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Breaking Bad star RJ Mitte has died aged 34
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Breaking Bad star RJ Mitte, who played Walter White's son on the hit TV show, has died aged 34.
Mitte's representatives confirmed the news in a short statement on Monday night, stating that he died in Brownsville, Texas.
The statement read: “It is with profound sadness that we share the tragic passing of beloved actor, philanthropist, and passionate disability rights advocate RJ Mitte."
Mitte's Breaking Bad character Walter Jr. lived with cerebral palsy, and Mitte was also living with CP.
Over the course of his career, be became a disability rights campaigner and activist, making great strides for inclusion and using his character's platform in one of the biggest TV shows in the world to promote awareness and raise money.
He was a tireless advocate for United Cerebral Palsy and Shriners Children’s, as well as being the chairperson of his own Mitte Foundation, supporting charity fundraising and other philanthropic causes, as well as community work.
Throughout his work - whether in acting or philanthropy - he worked to challenge stereotypes as well as fighting for greater representation for disabled people.
No cause of death has been announced so far, and his representatives have asked that his family be granted privacy at this time.
For his role in Breaking Bad, Mitte was part of the group that won the SAG Award for Ensemble in a Drama Series in 2014.
His breakout on that show gave rise to a career that contained both TV and film appearances.
In 2021 he starred in Triumph, about a high school wrestler with cerebral palsy, as well as featuring in Love Me Dead and Westhampton.
Most recently he was starring in indie flick Talking to Strangers.
Mitte was not married, but he had recently become engaged to long-time partner Kennedy Suarez.
The pair had been friends for over a decade before embarking on a romantic relationship, and became engaged after Mitte proposed in October 2025 at the United Cerebral Palsy gala.
Earlier this month, Mitte had been seen with Breaking Bad co-star Luis Moncada, and seemed to be having a great time discussing the show.
In a video shared to his Instagram, he spoke about how the story of the show didn’t necessarily end with Heisenberg, teasing the idea that there could be more to come.
He was raised in Jackson, Mississippi after being born in Louisiana, and moved to Hollywood in 2006 before landing his breakout role in 2008.
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