1. Roy Frank "RJ" Mitte III is an American actor and producer.
20 Facts About RJ Mitte
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RJ Mitte moved to Hollywood in 2006, and worked with a personal talent manager to find acting opportunities where his disability could educate viewers.
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RJ Mitte has starred in the ABC family drama series Switched at Birth and the Netflix animated series The Guardians of Justice.
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RJ Mitte has appeared in films like Who's Driving Doug, the thriller drama Time Share, the independent comedy Standing Up for Sunny, the thriller The Oak Room, and the drama Triumph, the lattermost of which he executive produced.
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RJ Mitte is a Screen Actors Guild spokesman for actors with disabilities, and a celebrity ambassador for United Cerebral Palsy.
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RJ Mitte received the SAG-AFTRA Harold Russell Award in 2013.
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RJ Mitte was delivered by emergency caesarean and was not breathing at the time of his birth, which resulted in permanent brain damage.
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RJ Mitte was adopted a few weeks later by Michael Scott Mitte and Dyna Mitte, who later separated.
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RJ Mitte was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at the age of three, and doctors put his legs in casts for six months in an attempt to straighten his feet.
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RJ Mitte was fitted with leg braces and used crutches throughout most of his childhood; however, over time, his body became stronger through sports and exercise; he no longer needed any walking devices by his teenage years.
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RJ Mitte was raised by his mother following the separation of his parents.
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At the 2013 Media Access Awards, RJ Mitte received the SAG-AFTRA Harold Russell Award for his portrayal of Walter White Jr.
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RJ Mitte starred in the short horror film Stump in 2011.
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RJ Mitte was cast in the 2012 thriller film House of Last Things.
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RJ Mitte appeared in the 2013 music video for "Dead Bite" by rapcore band Hollywood Undead.
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RJ Mitte was named a celebrity ambassador for United Cerebral Palsy in 2015.
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RJ Mitte went on to walk the catwalk for Vivienne Westwood in June 2015.
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On 17 November 2015, RJ Mitte was announced to be a presenter as part of British Channel 4's coverage of the 2016 Rio Summer Paralympics.
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RJ Mitte appeared in the video for "If I Get High" by Nothing but Thieves in 2016.
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RJ Mitte revealed in an Instagram post that he has been in a relationship with Kennedy Blaire since 2022.