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  "id": 14056476,
  "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",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-12T21:57:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
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    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/tv/columns/rj-mitte-walter-white-jr-breaking-bad-1236909529/"
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  "summary": "Perhaps what we should remember RJ Mitte first for was his acting talent — the way that, as a young teen, he conjured the deep and complete inner life of Walter White’s son on “Breaking Bad,” helping lend the show’s criminal hijinks an underpinning sorrow. Then there was his advocacy, speaking in interviews about how […]",
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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"
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      {
        "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"
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      {
        "outlet": "NYT Arts",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-10-12T21:59:33.000Z"
      }
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