Eric Dane’s gives heartbreaking final message to daughters in ‘last words’ released by Netflix

A heartbreaking interview featuring Eric Dane has been released on Netflix called Famous Last Words, a series that records conversations with people to release after they've passed away.

Dane died aged 53 on February 19 following a brief battle with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS).

He was diagnosed with the degenerative disease in April 2025 and was very open and honest about the illness, making it his mission to raise awareness about ALS which affects as many as 350,000 people worldwide.

Before he died, Dane did an interview with Netflix which was recorded for its Famous Last Words series. The streamer pledged not to release the footage until after his death, and it's now available to watch.

In one part of the interview, the Grey's Anatomy favorite gave a heartbreaking message to his teenage daughters.

"Billie and Georgia, these words are for you," Dane begins his message. "I tried. I stumbled sometimes but I tried. Overall we had a blast didn’t we. Remember all the times we spent at the beach, the two of you me and mom in Malibu, Santa Monica, Hawaii, Mexico."

He continues: "I see you now playing in the ocean for hours, my water babies. Those days, pun intended, were heaven.

"I want to tell you four things I’ve learned from this disease and I hope you won’t just listen to me, I hope you’ll hear me.

"First, live now. Right now, in the present. It’s hard but I learned to do that. For years I would wander off mentally, lost in my head for long chunks of time, wallowing in worry and self-pity, shame and doubt.

"I replayed decisions, second-guessed myself. 'I shouldn't have done this. I never should've done that.' No more."

Actor Eric Dane seen with his daughters, Billie (L) and Georgia (R) in 2024 (Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)

He also urged Georgia and Billie to 'fall in love'. Dane explains: "Not necessarily with a person, although I do recommend that as well. But fall in love with something. Find your passion, your joy. Find the thing that makes you wanna get up in the morning."

Thirdly, he urges the girls to chose their friends wisely.

"Find your people and allow them to find you, and then give yourselves to them," the Euphoria star shares. "The best of them will give back to you. No judgement. No conditions. No questions asked."

Lastly, Dane told his daughters to fight with all they had and never give up.

The tearjerking hour-long conversation is now available to stream on Netflix.

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