The entertainment world is mourning the loss of Breaking Bad star RJ Mitte, and emotional tributes continue to arrive from the people who knew him best.
Mitte, best known as Walter White Jr. in Breaking Bad, died on Monday, October 12, in Brownsville, Texas, at the age of 34. Page Six reported that he died by suicide, but his representatives have not confirmed a cause or the manner of death yet.
Among those paying tribute is Mitte’s former girlfriend, Saint Sasha, a Portland-based photographer whose work has appeared in Exotic Magazine. Still in shock over his death, she wrote:
“I fell in love for the first time when I was 18. RJ was the first person to show me how a man is supposed to treat a woman. He was the first partner to build me up and make me feel unstoppable. He had one of the kindest and rarest hearts I’d ever had the privilege to experience and he was still a friend. I can’t believe this is real.”
Sasha went on to call Mitte the first and last of his kind, ending her message with a farewell:
“Never in any lifetime could I forget him and how he made me feel. He was the first and last of his kind. Thank you for everything, endlessly, RJ. I love you, homie.”
News of Mitte’s death also stunned many others, especially since he had proposed to his girlfriend of five years, Kennedy Suarez, in October 2025. The couple made several red carpet appearances together and were living in Brownsville, Texas, at the time of his death.
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Bryan Cranston Pays Tribute To RJ Mitte: “I’ll Miss You, Son.”
Bryan Cranston, who played Mitte’s on-screen father, Walter White, in Breaking Bad, also shared a tribute to his former co-star:
“I’m in deep despair as I write this tonight. RJ Mitte, my sweet son on Breaking Bad has died,” Cranston wrote. “I met him when he was only 14 years old when he was cast as Walter White Jr., a part he played with such joy and enthusiasm.Born with Cerebral Palsy, he never – ever – allowed that challenge to be an excuse for anything. He met the demanding shooting schedule head on with great determination.”
Cranston recalled that Mitte was fairly raw when they began shooting the pilot in February 2007, but that he grew into a fine actor over time. He added that Mitte used his experience on the show to become a vocal advocate for performers with disabilities and led a philanthropic organization focused on helping the disabled community. All that promise and potential, Cranston said, is now lost.
He closed his tribute with a personal memory:
“We were texting each other just a few weeks ago, figuring out when we could meet for lunch. I don’t know if that lunch would have changed his future…
“But I do know that I loved him, and thoroughly enjoyed being with him throughout the years on the series, and after the spotlight on Breaking Bad dimmed…
“I’ll miss you, son.”
Mitte introduced millions of viewers to Walter White Jr., and his advocacy for performers with disabilities gave him a legacy well beyond the role.
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