123 Fun Facts About Greys Anatomy

In which season does Meredith's mother die?

Meredith's mother dies in the third season, going into cardiac arrest during the ferry-crash episodes while Meredith herself is drowning; in a brief lucid moment shortly before, she had called Meredith 'ordinary'.

Which Grey's Anatomy surgeon's looks earned him the interns' nickname 'McDreamy'?

Derek Shepherd was McDreamy, and the label kicked off the show's trend of Mc-naming its most attractive doctors.

Which real Seattle building is used for some exterior shots of Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital?

Fisher Plaza, the Seattle office building that houses ABC affiliate KOMO, stands in for the hospital in exterior shots; most interiors are filmed on sound stages in Los Angeles.

Which prestigious surgical prize did Meredith's mother win twice?

Meredith's mother won the Harper Avery Award twice, a record Meredith is constantly measured against; she also pioneered the laparoscopic Grey method.

Grey's Anatomy premiered in March 2005 as a mid-season replacement for which ABC series?

Grey's Anatomy took over the Sunday 10 p.m. slot that Boston Legal had held in the 2004-05 season; Boston Legal returned that September, while the newcomer became a long-running hit.

After her residency, Cristina Yang took a fellowship at which Minnesota institution?

Cristina Yang went to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, at the start of season nine, but she clashed with the staff there and returned to Seattle within a few episodes.

Which of Derek Shepherd's sisters becomes head of neurosurgery at Grey Sloan?

Amelia Shepherd, the youngest of Derek's four sisters, was named head of neurosurgery in season 11 when Derek left for Washington, D.C.; she had first appeared on a spin-off series before joining Grey's.

What did Izzie Stevens cut to move her patient Denny Duquette up the transplant list?

Izzie cut Denny's LVAD wire so his condition would worsen enough to jump the transplant list; she resigned over it, was later reinstated, and Denny died of a stroke hours after the new heart went in.

Which of these characters was part of the original intern group in Season 1?

On his very first day he was picked by Preston Burke to perform the first surgery among the interns, which did not go well.

Which actor plays Dr. Richard Webber?

James Pickens Jr. has played Richard Webber since the 2005 pilot; before Grey's Anatomy he was a regular on The X-Files as Deputy Director Alvin Kersh.

Which bomb-squad leader is killed when the bomb explodes in season two?

Dylan Young, the bomb-squad leader played by Kyle Chandler, took the bomb from Meredith's hands and was killed when it exploded in the hallway; Chandler earned an Emmy nomination for the role.

Grey's Anatomy's hospital has been renamed twice over the years; what was it called when the series began?

Seattle Grace Hospital was the original name; it was renamed after a merger with another hospital in season six and again, years later, as Grey Sloan Memorial.

Who created Grey's Anatomy and served as its original showrunner?

Shonda Rhimes wrote the pilot and was the show's original showrunner and head writer; she later created Scandal and built the production company Shondaland around her ABC dramas.

Most Grey's Anatomy hospital exteriors are filmed at a VA medical center in which city?

The VA Sepulveda Ambulatory Care Center in the North Hills area of Los Angeles doubles for the hospital; dry Southern California hills are sometimes visible through its walkway windows.

What is Dr. Cristina Yang's surgical specialty?

Cristina Yang trained in cardiothoracic surgery under Preston Burke and later Teddy Altman, and earned a Harper Avery Award nomination in season ten.

After the plane crash on Grey's Anatomy, the survivors bought the hospital and renamed it in tribute to which two doctors?

Lexie Grey and Mark Sloan gave Grey Sloan Memorial its name: the crash survivors pooled their settlement money to buy the hospital and chose it in tribute to the pair.

Which character was known as 'The Nazi' by the original interns due to her strict demeanor?

Dr. Miranda Bailey earned the nickname 'The Nazi' from her interns early in the series because of her tough and no-nonsense teaching style.

Who is Meredith Grey's maternal half-sister, who turns up already working at Grey Sloan Memorial?

Maggie Pierce is the daughter Meredith's mother secretly had with Richard Webber and gave up for adoption; she arrives in season 11 as the new head of cardiothoracic surgery.

Which character had their leg amputated after a plane crash?

Dr. Arizona Robbins suffered severe injuries in the plane crash, leading to the amputation of her left leg.

What was Jo Wilson's original birth name, which she changed to escape her abusive husband?

Jo Wilson's real name was revealed to be Brooke Stadler, a name she abandoned to escape her abusive estranged husband, Paul Stadler.

Who was the Chief of Surgery at Seattle Grace Hospital at the beginning of the series?

Richard Webber was the Chief of Surgery at Seattle Grace Hospital when Grey's Anatomy first began.

Who is Jackson Avery's mother?

Catherine Fox, a urologist played by Debbie Allen, is Jackson Avery's mother; she later marries Richard Webber, and the Harper Avery Award is renamed the Catherine Fox Award.

Which actress, known for playing Cristina Yang, left Grey's Anatomy after season 10?

Sandra Oh, who portrayed the beloved character Cristina Yang, departed from Grey's Anatomy at the end of its tenth season.

Dr. Miranda Bailey's climb from resident to Chief of Surgery was in which specialty?

Miranda Bailey is a general surgeon; she turned down a pediatric-surgery fellowship in season five to stay in general surgery, and became Chief of Surgery in season 12.

Which condition cost Richard Webber the chief's job in season six?

Richard Webber's alcoholism, which he had beaten years earlier, resurfaced in season six; he stepped down as chief, went to rehab, and got the job back the following season.

Who does Cristina Yang marry in the season-seven premiere?

Cristina Yang marries Owen Hunt at Meredith's house in the season-seven premiere; they divorce in season nine after their fight over having children.

Which character famously said, 'You're my person'?

The iconic phrase 'You're my person' is a declaration of profound friendship often used by Cristina Yang towards Meredith Grey.

Which doctor did Izzie Stevens marry in season five?

Izzie Stevens married Alex Karev late in season five, in the wedding Meredith and Derek had planned for themselves and gave away when Izzie's cancer treatment left her future uncertain.

What is Dr. Derek Shepherd's surgical specialty?

Derek Shepherd is a neurosurgeon; he came from New York to head neurosurgery at Seattle Grace and later led a brain-mapping initiative for the White House.

Which character adopted Zola, a young girl from Malawi?

Meredith Grey and Derek Shepherd adopted Zola, a young girl with spina bifida, after she came to their hospital for treatment.

Which character was nicknamed 'McSteamy'?

Mark Sloan was McSteamy: the interns coined the name the moment he first appeared in season two, as Derek's former best friend who had slept with Addison.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Arizona Robbins?

Arizona Robbins is a pediatric surgeon who arrives in season five to run the department; she was named after the battleship USS Arizona, not the state.

Which actress plays Miranda Bailey?

Chandra Wilson has played Miranda Bailey since the pilot and earned four consecutive Emmy nominations for the role between 2006 and 2009.

Who goes on the shooting rampage through the hospital in the season-six finale?

Gary Clark, the widower of a patient who died after Derek had her life support withdrawn, shot several doctors in the season-six finale, wounding Derek and Alex and killing Reed Adamson and Charles Percy.

What is Dr. Callie Torres's surgical specialty?

Dr. Callie Torres is a talented orthopedic surgeon, specializing in bones and musculoskeletal issues.

What is the bar across the street where the doctors drink after shifts called?

Joe's Bar, formally the Emerald City Bar, sits across the street from the hospital; Meredith meets Derek there the night before her first day as an intern.

Which spin-off follows Addison Montgomery's move to Los Angeles?

Private Practice, the first Grey's spin-off, followed Addison Montgomery from Seattle to a Los Angeles private practice and ran from 2007 to 2013.

Izzie Stevens was diagnosed with Stage 4 of which cancer in Season 5?

Izzie had stage IV melanoma that had spread to her brain; the tumor explained her hallucinations of her dead fiancé Denny, and Derek operated to remove it.

What is Dr. Owen Hunt's surgical specialty?

Dr. Owen Hunt is a highly experienced trauma surgeon, having served in the military before joining Seattle Grace.

Which doctor does Jackson Avery marry in season ten?

Jackson objects at April Kepner's wedding to paramedic Matthew Taylor in season ten; the two run off and elope, and later have a daughter, Harriet.

Who is Meredith Grey's mother, a renowned surgeon who suffered from Alzheimer's disease?

Ellis Grey was Meredith Grey's mother, a brilliant but complicated surgeon who developed early-onset Alzheimer's disease.

Which Grey's Anatomy surgeon leaves Grey Sloan Memorial to run a hospital in Zurich, Switzerland, taking over from Preston Burke?

Cristina Yang takes Burke's job as head of the Zurich hospital; he offers it so he can spend more time with his family.

What is Dr. Jackson Avery's surgical specialty?

Jackson Avery is a plastic surgeon who trained under Mark Sloan and became head of plastic surgery after Sloan died following the season-eight plane crash.

Which army surgeon, presumed dead for a decade, turns up alive in season 14?

Megan Hunt, Owen's sister, was an army surgeon captured overseas and presumed dead for ten years; she is found alive in season 14 and leaves Seattle with Nathan Riggs.

What hits Seattle in the season-nine finale, knocking out the hospital's power?

A superstorm batters Seattle in the season-nine finale 'Perfect Storm'; the hospital's backup generators fail, and Webber is electrocuted in the flooded basement.

Which character transitioned from a surgical resident to a firefighter in the spin-off 'Station 19'?

Ben Warren, Miranda Bailey's husband, decided to leave his surgical residency to pursue a career as a firefighter, eventually joining the spin-off 'Station 19.'

What is the title of the pilot episode, first aired on March 27, 2005?

'A Hard Day's Night', named after the Beatles song, opened the series on March 27, 2005 and introduced the five original interns; every episode title is borrowed from a song.

How many episodes were in the first season, the show's shortest?

Season one ran for nine episodes, from the pilot on March 27, 2005 to the finale 'Who's Zoomin' Who?' on May 22, 2005.

Which ABC hit was Grey's Anatomy's Sunday-night lead-in in its first season?

Desperate Housewives, ABC's 9 p.m. Sunday smash, led straight into Grey's Anatomy at 10; the pairing gave the new drama a huge launch audience in spring 2005.

Which cast member was promoted from recurring to series regular in season two?

Kate Walsh debuted as Derek's wife Addison in the season-one finale and was made a series regular during season two, before headlining her own spin-off.

Which Snow Patrol song became a US hit after the season two finale in May 2006?

'Chasing Cars' played over the closing scenes of the season-two finale 'Losing My Religion' in May 2006, pushing the song into the US top five and making it Snow Patrol's signature hit.

On what date did the season 6 finale 'Sanctuary' and 'Death and All His Friends' air?

The two-hour season-six finale aired on Thursday, May 20, 2010; its shooting rampage killed two residents and left Derek and Alex wounded.

Which character's actress was released from her contract midway through season six?

Katherine Heigl, who played Izzie Stevens, was released from her contract in March 2010, midway through season six; Izzie's last episode was the 12th of that season.

Which overall episode number is the plane-crash finale 'Flight'?

'Flight', the season-eight finale, is the 172nd episode overall: the first seven seasons total 148 episodes and it closes the 24-episode eighth season.

How many doctors are aboard the plane that crashes in 'Flight'?

Lexie Grey dies at the crash site.

Which showrunners oversaw season eight alongside Shonda Rhimes?

Tony Phelan and Joan Rater, a husband-and-wife writing team, were Shonda Rhimes's co-showrunners for season eight; they left after season ten to develop their own series.

Which clinical study did Meredith tamper with in season seven, straining her marriage?

Meredith swapped the envelopes in Derek's Alzheimer's clinical trial so a patient she cared about would receive the drug rather than the placebo; the tampering got her fired and nearly wrecked her marriage.

Which episode number overall saw Derek Shepherd's death?

Derek dies in 'How to Save a Life', the 241st episode overall (season 11, episode 21), which aired on April 23, 2015.

What was Derek doing when the accident that killed him occurred?

It was Rhimes' first script since 'Flight'.

Which two showrunners ran season eleven?

Stacy McKee and William Harper, both longtime Grey's writers, stepped up as co-showrunners for season 11 after Tony Phelan and Joan Rater left the series.

How many episodes did the pandemic-shortened season 17 have?

Season 17, filmed under COVID-19 protocols in 2020-21, was cut to seventeen episodes, the same number as the strike-shortened season four.

Which singer's song gave the musical episode 'Song Beneath the Song' its name?

'Song Beneath the Song' takes its title from a track by Maria Taylor of the duo Azure Ray, keeping the show's rule that every episode is named after a song.

Which episode number overall was the musical event 'Song Beneath the Song'?

'Song Beneath the Song' is season seven's 18th episode; with 126 episodes in the first six seasons, that makes it the 144th overall. It aired March 31, 2011.

Which film soundtrack beat Grey's Anatomy Volume 2 at the 49th Grammy Awards?

Walk the Line's soundtrack took Best Compilation Soundtrack Album at the 49th Grammy Awards in February 2007, beating Grey's Anatomy Volume 2 among the nominees.

Which Postal Service track opens Volume 1 of the soundtrack?

'Such Great Heights' by The Postal Service is track one of Grey's Anatomy: Original Soundtrack Volume 1, the first of the show's compilation albums, released September 27, 2005 on Hollywood Records.

Where did the Fray's 'How to Save a Life' peak on the Billboard Hot 100?

'How to Save a Life' peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2007 and spent 58 weeks on the chart; its use in Grey's Anatomy drove the climb.

Which award did Grey's Anatomy win for Best Television Series - Drama in 2007?

Grey's Anatomy won the Golden Globe for Best Television Series - Drama in January 2007; the show was nominated for the Outstanding Drama Series Emmy in 2006 and 2007 without winning.

What was the name of the dog Meredith adopted in season two?

Doc was the dog Meredith adopted in season two and boarded with Derek and Addison; vet Finn Dandridge treated him, and Doc was put down after being diagnosed with bone cancer.

Under her landmark deal, how much did Ellen Pompeo earn per episode?

Pompeo's 2018 contract paid her $575,000 per episode plus a signing bonus and backend points, more than $20 million a year, making her the highest-paid actress in a TV drama at the time.

In which month and year did the six original actors renew their contracts for two years?

Pompeo, Oh, Chambers, Wilson, Pickens Jr. and Dempsey re-signed in May 2012.

Which actress plays Meredith's mother?

Kate Burton, daughter of actor Richard Burton, played Ellis Grey from season one and earned two Emmy nominations for the guest role.

In what year was Meredith Grey born, according to the show?

The show dates Meredith Grey's birth to 1978, which makes her five years older than her half-sister Maggie, born in 1983 and given up for adoption.

What was the title of Alex Karev's final episode?

'Leave a Light On' (season 16, episode 16) closed Alex Karev's story through letters read by Meredith, Jo and Bailey, revealing he had gone to Kansas to be with Izzie and their twins.

How much did Izzie inherit from Denny Duquette's will?

Denny left Izzie $8.7 million; she sat on the cheque for weeks, then used it to fund the hospital's free clinic, the Denny Duquette Memorial Clinic.

Which Emmy did Katherine Heigl win in 2007 for playing Izzie?

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series went to Heigl in 2007; she played Izzie from 2005 to 2010 and had started out as a Wilhelmina child model.

Why did George O'Malley earn the nickname '007'?

Cristina dubbed George '007', a licence to kill, after he froze during his first solo appendectomy and nearly killed the patient on day one.

What are Callie Torres's full first and middle names?

Callie's full name is Calliope Iphigenia Torres, both names drawn from Greek mythology (the muse of epic poetry and Agamemnon's daughter); she goes by Callie throughout the series.

Which girlfriend of Callie's turned out to be one of Derek's doctors on the day he died?

Penny Blake, the resident Callie begins dating in season 12, was one of the doctors at Dillard Medical who treated Derek after his crash; Meredith recognises her at a dinner party.

Arizona Robbins is known for wearing what on her feet?

Arizona Robbins rolled around the hospital in Heelys, wheeled sneakers, when she first arrived in season five, a quirk that set her apart on the pediatric ward.

For how many episodes was Jessica Capshaw originally contracted as Arizona?

She became a series regular in season 6.

With which surgeon does Mark Sloan have his daughter Sofia?

Mark Sloan and Callie Torres have Sofia after a one-night stand in season seven; Sofia is born prematurely after a car crash, and Callie, Mark and Arizona raise her together.

Owen Hunt served as a US Army trauma surgeon in which country before Seattle Grace?

Owen Hunt served as a US Army trauma surgeon in Iraq, where most of his unit was killed in an ambush; the trauma fuels the PTSD he brings to Seattle Grace.

April Kepner and Jackson Avery arrived from which merged hospital?

April Kepner and Jackson Avery came over from Mercy West Medical Center when it merged with Seattle Grace in season six, debuting in the episode 'Invasion'.

Jackson Avery's storyline centres on escaping the legacy of which relative?

He was promoted to series regular in season 7.

Addison Montgomery holds board certifications in obstetrics-gynaecology and what else?

She also completed a medical genetics fellowship.

Which practice does Addison join in Los Angeles in Private Practice?

It was later renamed Seaside Health & Wellness Center.

Whom did Teddy Altman marry to give him healthcare coverage, only to fall in love?

Teddy married her patient Henry Burton, played by Scott Foley, so her insurance would cover his treatment for Von Hippel-Lindau disease; she fell in love, and he died on Cristina's table in season eight.

Teddy Altman's best friend Allison died in which event?

Teddy was introduced as Cristina's cardiothoracic mentor.

Which two cardiothoracic surgeons preceded Teddy Altman on the show?

Preston Burke ran cardio for the first three seasons and Erica Hahn took over in seasons four and five; Teddy Altman arrived in season six as the next head of cardiothoracic surgery.

In which Massachusetts city was Ellen Pompeo born?

Ellen Pompeo was born in Everett, Massachusetts, just north of Boston, in 1969, and grew up there before moving to New York, where a casting director spotted her for a L'Oréal campaign.

Which NBC legal drama gave Ellen Pompeo her screen debut?

Ellen Pompeo's first screen credit was a 1996 guest spot on Law & Order; she later appeared on Friends and Strong Medicine before Grey's Anatomy.

Patrick Dempsey was named People's Sexiest Man Alive in which year?

People named Patrick Dempsey its Sexiest Man Alive in November 2023, at age 57; outside acting he races cars and co-owned a sports-car team that competed at Le Mans.

Which 1987 film was among Patrick Dempsey's early starring roles?

Can't Buy Me Love (1987) gave Patrick Dempsey his breakout lead as a nerd who pays a cheerleader to pose as his girlfriend; he later starred in Enchanted and Sweet Home Alabama.

Sandra Oh played an MI5 officer hunting an assassin in which spy thriller?

Killing Eve, which ran from 2018 to 2022, cast Sandra Oh as Eve Polastri opposite Jodie Comer's assassin Villanelle and earned her Emmy nominations for lead actress in a drama.

For which 1994 Canadian film did Sandra Oh win her first Genie Award?

Double Happiness (1994), Mina Shum's film about a Chinese-Canadian woman torn between family duty and acting ambitions, won Sandra Oh the Genie Award for Best Actress; she won a second Genie for Last Night (1998).

At which theatre did T. R. Knight begin acting at age twelve?

T. R. Knight, a Minneapolis native, first appeared at the Guthrie Theater at 12 and performed there for years before Broadway and his Emmy-nominated run as George O'Malley.

In which 1993 film did Chandra Wilson make her first film appearance?

Chandra Wilson made her film debut with a small part in Philadelphia (1993), the Tom Hanks AIDS drama, more than a decade before she became Miranda Bailey.

Which soap opera gave Justin Chambers his first recurring acting role?

Justin Chambers's first recurring role was as Nicholas Hudson on the NBC soap Another World in 1995, after years of modelling for Calvin Klein and Armani.

Sara Ramirez won a Tony for playing which role in the 2005 musical Spamalot?

Sara Ramirez won the 2005 Tony for Best Featured Actress in a Musical as the Lady of the Lake in Spamalot, the Monty Python musical; she was born in Mazatlán and trained at Juilliard.

Which Call of Duty character does Kevin McKidd voice?

Kevin McKidd voiced John 'Soap' MacTavish in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and 3 (2009-11); he is also known as Lucius Vorenus in HBO's Rome.

Sarah Drew voiced which character in the MTV animated series Daria?

Sarah Drew voiced Stacy Rowe, the anxious member of the Fashion Club, on MTV's Daria from 1997 to 2002, years before playing April Kepner on Grey's Anatomy.

Which HBO series featured Eric Dane as Cal Jacobs?

Eric Dane played Cal Jacobs, Nate's father, on HBO's Euphoria from 2019; he had previously led TNT's The Last Ship as Captain Tom Chandler.

Which Marvel mutant did Eric Dane play in X-Men: The Last Stand?

Eric Dane played Multiple Man, the self-duplicating mutant Jamie Madrox, in X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), the same year he joined Grey's Anatomy as Mark Sloan.

Chyler Leigh played Alex Danvers in which superhero series?

Chyler Leigh played Alex Danvers, Kara's adoptive sister and DEO agent, on Supergirl from 2015 to 2021, after her run as Lexie Grey.

Which director is Jessica Capshaw's stepfather?

Steven Spielberg married Jessica Capshaw's mother, actress Kate Capshaw, in 1991, after directing her in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.

Kim Raver began her career at age 6 on which children's show?

Kim Raver appeared on Sesame Street from age six in the mid-1970s; she later played Audrey Raines on 24 before joining Grey's as Teddy Altman.

Which video-game heroine did Camilla Luddington voice across a rebooted trilogy from 2013?

Camilla Luddington voiced and performed motion capture for Lara Croft in Tomb Raider (2013), Rise of the Tomb Raider and Shadow of the Tomb Raider.

Caterina Scorsone made her child-acting debut on which Canadian programme?

Caterina Scorsone, born in Toronto, made her first screen appearance at eight on the CBC children's staple Mr. Dressup; she took on Amelia Shepherd in 2010, first on Addison's spin-off.

Which series completed Shonda Rhimes's trio of dramas to pass 100 episodes?

Scandal reached 100 episodes in 2017, joining Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice and making Rhimes the first African American woman to create three dramas that passed the 100-episode mark.

Which Netflix period series does Shonda Rhimes executive produce?

Bridgerton, adapted from Julia Quinn's Regency romances, was the first series from Shonda Rhimes's Shondaland under her Netflix deal, premiering in December 2020; she executive produces it.

How many seasons did Private Practice run?

It aired from September 2007 to January 2013.

Who created Station 19?

Stacy McKee, a longtime Grey's Anatomy writer and co-showrunner, created Station 19, which premiered on ABC on March 22, 2018 with Shonda Rhimes as executive producer.

Which episode earned Krista Vernoff a personal Emmy writing nomination in 2006?

'Into You Like a Train', the season-two episode with two patients impaled on one pole, earned Krista Vernoff a 2006 Emmy nomination for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series.

In which musical drama did Debbie Allen play dance teacher Lydia Grant?

Fame, the 1982-87 series, starred Debbie Allen as dance teacher Lydia Grant, a role she had first played in the 1980 film; she also directed and choreographed many episodes.

Preston Burke made his final regular appearance after what event in season 3?

Isaiah Washington was terminated from the show in 2007.

With which director did Isaiah Washington collaborate on Crooklyn and Clockers?

Spike Lee cast Isaiah Washington in Crooklyn (1994) and Clockers (1995), and again in Girl 6 and Get on the Bus, before Washington became Preston Burke.

Denny Duquette actor Jeffrey Dean Morgan is best known for which Walking Dead villain?

Jeffrey Dean Morgan played Negan, the bat-wielding Saviors leader, on The Walking Dead from 2016; he had earlier been John Winchester on Supernatural.

Loretta Devine won a Guest Actress Emmy for playing which recurring character?

Loretta Devine won the 2011 Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series as Adele Webber, Richard's wife, whose Alzheimer's storyline ran through seasons seven and eight.

In which hometown city did Shonda Rhimes first consider setting Grey's Anatomy?

She switched to Seattle to keep her drama distinct from the Chicago-based ER.

Which actor turned down the role of Derek Shepherd to star in the medical drama Dr. Vegas?

Rob Lowe turned down Derek Shepherd to headline CBS's short-lived Dr. Vegas in 2004; Patrick Dempsey then read for the part and, in Rhimes's words, 'was just perfect'.

Sandra Oh was first invited to audition for which role before insisting on reading for Cristina?

Miranda Bailey was the only role written with a racial description in mind, first imagined as a tiny blonde with curly hair.

Which actor was meant to play Preston Burke before leaving to film Be Cool?

Isaiah Washington had read for Shepherd, then took Burke instead; Adelstein later joined Private Practice as Cooper Freedman.

At which Los Angeles studio are most Grey's Anatomy scenes shot?

The Prospect Studios, ABC's lot in Los Angeles's Los Feliz area, houses the Grey's Anatomy sound stages; exteriors use the VA center in North Hills and Meredith's house is a real Queen Anne home in Seattle.