"Eric Dane and Rebecca Gayheart are proud parents to daughters Billie, 15, and Georgia, 14. A former star on "Grays Anatomy," Dane died at 53 on Feb. 19 following his battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), his family confirmed in a statement to TODAY.com. "He spent his final days surrounded by dear friends, his devoted wife, and his two beautiful daughters, Billie and Georgia, who were the center of his world," the statement said."
"Gayheart filed for divorce from Dane in 2018, but she dismissed the petition in March 2025 - just one month before Dane announced his diagnosis with ALS. In December 2025, Gayheart emphasized her and Dane's togetherness as a family. "Eric and I are not a couple, we're family and we're facing his ALS diagnosis and what comes next, together," she told The Cut. Gayheart and Dane were always been close."
""I think it's important to not look at a relationship that ends as a failure," the "Beverly Hills, 90210," alum continued. "It wasn't a failure. It was a huge success. We were married for, I mean, we are still married, but together for 15 years and we had two beautiful kids so I think that's a successful relationship, and that's how we look at it.""
Eric Dane and Rebecca Gayheart are parents to daughters Billie, 15, and Georgia, 14. Dane, a former "Grays Anatomy" star, died at 53 on Feb. 19 after battling amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). He spent his final days surrounded by friends, his wife, and his two daughters. Gayheart filed for divorce in 2018 but dismissed the petition in March 2025, one month before Dane announced his ALS diagnosis. In December 2025 Gayheart said they were not a couple but a family facing his diagnosis together. Gayheart described them as best friends who developed a formula for staying a family and emphasized motherhood and support for the ALS Association.
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