Since its debut on ABC in 2005, Grey’s Anatomy has experienced countless upheavals in its casting with as many arrivals as departures. And twelve years later, while fans are still trying to get over the death of the character Mark Sloan, Eric Dane has just revealed the truth about his farewell to the series.
As soon as he joined the cast in season 2, Eric Dane caught the eye of the public and took advantage of his character of Mark Sloan to revive viewers’ interest in medicine. Unfortunately, this beautiful story ended tragically in season 9 when, following a terrible plane accident, his character died on screen.
An inevitable departure for Eric Dane
A traumatic moment for millions of fans who, twelve years later, still have difficulty digesting it. However, as the actor confided to Dax Shepard in Armchair Podcast, this outcome was inevitable. The reason ? Even though he was at the peak of his career, the McSteamy interpreter did not behave professionally behind the scenes.
“If you take my entire career on Grey’s Anatomy, over the eight years, I was more often wasted (drunk) than soberhe admitted. And it is from there that things started to go wrong for me“. And then added: “I think that’s why I was let go.“.
“I was no longer the same man”
While Eric Dane also suggested that his departure could also have been caused by a question of money (with his experience, he cost more in salary than when he started), he now recognizes that it was mainly his addiction…
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