Budaya · RJ MitteRJ Mitte Dies at 34: Breaking Bad Loses Its Flynn and a Disability AdvocateDitulis 13 Oktober 2026 pukul 12.41 UTCTontonTranskrip0:07R.J.0:07Mitty, who played Walter White's son in Breaking Bad, has died at 34.0:11He also led a foundation and represented organizations serving people with0:15disabilities.0:16His representative says he died by suicide.0:18Police and doctors still have to determine the official cause and manner of his0:22death.0:22Mitta died at his home in Brownsville, Texas on October 12, 2026.0:27Viewers knew him as Walter White Jr., also called Flynn.0:30Away from the series, he became a public advocate for performers with disabilities.0:35Sean Riley, his representative and publicist, first announced his death with a0:39tribute to his acting, philanthropy, and disability rights work.0:43The later confirmation of suicide added information to that announcement, while the0:47official investigation continued, Brownsville police say no foul play is suspected.0:52They're still investigating, and the medical findings are pending.0:55Their assessment of possible criminal involvement leaves the medical cause and the0:59official classification of the death unresolved.1:01Police received an emergency call at 12.50 p.m.1:04local time and found Mitty dead at his residence.1:07That call marks when police were contacted.1:10It doesn't tell us when he died.1:11Cameron County Justice of the Peace, Cindy Hinohosa, declared him dead that1:15afternoon.1:16The pronouncement is put at about 1.30 or 1.32.1:19Both describe the declaration rather than the moment of death.1:22Hinohosa ordered a post-mortem examination and said Mitty's body was sent to Valley1:27Baptist in Harlingen.1:29Dr.1:29Elizabeth Miller was to determine the manner of death.1:32Those medical findings will help resolve the questions police have left open.1:36Mitty brought his own experience with cerebral palsy to Flynn.1:40He was diagnosed at three and regarded that experience as an asset in playing the1:44character.1:44A major television drama gave an actor with cerebral palsy a role as a character1:49with the same disability.1:50Mitta appeared in 56 episodes across all five seasons of Breaking Bad, which aired1:55from 2008 to 2013.1:57Flynn was the son of Brian Cranston's Walter White, and the role became Mitty's2:02best-known performance.2:03He was born Roy Frank Mitty III in Jackson, Mississippi on August 21, 1992.2:09Cranston remembered meeting him when he was cast at 14.2:12They began filming the pilot in February 2007 before the series reached viewers.2:17Midi became an ambassador for United Cerebral Palsy and Shriner's Children's.2:21He also served as president of the Mide Foundation.2:24Those positions extended his public work beyond acting into disability advocacy and2:28philanthropy.2:29Shriner's Children's was previously known as Shriner's Hospitals for Children.2:33The foundation also carries the name Roy F.2:36and Joanne Cole Mitty Foundation.2:38Cranston remembered how Mitty used his experience on the series to speak up for2:41performers with disabilities.2:43Cranston called Mitty his sweet son and wrote that he was in deep despair.2:47He remembered Mitty's joy and enthusiasm, his determination through a demanding2:52shooting schedule, and his growth from a young performer into an accomplished actor.2:56Cranston said he and Anna Gunn, Mitty's television parents, offered him advice as he3:01grew up.3:02He remembered teenage mischief alongside the work, writing, He was one of the stars3:06of a hit TV show, but still a kid.3:08Flynn gave the drama an emotional weight alongside its criminal story.3:12Mitta's performance conveyed a son's deep inner life, giving viewers more than a3:16familiar face or a character defined by his disability.3:19Cranston said they had exchanged texts just a few weeks earlier about meeting for3:23lunch.3:24He wrote, All that promise and potential now is such a loss, and I'll miss you, son.3:28His tribute also referred to the 988 Suicide and Crisis lifeline and said, There is3:32hope, as of October 13th, the representative's account of suicide stands alongside3:37an ongoing investigation and pending official findings.3:40No date has been announced for the release of the examination results.Baca artikelKronologi ceritaHeyDexVideo singkat ↗
