Actor and comedian Mike Batayeh has passed away at the age of 52. He was best known for playing the laundry manager, Dennis Markowski, on Breaking Bad. The actor reportedly breathed his last due to a heart attack while sleeping at his Michigan home on June 1, his family confirmed. “It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that my sisters and I announce the passing of our beloved brother. He will be greatly missed by those who loved him and his great ability to bring laughter and joy to so many,” the family said.
Following the news of her death, her fellow comedian, Steven Lolli, mourned her death. “Mike Batayeh was one of my first and best friends in comedy in LA and a great comedian. He played Dennis in #BreakingBad, of course. No matter how successful he was, he always included friends. Class act. Ask God please go easy on us Jews Mike. That will be a huge favor coming from you RIP,” he tweeted.
A memorial service will be held June 16 at 2 p.m. at the Vermeulen-Sajewski Funeral Home in Plymouth, Michigan, according to Variety. Mike Batayeh appeared in three episodes of AMC’s Breaking Bad as Dennis Markowski, the manager of Lavanderia Brillante laundromat, which also served as a meth lab for Walter White and Jesse Pinkman.
Mike Batayeh appeared on shows like It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Sleeper Cell, The Bernie Mac Show, Boy Meets World, and Everybody Loves Raymond during his acting career. He co-starred in Paul Weitz’s American Dreamz, Don’t Mess with the Zohan, Gas and played Mike in the 2012 film Detroit Unleaded.
The actor has performed in and headlined notable comedy clubs like New York’s Gotham and Los Angeles’ Laugh Factory, Comedy Store, Improv and Icehouse.
He was one of the first American comedians to perform for Middle Eastern audiences. Mike Batayeh has performed in Dubai, where he filmed a Showtime Arabia special, as well as in Egypt, Lebanon, Nazareth and Jordan. The Jordanian royal family invited Mike Batayeh to appear at the Amman International Comedy Festival two years in a row.
(ANI inputs)
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