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The posthumous Netflix documentary about Eric Dane shows his final message directed to his two daughters. The special “Famous Last Words” shows Dane speaking to his daughters Billie and Georgia through an intense emotional moment when he shares his life experiences with them. The actor passed away in February 2026 after a battle with ALS.
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Dane delivers his speech in the video through direct and clear communication despite his struggle to speak. “Billy and Georgia, these words are for you. I tried. I stumbled them times, but I tried,” he begins. He describes his daughters as “water babies” while he remembers family vacations to Malibu and Santa Monica and Hawaii and Mexico. His message centers on a lesson which he achieved through difficult times. “First, live now, right now in the present,” he urges them. He admits to spending years lost in worry and regret. “I replayed suggestions, second guessed mates… No more.”
The personal farewell has caused viewers to experience strong emotional responses. The message affected many viewers because it delivered an extremely powerful emotional impact. “This broke me,” wrote one user. “A dad using his last strength to tell his girls ‘Live now, no more replaying regrets.’ That’s the kind of father every child deserves.” Another simply stated, “That hits different when it’s for your kids.”
Dane recorded the documentary in secret because he knew it would be shown after his death. The fans received a deeper emotional response to the videos because of this context. “Seeing Eric Dane leave a final message for his daughters in a posthumous documentary hits differently,” a comment read. “No fame, no roles, just a father wanting his words to last.”
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The viewers who watched Dane’s performance primarily reacted to his emotional delivery but some viewers chose to discuss how people shared his private experience. A handful of users questioned whether the goodbye should have remained private for the family. The public shared two distinct reactions about celebrity death hoaxes because some people. The documentary is part of a broader slate of Netflix content, including Alan Tudyk‘s new project, Mark Rober‘s engineering series, the final season of Stranger Things, a holiday film starring Max Ehrich, and an event hosted by Riley Burruss.