{"id":828717,"date":"2026-11-09T04:08:12","date_gmt":"2026-11-09T04:08:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/828717\/"},"modified":"2026-11-09T04:08:12","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T04:08:12","slug":"rj-mittes-breaking-bad-co-stars-attend-late-actors-celebration-of-life-in-hollywood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/828717\/","title":{"rendered":"RJ Mitte&#8217;s &#8216;Breaking Bad&#8217; co-stars attend late actor&#8217;s celebration of life in Hollywood"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>RJ Mitte\u2019s \u201cBreaking Bad\u201d co-stars and loved ones gathered for the late actor\u2019s celebration of life ceremony in Los Angeles on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Aaron Paul, Bryan Cranston and Bob Odenkirk were among the attendees paying tribute to Mitte at Hope Lutheran Church in Hollywood, per photos obtained by Page Six.<\/p>\n<p>Jonathan Banks and Raymond Cruz were also photographed with other friends, including Gilles Marini.<\/p>\n<p>Family and friends gathered to honor RJ Mitte at his celebration of life ceremony in Hollywood, California, on Nov. 7. BACKGRID<\/p>\n<p>Bryan Cranston attended Mitte\u2019s celebration of life ceremony. BACKGRID<\/p>\n<p>Aaron Paul was also seen at the ceremony. BACKGRID<\/p>\n<p>Photographs from inside the venue showed a massive photo of Mitte surrounded by floral arrangements. <\/p>\n<p>An invitation asked attendees to join in the church service at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, followed by a reception at The Remix Room in Hollywood from 3:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. <\/p>\n<p>Mitte<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/10\/13\/celebrity-news\/breaking-bad-actor-rj-mittes-cause-of-death-confirmed\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> died by suicide <\/a>in Texas on Oct. 12. He was 34.<\/p>\n<p>Bryan Cranston looked somber as he exited Mitte\u2019s celebration of life. BACKGRID<\/p>\n<p>Gilles Marini wore all black to the service. BACKGRID<\/p>\n<p>Jonathan Banks was spotted outside the celebration of life ceremony. BACKGRID<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is with profound sadness that we share the tragic passing of beloved actor, philanthropist and passionate disability rights advocate RJ Mitte,\u201d his spokesperson <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/10\/12\/celebrity-news\/breaking-bad-star-rj-mitte-dead\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">wrote in a statement<\/a> to Page Six.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRJ Mitte was best known for his role as Walter \u2018Flynn\u2019 White Jr. on AMC\u2019s critically acclaimed, award-winning series \u2018Breaking Bad.\u2019 Drawing from his own experience living with cerebral palsy, Mitte brought authenticity to the role and built a platform on disability awareness and inclusion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mitte <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/10\/12\/entertainment\/rj-mitte-heartbreakingly-hinted-at-breaking-bad-spinoff-days-before-death\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">played the role of Walter White\u2019s son<\/a>, portrayed by Cranston, on \u201cBreaking Bad\u201d for five seasons from 2008 to 2013.<\/p>\n<p>Bob Odenkirk looked down at his phone as he left the ceremony. BACKGRID<\/p>\n<p>Raymond Cruz was seen holding a program from the ceremony. BACKGRID<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Cranston mourned Mitte via an emotional Instagram tribute, writing that it was \u201cespecially devastating to hear that he took his own life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy?\u201d the 70-year-old actor wrote. \u201cWe were texting each other just a few weeks ago \u2014 figuring out when we could meet for lunch. I don\u2019t know if that lunch would have changed his future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Weeks before he died, Mitte appeared on the \u201cBrownsville in Motion\u201d podcast, <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/10\/13\/celebrity-news\/breaking-bad-star-rj-mitte-shared-his-hopes-for-old-age-in-interview-before-suicide\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">sharing how he wanted his life to be<\/a> at the age of 50.<\/p>\n<p>Aaron Paul was one of several actors who attended Mitte\u2019s ceremony. BACKGRID<\/p>\n<p>Mitte was known for his role as Walter White Jr. in \u201cBreaking Bad.\u201d (Seen here: Mitte in the series in 2008.) \u00c2\u00a9AMC\/courtesy Everett Collection<\/p>\n<p>Mitte (seen above in \u201cCornered\u201d in 2011) tragically died by suicide last month. \u00c2\u00a9AMC\/courtesy Everett Collection<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would hope to stay true to what I believe and to what I want to achieve,\u201d\u00a0he said. \u201cAnd not be a grumpy middle-aged person \u2026 A curmudgeon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At the time, Mitte, who was <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/10\/12\/celebrity-news\/breaking-bad-star-rj-mitte-made-final-public-appearance-days-before-death-at-34\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">diagnosed with cerebral palsy<\/a> at the age of 3, explained he had \u201ca lot of hip pain,\u201d so he believed he would be \u201call shriveled\u201d as he aged.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Mittle expressed his hopes for The Mitte Foundation, a non-profit organization with a mission to help those with disabilities.<\/p>\n<p>If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or text Crisis Text Line at 741741.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"RJ Mitte\u2019s \u201cBreaking Bad\u201d co-stars and loved ones gathered for the late actor\u2019s celebration of life ceremony in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":828718,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[28267,57609,6491,2283,47281,2755,96,1345,31112,162947,270905,391,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-828717","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-actors","tag-breaking-bad","tag-celebrities","tag-celebrity-deaths","tag-celebrity-friendships","tag-celebrity-news","tag-entertainment","tag-exclusive","tag-funerals","tag-memorials","tag-rj-mitte","tag-tv","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/828717","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=828717"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/828717\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/828718"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=828717"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=828717"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=828717"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}