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RJ mitte dead by suicide

Posted on 10/12/26 at 3:35 pm
Posted by REG861
Ocelot, Iowa
Member since Oct 2011
38565 posts
Posted on 10/12/26 at 3:35 pm
I’ll link in a second. Awful news. Son of Louisiana I believe.

https://www.tmz.com/2026/10/12/rj-mitte-dead/
This post was edited on 10/12/26 at 3:36 pm
Posted by RLDSC FAN
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Member since Nov 2008
61734 posts
Posted on 10/12/26 at 3:36 pm to
Awful news. RIP
Posted by dallastiger55
Jennings, LA
Member since Jan 2010
35588 posts
Posted on 10/12/26 at 3:41 pm to
Just did a podcast last week. You never know the shite people are going through

RIP
Posted by theunknownknight
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2005
61689 posts
Posted on 10/12/26 at 3:51 pm to
Yea, he seemed like a good dude

That’s a tough age for a single guy especially one with a disability who was somewhat well known
Posted by CatfishJohn
Member since Jun 2020
23356 posts
Posted on 10/12/26 at 3:54 pm to
I thought he was engaged?
Posted by Fun Bunch
New Orleans
Member since May 2008
133160 posts
Posted on 10/12/26 at 3:56 pm to
I just saw he was dead but assumed.

Very sad.
Posted by BottomlandBrew
Member since Aug 2010
30416 posts
Posted on 10/12/26 at 4:00 pm to
Damn, that's a big bummer. He was a strong advocate and good role model for kids with CP. You just never know what someone is going through, and it's always heartbreaking when they see that as the solution.
Posted by The Pirate King
Pangu
Member since May 2014
70924 posts
Posted on 10/12/26 at 4:04 pm to
quote:

You just never know what someone is going through, and it's always heartbreaking when they see that as the solution.

Total speculation here, but even TV actors without conditions like Cerebral Palsy get crap from "fans" after playing one character for a long time. Goading them to say their famous quotes, mocking them, etc.

Can't imagine the level of weird stuff he got from idiots when going out in public and doing conventions (if he did them).
This post was edited on 10/12/26 at 4:09 pm
Posted by Underwood
Member since Dec 2022
1919 posts
Posted on 10/12/26 at 4:13 pm to
wow.
Posted by Lsut81
Member since Jun 2005
86349 posts
Posted on 10/12/26 at 4:14 pm to
I put on the OT that I saw him interviewed last week about the BB project speculation and he was saying that he hoped they kept it true to what BB was and not a money grab.
Posted by Chorizo chang
Statesboro
Member since Feb 2022
917 posts
Posted on 10/12/26 at 4:14 pm to
RIP Breakfast
Posted by LSU Jax
Gator Country Hell
Member since Sep 2006
10856 posts
Posted on 10/12/26 at 4:20 pm to
quote:

I thought he was engaged?

Yeah he had gotten engaged a year ago. Don’t know if something happened with that or not.

This sucks. He seemed like a great guy.

Walt Jr. was also the most likeable character on the show.
Posted by Lsut81
Member since Jun 2005
86349 posts
Posted on 10/12/26 at 4:33 pm to
quote:

This sucks. He seemed like a great guy.


He didn't seem down or anything in the interview. Just talked about a number of things and the rumor of a BB project.
Posted by LSU Jax
Gator Country Hell
Member since Sep 2006
10856 posts
Posted on 10/12/26 at 4:55 pm to
quote:

He didn't seem down or anything in the interview. Just talked about a number of things and the rumor of a BB project.

No he didn’t. He also seemed to be very active as an advocate for people with disabilities and his foundation. Not someone who came across as being down or depressed.

TMZ is the outlet that said suicide but the more legit sources all seem to be saying that the cause is uncertain or not yet released. Maybe it wasn’t suicide?
Posted by 632627
LA
Member since Dec 2011
15459 posts
Posted on 10/12/26 at 5:18 pm to
Celeb deaths don’t usually bother me but this one is kinda sad
Posted by Marciano1
Marksville, LA
Member since Jun 2009
20268 posts
Posted on 10/12/26 at 5:47 pm to
quote:

someone who came across as being down or depressed
The bad thing about that is most of the time, the people dealing with those rarely reveal it to people. It's all between the ears and it hits them during alone/quiet time.
Posted by LSU Jax
Gator Country Hell
Member since Sep 2006
10856 posts
Posted on 10/12/26 at 9:17 pm to
quote:

Celeb deaths don’t usually bother me but this one is kinda sad

Exact same for me.
Posted by LSU Jax
Gator Country Hell
Member since Sep 2006
10856 posts
Posted on 10/12/26 at 9:18 pm to
quote:

The bad thing about that is most of the time, the people dealing with those rarely reveal it to people. It's all between the ears and it hits them during alone/quiet time.

Yeah that is a good point.
Posted by TechBullDawg
Member since May 2014
2984 posts
Posted on 10/13/26 at 8:40 am to
I would think he would have bonded with his BB costars and could call them if he needed an ear. Such a sad thing
Posted by Fun Bunch
New Orleans
Member since May 2008
133160 posts
Posted on 10/13/26 at 8:47 am to
Brian Cranston did a tribute and talked about how they had been texting recently to have lunch and never got to it. And he wondered if that lunch could have changed things. Really sad.
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