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The Good Doctor is honoring the life of one of their own. The premiere of Season 7 ended with a loving dedication to a man named Paul Lukaitis. Who was Paul Lukaitis from The Good Doctor? We have all the details here.
The Good Doctor is ABC’s medical drama following Dr. Shaun Murphy (played by Freddie Highmore), a young, autistic surgical resident at the fictional San Jose St. Bonaventure Hospital. Despite skepticism from his colleagues, Shaun use his extraordinary gifts and unique talents to save lives. The series first premiered in 2017 and began its seventh and final season on Feb. 20, 2024. Rounding out the cast is Richard Schiff as Aaron Glassman; Christina Chang as Audrey Lim; Chuku Modu as Jared Kalu; Fiona Gubelmann as Morgan Reznick; Will Yun Lee as Alex Park; Paige Spara as Lea Dilallo; Noah Galvin as Asher Wolke; Giacomo Baessato as Jerome Martel and Bria Samoné Henderson as Jordan Allen.
Season 7 kicked off with Shaun adjusting to fatherhood following the birth of his son Steve in the Season 6 finale. Elsewhere in the episode, Dr. Glassman and Dr. Lim replaced Dr. Marcus Andrews (Hill Harper) as co-presidents of St. Bonaventure and Shaun saved Dr. Reznick’s baby daughter’s life. It was an exciting start to the farewell season, but it ended on a bit of a somber note; the opener concluded with a tribute to a Good Doctor family member who had passed. Who was Paul Lukaitis? Keep reading to learn more about the crew member.
Who was Paul Lukaitis from The Good Doctor?
Who was Paul Lukaitis from The Good Doctor? Paul Lukaitis was a production manager for The Good Doctor for the first six seasons of the show. Per his IMDB, Lukaitis worked on over 100 episodes before he ultimately passed away on Oct. 26, 2023, in Duncan, British Columbia, Canada. The Season 7 opener titled “Baby, Baby, Baby” ended with a title card tribute to Lukaitis, honoring his hard work on the show.
Aside from The Good Doctor, Lukaitis had also served as a production manager on the Charmed reboot, the Lifetime series Witches of East End, the 2012 film The Company You Keep and several other movies and shows. According to his obituary in Today in BC, Lukaitis had previously worked as a logger on Vancouver Island and also built construction high-rise projects in the city. He then went to Vancouver Film School at the age of 32 and “found his calling.” He began his production career a few years later in 2003 on the Canadian sci-fi series Alienated.
He was 62 years old at the time of his death, having lost a year-long battle with cancer. He leaves behind his wife Margaret Yaworski, a makeup artist whom he met while working in the film industry, and their daughter, Eva Lukaitis. He is described as a “beloved colleague to many in the film community” and his personal mantra included the phrases “never be late” and “questions are free.”
