‘Grey's Anatomy’ adds ‘McSteamy’ as regular

Eric Dane plays plastic surgeon Mark Sloan

	McDreamy's wife (Kate Walsh) has been having a fling with his best friend, hereby dubbed McSteamy (Eric Dane). Too bad McDreamy walked in on them -- twice.
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updated 5:50 p.m. ET Oct. 25, 2006

LOS ANGELES - Eric Dane has joined the cast of ABC’s hit medical drama “Grey’s Anatomy” as a regular.

Dane plays plastic surgeon Dr. Mark Sloan, a.k.a. “McSteamy,” a role he originated in a guest appearance last season. He returned to the series in the final scene of the Thursday episode.

“Grey’s” marks Dane’s second co-starring stint as a hot young doctor on an ABC medical drama. Several years ago, he played Dr. Wyatt Cooper on the network’s “Gideon’s Crossing.”

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Dane most recently appeared in the blockbuster “X-Men: The Last Stand.” On television, he also had a recurring role on WB Network’s “Charmed.”