| Since early 2006, when Eric Dane first appeared on Grey's
Anatomy as Dr. Mark "McSteamy" Sloan, fans everywhere have truly become
obsessed. Grey's Anatomy was honored at the 2007 SAG Awards with the Screen
Actors Guild Award for Best Performance by an Ensemble Cast and at the 2007 Golden
Globes, receiving the award for Best Television Series - Drama. Dane was
raised in San Francisco, the older of two brothers whose father was an architect
and interior designer and mother a homemaker. While excelling as an athlete in
high school, it was there that he was bitten by the acting bug in a production
of Arthur Miller's play All My Sons. After moving to Los Angeles in 1993, Dane
made his TV debut on The Wonder Years, and proceeded to be cast in guest and recurring
roles on Charmed, The American Embassy and, giving precedence to his current role,
as a doctor on Gideon's Crossing. He has appeared in several television films
including Serving in Silence and the remake of Helter Skelter. He also appeared
in A & E's Wedding Wars, opposite John Stamos. On the big screen, Dane's
first major role came in 1999 in the World War I film The Basket, and he was subsequently
featured in the comedy Sol Goode. Other film credits include the tongue-in-cheek
horror flick Feast and Open Water: Adrift. He made an impression on audiences
as Jamie Madrox playing Multiple Man in the summer blockbuster hit X-Men: The
Last Stand. Dane can also be seen opposite Jennifer Aniston and Owen Wilson in
the comedy Marley & Me. Dane currently resides in Los Angeles.
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