Indeed, while ABC's wildly popular medical drama series Grey's Anatomy is soon set to premiere its sixteenth season of television , a lot of the primary cast members from the show's original roster have left for a variety of a different reasons. Especially when it comes to a series like Grey's Anatomy , nobody is meant to stay forever. And some of the behind-the-scenes turmoil behind the exits or dismissals of certain actors from the hit show is practically as dramatic and compelling as anything that happens on-screen.
When it comes to the primary cast members of Grey's Anatomy , more actors have left the show than stayed on throughout its sixteen-plus season run. Some actors were let go unceremoniously. Some actors had their characters killed off. Some actors got a proper and true, heart-filled goodbye. If you watch the show, you probably know what happened to these characters.
But you might not know the reasons why they left the show. Keep in mind that, obviously, since we're talking about actors leaving this very popular show, there will be spoilers.
During the early first three seasons of Grey's Anatomy, Isaiah Washington played a prominent role as Dr. Preston Burke, a main character. While his character might've worked well in the show, the actor ended up causing a good bit of controversy behind-the-scenes. Isaiah Washington reportedly uttered a homophobic slur on set, which caused problems with cast member T. Knight, who came out as gay shortly thereafter. While Washington initially denied the accusations, the actor later released a statement apologizing for what he said.
The apology didn't keep Isaiah Washington from being fired from Grey's Anatomy , however. It was confirmed in that Washington would not be returning to the drama series, which was a choice that left Isaiah Washington publicly upset. In a statement, Washington admitted that he was "mad as hell" and that he was "not going to take it anymore," quoting the famous line from 's Network.
That remains Isaiah Washington's final appearance on Grey's Anatomy. Kate Walsh's Dr. Addison Montgomery wasn't a key player during the first season of Grey's Anatomy. She only appeared in guest-starring roles during the show's initial run, before she was promoted to one of the main players in Season 2. She remained a main player in Season 3, but her tenure there was short-lived. However, her departure wasn't due to controversy.
Instead, it was announced in that Dr. Addison Montgomery would be getting her own show, Private Practice , which would relocate the doctor to a brand new location with a lot of new characters. The spin-off series was well-promoted and it was on the air for six seasons, which is certainly nothing minor. Although, I guess it is minor compared to Grey's Anatomy 's imposing, ongoing run. Montgomery would make special guest starring appearances throughout the fourth-eighth seasons, but when Private Practice came to a close, it was also the end of Dr.
Addison Montgomery's television tenure. Brooke Smith's departure from Grey's Anatomy was another dismissal that prompted some controversy, though for reasons that were much different than what lead to Isaiah Washington's initial termination from the show. First starring as a recurring character in Season 2, before she became a guest star in Season 3, then finally a main character in Seasons 4 and 5, Brooke Smith's Erica Hahn received a great deal of attention on the show when her character announced that she was a lesbian.
There has been some considerable back-and-forth about what happened with Dr. In an interview, Brooke Smith claimed that she was told by network executives that the scene wherein Dr. Erica Hahn realizes she's gay was "one of the best they ever shot on the show. As one of the original main cast members during the early seasons of the show, T.
Knight's Dr. George O'Malley played a big hand in the original ensemble. That was until he was let go of the show around Season 5, and once again, it appears that the reason for the actor's dismissal came from a bit of controversy. Mark Sloan Eric Dane. Leigh's time as Lexie Grey came to an unexpected — and tragic — end during Season 8's finale, though, when the character died as a result of the season's climactic plane crash.
Leigh's exit came as a major shock to fans of the series, who may be interested in learning the behind-the-scenes decisions that ultimately led to her "Grey's Anatomy" departure in It was ultimately Chyler Leigh who decided it was time for her to move on from "Grey's Anatomy. I am very lucky to have worked with this amazing cast and crew for five seasons. His exit though was so he could lead new show The Last Ship.
I would have done it until the final episode, but this was something I couldn't pass up. Having been on the show since the beginning, Sandra Oh exited at the end of season ten and it was entirely her decision. Having first appeared as interns in season nine, Gaius Charles and Tessa Ferrer were promoted to series regulars in season ten, but that was their lot as their contracts weren't renewed for further seasons.
McDreamy's death in season 11 shocked fans, especially as Patrick Dempsey had signed on for season However, he just felt it was the time to leave and thinks he probably should have left earlier. It was time for me to move on with other things and other interests," he noted. Shonda Rhimes might have been surprised by Sara Ramirez's exit , but it was at least done without any controversy. But she hasn't ruled out a return in the future. Initially it looked like Jerrika Hinton would just spend less time on Grey's Anatomy after signing up to Shondaland's Toast , but then that show never went ahead.
She did however nab a role in Here and Now , so decided to leave anyway. Meredith Grey's first major post-McDreamy love interest was Martin Henderson's Nathan Riggs, but he knew all along that he would only be on the show for a little while. Like with Kate Walsh, Jason George left Grey's Anatomy to take on a lead role in spin-off Station 19 , but don't rule out guest appearances from him in Grey's in the future. The exits of Jessica Capshaw and Sarah Drew at the end of season 14 were met with outrage from fans and cast members alike, leading to Ellen Pompeo having to deny she had anything to do with it and the official word from the show was it was all down to creative reasons.
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