WEBVTT - Eric Dane, Actor Known as McSteamy, Dead at 53 

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<v Speaker 1>Hey there, folks. It is Friday, February the twentieth and

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<v Speaker 1>Eric Dane aka doctor Mark Sloan but more affectionately aka

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<v Speaker 1>mixed Steamy has died at the age of fifty three.

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<v Speaker 1>And with that, welcome to this episode of Amy and TJ. Ropes.

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<v Speaker 1>Immediately people know the face, maybe not immediately the name,

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<v Speaker 1>but you certainly know mc steamy. But Eric Danes's name

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<v Speaker 1>had been in headlines for the past year for reasons

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<v Speaker 1>other than his acting.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, he announced just a year ago that he had

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<v Speaker 2>been diagnosed with alsluke Errig's disease, a cruel disease. It's rare,

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<v Speaker 2>but my god, it is a debilitating disease, and he

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<v Speaker 2>was very public about it. He wanted to raise awareness,

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<v Speaker 2>he wanted to raise funds, He wanted to do something

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<v Speaker 2>with this last year of his life. He didn't know

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<v Speaker 2>how soon it would come, actually, but this is just

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<v Speaker 2>a devastating diagnosis for anyone, and we've been watching him

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<v Speaker 2>this past.

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<v Speaker 3>Year just find peace with it and speaks so.

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<v Speaker 2>Lovingly of his daughters, And what matters is just it's

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<v Speaker 2>a lesson to all of us when we see someone's

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<v Speaker 2>life cut so short. He was such a bright star

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<v Speaker 2>and to see everything just shut down in the year.

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<v Speaker 3>We can all learn a lot.

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<v Speaker 1>And he is a star and a name and a

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<v Speaker 1>face and really a popularity on a show that is

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<v Speaker 1>will go down in television history. So that is why

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<v Speaker 1>people know his name and his face and really robes

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<v Speaker 1>with a show Gray's Anatomy that has the following and

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<v Speaker 1>the success it's had over years. If you play a

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<v Speaker 1>prominent role in that show, you will forever be remembered,

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<v Speaker 1>and he will be.

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<v Speaker 3>That is so true.

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<v Speaker 2>And I was telling you I was pregnant with my

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<v Speaker 2>youngest daughter when he made his first appearance, which just

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<v Speaker 2>so happened to be February nineteenth, two thousand and six.

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<v Speaker 2>He died on February nineteenth, twenty twenty six, so exactly

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<v Speaker 2>twenty years to the day his anniversary of appearing on

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<v Speaker 2>Gray's Anatomy.

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<v Speaker 3>He passed.

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<v Speaker 2>But I remember that episode when he showed up on

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<v Speaker 2>Grey's Anatomy. I was obsessed, you know, in your pregnant

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<v Speaker 2>ladies and you're just binging shows.

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<v Speaker 3>That's what I was doing.

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<v Speaker 2>And I think so many of us can remember watching

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<v Speaker 2>him come onto that show and just breathe new life

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<v Speaker 2>to it because he played just basically a dueling role

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<v Speaker 2>to Patrick Dempsey's McDreamy, So it was Mick Dreamy versus

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<v Speaker 2>mc steamy, and it was just double the fun for

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<v Speaker 2>everyone who watched that show.

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<v Speaker 3>He brought just a spark and as sass to it.

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<v Speaker 1>And he was not a reminder here, folks. He was

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<v Speaker 1>not a part of that show. Initially. He did not

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<v Speaker 1>start off with that show on season one, but he did, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>to make a guest appearance in season two, and it

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<v Speaker 1>went over well. It turned into a regular thing the

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<v Speaker 1>following season, and he was with it for the following

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<v Speaker 1>what twenty and six, twenty twelve? Do I have that right?

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<v Speaker 1>But he was through a long stretch. Now, I went

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<v Speaker 1>through season eight robes I don't remember. I guess a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of people will, and this will be a big

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<v Speaker 1>I guess this is for a show that popular. If

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<v Speaker 1>it loses a main character, that's a big event. And

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<v Speaker 1>what was it? They wrote him off of the show

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<v Speaker 1>at the end of season eight, certainly the beginning of

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<v Speaker 1>season nine. Yes, a plane crashers, Yeah, you.

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<v Speaker 2>Know, And I had fallen off the show at that point.

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<v Speaker 2>Then I became a busy mom of two and didn't

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<v Speaker 2>have as much time to watch the show. But yes,

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<v Speaker 2>and people were very upset because, look, you know you've

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<v Speaker 2>watched even with Sabine and some of these current shows,

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<v Speaker 2>they loved to pit either women against each other or men,

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<v Speaker 2>like your team Conrad or team Belly or team whatever.

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<v Speaker 2>So this was maybe one of those first rivalries where

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<v Speaker 2>you're either team mc dreamy or team mc steamy. So yes,

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<v Speaker 2>when McDreamy got written off the show, they were definitely

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<v Speaker 2>fans who were upset about it. Kisteemyey, sorry, but Dreamy

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<v Speaker 2>Patrick Dempsey's character lived on. Yes, well that's that was

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<v Speaker 2>also up and down and all around. But you know

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<v Speaker 2>what's so funny is my daughters now like rediscovered Gray's

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<v Speaker 2>Anatomy during the pandemic and they became obsessed with the show.

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<v Speaker 3>So it was fun to watch them go through all of.

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<v Speaker 2>Those seasons and watch just the excitement and the drama

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<v Speaker 2>of Grey's Anatomy that just brought so many people to

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<v Speaker 2>their television sets.

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<v Speaker 1>And we will see him, folks again. He is actually

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<v Speaker 1>in the new season of Euphoria. I say new season

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<v Speaker 1>as if he's just joining. No, he has been in

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<v Speaker 1>that show throughout its inception and if you watch it.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe he didn't catch it. But all I have to

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<v Speaker 1>do is say, Jacob Elordi. These days, he plays Jacob

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<v Speaker 1>Elordi's dad in that show, plays cal and those scenes

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<v Speaker 1>have been shot, that season has been shot, and we're

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<v Speaker 1>told we will get a chance to see him now

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<v Speaker 1>posthumously Robes. But the other thing I did not realize,

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<v Speaker 1>and I haven't been watching the show Brilliant Minds. Is

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<v Speaker 1>it Fox?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 3>It is.

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<v Speaker 1>But he had and they have been describing now a

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<v Speaker 1>scene in that show Robes, in which he plays a

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<v Speaker 1>firefighter with als and the director, the creator, a writer

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<v Speaker 1>on that show, said that something happened when he did

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<v Speaker 1>that scene that he'd never seen before. He said, the

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<v Speaker 1>whole crew gave this man a ten minute standing ovation

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<v Speaker 1>after he shot that scene. He said, it was just

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<v Speaker 1>such a yes, impressive in your acting, but it was

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<v Speaker 1>so personal in that he was absolutely playing a character

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<v Speaker 1>that was going through the same thing he was going through,

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<v Speaker 1>and it said, it was just chilling. Now, I want

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<v Speaker 1>to go back. Obviously, definitely that has aired. I want

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<v Speaker 1>to go back and watch that for sure. But he

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<v Speaker 1>continued to work, he continued to be out there, and

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<v Speaker 1>I guess it was just recent recent months and last

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<v Speaker 1>year as well. He had to cancel some appearances just

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<v Speaker 1>ALS it does, I mean, it is cruel. Alis is cruel,

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<v Speaker 1>It's cruel.

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<v Speaker 3>I look my uncle.

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<v Speaker 2>You were at the funeral with me. My uncle Ken

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<v Speaker 2>passed from ALS. I believe he lived with it for

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<v Speaker 2>a little more than a year. But to watch somebody

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<v Speaker 2>so strong one day and then very quickly see the decline,

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<v Speaker 2>it's remarkable to see how quickly and how cruelly, as

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<v Speaker 2>you put it, this disease takes away the ability just

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<v Speaker 2>to function as a normal adult, and you can go

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<v Speaker 2>from being Look at Eric Dane, he was mixed to

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<v Speaker 2>me for a reason. He was this specimen of a man, strong, gorgeous.

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<v Speaker 2>At fifty three, you think he's got another thirty years

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<v Speaker 2>ahead of him. You wouldn't even imagine that in one year,

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<v Speaker 2>someone who could be at really his prime could decline

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<v Speaker 2>so quickly. It's just the cruelty of the disease. And

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<v Speaker 2>to have people watch it happen is something to be said.

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<v Speaker 2>To be able to show the world what this disease does,

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<v Speaker 2>hopefully to motivate people to continue to search for a

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<v Speaker 2>cure or at least something to help because there isn't

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<v Speaker 2>a lot out there right now.

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<v Speaker 1>They still don't know what causes this, do they. But

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<v Speaker 1>it's als I had to didn't know the acronym amyotrophic

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<v Speaker 1>lateral sclerosis, commonly referred to as Lugarrig's disease, named after

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<v Speaker 1>lou Garrick, the Yankee Great, who had this disease that

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<v Speaker 1>he died in his late thirties. Even I think this

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<v Speaker 1>is a eighty five year anniversary this year of his death, actually,

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<v Speaker 1>But it's just rose it muscular atrophy. They use the

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<v Speaker 1>term your segmatically. They use the term your muscles waste away.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a degenerative neurological disorder. You can't control your own bodies,

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<v Speaker 1>your muscle and his movements, And they use the term

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<v Speaker 1>you literally your muscles waste away.

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<v Speaker 2>And the sad thing is, as you point out, its

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<v Speaker 2>it destroys the neurons in your brain and in your

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<v Speaker 2>spinal cord, so yes, your spine. And then when your

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<v Speaker 2>brain obviously starts to deteriorate, the paralysis isn't just in

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<v Speaker 2>your arms and legs.

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<v Speaker 3>It actually at the end. And this happened to my

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<v Speaker 3>uncle as well.

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<v Speaker 2>He could not speak, he could not swallow and then

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<v Speaker 2>eventually you can't breathe without assistance.

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<v Speaker 3>So this is just a horrific, horrific disease.

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<v Speaker 2>And for people who love the people who are suffering

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<v Speaker 2>with this, you just feel so helpless. There's nothing you

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<v Speaker 2>can do. And so for Eric Dane to be a

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<v Speaker 2>public base of this, look, we don't have a.

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<v Speaker 3>Lot of folks.

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<v Speaker 2>This is a fairly rare disease, but when it does happen,

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<v Speaker 2>it's so devastating. And I applaud him for being public

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<v Speaker 2>and going public with it for this past year.

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<v Speaker 1>And we did hear from his family about his final

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<v Speaker 1>days and who was with him. Stay here will share

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<v Speaker 1>the statement from his family, but also from his network,

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<v Speaker 1>his television family, and their statement on the pack of

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<v Speaker 1>mxed Steamy Stare. We continue here on this Friday, February twentieth.

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<v Speaker 1>Eric Dane, actor best known for playing doctor Mark Sloan

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<v Speaker 1>on The Hitch Show Gray's Anatomy, has passed away at

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<v Speaker 1>the age of fifty three, one year after announcing he

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<v Speaker 1>was diagnosed with als and ropes. We've been talking here about,

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<v Speaker 1>right mc steamy, That's what everybody knows him. I've obviously

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<v Speaker 1>we've been reading a lot about him. I haven't come

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<v Speaker 1>across any where he was ever bothered or upset at

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<v Speaker 1>that label.

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<v Speaker 3>No, and I can't imagine most people would be.

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<v Speaker 2>And you know what, he played the role like an arrogant,

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<v Speaker 2>good looking prick of a doctor. I mean, that was

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<v Speaker 2>his role and he relished it. He played it so well.

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<v Speaker 2>So yeah, he leaned in hard to it, had that

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<v Speaker 2>devilish smile.

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<v Speaker 1>He's a cosmetic surgeon too.

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<v Speaker 3>Yes, he was exactly.

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<v Speaker 2>He played the role we perfectly and he looked the part.

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<v Speaker 2>He was the part. And look people who uh you

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<v Speaker 2>mentioned the tribute to book gun pouring in. So many

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<v Speaker 2>of the actors and actresses who worked with him talk

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<v Speaker 2>about his quick wit and his devilish smile and how

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<v Speaker 2>that little spark that he brought to the character was

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<v Speaker 2>truly who he was inside. He was fun to verbally

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<v Speaker 2>spar with. He just was playful and brilliant and fun

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<v Speaker 2>to work with. That's how everyone is remembering him.

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<v Speaker 1>I was there was a show on I think it

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<v Speaker 1>was T and T years ago called that he was

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<v Speaker 1>called the Last Ship that as far as television goes,

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<v Speaker 1>that is the role. I'm most familiar with him at

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<v Speaker 1>I guess that was more of a dude show in

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of ways. He played this naval captain kind

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<v Speaker 1>of a thing. And they're outfit, so I remember hear

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<v Speaker 1>from that he has a particular look that makes him

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<v Speaker 1>You put a military uniform on him, you go, okay, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>that works. Like he just has a physique and a

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<v Speaker 1>build and a look, and there was something to him.

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<v Speaker 1>I guess I didn't watch Gray's anatomy. He was younger there.

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<v Speaker 1>I saw him in his I guess old, not like

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<v Speaker 1>he was old, but he just had this distinct, unique

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<v Speaker 1>and almost military look to him. He was always so

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<v Speaker 1>put together. So you think about als going after somebody

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<v Speaker 1>like that, and look, it's awful no matter who it

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<v Speaker 1>happens to. But but bros, we've done several Jesus, grimey,

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<v Speaker 1>who do we have here? Robert Duvall just passed away. Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>Jesse Jackson, Jesse jet But we just had another actor

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<v Speaker 1>passed away. And as soon as I saw every day

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<v Speaker 1>pass like, oh here comes this in threees thing again,

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<v Speaker 1>but broes, we Robert duval pass. He's ninety five. We

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<v Speaker 1>can celebrate, we can feel good, and now he lived

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<v Speaker 1>a long life. This feels shitty, right, it's just no

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<v Speaker 1>matter what, just a fifty three that just feels awful.

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<v Speaker 1>And in a year we go from he's acting and

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<v Speaker 1>see him in these shows to one year he says

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<v Speaker 1>he has this disease and he's gone.

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<v Speaker 3>Look, this is the point you get to a certain age.

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<v Speaker 2>I just turned fifty three, and obviously, having been diagnosed

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<v Speaker 2>with cancer at forty, you just start to realize that

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<v Speaker 2>there is a point in your life when you start

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<v Speaker 2>to see people your age dying, either of cancer or

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<v Speaker 2>a debilitating disease like this. And yes it's rare, and

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<v Speaker 2>yes it isn't something that you should be obsessed with

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<v Speaker 2>to the point where it's devastating. But you can look

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<v Speaker 2>at death as a motivator. I've always looked at it

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<v Speaker 2>like this, and I'm sure this is what Eric Dane

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<v Speaker 2>and anyone whose life was cut short and they were

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<v Speaker 2>preparing for an early death. Hug the people you love,

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<v Speaker 2>focus on what's important. Remember, the value of your relationships

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<v Speaker 2>is the most important part of why we're here. It

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<v Speaker 2>isn't the fame, It isn't the fortunate, It isn't the roles,

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<v Speaker 2>It isn't isn't any of that.

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<v Speaker 3>It's who you have.

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<v Speaker 2>Around you, and I love when I've been reading about him.

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<v Speaker 2>In every single article, it is about the love of

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<v Speaker 2>his two daughters. And he does have an interesting relationship,

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<v Speaker 2>or he did at least with his estranged wife, who

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<v Speaker 2>was also an actress that a lot of folks would

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<v Speaker 2>see and remember with familiarity. But they were divorcing, and

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<v Speaker 2>they had been divorcing since twenty eighteen, and once he

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<v Speaker 2>was diagnosed, they called off the divorce. And look, they

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<v Speaker 2>weren't romantic with one another. They were involved with other

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<v Speaker 2>people actually, but they stayed together and kept that family

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<v Speaker 2>bond because when you know you are facing impending death,

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<v Speaker 2>you just make different decisions.

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<v Speaker 1>And his family did put out a statement and certainly

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<v Speaker 1>mentioned the daughters. As you say therebes quote, he spent

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<v Speaker 1>his final day surrounded by dear friends, his devoted wife,

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<v Speaker 1>and his two beautiful daughters, Billy and Georgia, who were

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<v Speaker 1>the center of his world. He said he was a

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<v Speaker 1>passionate advocate for awareness and research when he came to

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<v Speaker 1>ALS and saying, quote, he will be deeply missed and

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<v Speaker 1>lovingly remembered all ways. Statement from ABC saying as well

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<v Speaker 1>that they were deeply saddened at the loss. They said,

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<v Speaker 1>his remarkable talent and unforgettable presence on Gray's Anatomy left

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<v Speaker 1>a lasting impact on audiences around the world. And that

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<v Speaker 1>is true, Robes. He has left, He's left a legacy

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<v Speaker 1>and was a part of something that will go down

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<v Speaker 1>in history. He will never be forgotten because certainly of

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<v Speaker 1>that show. But there are people Billy Georgia around him who, yes,

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<v Speaker 1>they appreciate that work, but they lost a whole lot

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<v Speaker 1>more than what I guess the rest of the world

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<v Speaker 1>to a certain degree are missing today. But I think

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of people are hurting and like genuinely hurting

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<v Speaker 1>and mourning. And this was a tough one to wake

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<v Speaker 1>up to.

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<v Speaker 3>It certainly was.

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<v Speaker 2>And I think you know, at a certain point we

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<v Speaker 2>all knew once he had that diagnosis that time was

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<v Speaker 2>not on his side. But certainly this was even shorter

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<v Speaker 2>than most expected. But you know what a really cool

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<v Speaker 2>thing is that we can still see him. He's still

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<v Speaker 2>going to be appearing on television. We can go back

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<v Speaker 2>and watch some of the art he left behind. I've

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<v Speaker 2>never seen the last ship. I would love to do that.

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<v Speaker 2>These are the moments when you can go back and

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<v Speaker 2>remember someone and honor the work they did, and I

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<v Speaker 2>think by honoring the way you live and how you

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<v Speaker 2>treat others and what you focus on and what you

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<v Speaker 2>make ort today and tomorrow, that's also how you honor

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<v Speaker 2>people who were fighting for their last breath to be

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<v Speaker 2>around the people they love. So thank you Eric Dane

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<v Speaker 2>for the art and for the lessons in life and

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<v Speaker 2>without everyone, thank you for listening to us.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm Amy Roeboch alongside t. J. Holmes. We'll talk to

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<v Speaker 3>you soon.