RJ MITTE, WALTER WHITE JR. ON 'BREAKING BAD,' DEAD AT 34

RJ Mitte died Monday in Brownsville, Texas. He was 34. His representatives confirmed the death and called him a beloved actor, philanthropist and passionate disability rights advocate, and asked for the family's privacy. Deadline reported that his reps said the cause was suicide. Other outlets, including The Hollywood Reporter, attributed the suicide report to TMZ citing a county official. Per the AP, Cameron County Justice of the Peace Cyndi Hinojosa pronounced him dead around 1:30 p.m. local time at what she believed was his home, and said an autopsy will be performed. Mitte was born August 21, 1992 in Jackson, Mississippi, and was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at three. He moved to Hollywood at 14 and landed Walter White Jr., a role written for a character who also had CP. He stayed with Breaking Bad for all five seasons, from 2008 to 2013. He spent the years after the show doing the work. Ambassador for United Cerebral Palsy and for Shriners Children's. President of The Mitte Foundation, which backed the arts in Brownsville and helped the Mitte Cultural District earn its Texas Cultural District designation. He got engaged to Kennedy Suarez in 2025 at a United Cerebral Palsy fundraiser in San Diego, where he was a featured speaker. Bryan Cranston, his TV father, posted a tribute saying he loved him and would miss him. If you're struggling, call or text 988 in the US.

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