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Eric Dane was a beloved actor, well-known for his performance as Dr.Mark Sloan onGrey’s Anatomy. While he had a varied career, playing characters like Multiple Man inX-Men: The Last Standor more recently Cal Jacobs inEuphoria, he’ll always be Mark Sloan (nicknamed “McSteamy“) to so many people.
Throughout much of his career, Eric was married toOnce Upon a Time in HollywoodactressRebecca Gayheart from2004 until the pair split in2018.Rebecca filed to have their divorce dismissed in2025,and they remained great co-parentsto their daughtersBillieandGeorgia.Rebecca also supported Eric during his struggle with ALS.He died in February2026.
Find out more about both of the actor’s daughters here.
Billie Beatrice Dane
Eric and Rebecca welcomed their first daughter,Billie in March2010.Eric revealed that the pair had “named [her] after my father,”in a2016 interview withHarry Connick Jr.“Whether it was a boy or agirl,the firstborn was going to be a Billie,”he said.
While Eric seemed to mostly shy away from sharing his family on social media,Rebecca regularly posts adorable photos of both daughters.She’s revealed that she has nicknamed her eldest daughter Billie The Kid,as she regularly calls her in her Instagram captions.Other than the sweet nickname,Billie looks so much like her mom,with long curly hair just like her!
When Billie was ayoungster,Eric revealed that she didn’t totally understand his job,especially when he was going to work on the showThe Last Ship.“Our eldest,Billie thinks I’m amechanic because I walk around the house fixing things and putting her toys together.I told her,’Daddy’s going to work on aship.’She thinks I’m repairing it,”he toldParadein2014.Although that was years ago,so she probably knows her dad’s an actor now!
Georgia Geraldine Dane
A year after Billie was born,the couple welcomed their daughter Georgia in December2011.Eric joked about being the only man in his home during his2016 interview with Harry Connick Jr.“It’s like the estrogen mafia in my house,”he said at the time.
Shortly after Georgia was born,the couple revealed that Billie was ecstatic to be abig sister and was happy to help her sister.“Billie is being agreat big sister now,”Rebecca toldE! Newsin a2012 interview.“She’s really sweet.It’s like her live baby doll.”
Like with Billie,Rebecca regularly posts photos of Georgia on her Instagram,and she also revealed that her younger daughter has taken an interest in theater when she posted a photo of her after her fourth-grade play on March25,2022.Eric has also shared an adorable video of his daughter taking aleap down aset of stairs into his arms in asuper cute daddy-daughter moment in June2021.
