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Late 'Breaking Bad' star RJ Mitte remembered for cerebral palsy advocacy

Breaking Bad actor RJ Mitte, who had cerebral palsy and was a passionate disability advocate, has died at age 34.

Late actor RJ Mitte is being remembered for his advocacy work for the disability community.

The Long Sip
What happened

Actor RJ Mitte, best known as Walter White Jr in Breaking Bad, died at the age of 34, with co-star Bryan Cranston confirming he died by suicide.

The detail

Mitte was born with cerebral palsy and became an honorary trustee of United Cerebral Palsy, as well as a patient ambassador for Shriners Children's anti-bullying campaign.

And then

Co-stars and disability organisations have paid tribute to Mitte, remembering him for refusing to let cerebral palsy define or limit what he could achieve.

Full story at ABC News

What readers are saying

RetiredLyn
The description of his experience with toe walking is very vivid. The process he described of repeatedly casting the feet to flatten the gait is an incredibly intensive form of physical therapy that requires immense persistence from a child. It is clear he carried that discipline from his early medical treatments into his professional life.
jenny54
The repeated casting to correct severe toe walking stood out. It shows the intensive early therapy many with CP go through just to achieve basic mobility most take for granted.
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