Eric Dane’s 10 McSteamy-est moments on “Gray’s Anatomy”

Eric Dane spent six years heating issues up at Seattle Grace as Dr. Mark Sloan on Grey's Anatomy.

The actor died at age 53 on Feb. 19 — which occurred to be the twentieth anniversary of his first episode on the medical drama — lower than a yr after publicly disclosing his amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) prognosis.

Dane joined the solid of the Shonda Rhimes-created sensation within the latter half of season 2 in 2006. Fan response was so robust to his hunky plastic surgeon character that he was upgraded to sequence common the subsequent season, and stayed by way of 2012 when his character died within the season 9 premiere.

In honor of Dane's sexiest function, we're wanting again at his high 10 swoon-worthy moments on Gray's Anatomy that proved he was greater than deserving of his "McSteamy" nickname.

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Bromance, McSteamy model

A lot better identified for his love for the women, Mark Sloan additionally had a delicate spot for one particular man: Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey). By way of punches and pummeling, dishonest and cursing, their bond remained (largely) intact. The top was in season 4's opener, when McSteamy informed Derek's "McDreamy," "I didn't come to Seattle for Addison, I got here right here for you. I got here to get you again." Even higher? A second later, his sheepish backpedal: "I do know. I need to take it again, however I already stated it." —Lanford Beard

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So cool, it's sizzling

Has talking in code ever been this sultry? McSteamy's former lover Callie (Sara Ramirez) stated she wished sorbet…however she wasn't referring to a fruity frozen deal with. The hookup itself was meant to be a one-off (Callie was on a break together with her girlfriend Arizona), nevertheless it signaled a significant shift in McSteamy's life: It was the evening child Sofia was conceived. —L.B.

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Rising up

Earlier than Mark's time was up at Seattle Grace, his character had come full circle. Watching him totally embrace fatherhood, co-parenting Sofia with Callie and Arizona (Jessica Capshaw), was definitely a stretch for the womanizing McSteamy we had been used to, nevertheless it was additionally a surprise to behold. —Tanner Stransky

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"I wager you would like you'd taken the steps."

No well-rounded heartthrob is full with no humorousness. So, when the elevator doorways opened on McSteamy again in season 4, revealing McDreamy caught in an enclosed house together with his ex-wife, ex-mistress, and present girlfriend, he couldn't cease himself (nor ought to he have) from chuckling and allotting the zingy one-liner: "I wager you would like you'd taken the steps proper about now." Smug? Certain. Priceless? Hell sure! —L.B.

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Household feud

McSteamy's rebellious streak could have been horny, nevertheless it positive received him into plenty of scraps. In season 5, he defied orders from Derek to keep away from Meredith's (Ellen Pompeo) little sister Lexie (Chyler Leigh). When McSteamy lastly admitted he'd attached with Little Gray, the timing couldn't have been worse. Derek had simply killed a affected person and channeled all his rage right into a brutal combat. The one silver lining? By exhibiting he was prepared to take a punch (or a dozen) for Lexie, McSteamy made it clear she was the one. —Denise Warner

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His heroic second

Regardless of being in an off-again part, the emotional undercurrent between McSteamy and Lexie nonetheless ran deep throughout the beautiful season 6 finale. When a devastated widower turned his gun on Seattle Grace Mercy West, McSteamy put aside his points with Lexie's rebound man, selflessly saving Alex's (Justin Chambers) life and proving to Lexie (and us) that there was extra to him than six-pack abs and swagger. —D.W.

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Performed in

Despatched into the throes of agony by an on-call quickie? Traditional McSteamy! Bent however not damaged, the doc's appendage was again in full service by the subsequent episode. He even managed to show the…umm…incident right into a swoon-worthy second when he informed Lexie, "You assume you broke me, Little Gray? You're the one who put me again collectively." —L.B.

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The flirter, the fighter

He got here in with a bang — to his face. We'd first heard about Mark Sloan within the season 2 opener when Derek informed Meredith he'd discovered his greatest good friend in mattress together with his spouse. Nonetheless, when Mark arrived at Seattle Grace, he was like a twister in a quiet plains city. Although he arrived to win Addison (Kate Walsh) again, he made a pit cease to flirt with Meredith, which landed him a punch from Derek. The wallop hardly marred the nice physician's seems, and Meredith and Co. shortly dubbed him "McSteamy." And so, the legend was born. —D.W.

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Timeless devotion

Was there a dry eye amongst Grey's watchers as McSteamy stated his final goodbye to Lexie? No. Refusing to let his future with Lexie be minimize brief, he informed all of it to her in good, heartbreaking element, ending with a stream of "I like you. I like you. I like you. I like you. I like you. I like you. I like you. I like you" — sufficient to final her an eternity. —L.B.

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The horrible towel

This season 3 second could not technically have been when Mark took on the McSteamy moniker, however there was little doubt after seeing him emerge — nearly au naturel — from a cloud of bathe steam that the nickname would stick. Cue six seasons of swooning. —T.S.

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