Eric Dane as Mark Sloan/McSteamy looking unamused against backdrop of Grey's Anatomy cast
Summary Just over a decade after his departure from the show, Eric Dane candidly reflects on why he was written out of Grey's Anatomy. After a guest appearance in season 2, Dane became a series regular in season 3 of the Shonda Rhimes-created medical drama, starring as plastic surgeon Mark Sloan, who became better known by the nickname McSteamy as the show progressed.
I think I was let go. They didn’t let me go because of that, although it definitely didn’t help. I was starting to become, as most of these actors who have spent significant time on a show, you start to become very expensive for the network. And the network knows that the show is going to do what it’s going to do irrespective of who they keep on it. As long as they have their Grey, they’re fine. I wasn’t the same guy they had hired. So I had understood when I was let go.
How Mark Sloan's Death Impacted The Grey's Anatomy Universe Close As Dane alludes to in the above comments, McSteamy's exit from Grey's Anatomy came at a time of some emotional turmoil for the actor. A few years prior to his departure, a video surfaced of him, his former wife Rebecca Gayheart and model Kari Ann Peniche enjoying drugs while they were naked.
In spite of his personal struggles, Dane's Grey's Anatomy exit remains one of the most impactful for longtime fans of the show. While showrunners Tony Phelan and Joan Rater could have simply explained Sloan died after the shocking season 8 finale, as many other shows have done before, they instead offered a meaningful closing arc for Dane's character.
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