubtedly didn’t assist.”
Dane clarified that he believes he was let go on account of monetary causes.
“I used to be beginning to grow to be — as most of those actors who’ve spent important time on the present — you begin to grow to be very costly for the community,” he stated.
“And the community is aware of that the present goes to do what it’s going to do regardless of who they carry on it—so long as they’ve their Gray they have been fantastic.”
“And the community is aware of that the present goes to do what it’s going to do regardless of who they carry on it,” he stated. ABC
He went on to acknowledge that he “wasn’t the identical man that they had employed” on the time of his 2012 departure. ABC
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He went on to elucidate that he “wasn’t the identical man that they had employed” so he understood when the producers determined to let him go.
Dane additionally praised the present’s creator, Shonda Rhimes, for being “actually nice” all through the ordeal.
“She protected us fiercely. She protected us publicly, she protected us privately… I like Shonda Rhimes and she or he protected me however I used to be most likely fired,” Dane recalled.
“It wasn’t ceremoniously like, ‘You’re fired,’ it was identical to, ‘You’re not coming again,’” he stated.
Dane additionally praised present creator Shonda Rhimes for her “fierce” safety of him and the solid throughout his time as Dr. Mark Sloan. Getty Photographs
Dane starred on the ABC sequence for six seasons from 2006 to 2012. ABC
The “Dangerous Boys: Experience or Die” actor stated he was sober for “three or 4 years” earlier than he was employed on “Gray’s” however relapsed throughout the 2007 Writers Guild of America Strike.
“In case you take the entire eight years I used to be on ‘Gray’s Anatomy,’ I used to be f—ed up longer than I used to be sober and that was when issues began going sideways for me,” he shared.
Dane’s character died because of the aircraft crash featured within the Season 8 finale. Whereas he survived that particular episode, his character ultimately handed away at first of Season 9.
He later did returned for a visitor look in Season 17 alongside Chyler Leigh, who performed his onscreen love curiosity, Lexie Gray. Leigh’s character additionally died within the crash.