The Real Reason Why These Actors Left Grey's Anatomy

Since its premiere in 2005, the ABC medical drama Grey’s Anatomy has seen all kinds of characters come and go. The episodes featuring the deaths of beloved characters have often been some of the most famous (or infamous) of the series.

The departure of one of the show’s stars often leaves fans to wonder what was behind the move, and some of the exits have been more dramatic than others. In some cases, a mutual decision is reached that it’s time to move on, while in others, actors have been fired for being difficult on set. Let’s take a look at the real reason these actors left Grey’s Anatomy.

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Isaiah Washington | 0:00
Kate Walsh | 1:09
T.R. Knight | 2:03
Katherine Heigl | 2:45
Sandra Oh | 3:38
Patrick Dempsey | 4:18
Chyler Leigh | 5:04
Kim Raver | 5:38
Eric Dane | 6:19
Sara Ramirez | 6:54
Jason George | 7:34
Jessica Capshaw and Sarah Drew | 8:17

[JNramirez]

Little Grey was incredible. The way she left the show was devastating.

[pabloescobar-ybrx]

honestly people care so much about how they killed off derek but i’m still heart broken about mark and lexi😭😡

[AbujaYummyMummy]

I miss a lot of the original cast especially the ones that were killed off 😭

[lisaallison]

I will never forgive them for killing off George. When he wrote “007” in her hand something died in me as well. 😩

[gretafetterolf]

Lexie and Mark needed more time for their relationship to grow they were right in the middle of it and it was about to be really good

[khevinpasaway]

The first seasons of Grey's was the best. Derek having a wife. George and Meredith horrible hook up. Meredith being suicidal. Izzy and Denny. Izzy's Cancer. Christina and Burke having to hide the tremors. Christina pregnancy. Alex and Ava. Alex failing the exams. George's Dad dying. Callie being confused. Meredith's Mother.

[miasoyok]

I really liked Addison I even liked her on private practice. Idk she’s so classy and well put together.

[grantluu]

Me: (Watches Show)
Shonda Rhimes: Hey, you like this character?
Me: Ya
Shonda Rhimes: WELL NOW THEYRE DEAD
Me: ☹️

[shinyjirachi]

callie's departure was so insignificant i didn't even realize it happened... and it was made into such a small deal omg, , she was like one of my faves

[CamilleLaughts]

Ugh, I loved Addison. One of my all time favorite characters ever. So glad she got her own show (I still watch it to this day) she really couldn’t have done much more on Greys if she stayed

[erauprcwa]

Arizona and April leaving was a stupid decision. Sandra Oh leaving was right. It felt true to her character and her storyline only kept her in Seattle because of Meredith. She had an opportunity to be free and it was Burke who finally set her free. It was poetic and was a great closure to a beloved character.

Lexi and Mark's deaths make sense in the series. Thematically, I was saddened but okay with their deaths.

George's death combined with Izzie's momentary deaths were a shocking conclusion to season 5. George could've had more to do but it did give a great ending to that season.

[lucys]

Derek survives being shot and a plane crash, but he has to die FROM A CAR CRASH

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[DamolaKayode]

I can't be the only one that continued watching Grey's anatomy because of that 'Hi, I'm Addison Shepherd and you must be the woman screwing my husband'

[vini_siq]

Sandra Oh was the real protagonist. Without her as Yang the series would never be so good. I was so sad to see her leave, but I loved the way she left. And I was really happy to watch her on Killing Eve.

[ebu_sati]

I miss Cristina yang
Actually she was the best

[Adrianerosemusic]

Callie’s character development was outstanding. She had so many heartbreaks and was definitely the underdog most of the time, but never became bitter. She kept a heart of gold. Empathetic, optimistic, loving and hopeful. I was so sad when she left ❤

[BooglePoots]

T.R. Knight was 100% right in his decision. What they did to his character was absolute bullshit, he was barely in the show anymore. They wrote this big storyline with him retaking his intern test and passing it to catch up to everybody else again, and then they basically forgot about him. It was lazy writing and it was incredibly disrespectful to T.R.. He was the reason why people loved George, his acting skills brought the character to life, and then the writers/etc. treated him like an expendable character.

And with Patrick Dempsey, everybody ended up reporting that he was let go because he had an affair with somebody on the set - Ellen found out and told his wife (who she was close friends with) and that kinda fucked everything up, especially since Shonda had a "no BS" rule about that kind of thing. Makes sense too, because in Derek's death scene Meredith acts like she barely gives a shit. It should've been a sad scene, but it just came off as boring and felt like she didn't want to be doing it with him. It's possible that the whole story was bullshit, but very unlikely considering everything that adds up with it

[ChromaloxTTV]

To this day, I’m not over Lexi dying... she truly was my favorite for those 5 seasons.

[tiffanymarieelizabeth]

From a realistic standpoint, Ben Warren going from anesthesiologist to surgeon to firefighter makes no sense. It’s a huge step down career wise. And that spin off show isn’t even that good.

[Sally-yitk]

Everything went down after George o mally died