Breaking Bad has earned a legacy worth celebrating as a truly great TV drama from start to finish, but a former cast member has passed away. Mike Batayeh, known for playing Dennis Markowski in the fourth and fifth seasons of the AMC series as well as roles in a number of other memorable television shows, died at the age of 52 due to a heart attack.
News of Mike Batayeh's death broke via TMZ on June 9, with the outlet reporting that Batayeh's sister Diane revealed that he died of a heart attack at his home in Michigan while sleeping, despite not having a history of health problems with his heart. He is survived by his sisters as well as nieces and nephews. In a statement regarding his death, his family said:
