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Eric William Dane (born Eric William Melvin; November 9, 1972 – February 19, 2026) was an American actor. After multiple television roles in the 1990s and 2000s, including his recurring role as Jason Dean on Charmed, one of his most notable roles was as Dr. Mark Sloan 'Dr. McSteamy' on the ABC medical drama Grey's Anatomy (2006–2012; 2021). He also played Captain Tom Chandler in the TNT series The Last Ship (2014–2018), Cal Jacobs in the HBO drama series Euphoria (2019–2026), and FBI Special Agent Nathan Blythe in the Amazon Prime Video crime series Countdown (2025). He appeared in films such as X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), Marley & Me (2008), Valentine's Day (2010), Burlesque (2010), and Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024). In April 2025, he announced that he had been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). He said his symptoms had begun roughly eighteen months earlier. By June 2025, he had completely lost the use of his right arm, and by October 2025 he was using a wheelchair. He died on February 19, 2026, at the age of 53. From Wikipedia.
2040, it has been over twenty years since Gotham City's legendary costumed vigilante defender the Batman or any of his accomplices have been sighted, the city has since grown into a new enhanced technological age but its crime rate is now much worse than ever, every day for the city's inhabitants is an intense fight for survival, among these, is troubled teen Terry McGinnis who after causing trouble for a violent street gang known as the “Jokerz”, stumbles upon the almost abandoned residence of the now elderly former billionaire industrialist Bruce Wayne, and learning the old man's life-long secret, that he was indeed Batman. But Terry's recent problems with the Jokerz has resulted in his father's murder, so he steals a new high-tech version of the batsuit in an attempt to seek vengeance against the Jokerz. But realizing there's something much bigger and more sinister at play, Bruce, though burdened by a soul-crushing mistake that caused his exile, reluctantly decides to train Terry to become the new generation of the Batman.
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