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Eric Dane Explains Emmy Absence After Fall, Keeps Up ALS Advocacy

He was in the hospital for head stitches, with ongoing lobbying for ACT for ALS reauthorization.

Actor Eric Dane missed last month’s Emmy Awards because he was hospitalized after a fall at home.
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Overview

  • Dane says a fall at home caused a head injury that required stitches, leading him to miss the Sept. 14 Emmy Awards where he was set to present with Jesse Williams.
  • He has been in Washington with I AM ALS urging lawmakers to renew the ACT for ALS, meeting figures including Reps. Eric Swalwell and Frank Pallone.
  • In remarks captured on video, he pledged to “fight to the last breath” and said he hopes to be present for his daughters’ major life milestones.
  • He has detailed rapid physical decline, noting his right side has stopped working and he currently relies on one arm, and he was seen in a wheelchair at a D.C. airport.
  • Actor Aaron Lazar, who also has ALS, said Dane confided his diagnosis during filming of Amazon’s Countdown, underscoring the support he has received within the industry.