{"id":16600,"date":"2026-07-25T08:32:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T03:32:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=16600"},"modified":"2026-07-25T08:32:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T03:32:08","slug":"eric-dane-called-euphoria-his-most-profound-work-amid-als-battle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=16600","title":{"rendered":"Eric Dane called &#8216;Euphoria&#8217; his most &#8216;profound&#8217; work amid ALS battle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F07%2Feric.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Eric Dane believed that \u201cEuphoria\u201d was \u201cthe most profound experience\u201d of his career.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Dane appeared in the documentary special, \u201cEuphoria: A Look Back,\u201d in interview footage recorded before his death.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was at times challenging, but the challenges were taken as opportunities,\u201d Dane reflected. \u201cIt\u2019s been such a wonderful experience.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Eric Dane (pictured) appeared posthumously in a \u201cEuphoria\u201d special.  <span class=\"credit\">HBO<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cEuphoria: A look Back\u201d (pictured) covers the show.  <span class=\"credit\">HBO<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Series creator Sam Levinson remembered Dane as \u201ca wonderful human being\u201d and \u201ca wonderful actor.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cHe showed up every day with grace and dignity,\u201d Levinson said in the special.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Dane also reflected on the other \u201cEuphoria\u201d cast member who passed away, Angus Cloud, who<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2023\/07\/31\/euphoria-star-angus-cloud-dead-at-25\/\"> died<\/a> from an <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2023\/09\/21\/euphoria-star-angus-clouds-cause-of-death-revealed\/\">accidental fentanyl overdose<\/a> on July 31, 2023, at the age of 25.<\/p>\n<p>He called Cloud a \u201cvery talented young man\u201d who \u201cwas tough on all of us.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Dane (pictured) appeared posthumously in the special and reflected on losing Angus Cloud.  <span class=\"credit\">HBO Max<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Dane (pictured) called the role \u201cchallenging.\u201d  <span class=\"credit\">HBO<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Dane <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/02\/19\/celebrity-news\/eric-dane-dead-at-53-after-als-battle\/\">died at 53 in February, following an ALS battle<\/a>. Before his death, the \u201cGrey\u2019s Anatomy\u201d star completed filming for his role in \u201cEuphoria\u201d Season 3, which aired from April through May.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Season 3 premiere also included<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/13\/entertainment\/euphoria-season-3-premiere-pays-tribute-to-eric-dane-after-death\/\"> a photo of Dane<\/a> onscreen with the message, \u201cIn remembrance of Eric Dane. 1972-2026.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In all three seasons of the HBO drama, which aired from 2019 to 2026, Dane played Cal Jacobs. He had a volatile relationship with his son, Nate Jacobs (Jacob Elordi).\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Jacob Elordi (pictured) remembered being \u201cnervous\u201d in his audition.  <span class=\"credit\">HBO<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Sweeney (pictured) reflected on her time playing Cassie.  <span class=\"credit\">HBO<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The show ultimately ended with <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/26\/entertainment\/euphoria-criminally-wasted-jacob-elordi-nate-with-ridiculous-storyline\/\">Nate getting killed by mobsters<\/a> he was indebted to.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Cal and the rest of his family were unaware of Nate\u2019s fate.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Elordi, who also appeared in the special, recalled his face turning \u201cred\u201d during his audition because he was, \u201cso nervous\u201d \u2014 but Levinson \u201cliked that.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cEuphoria\u201d ended by killing Nate (pictured with Cassie watching).  <span class=\"credit\">HBO<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cHe was so good and committed,\u201d the creator recalled.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEuphoria: A Look Back\u201d featured interviews with the cast and crew, and scenes from all three seasons. It didn\u2019t address the various behind the scenes <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/10\/celebrity-news\/sydney-sweeney-finally-addresses-euphoria-cast-feud-rumors\/\">cast feud rumors<\/a>, or Season 3 getting critically slammed.\u00a0 Zendaya also only appeared in old interview footage. <\/p>\n<p>The show started as a dark high school drama, following the teen drug addict Rue (Zendaya) and her classmates: insecure Cassie (Sydney Sweeney), angry jock Nate (Elordi), Maddy (Alexa Demie), Jules (Hunter Schafer), affable drug dealer Fez (Cloud), and others.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The \u201cEuphoria\u201d special (pictured with Sweeney) didn\u2019t address cast feud rumors.  <span class=\"credit\">HBO<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cEuphoria\u201d (pictured with Zendaya) was a starkmarker.  <span class=\"credit\">HBO<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cEuphoria\u201d was a wild starmaker \u2013 Zendaya, Elordi, and Sweeney are global celebrities, but they didn\u2019t have their current A-list status at the time that the show premiered.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>By Season 2, which aired in 2022, \u201cEuphoria\u201d was HBO\u2019s most watched show after \u201cGame of Thrones,\u201d with nearly 20 million viewers tuning in.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Apatow said, \u201cwe\u2019re connected in a\u00a0 very deep way and have been through a lot together. I\u2019m so happy for everyone\u2019s success.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Levinson said it\u2019s \u201camazing\u201d to see the cast success, like Zendaya (pictured).  <span class=\"credit\">HBO<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Zendaya wasn\u2019t in the \u201cEuphoria\u201d special in a recent interview.  <span class=\"credit\">HBO<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Levinson reflected that it\u2019s \u201camazing\u201d to see \u201cfilmmakers and directors who I idolize\u201d talk about how great actors like Elordi, Sweeney, and Zendaya are.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>His wife, Ashley Levinson, who produces the show, said, \u201cwe support\u201d and \u201croot for\u201d each other.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u201cEuphoria: A Look Back\u201d is now streaming on HBO Max.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eric Dane believed that \u201cEuphoria\u201d was \u201cthe most profound experience\u201d of his career.\u00a0 Dane appeared in the documentary special, \u201cEuphoria: A Look Back,\u201d in interview footage recorded before his death.\u00a0 \u201cIt was at times challenging, but the challenges were taken as opportunities,\u201d Dane reflected. \u201cIt\u2019s been such a wonderful experience.\u201d Eric Dane (pictured) appeared posthumously&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16601,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/eric.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=1200","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16600","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pics-news"],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16600","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16600"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16600\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/16601"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16600"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16600"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16600"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}