Were Eric Dane & Rebecca Gayheart Still Married When He Died?

Eric Dane died on February 19, just 10 months after announcing that he’d been diagnosed with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in April 2025. Amid Dane’s health decline, he had the support of his family, who were by his side in his final days.

That includes Rebecca Gayheart, whom he married in 2004 after less than a year of dating. But while Gayheart was referred to as Dane’s “devoted wife” in a statement after his death, their relationship was complicated in recent years.