Obituary
RJ Mitte, Walter White Jr. in ‘Breaking Bad’, dies at 34
The actor and disability-rights advocate died on Monday in Brownsville, Texas. No cause of death has been given.
RJ Mitte, who played Walter White Jr. in AMC’s Breaking Bad, has died at the age of 34. Cameron County Justice of the Peace Cyndi Hinojosa told AP she declared him dead at about 1:30 p.m. on Monday at what she believed was his home in Brownsville, Texas.
Hinojosa could not provide a cause of death, and an autopsy will be performed.
…brought authenticity to the role and built a platform on disability awareness and inclusion
Statement from Mitte’s representatives
Mitte appeared in nearly every episode of Breaking Bad across its five seasons. His later credits included Switched at Birth and Guardians of Justice, and he produced several independent films.
Mitte, who had cerebral palsy, was an ambassador for United Cerebral Palsy and Shriners Children’s and president of the Mitte Foundation. Bryan Cranston, who played his on-screen father, wrote on Facebook that he was in “deep despair”.
Mitte was born in Jackson, Mississippi, and moved to Los Angeles in 2006.
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