Eric Dane (born Eric T. Melvin, November 9, 1972) is an American
actor. After appearing in television roles throughout the 2000s with
his recurring role as Jason Dean in Charmed being the best known, he
became famous for playing Dr. Mark Sloan (McSteamy) on the medical
drama television series Grey's Anatomy, as well as films, co-starring
in Marley & Me (2008), Valentine's Day (2010), and Burlesque (2010).
He starred as Captain Tom Chandler in the post-apocalyptic drama The
Last Ship. He currently stars as Cal Jacobs in the HBO series,
Euphoria.Dane was born in San Francisco, California, to a homemaker
mother and an interior designer/architect father, William Melvin. He
is of English, German, Finnish, Russian-Jewish and Austrian-Jewish
ancestry. When Dane was 7 years old, his father died of a gunshot
wound. Dane has a younger brother, and they were raised in their
mother's Jewish religion (Dane had a Bar Mitzvah ceremony). He
attended Sequoia High School in Redwood City, California, from 1987 to
1990, and San Mateo High School in San Mateo, California, from 1990 to
1991, where he graduated. Dane was an athlete in high school, playing
on the boys' varsity water polo team, but pursued a career in acting
after appearing in a school production of Arthur Miller's All My
Sons.In 1993, Dane moved to Los Angeles, where he played small roles
in the television series Saved by the Bell, The Wonder Years,
Roseanne, and Married... with Children, among others. But in 2000, he
was signed for a recurring role in Gideon's Crossing, and followed
this with a two-season run as Jason Dean in Charmed. His
made-for-television film credits included two biopics, Serving in
Silence (about Margarethe Cammermeyer's experiences in the military),
and Helter Skelter, in which he portrayed Charles "Tex" Watson, a
member of the Manson family.
actor. After appearing in television roles throughout the 2000s with
his recurring role as Jason Dean in Charmed being the best known, he
became famous for playing Dr. Mark Sloan (McSteamy) on the medical
drama television series Grey's Anatomy, as well as films, co-starring
in Marley & Me (2008), Valentine's Day (2010), and Burlesque (2010).
He starred as Captain Tom Chandler in the post-apocalyptic drama The
Last Ship. He currently stars as Cal Jacobs in the HBO series,
Euphoria.Dane was born in San Francisco, California, to a homemaker
mother and an interior designer/architect father, William Melvin. He
is of English, German, Finnish, Russian-Jewish and Austrian-Jewish
ancestry. When Dane was 7 years old, his father died of a gunshot
wound. Dane has a younger brother, and they were raised in their
mother's Jewish religion (Dane had a Bar Mitzvah ceremony). He
attended Sequoia High School in Redwood City, California, from 1987 to
1990, and San Mateo High School in San Mateo, California, from 1990 to
1991, where he graduated. Dane was an athlete in high school, playing
on the boys' varsity water polo team, but pursued a career in acting
after appearing in a school production of Arthur Miller's All My
Sons.In 1993, Dane moved to Los Angeles, where he played small roles
in the television series Saved by the Bell, The Wonder Years,
Roseanne, and Married... with Children, among others. But in 2000, he
was signed for a recurring role in Gideon's Crossing, and followed
this with a two-season run as Jason Dean in Charmed. His
made-for-television film credits included two biopics, Serving in
Silence (about Margarethe Cammermeyer's experiences in the military),
and Helter Skelter, in which he portrayed Charles "Tex" Watson, a
member of the Manson family.
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