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Culture · 19 d ago

RJ Mitte

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Breaking Bad co-stars pay tribute to RJ Mitte, who died at 34

Mitte, who played Walter White Jr. for all five seasons of Breaking Bad, died on Monday in Texas; his representatives said he died by suicide.

"RJ, You have always been an inspiration for so many. I am so sorry you were hurting my friend. I wish we knew."

— Aaron Paul, his Breaking Bad co-star

Anna Gunn, who played his mother on the show, said Mitte was determined that his disability would not hold him back but would let him educate others.

His advocacy

  • Ambassador for United Cerebral Palsy
  • Ambassador for Shriners Children's
  • President of the Mitte Foundation

Mitte lived with cerebral palsy and worked for disability rights, as an ambassador for two charities and president of his own foundation.