Dax Shepard and Eric Dane Stewart Cook/CBS/Getty Images; Frazer Harrison/Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Dax Shepard is opening up about how he formed an unexpected friendship with the late Eric Dane. During a recent chat with CNN's Anderson Cooper at the New Orleans Book Festival, Shepard explained that he initially "hated" Dane and nearly engaged in a fight with him.