Bryan Cranston Mourns Breaking Bad Son RJ Mitte: "I Will Miss You, Son"

Bryan Cranston paid tribute to RJ Mitte, who played his son Walter White Jr. in "Breaking Bad," after the news of his death at age 34. Cranston wrote: "As I write this tonight, I am in deep despair. RJ Mitte, my dear son in Breaking Bad, has passed away." I met him when he was only […]

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Bryan Cranston has shared a tribute to RJ Mitte, who played his son Walter White Jr. on "Breaking Bad," after news of his death at the age of 34.

"I am in deep sadness as I write this tonight. RJ Mitte, my sweet boy on Breaking Bad has passed away," Cranston wrote. I met him when he was just 14, when he was cast as Walter White Jr., a role he played with such joy and passion. Born with cerebral palsy, he never – ever – let this challenge be an excuse for anything. He faced the tough shooting schedule with determination.

Cranston continued, “I always listened to the advice her TV parents (Anna Gunn and myself) gave her — but when I was a teenager, I sometimes mischievously ignored that advice to learn the hard way… She was one of the stars of a hit TV show — but she was still a kid. That kid was a little raw when we started watching the pilot, but we started watching the pilot on February 7th. He was a very good actor. The disabled community, all that promise and potential, is such a loss now."

The actor also noted that the cause of death has been confirmed as suicide. "It is especially devastating to hear that he has passed away," she wrote. "Why? We were texting each other just a few weeks ago – figuring out when we could meet for lunch. I don't know if that lunch would have changed his future... but I do know that I loved him and enjoyed being with him through the years on the show and after the Breaking Bad spotlight faded... I'll miss you, son."

Like his character in the series, Mitt was diagnosed with cerebral palsy when he was three years old. He was a prominent advocate for people with disabilities in Hollywood and beyond, serving as an ambassador for United Children's Hospitals for Cerebral Palsy and Shriners Hospitals, as well as president of the Meath Foundation, a Texas-based nonprofit founded by his family in 1994. Disabled actors for their efforts around representation and awareness.

Mitte was just 14 years old when she started working on "Breaking Bad," appearing in 56 of the AMC series' 62 episodes during its five-season run from 2008 to 2013. His other credits include the recurring role of Campbell Bingman in Season 3 of the ABC Family drama series 'Switched' and 'Switched'. 2022 superhero series "Guardians of Justice". Just before his death, he was actively promoting his role in Johnny Severin's Talking to Strangers.

Dean Nori, who played DEA agent Hank Schrader in "Breaking Bad," wrote that he was "heartbroken" by the actor's death. "Oh my god! I was working, just noticed RJ," she wrote on Monday X. "I'm heartbroken. Even though RJ didn't play my TV boyfriend, I always looked up to him as a young kid on set. He was a young man's friend and he will be greatly missed. It's so heartbreaking, I can't believe it. I'm thinking of him and his family."

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