While it seems like has been on the air for what feels like forever (19 years to be exact), there is one character that has never been forgotten: ’s Dr. Mark Sloan. ABC’s long-running medical drama had many memorable deaths over the course of nearly two decades, but none has been more chaotic than that of Sloan, also dubbed McSteamy.
The character was brought on in a 2006 season 2 episode and stayed on until 2012’s season 9 premiere, where he tragically died from injuries sustained in a plane crash. Dane, 51, recently appeared on ’s where he got candid on how his exit from the -created show went down. “I think I was let go,” the actor said, adding that at the time of his departure he was suffering from addiction issues.
In 2011, Dane in California to deal with his prescription drug problem. However, he insisted that the producers “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,” he explained. The star went on: “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.
” has starred as the titular doctor, Meredith Grey, since the show’s inception in 2005. She from being a series regular last year but remains an executive producer, a frequent guest star and narrates each episode. Yo.
