Breaking Bad star RJ Mitte dies aged 34

Breaking Bad star RJ Mitte dies aged 34(news.sky.com)

84 points by austinallegro 2 hours ago | 25 comments

octaane 1 hour ago |

RIP to an actor who was not defined by his disability in the show, but also at age 16 managed to hold his own against veteran actors dean norris, bryan cranston, aaron paul, and betsy brandt.

Insanity 1 hour ago | |

Definitely a memorable character and performance in Breaking Bad. Way too young, RIP.

NDlurker 24 minutes ago |

Incredibly sad. Great actor and sounds like he was a great person. Gone way too soon

NooneAtAll3 1 hour ago |

> best known for his role as Walter "Flynn" White Jr

in case anyone was wondering (like me)

matteoraso 1 hour ago |

That was unexpected. He was so young, too. RIP.

dingaling911 56 minutes ago | |

If it was by suicide (young deaths usually are), it wasn't so surprising.

I had listened to some podcasts where he said his financial situation hadn't been great.

If you watch them, you can kind of see his mind thinking.

I think you only notice such things if you've entertained the thoughts yourself.

ralfd 46 minutes ago | | |

TMZ says it was suicide.

His business manager stole all his money from Breaking Bad so dude actually ended up in debt because of all the taxes he owed. She never paid his taxes which he didn't find out until years later. She was sending him fake documents.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/breaking-bad-walt-jr-says-132...

MisterKent 51 minutes ago | | |

Link to the podcast?

I had the same thought the other day, once you feel a certain way, identifying it in others is much easier. Definitely true for depression and suicide, but I guess I've also seen it be true for gay people as well (who always seem to know within seconds who is and isn't gay).

stingraycharles 49 minutes ago | | |

From what I understand, his manager basically withheld a lot of money and didn’t pay taxes, even though claiming they were paid. He didn’t find out until years later, which put him in a lot of debt.

beastman82 52 minutes ago | | |

I hope you can find peace. All the best to you

bigwheels 55 minutes ago |

He died by suicide.

A reminder to everyone here: Even when you can’t see a way forward, one can still emerge. Stay. Reach out. You don’t have to face the darkest moments alone.

Noaidi 31 minutes ago | |

I’ve attempted suicide three times. Here’s the tip I give people who I encounter these days who have a severe mental illness.

The thing that stopped me from attempting again was 15 years ago I finally realized that no one knows what happens after you die. So I couldn’t really say for sure whether they’re dying by suicide would lead me in a better situation.

thinkingtoilet 12 minutes ago | | |

Fuck that other person. I'm sorry you have to deal with idiots like that here.

I can't imagine what you're going through but just know that you matter and that the world is a better place with you in it. I hope you are doing better and you get the help you need.

deadbabe 32 minutes ago | |

What is the way forward? When people are staring down the barrel of being completely broke, in debt, facing homelessness, malnutrition, deteriorating quality of life until they ultimately die, what is going to emerge except some black swan of event of pure luck that gets you back to a bearable life? Just telling people it gets better doesn’t help, you must help them.

Noaidi 28 minutes ago | | |

“People with cerebral palsy experience mental health conditions and psychiatric disorders at significantly higher rates than the general population.”

I’m hard pressed to blame this solely on his financial situations. Cerebral palsy changes the brain. It might be that he had another underlying mental illness that he was afraid to talk about because of the stigma. I mean, this is just guessing, but a lot of people live through our situations without dying by suicide.

I’m a three times suicide survivor and I can tell you it wasn’t anything financial just something that took over my body