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  "id": 14051990,
  "title": "RJ Mitte, Who Played Walter White’s Son on ‘Breaking Bad,’ Dies at 34",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/rj-mitte-who-played-walter-whites-son-on-breaking-bad-dies-at-34",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-12T21:59:33.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/12/arts/television/rj-mitte-dead.html"
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  "summary": "RJ Mitte, the actor known for playing Walter White Jr. on the series Breaking Bad, has died at age 34. In a statement to TVLine, his representatives described his passing as tragic and identified him as a beloved actor, philanthropist, and disability rights advocate. While TMZ reports that Mitte died by suicide and that an investigation is ongoing, TVLine stated that a cause of death has not been disclosed.\n\nMitte, who was born in Jackson, Mississippi, in 1992, lived with cerebral palsy and used his personal experience to inform his role on Breaking Bad. His acting career included appearances on Hannah Montana, Switched at Birth, Vegas, Chance, This Close, and Now Apocalypse, as well as a voice role on Robot Chicken. In 2014, he earned a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for his work on the final season of Breaking Bad.\n\nAn outspoken advocate for disability rights, Mitte served as a Screen Actors Guild spokesman for actors with disabilities and was an ambassador for Shriners Children’s and United Cerebral Palsy. He also served as president of The Mitte Foundation and worked with the Inclusion in the Arts and Media of Performers with Disabilities campaign.",
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      {
        "outlet": "TVLine",
        "title": "RJ Mitte, Breaking Bad's Walter White Jr., Dead At 34",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/rj-mitte-breaking-bads-walter-white-jr-dead-at-34",
        "published": "2026-10-12T20:43:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "R.J. Mitte, Walter White’s Son on ‘Breaking Bad,’ Dies at 34",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/r-j-mitte-walter-whites-son-on-breaking-bad-dies-at-34",
        "published": "2026-10-12T20:43:21.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The A.V. Club",
        "title": "R.I.P. RJ Mitte, Breaking Bad's Walter White Jr.",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/r-i-p-rj-mitte-breaking-bads-walter-white-jr",
        "published": "2026-10-12T20:59:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "‘Breaking Bad’ Star RJ Mitte’s Heartbreaking Performance as Walter White Jr. Was a Breakthrough for Disability Representation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/breaking-bad-star-rj-mittes-heartbreaking-performance-as-walter-white",
        "published": "2026-10-12T21:57:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The New York Times",
        "title": "RJ Mitte, Who Played Walter White’s Son on ‘Breaking Bad,’ Dies at 34",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/rj-mitte-who-played-walter-whites-son-on-breaking-bad-dies-at-34-14060376",
        "published": "2026-10-12T22:44:49.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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