Eric Dane diagnosed with ALS: Celebrities, famous people who suffered from rare disease | Photos

Here's a look at celebrities and famous people who were diagnosed with ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease

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Eric Dane, who played Mark Sloan on Grey's Anatomy, has been diagnosed with ALS (X)

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Late R&B singer Roberta Flack was diagnosed with ALS in 2022 (Photo by Rafa RIVAS / AFP) (AFP)

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ALS, commonly called Lou Gehrig’s disease, was named after the famous baseball player who got the illness and had to retire in 1939. (Instagram)

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Renowned late physicist Stephen Hawking was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in 1963 when he was just 21 years old (Reuters)

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Kim Shattuck, the frontwoman of American punk rock band the Muffs. was diagnosed with ALS in 2017. She died aged 56 in 2019. (Getty)

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Mike Porcaro, the late bassist of rock band Toto was diagnosed with ALS in 2010 (Getty)

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Steve Gleason, 48, a former professional football player who played as a safety with the New Orleans Saints is suffering from ALS after being diagnosed in January 2011, at the age of 34. (AP)