Netflix fans ‘can’t stop crying’ over Eric Dane’s final words(Image: NETFLIX)
Netflix’s Famous Last Words interview with actor Eric Dane has left fans heartbroken after the Grey’s Anatomy legend died from ALS aged 53.
The actor, also known for his roles in Charmed and Euphoria, announced his diagnosis with the neurodegenerative disease in April 2025, just 10 months before his passing on 19th February.
Before his death, he took part in Netflix’s posthumous interview series which “gives audiences around the world the opportunity to hear from a cultural icon after they’ve passed away”, which has now been released.
Dane used the platform to open up about the challenges and successes of his life and career, including his battle with drugs and alcohol and his romance with ex-wife actress and model Rebecca Gayheart, with whom he had two daughters.
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It was his very final words, addressed to camera for his daughters Billie and Georgia, that has left viewers emotional after tuning into the Netflix interview.
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Eric Dane speaks to TV writer and producer Brad Falchuck for Famous Last Words(Image: NETFLIX)
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During his speech, Dane encouraged his children to “cherish every moment”, “fall in love”, “choose your friends wisely”, and “fight with every ounce of your being, and with dignity”.
He concluded: “When you face challenges, health or otherwise, fight. Never give up. Fight until your last breath. This disease is slowly taking my body, but it will never take my spirit.
“Billie and Georgia, you are my heart. You are my everything. Good night. I love you. Those are my last words.”
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The Grey’s Anatomy star announced his ALS diagnosis last April(Image: NETFLIX)
Within just a few hours of Dane’s interview hitting Netflix, hundreds of emotional viewers have taken to social media to pay their respects to the star.
One X user wrote: “Can’t stop crying. I just watched Eric Dane’s Netflix special, his last words to his daughters and my heart is breaking.
“The courage, love and resilience bro. And he was squared up with a disease that strips away, slowly at first and then all at once, your body and dignity.”
Someone else admitted: “I don’t know why I went and watch that famous last word Eric Dane. Now I’m crying nonstop.”
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Dane addressed his final words to his daughters(Image: NETFLIX)
Another shared: “Watched Eric Dane’s Famous Last Words interview and I have not stopped crying. Why would I do that to myself!?!?”
“I’m genuinely so sick about Eric Dane passing [heartbreak emoji] & the video he left for his daughters [three crying emojis] crying & sliding down the wallllllll,” a fourth user posted.
And a final fan said: “Crying about Eric Dane. Literally sobbing the entire Netflix episode.”
Dane’s interview follows the first episode of Famous Last Words released last October, featuring the zoologist Jane Goodall, who died aged 91.