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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

Eric Dane, who played Mark Sloan on Grey's Anatomy, has been diagnosed with ALS(X) Late R&B singer Roberta Flack was diagnosed with ALS in 2022 (Photo by Rafa RIVAS / AFP)(AFP) 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) Renowned late physicist Stephen Hawking was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in 1963 when he was just 21 years old(Reuters) Kim Shattuck, the frontwoman of American punk rock band the Muffs. was diagnosed with ALS in 2017.

She died aged 56 in 2019.(Getty) Mike Porcaro, the late bassist of rock band Toto was diagnosed with ALS in 2010(Getty) 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).