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Breaking Bad actor and disability-rights advocate RJ Mitte dies at 34
Actor RJ Mitte has died at age 34 in Brownsville, Texas.
His representatives confirmed his death but did not give a cause.
Mitte was best known for playing Walter White’s son, Walter Jr., on the television series Breaking Bad, which ran from 2008 to 2013.
Mitte lived with cerebral palsy, as did his character, and used his public profile to promote disability awareness and inclusion.
He also acted in other television series and voiced a role in animated shorts about services for people with intellectual disabilities in California.
Mitte served as an ambassador for United Cerebral Palsy and Shriners Children’s, and led The Mitte Foundation.
His representatives asked for privacy for his family; no further details were given.
RJ Mitte, the actor known for playing Walter White Jr. on Breaking Bad, has died at 34.
His representatives confirmed his death in Brownsville, Texas, but did not give a cause.
TMZ reported that Mitte died by suicide, while the cause remained unconfirmed in other reports and an investigation was ongoing.
Mitte had cerebral palsy and became an advocate for disability rights, awareness and inclusion.
He appeared in 56 episodes of Breaking Bad and was part of the cast that won a Screen Actors Guild ensemble award in 2014.
- Who
- RJ Mitte, actor and disability-rights advocate.
- What
- He died at age 34. His cause of death was not confirmed by his representatives.
- When
- Monday, October 12, 2026, according to TMZ's report cited by Folha. The representatives confirmed his death on October 12.
- Where
- Brownsville, Texas.
- Why
- Not stated. TMZ reported suicide, but his representatives did not confirm a cause of death.
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Mitte was born in Jackson, Mississippi.
He was diagnosed with cerebral palsy.
He made an uncredited appearance in an episode of Hannah Montana.
Breaking Bad aired, with Mitte playing Walter White Jr.
Mitte and his castmates received a Screen Actors Guild award for ensemble performance in a drama series.
His representatives confirmed that he had died in Brownsville, Texas.
- Age
- 34
- Place of death
- Brownsville, Texas
- Best-known role
- Walter White Jr. on Breaking Bad
- Breaking Bad episodes
- 56, according to AV Club
- Disability-rights work
- Ambassador for United Cerebral Palsy and Shriners Children’s
- Screen Actors Guild award
- Ensemble in a Drama Series, 2014
What people are saying
It is with profound sadness that we share the tragic passing of beloved actor, philanthropist and passionate disability rights advocate RJ Mitte
As time goes by, we’ll see more people with disabilities on TV. We’re working so that actors with disabilities will get auditions like everyone else.
Having CP made me a target for bullies, and I learned that kids with disabilities are twice as likely to be bullied as other kids.
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