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Breaking Bad actor RJ Mitte dies aged 34

Mitte, who lived with cerebral palsy, played Walter White Jr in the Emmy-winning series, and NPR also remembers him as a disability rights champion.

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  1. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe actor RJ Mitte, who played Walter White Junior on Breaking Bad, has died at thirty-four, according to the BBC.

  2. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentHe lived with cerebral palsy, and NPR calls him a disability rights champion.

  3. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe show won Emmys, and he was a big part of why people stayed with it.

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