Hill Harper Leaves 'The Good Doctor' Amid U.S. Senate Campaign

June 2024 · 3 minute read

Hill Harper won't appear in The Good Doctor season 7 after launching a senate campaign.

“Hill Harper feels strongly that there's a disaster in American democracy — too steadily, govt simplest works for the wealthy and robust whilst the remainder of us combat to discover a voice,” Harper’s campaign spokesperson informed TVLine on Monday, November 20. “Hill is dedicating his efforts full time to fixing that, and he’s working for the U.S. Senate as an lively union member to offer running other people extra of a voice in Congress.”

Harper, 57, is likely one of the authentic stars of The Good Doctor, first appearing as Dr. Marcus Andrews within the 2017 pilot. He has starred in 116 episodes of the ABC medical drama. Without him, the only remaining authentic solid participants can be Freddie Highmore, who plays Dr. Shaun Murphy, and Richard Schiff, who portrays Dr. Aaron Glassman.

The Good Doctor audience noticed Dr. Andrews resign as the president of San Jose St. Bonaventure Hospital in the season 6 finale. It turns out that’s the end of the nature’s arc going into season 7 of The Good Doctor, which will premiere Tuesday, February 20, at 10 p.m. ET.

Prior to turning into an actor, Harper was once a attorney who completed his undergrad at Brown University before going on to Harvard Law School (where he used to be classmates with long term president Barack Obama). He started acting on screen within the Nineteen Nineties, reserving guest starring gigs on Married… With Children, Walker, Texas Ranger and different hits. He later performed primary characters on CSI: NY, Covert Affairs and Homeland sooner than landing on The Good Doctor.

Since leaving the display, Harper has been in Michigan, the place he owns a coffee shop referred to as The Roasting Plant and announced he used to be working for U.S. Senate in July. He is vying for the seat of Senator Debbie Stabenow, who won't seek reelection. Harper first has to win the Democratic number one against 5 competition.

The Iowa local, who bought a Detroit house in 2016, wouldn’t say if he would get an endorsement from Obama. However, he hinted that a imaginable endorsement wouldn’t come until he won the principle.

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“You know, clearly, President Obama has been a longtime pal and he’s any individual that ever since I’ve met him I’ve seemed up to and no longer simply because he’s taller than me,” he joked to the Michigan Advance in a July interview. “I glance as much as him as a result of he's committed to seeing the arena grow to be better. He’s committed to democracy and our democracy, and he’s dedicated to doing things the precise means. And the correct manner is that folks are supposed to keep out of open seat primaries. That’s the best way you’re meant to do it.”

The number one can be held on August 6, 2024.

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