Overview
- His management and Brownsville, Texas, officials confirmed he was found dead at his home on Monday, October 12, and asked for privacy for family and close friends.
- Authorities say the cause of death has not been officially released and investigations are ongoing, even though several media outlets have reported the death as a suicide without confirmation from investigators.
- Former Breaking Bad co‑stars including Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul and Dean Norris publicly expressed shock and grief and urged anyone in crisis to seek help.
- Mitte rose to fame as Walter White Jr. in 56 episodes of Breaking Bad and used his platform as a person with cerebral palsy to campaign for disability rights through roles with United Cerebral Palsy, Shriners Children's and the Mitte Foundation.
- He remained professionally active, promoting recent projects such as Talking to Strangers and appearing in the upcoming One Eye Open, and the pending coroner determination could affect the release and promotion of those films as well as conversations about mental health and inclusion in entertainment.