Overview
- Dane, 53, was scheduled to receive the ALS Network’s Advocate of the Year honor at the Champions for Cures and Care Gala in Pasadena on Jan. 24.
- Organizers said he was not well enough to attend due to the physical realities of living with ALS and conveyed gratitude for his continued advocacy.
- Broadway actor Aaron Lazar, who has ALS, accepted the award on Dane’s behalf as a tribute video and messages from colleagues were shared.
- Dane has publicly detailed the disease’s progression, including having only one functioning arm, using a wheelchair, and receiving round-the-clock nursing care.
- Despite health limits, he has stayed engaged through advocacy with I AM ALS and selective work, including a guest role on Brilliant Minds and continued involvement with Euphoria.