by Larry FitzmauriceBuzzFeedBuzzFeed StaffI'm a writer and editor who lives in Brooklyn, New York, and I've written for a variety of publications across the last 20 years, including The New York Times, The Guardian, GQ, New York Magazine, Pitchfork, The Fader-the list goes on. This story contains discussion of substance abuse and suicide. As the world continues to remember late actor Eric Dane, who passed away earlier this year after living with ALS, Dax Shepard has shared a complicated and heartbreaking story about his prior history with the actor.