# Breaking Bad Question

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-question/819770>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [August 17, 2018, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-question/819770 "2018-08-17T02:50:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![SanDiegoTim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@SanDiegoTim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanDiegoTim)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2018, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-question/819770/1 "2018-08-17T02:50:19Z")

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Albeit a few years late, I’m just getting into Breaking Bad. Walter White’s son is handicapped. Is the actor portraying him really handicapped?

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**Author:** ![Tread](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Tread](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tread)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2018, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-question/819770/2 "2018-08-17T02:51:43Z")

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Yes, but not as bad as Walt Jr.

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**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2018, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-question/819770/3 "2018-08-17T03:17:32Z")

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Both the character and actor have cerebral palsy.