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Euphoria's Eric Dane says he's "lent a voice" to the gay community by playing Cal

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Eric Dane and Jacob Elordi on Cal and Nate’s Euphoria season 2 finale confrontation

By Sam Prance

"The gay community has been super supportive. I consider I’ve lent them a voice in portraying this character."

Eric Dane has opened up about being a straight actor and how he feels about playing a queer character in HBO's Euphoria.

Ever since Euphoria debuted in , fans have praised Eric Dane's compelling performance as the show's villain Cal. Cal is Nate's father, Marsha's husband and, at first glance, a typical, toxic straight American noun. However, Cal is also a closeted homosexual and he illegally films himself having sex with young men and trans women, including an underage Jules.

In season 2, Cal begins to obtain a controversial "redemption" arc and we see his backstory in which we learn that he was in passion with his optimal friend Derek growing up. At the end of the season, Cal is arrested when Nate hands over hi

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Eric Dane, the year-old Euphoria star, recently opened up about his ALS diagnosis, thanking his loving family for supporting him through this adj stage of life.

“I feel fortunate that I am proficient to continue operational and am looking forward to returning to set of Euphoria next week. I kindly demand that you provide my family and I privacy during this time,” he told People on Thursday

Eric Dane and actress Rebecca Gayheart, 53, are parents to two teenage daughters: Georgia Geraldine Dane, 13, and Billie Beatrice Dane,

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Rebecca Gayheart Shares Update on Eric Dane Relationship After Dismissing Divorce

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Rebecca Gayheart is setting the record straight about her and Eric Dane's marriage.

The Beverly Hills, alum shared an update about their relationship one month after she filed to dismiss her divorce from the Grey's Anatomy alum, with him signing off on the papers in consent and the Los Angeles court soon closing the case, according to records obtained by E!.

"We are best of friends. We are really close. We are great coparents," Gayheart—who shares kids Billie, 15, and Georgia, 13, with Dane—told E! News' Francesca Amiker exclusively at a screening of the miniseries The Carters: Hurts To Love You in Los Angeles April 9. "We really figured out the formula to staying a family and I think our kids are benefiting greatly from it and we are as well."

She continued, "I think it’s important to not look at a relationship that ends as a blunder. It's just a season. It w

&#;Euphoria&#;: Eric Dane Says He&#;s Received Aid From Gay Community For Role of Cal Jacobs

Straight actors playing LGBTQ characters has become a controversial topic but Euphoria star Eric Dane says he&#;s received a lot of support from the gay community for his role as Cal Jacobs.

Speaking with The Hollywood Reporter, he said,

&#;I’m acutely aware that I’m a straight actor playing a gay character.&#;

He continued,

&#;The gay community has been super supportive. I think I’ve lent them a voice in portraying this character, and I hope that everything I execute is sincere because I wouldn’t desire to misrepresent something that’s so important.&#;

Although Eric never had to hide his sexuality, he said he could still relate to Cal in many ways. He explained,

&#;I’ve had struggles in my past that invited me to conduct that life of secrecy. I accepted the invitation wholeheartedly. … While the circumstances specifically might not be the same, the feelings certainly are.&#;

Eric is most likely referring to his history of drug and alcohol abuse (he entered rehab in ). He told Gl