Bio: Eric Dane was born on November 9, 1972, in San Francisco, California, the older of two brothers. His father is an architect and interior designer based in San Francisco. His mother, Leah (Cohn), was a homemaker. His ancestry includes English, German, Finnish, Russian Jewish, and Austrian Jewish, and he had a Bar Mitzvah ceremony.He was a good athlete in high school. There, he started amateur stage work by playing Joe Keller in Arthur Miller's "All My Sons", and realized that this was all he wanted to do.He moved to Los Angeles and made his television debut in 1993 on The Wonder Years (1988). In his early career, he also played bit parts on the TV series Married... with Children (1987) (1995), Silk Stalkings (1991) (1996) and Roseanne (1988) (1996). He played medical doctors more than once, first appearing as a Dr. Cooper in Gideon's Crossing (2000). He was also recurring as Jason Dean in the hit show Charmed (1998). From 2006 until 2012, he appeared as handsome Dr. Mark Sloan, the plastic surgeon on the show Grey's Anatomy (2005). He is also starring as Tom Chandler on The Last Ship (2014).He landed his first leading role on the big screen in the German-made feature, Open Water 2: Adrift (2006). He was also a co-star in Marley & Me (2008) and Valentine's Day (2010). In X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) he played the character of Jamie Madrox, the Multiple Man.On October 29, 2004, in Las Vegas, Eric Dane married actress Rebecca Gayheart. They have two daughters.
Tivia: Had voluntarily checked himself into a L.A. rehab clinic to battle an addiction to painkillers [July 20, 2011].He and his wife (now estranged wife), Rebecca Gayheart, became the parents of a girl, Billie Beatrice Dane, on March 3, 2010, in Los Angeles.Best friends with Balthazar Getty and is the godfather of Getty's son, Cassius.Birth of his second child, a daughter, Georgia Geraldine Dane on December 28, 2011.He has English, German, Scottish, Finnish, Russian Jewish, and Austrian Jewish ancestry.Eric and wife (now estranged wife) Rebecca Gayheart introduced Charlie Sheen to his wife, Brooke Mueller.Eric and his wife (now estranged wife), Rebecca Gayheart, are expecting their second child [July 9, 2011].Co-starring on the hit TV show Grey's Anatomy (2005). (October 2006)Expecting his first child with wife (now estranged wife) Rebecca Gayheart [September 28, 2009].Filming Marley & Me (2008) in South Florida. (March 2008)