# 'Breaking Bad' actor and disability activist RJ Mitte dies

https://mins.news/en/item/97254

- DW, 2026-10-13 01:00 UTC
- Culture
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/breaking-bad-actor-and-disability-activist-rj-mitte-dies/a-79646725?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> American actor RJ Mitte died Monday at 34. He said his experience with cerebral palsy helped him play Walter White’s son on “Breaking Bad.” His agency described him as a philanthropist and disability rights advocate; no circumstances of his death were disclosed.

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