RJ Mitte (Walt Jr) has passed 😥

[u/Boring_Elevator3817]

Wow, I was shocked to hear this. They are saying it was suicide. So sad. He was only 34 years old. RIP, Flynn ❤️

[u/kaachabadaam]

He left an indelible mark with his performance in Breaking Bad.

I've read that he used the show's popularity to bring awareness towards disability.

May his soul rest in peace.

[u/templeofsyrinx1 → u/kaachabadaam]

His final season performances were incredible

[u/woodsdone → u/templeofsyrinx1]

The entire show was kinda building to the moment where he called the cops on Walt and he did a fantastic job in the scene

[u/DabuSurvivor → u/woodsdone]

Asking Walt "Why are you still alive?" in "Granite State" is probably the most chilling, piercing delivery of any line in the show. Smacks me so hard every time. He was great.

[u/Evening_Dependent542 → u/templeofsyrinx1]

Gets me thinking about Walt hiding and watching him go into class one final time 💔 

[u/Wild-Video-5317 → u/kaachabadaam]

Can you imagine being a 15 year old actor shooting the first season of a TV show, and your scene partner is Bryan effin Cranston?  Mad respect to a young actor holding their own on that set.

RIP RJ

[u/FriendlyRhyme]

I can't believe this

This guy was underrated as an actor. Something that really stuck out to me on my rewatch was the talking pillow scene.

He's sitting there acting his ass off, holding his own with Dean Norris, Bryan Cranston and Anna Gunn. At the age of 16! His inexperience could have stuck out but nope, not at all, he hung with them the whole way. That's a feat at 16.

He also sounded like a hilarious guy, if you ever listened to the commentary tracks. Sounded genuinely fun to be around

RIP RJ

[u/itisthelord → u/FriendlyRhyme]

The scene where he's in Walt's little apartment thing is overlooked too. Cranston does an outstanding job breaking down and telling him he's sorry but RJ's face double breaks my heart. Fuck man he was such a nice dude when I met him. It hurts when good people are taken too soon and even worse when good people feel the need to go so soon.

I hope he's at peace. Doesn't even feel real.

[u/dewhashish → u/itisthelord]

the way flynn breaks when walter says "jesse"

[u/doingtheunstuckk → u/itisthelord]

Or the scene where he’s protecting his mom from Walt. It was incredibly well-acted.

[u/Lux_Luthor_777 → u/FriendlyRhyme]

I love how in that specific scene, you can see RJ laughing his ass off in the background as Hank unwraps the cheese platter and starts going to town on it. LMAO. You can see it on the left side of the shot, RJ trying to suppress laughter at Hank. The best thing is that even if he was laughing at the actor’s great performance, it still fit with the scene.

ETA: It’s the family intervention scene in season one, episode 5, “Gray Matter.”

[u/oalos255 → u/Lux_Luthor_777]

Lmao I needed that!

[u/edotman → u/FriendlyRhyme]

Man the scene wheres hes protecting skylar from Walter and calls the police genuinely made my 36 year old male arse well up. He did a brilliant job.

[u/TLMAriel1989 → u/edotman]

Bryan and Anna were fantastic but hardly anyone talks about how integral RJ was in making that scene so powerful as well. Flynn learned everything about Walt’s double life and Skyler’s complicity in probably the span of an hour and then discovered his beloved uncle was murdered due to his father; then having to make the choice to protect his mother after she protected him and turn in his father. It’s a rollercoaster of emotions and events to portray and he nailed it, your heart was broken for Flynn.

[u/rambo_beetle → u/FriendlyRhyme]

I genuinely can't believe this either. I cannot wrap my head around this. I am in disbelief

[u/Master_virgin20]

I used to game with him playing Fortnite and warzone, he was active only a couple hours ago, crazy.

[u/HailToTheThief225 → u/Master_virgin20]

It’s scary how you don’t know what someone’s going through and how normal things can seem before it happens. The night before I lost my best friend he was having dinner with our buddy, laughing and joking like nothing was wrong in his life. You just never know.

[u/SignificantRecipe715 → u/HailToTheThief225]

A lot of people who take their life are happy right beforehand, as they've made the decision & I guess feel like a weight has lifted. Really sad.

[u/Due_Air_7255 → u/SignificantRecipe715]

I think that is definitely part of it but I also think the happiness before hand is a swing of the pendulum and later on that day/night the pendulum swings again and the low lows are when it occurs. Before my suicide attempt I was very happy that day and the day before and none of it was due to me thinking "haha im fixing to killmyself this is great."

[u/Moth1016 → u/Due_Air_7255]

Ahh, see, for me it was like, I was miserable for months & months before I made the decision, and then the moment I made the decision, I was free. None of the things that I’d been worried/stressed about mattered anymore, none of my responsibilities weighed on me, and I was the happiest I’d ever been in my life. I pushed the date back 3x just to live in that bubble a little longer. Waited a whole week to actually make the attempt.

[u/HectorVillanueva → u/Moth1016]

I’m glad you weren’t successful and I hope you’re doing better now.

[u/ThinGrass3138 → u/Moth1016]

It's crazy how we let things weigh on us to such a disproportionate degree that we let it take away all our happiness.

Maybe that's why as humans we love dogs, they just live freely then when they go they go.

[u/harleyyquinade → u/SignificantRecipe715]

I read he was engaged, I feel so bad for his fiancee and his family, something must have sent him over the edge. RIP.

[u/KayotiK82 → u/harleyyquinade]

Supposedly his financial team screwed him over (to the point where all his BB earnings ws gone) and didn’t pay his taxes, stole money etc and he was in really bad with the IRS.

[u/tanz420 → u/SignificantRecipe715]

Wait was it confirmed that he took his own life??

[u/Optimal-Promise-656 → u/HailToTheThief225]

Yeah. Messed me up mentally for a little while when I saw two people on separate occasions I knew the day they did it and the day before and I couldn’t tell at all with either before it happened

[u/ThrowAwayTau → u/Optimal-Promise-656]

Depression wears you down. You want to escape it. And you do, by having a good night out with friends or playing a game that gets you there. You might have even had one of the best times in what feels like forever. But you know, this reprieve from the burden of depression will also end. The reprieve always ends. The darkness is going to grab you like it always does. The darkness is relentless. No matter how many times you get away, depression gets you again. And again. And again. You're tired. You don't want depression to control your life. So you won't. You can get away, for good, and end the back and forth. You will bask in the recent memory of your friends, your laughs, and your smiles. That is what you think, right to the very end.

[u/braddaugherty8 → u/ThrowAwayTau]

A very accurate description of a terrible, terrible disease.

The most accurate analogy I've ever read was this one that compares it to shoveling snow.

It's something I wish everybody could read, and gain even an ounce of perspective.

[u/Gibson129 → u/HailToTheThief225]

It really is mind blowing. Had a friend take his life in august. Talked to him the day before and he seemed perfectly fine. Really wish I had known and was able to say something.

[u/emshlaf → u/Master_virgin20]

Omg, so this just happened. Jesus…

[u/pianoflames → u/Master_virgin20]

His most recent story is still up on his insta, about the premier of an upcoming movie he starred in, crazy :(

[u/Choice_Potato_6279 → u/pianoflames]

I actually watched his instagram this year out of curiosity, looked like everything went well for him.

[u/GameMarrow08 → u/Choice_Potato_6279]

just shows you never know what people are fighting

[u/Keanu990321 → u/Choice_Potato_6279]

I was under the same impression too.

[u/nerdforest → u/Master_virgin20]

This is heartbreaking. I feel for all those who knew him. And those struggling today. Seeing news like this can be a lot for so many when it’s suicide.

Please be kind to yourselves and others today people. You never know who is struggling.

[u/Ninofalls → u/Master_virgin20]

A couple hours ago??? Omg

[u/Key-Bass-7380 → u/Master_virgin20]

You mean, he was GAMING a couple of hours ago?!

[u/RomanToTheOG → u/Key-Bass-7380]

Battlestar Galactica has one of the best depictions of suicide that I've ever seen, and it really put me in perspective how a suicidal person could be trying to find some last few moments of joy to die with it. It's long gone, the decision is made, but let me have some good beforehand. It's really sad and touching.

[u/Cainedbutable → u/RomanToTheOG]

Someone in our friend group commited suicide a decade or so ago. The people close to him commented how happy he was on the day he did it. He saw family, ran a bath, played computer games, then did the deed. It almost felt like once he'd made the decision that today was the day, a big weight was lifted off his shoulders.

[u/witch--king → u/Cainedbutable]

Yup. A friend of mine in high school was all laughter and smiles and then a few hours later he was gone. It was awful…

[u/uglyheadink → u/Cainedbutable]

Someone with mental health issues having a sudden and unexplained swell of happiness (when that is not normal for their baseline) is one of the biggest warning signs I was taught.

For anyone else who may be unawares, other things to look out for that aren't really talked about:

• Giving away or discarding things they cared for before. (I.e., books, hobby supplies, treasured collections, etc.)

• Suddenly cleaning their home/room/whatever, getting things "in order".

• Being reckless, socially or physically. Socially could also be just bringing up things from the past, or trying to settle old issues.

Of course everyone is different, but if you know someone who struggles or has struggled with their mental health, it never hurts to know things that could be signs.

[u/Master_virgin20 → u/Key-Bass-7380]

Definitely within the last 12-16 hours

[u/Metal_Link87 → u/Key-Bass-7380]

One of the friends I lost to suicide was at the club with me the night before having a fantastic time with his friends. He never once showed any sign that suicide was possible… fucked me up for years seeing how happy he was in my memory not knowing he was struggling. Now I check in with EVERYONE all the time because I don’t think I can handle another one like that.

[u/TeeRaw99 → u/Master_virgin20]

I just finished watching my yearly breaking bad watch last night before bed. That scene of him yelling at Walt in the second last episode always made me shiver and I had learnt that he got screwed out of his BB money, so was gonna look up what he was up to in the morning. RIP RJ 😔

[u/HermesMora → u/Master_virgin20]

Damn that's such a sad picture, gaming just hours before taking your own life. Sorry man.

[u/knvanand → u/HermesMora]

He committed suicide? I couldn’t find a cause of death reported anywhere

[u/General_Education_40 → u/Master_virgin20]

holy fuck thats absolutely awful

[u/AffectionateRush2620 → u/Master_virgin20]

You knew irl ?

[u/Master_virgin20 → u/AffectionateRush2620]

No we just gamed together during Covid

[u/iamhungrybox]

fucking terrible….

please check in on your loved ones going through a hard time

[u/pianoflames → u/iamhungrybox]

I know how naive this sounds, but I follow him on insta, he seemed so happy and so active. So many plans and projects, I wouldn't have ever expected this :(

[u/ProxySoxy → u/pianoflames]

Nobody expects suicide because people never go "hey everybody, just letting you know that I'm severely depressed and this weekend I'm planning to blow my brains out". If only the signs were that obvious. It's always much more subtle, if there's even any signs at all

[u/Ra3den21 → u/iamhungrybox]

I mean he's definitely dead but this story about his suicide is just a tabloid quoting an anonymous county official. It may well be true but it feels a little early to be discussing his supposed hidden pain. Obviously some situations make the intent obvious but it could just as easily have been something accidental.

[u/PmButtPics4ADrawing → u/Ra3den21]

TMZ is reporting it, despite the sensationalism they actually tend to be very accurate about this stuff. They're often the first to report celebrity deaths.

[u/edencathleen86 → u/PmButtPics4ADrawing]

They were the first to report about Kobe's death before all of the family was notified. Smh

[u/PmButtPics4ADrawing → u/edencathleen86]

Yeah there's a lot to criticize about TMZ. Lack of accuracy just isn't one of them, they have deep networks in police departments, hospitals, coroner's offices etc so they can get tipped off right away

[u/TheAllyCrime → u/PmButtPics4ADrawing]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TMZ

I mean, just a few years ago they reported Jerry Lee Lewis’s death before it even happened, and claimed Lil’ Wayne was in a coma breathing through tubes when he had actually already been released from the hospital.

In their “zeal” for breaking stories TMZ isn’t afraid to cut corners. They could very easily have published unfounded claims about suicide, which they can just retract later on without any real consequences.

[u/No-Category-6343 → u/iamhungrybox]

As someone struggling these darker months i wish people did that for me. I do tend to push them
Away but you never know.

[u/Dwayne_Hicks_LV-426 → u/No-Category-6343]

Man, I feel you. Currently going through a rough patch and I wish people cared. Nobody even notices.

[u/beedee_one]

As someone else with cerebral palsy I am so proud of him for being great representation. I’m so sorry, RJ. Rest well, friend.

[u/BBJPaddy → u/beedee_one]

I'm glad they portrayed him as a normal teenage kid who happened to have a physical disability

[u/beedee_one → u/BBJPaddy]

Exactly, that’s what we are! Of course it was part of his character, but it wasn’t what defined him. That’s important for people who may not have disabled people in their lives to know!

[u/Drakonborn → u/beedee_one]

He forever informed my empathy and my desire to connect with others who are different from me. Man was a legend and a superstar. ❤️

[u/Witty-C → u/beedee_one]

Same here. Did a lot for the cerebral palsy community. May this sweet soul rest in peace.

[u/red_riders → u/beedee_one]

I have a twin brother with cerebral palsy. I always admired Vince Gilligan for creating a character with cerebral palsy in BrBa and then casting RJ.

[u/B-BoyStance]

That's fucking terrible.

Maybe it's too soon to say this but I've heard him talk about a lot of horror stories in terms of trying to be an actor (his manager defrauded him for years for example, tons of money just lost).

I feel like this stuff is going to come up a lot in the upcoming days/weeks - even if it isn't the main factor, hearing him talk about that over the years always made me sad/worry about him.

Even though he's pretty famous I can't imagine the guy had a drastically different life than anyone lower/middle class.

[u/Big-Horse3925 → u/B-BoyStance]

Living with a lifelong disease, even one that's "totally manageable and you can totally live a perfectly normal life!", isn't a struggle most people understand either, let alone one that significantly, visibly impacts your life, too. I wouldn't doubt that could play a significant part in it.

[u/BarderBetterFaster → u/Big-Horse3925]

I imagine it's similar to chronic pain. You can't understand how much that takes from you until you've lived it. Waking up and having to fight through every day just to maintain normalcy takes a heavy toll.

[u/lilphoenixgirl95 → u/Big-Horse3925]

Yeah. It's never anywhere near as manageable as people tell you/think/expect from you.

[u/NearlyImpressive → u/lilphoenixgirl95]

As a person with mild cerebral palsy (more mild than RJ's) its a continuous struggle even if its not a visible one. His representation was awesome. Really sad to hear his passing.

[u/MayContainRawNuts → u/B-BoyStance]

The guy was adopted, his adopted parents divorced and he lived with his adopted mom and her natural daughter, who was much younger than him

When Mitty was 13 his mom got paralyzed, leaving him the breadwinner for his mom, sister and himself.

The child acting paid the bills. Then he landed Breaking Bad and life changing money.

.... which his manager stole....

[u/Kelby091 → u/MayContainRawNuts]

This is so heartbreaking. If there is an afterlife, I hope he's rewarded for what he's had to endure.

Check up on your loved ones, everyone.

[u/aweiner99 → u/Kelby091]

And I hope his manager goes to hell for what he did to him

[u/strings_bells → u/aweiner99]

She.. she apparently also targeted several other actors in similar situations.. blood boiling shit.. he was so sharp and very unique presence in the show that brought it a level of authenticity..

[u/dewhashish → u/MayContainRawNuts]

fuck that manager. i hope they rot

[u/bacon_farts_420 → u/B-BoyStance]

So I used to act no where near his level, or the success of breaking bad. Even my little straight to dvd movies fucked me up. Being at the height of your life at that point full of hope and thinking it’s only going to go up from there, just to slowly see your dream die. People ask “Why don’t you still act?” Because I can’t even have the heart to even try anymore

[u/Pussy4LunchDick4Dins → u/bacon_farts_420]

My mom tried acting. She also was a singer and a ballet dancer. It absolutely broke her. People were so cruel and spoke about her as if she was an object. She was devastated because her dream was dead and her confidence was shattered. She recently sang publicly for the first time since she was in her twenties, at age 60. It took that long for her to heal from that.

[u/CombustibleCompost → u/B-BoyStance]

Imagine? Being a core member of the cast for the most famous and best television show in recent history, and you still have to work. Scummy people out there man, he should have been set

[u/JJBro1 → u/B-BoyStance]

I met him and his mom back when I used to live in LA. From what I remember his mom was his manager. Hopefully it's not his mom who defrauded him and it was someone else.

[u/laveshnk → u/JJBro1]

No it wasn’t his mom. His mom actually had an accident that left her paralyzed when he was a kid. He actually was the main breadwinner and financially supported his family since he was 13!!!

And then the manager fucked him over and stole his breaking bad money, but yet he still had to pay the IRS himself. Took him 10 years to repay the debt apparently

[u/ChristIsKing316146 → u/laveshnk]

Why can’t we get justice ?

[u/clckwrks → u/B-BoyStance]

name and shame the manager

[u/FadedTony]

rip

he had a great interview on the iced coffee hour where he talked about getting scammed by his tax accountant so he lost a lot of money and had to pay to the govt

sooo sad man there's sick ppl in the world taking advantage of ppl i hope it didn't have anything to do w that.

[u/Ok-Abbreviations1406]

He was just at a local bar in my area last month and was so nice to everyone :( so so sad. RIP

[u/Caminsky → u/Ok-Abbreviations1406]

This is incredibly sad. I was just watching his bloopers with Bryan Cranston just this weekend. Wtf happened? Bryan must be devastated.

[u/EvenMoreCoconuts → u/Caminsky]

Right? The whole cast/crew is probably absolutely devastated. 34 is so damn young…heartbreaking.

[u/domwallflower]

It angers me that he had a horrible agent who pretty much ruined him financially and that probably affected his mental health

[u/MrBigPapaPump666 → u/domwallflower]

What happened??

[u/domwallflower → u/MrBigPapaPump666]

he had a business manager who siphoned his money and pretty much caused him to have massive tax debt

[u/Nivek_1988 → u/domwallflower]

What the actual fuck

[u/tanz420 → u/domwallflower]

How did they fucking get away with this?!! His family should've sued and that POS should be in jail!

[u/PissInYourPotatoes → u/tanz420]

It isn’t too late. At the very least, she deserves to be named and shamed for what she did. I hope this comes back to bite her and that she never gets a moment of peace.

[u/sladeshied → u/MrBigPapaPump666]

Somebody on a Reddit post about RJ last year said

"His financial manager also defrauded him, by using his tax checks for her own spending, rather than actually paying taxes. She also showed faked receipts about having payed the taxes. This continued over several years and interest was accumulating on his tax debt. At the end he spent 10 years paying back his taxes and interest, costing him pretty much all of his earnings from breaking bad."

[u/LewnaJa → u/sladeshied]

It's actually insanely fucked up that the IRS didn't think "hey maybe we should put the person responsible for the fraud in charge of the debt and let the guy who was taken advantage of get a tax break."

But no. Fuck this shit.

[u/pyrotechnic15647 → u/LewnaJa]

Yea this is how the IRS typically operates and it’s extremely fucked. If your accountant fucks you over, the IRS will always come for you, not them.

[u/OptimusSublime]

I literally just watched a clip of his interview today! Jesus fucking christ this is so freaking sad!!

[u/Lamlot → u/OptimusSublime]

Same. He was talking about what Flynn would be doing now. I was so happy to see him doing well.

[u/HectorSalamanca2257]

You know when you watch an actor and seek out more of their work just cause you enjoyed their presence? He was one of those guys. This is rough man :(

[u/ChiefLeef22]

I'm stunned

He was literally on a podcast just last week, really high spirits talking about Breaking Bad rumors and whatnot...then this news of suicide. Fucking hell man

[u/wmcs0880 → u/ChiefLeef22]

Some people manage to hide it really well, I can’t imagine what pain he was in

[u/DyingSunSeverian → u/ChiefLeef22]

Not uncommon, people can often seem in euphoric high spirits publicly but they’re dying inside.

[u/mr-fiend → u/ChiefLeef22]

Yeah I just saw a post a couple days ago about how he didn’t think Walt jr and the family were doing good after Walt’s death. Not to read too much into it cus I actually agree with him but it feels like he may have been also been speaking about personal experiences :(

[u/Teuhcatl → u/ChiefLeef22]

Could be "smiling depression" like Robin Williams, externally showing high spirits, inside they might be having a very hard time.

[u/Exotic-Brilliant-939]

He was such an inspiration to me and my daughter who also has Cerebral Palsy. Rest in Peace, sir. 😢

[u/cute_ducks_vol1]

He got engaged last year and I was so incredibly happy for him. Not to be parasocial but I sympathized with him so much about not getting other acting gigs, and I just really adored him. This is heartbreaking.

[u/brobastian0227]

A friend of mine went on a date with him. Said he was the nicest guy, things just didn't click. He was the utmost gentleman and really sweet she said. I hope he's at piece now, life is so hard

[u/quesaritoswallower → u/brobastian0227]

I’ve met him before, he was quite kind and a genuine person

[u/No-Category-6343 → u/quesaritoswallower]

I like how he didn’t let his disability affect his acting career. Such a brave dude

[u/Cell_thePerfect → u/[deleted]]

Standard for any main stream death. People just love to rage bait and get attention in any possible way. They are trash.

[u/That-Mind6171 → u/Cell_thePerfect]

Moreover, many bots post similar comments to get a rise out of people. I’d pay it no mind.

[u/earthdogmonster → u/That-Mind6171]

Yup. Friendly reminder that social media should in no way be confused with reality.

[u/knvanand → u/[deleted]]

The whole damned world is a mess. FUCK

Edit: RIP, Flynn 💔

[u/bean-percolator → u/[deleted]]

That’s so horrible to hear. He was an advocate for disability rights and from everything I’ve seen sounds like a great guy. Some people just have no respect

[u/Neither-Albatross866 → u/[deleted]]

The whole planet is a mess. Some people genuinely are deranged. It's why I try and do something kind everyday, even if it's just a small thing. The smallest acts or words can make a huge difference in someone's life.

RIP RJ Mitte. Incredible actor who had me in awe, especially during the knife scene in BB. 💔

[u/BarderBetterFaster → u/Neither-Albatross866]

The pot is boiling, I'm not surprised people are losing their humanity.

[u/TheBlackMafiaKing]

Jesus. This is just unbelievably sad. It's one of those deaths that comes out of left field and hits you like a brick. You truly never know what someone else is going through. I don't have the words man. My heart bleeds for him, his family and friends and and the rest of the cast. This is unbelievably tragic. Rest in peace RJ.

[u/EquisOmega]

RJ lived in my neck of the woods. Though I never met him, friends and family here who have always said he was such a sweetheart and very humble. Our community loved him! Rest easy, RJ.

[u/blonde_taurus]

as someone who is struggling with these thoughts, it feels like it’s hitting me extra hard. i hope he is at peace

[u/Klutzy_Garlic_4421 → u/blonde_taurus]

Please seek professional help, you are loved and not alone. I mean this wholly and truly.

[u/blonde_taurus → u/Klutzy_Garlic_4421]

damn i didn’t think anyone would see my comment. this means so much to me

[u/seismicqueef → u/blonde_taurus]

Same here. Stay with us friend

[u/blonde_taurus → u/seismicqueef]

sending you hugs 🫂

[u/Flaky-Pop-3083 → u/blonde_taurus]

Same. I hope you have therapy or someone good to talk to. I pray for you and I pray for strength for you. Tomorrow is a whole new day. You are loved! God bless. 🙏 💕 🥰

[u/theglowinggreenorb]

Jesus, that's awful. RIP man, well wishes to his friends and family. Occasionally I'll just think about his performances in early season 1 and late season 5 and think of how much it hit. Some amazing memes too. Terrible, he'll be missed

[u/AdditionalCabinet469]

You never know what someone’s going through. Rest in peace RJ.

To everyone reading this, know that no matter how hard it may seem, there are people who love you and the world is a better place with you in it.

[u/ZsaZsaChaos]

Omg nooooo...i literally was JUST watching the interview he did with one of the Salamanca twins podcast...he looked great!!! Wow, im really upset about this

[u/FKDotFitzgerald]

Thought for sure I was looking at a shitpost from one our many meme communities when I first saw the headline.

What a tragedy. He was a fantastic actor. Rest in peace.

[u/tendiesNtaterwedges]

He just did an interview stating that his story wasn't over. I pray he left this world peacefully

[u/2000ravens2012]

Unbelievable. seemed like a great person. Never saw anyone say anything other than that he was the friendliest celeb they had met

[u/darkmario12]

What terrible news. Way too young.

[u/Hacksaw_Doublez]

He was diagnosed with cerebral palsy when he was young.

Adopted by two parents who later split.

His mom got disabled and he had to assume financial responsibility over her and his 2 year old sister when he was 13.

Poor dude had to grow up way too soon.

RIP. Hope he’s at peace now with his demons.

[u/PizzangPepperoni]

His last post on Instagram is a shared one with a podcast he was on recently. He said he wanted to continue his role as Walt JR since his story is still there to be told. This got a lot, a lot of hate in the comments (like: 'no one cares about your characte'). Sure hope there isn't a link between his suicide and all this hate...

[u/afemail → u/PizzangPepperoni]

that’s extremely sad, that’s actually a great idea for a spinoff. people are so horrible, I really wonder how they end up in a place where they think it’s funny to relentlessly harass people like that

[u/ZexMurphy → u/afemail]

Why would people say that to him? That's truly awful. I just don't understand it. He did a wonderful crucial role on Breaking Bad. We all would have liked to see a show continuing his story.

[u/Mad-Mad-Mad-Mad-Mike]

Holy shit

Didn't he just get engaged too?

Fuck man. RIP

[u/CreativeFondant248]

Really depressing all these young people dying, especially from suicide. He seemed like such a good guy and advocate for so many different causes.

Also going to be coming up on so many BrBa 20 year anniversaries soon. Really hate that the cast isn’t going to be able to include him and interact with him throughout all of this 😢

[u/TheCheeseEater17]

Genuinely shook by this. Was not at all was what I was expecting to see today. An absolute tragedy. My condolences to his family and those around the world who were inspired by what he supported.

[u/Luffy_thegreatest]

I can’t believe this is how I found out.. seriously I thought it was a joke before looking up

[u/Inside-Inspection905]

I’m shocked. Was it known that he had any mental health issues? It sucks how you can’t always know what someone’s going through before it’s too late

[u/templeofsyrinx1 → u/Inside-Inspection905]

Just please always check in on people guys. Send a text or whatever, just say hi everything ok, what's up

[u/kaijumediajames]

Well that’s horrible. This has just been the year of horrific, unexpected deaths. God help him and his family.

[u/PleasantNightLongDay]

Is there a cause of death yet?

I knew the guy somewhat (enough to have had his phone number) and attended a wedding where he was there just a few days/weeks ago. He seemed fine health wise.

Rip. He was a good guy

Edit. Just read the news. Jeeze. That’s terrible. Terrible. Terrible. Rip.

[u/AbominacionSinGracia → u/PleasantNightLongDay]

According to a TMZ report he comitted suicide.

[u/SoulofArtoria → u/AbominacionSinGracia]

Saddest way to go, at such young age too. RIP to this beautiful soul.

[u/Yoisai]

Rest in Peace.  Bryan Cranston and the other actors must be devastated

[u/AlexTorres96]

He was just on Joe Vulpis podcast a week ago, that's just sad.

[u/fungilingus]

So horrible. In every interview I’ve seen, he seemed like such a nice person :(

[u/Nola_Saints33]

He was just in ABQ this week for the Balloon Giesta with Luis Moncado. This breaks my heart.

[u/DriftingJimmy]

That’s terrible. RIP. My whole family met him and he was really kind to all of us.

[u/lastcallhall]

Holy shit man, this is horrible. Didnt he get married in the past couple of years or something too?
RIP!

[u/Cultural-Pickle-4977 → u/lastcallhall]

Engaged last October, not married yet 😥

[u/Specialist_Aspect204]

This is absolutely devastating, mental health is not taken anywhere near seriously enough by society, it’s so horribly sad.

Check in on your friends and family 😞

[u/SamuelFootBowden845]

I look at the Wikipedia List of Recent Deaths every day. I saw his name just now, and the cause, and my jaw dropped. Wow. :/

[u/Gameofthrones3058]

I don't often get teary, but this one made me cry, poor guy hope he is at peace now.

[u/WhatShouldTheHeartDo]

We live in some dark times man

[u/theonewhoknack]

I was getting back into BB/BCS this weekend, this really hit me hard and this is honestly terrible. He was an icon for actors with disabilities.

[u/Elainedanced]

RIP, living with a disability is hard.

[u/ASMRBino]

Met him once when he came to speak at my high school many years ago. He was a super down to earth guy and honestly similar in person to how he was in the show. RIP.

[u/WitchyTwitchyItchy]

When we watched BB live our youngest was a toddler and had just been diagnosed with CP, it was a scary time. It sounds so silly, but this was the only space where a character was presented as a human first, and, oh, also, he has CP, anyways. Any other show they make shit like that the defining arc for the character, as well as for the parents, and it’s the worst thing ever. I’ve never seen things presented that way; and I’m very grateful that Mitte did such an amazing job at portraying the character he did, it meant a lot to us at a time that we were struggling and lost. We saw that it could also be totally fine in the future, this didn’t have to define our kid, her name could come first, not her disability. She is 14 now, and we are in a space now where CP isn’t scary at all anymore. RJ Mitte was a wonderful advocate that will continue to have impact for a long time for many.

[u/IgloosRuleOK]

https://deadline.com/2026/10/rj-mitte-dead-breaking-bad-actor-1237155037/

[u/Kirbo300]

I loved his portrayal of Jr. His work means the world to me. He was wonderful on the show, Flynn might not have been everyone's favorite, but he was mine. Rj did so much with Jr, it touched my heart each time.

His family had a presence in my hometown area. My bio dad had a few exchanges with him. Such a heavy day. He seemed like a sweet person.

[u/Witty_Lead5036]

To the manager that stole his life savings. FUCK YOU

[u/martyschottenheimer]

This legit made me so fucking sad. Damn dude:(

[u/Character_Relief5135]

rest in peace.

[u/sedona71717]

I can’t believe this. This is so awful.

[u/crockoreptile]

Rest in peace man, you never know what someone’s going through. Always check on your loved ones

[u/PolloxOfTroy]

This should be pinned at the top, but remember, you are not alone:

Help is available

Speak with someone today

988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline

[u/Nunc_Coepi17]

This truly horrific. I was just watching an old interview of his and how he didn’t want to use his disability to hinder his dreams of acting.

He did his role so well in the show too. Fucking shit man.

[u/Bremyyc]

https://reddit.com/link/pgdy191/video/tvo8dnzor4vh1/player

This will forever be my favourite scene from the show. Rest In Peace RJ <3

[u/RegularCloud6181]

Literally just finished rewatching Breaking Bad two weeks ago. Loved him as an actor and even more as a human. Rest in Paradise, king.

[u/jamnewton22]

Fuck man this is so sad. I haven’t been shocked like this by a celebrity death in a while. Way way too young. I hope he’s at peace

[u/agentcheeno]

I’m upvoting this not because I like it, but this needs more attention. RIP.

[u/TyrionStark45]

This is brutal. I feel so bad for his family. I hope he's at peace. YOUR NEVER ALONE! REACH OUT!!

[u/DuffmanStillRocks]

Ah man that’s way too young. He could have had decades of fun at conventions talking about the role. Even sadder if it is self-inflicted

[u/gorehistorian69]

thats really sad

i just watched the podcast episode he was on. was really entertaining.

[u/hobts_scho_gessn]

That’s so heartbreaking, you really never know what’s going on inside of people

[u/Aaronopoly]

Awful news, just heartbreaking. He was so iconic, what a wonderful young actor.

[u/galaxyadmirer]

What the fuck??? RIP. Iconic role he played.

[u/Ricky-Chan-]

this is fucking nuts man, i cannot believe it.

[u/Key-Tip-7521]

Rip Walt jr. 34 years old. Gonna miss him

[u/MichaelEMJAYARE]

Thats insane. He was so young.

[u/Pheighthe]

Let’s all have a full breakfast tomorrow with our loved ones in memory.

[u/tabloidjournalism]

Mark Margolis, Robert Forster, RJ Mitte. RIP.

[u/Cute_Clock]

This is tragic. RJ was only 34, and engaged to be married. He was a bright light in a dark world. I will keep RJ, Bryan and Aaron in my thoughts.

[u/FantasticPlaneters]

I deadass just finished breaking bad yesterday and finished El Camino right now and as soon I get on my phone… RIP

[u/Remote_Nature_8166]

Jesus fuck! Now him? Why are these young actors dying?

[u/DuffmanStillRocks → u/Remote_Nature_8166]

Well, in this case it was self-inflicted. This also applies to James Ransone who was only 46.

Personally I find feeling like the best days are behind you can be absolutely devastating and I hope it’s not the feelings that pushed these talented individuals

[u/Puzzleheaded-One42]

FUUUCK FUUUUUUUUUCK FUUUCK, ALL CONDOLENCES TO HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS BUT FUUUUUUUCK

[u/Secret_Woodpecker816]

This news is beyond tragic, may he enjoy many breakfasts in Heaven. 💔

[u/epanek]

Hug your loved ones tonight. If you ain’t got none hug yourself tonight

[u/Pinkman505]

Dude wtf he just got married!?

[u/fatinternetcat]

no way... this is so tragic, wow.

[u/esperx27]

Truly unbelievable. What a tragedy for everyone involved. I hope he rests in peace.

[u/spyfer]

Really sad. He just got engaged last year too

[u/Lumpy_Lake_9936]

I had to look it up bc I couldn’t believe it. That’s terrible. My all time favorite show. RIP

[u/Viking_Leaf87]

Quite the demonstration of how vulnerable anyone is no matter their fame and fortune.

[u/IFightForMyMemes]

Loved his performance in BB and he seemed like such a genuinely good person in interviews. Fucking awful news for a Monday. Rest in peace, RJ.

[u/FangRose247]

Fuck man. May his soul rest in peace