Grey’s Anatomy’s remaining original stars — Ellen Pompeo, Chandra Wilson, and James Pickens Jr. — are now credited in more than 460 episodes of the ABC medical drama. And that’s 23 times the longevity of the show’s shortest-serving series regular.
As you’ll see below, series-regular status on Grey’s does not necessarily mean long-term employment. Sometimes actors decide to take an early exit from the production… and sometimes they’re given their walking papers. Here are the former Grey’s stars with the shortest series-regular runs.