Actor Mike Batayeh, Known for His Role in Breaking Bad, Passes Away at 52

The "Breaking Bad" community has lost one of its own.

Actor Mike Batayeh died in his sleep of a heart attack at his Michigan home on June 1, his rep confirmed to media, at age 52. Mike's sister Diane told TMZ that his death was very sudden and that he had no heart problems.

"He will be greatly missed by those who loved him." The family told the outlet on June 9 "his great ability to bring laughter and joy to so many."

Mike played Dennis Markowski on "Breaking Bad." His character was the manager of Lavanderia Brillante laundromat, that was a front for a meth lab where Walter White (Bryan Cranston) and Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul) did business.

Media reached out to the family but did not hear back.

Mike appeared on three episodes of AMC's hit show in 2011-2012, as well as on The Bernie Mac Show, Boy Meets World, and CSI: Miami. He was also an accomplished comedian and posted clips from his standup appearances on his Instagram two weeks before his death.

Additionally, Mike had appeared in several films, including "X-Men: Days of Future Past" and "Gas," and at the time of his death in 2016, he said he preferred working on small films versus big budget movies.

"I prefer independent films," he said in an interview with PBS while promoting his indie film "Detroit Unleashed." 'I think there's more camaraderie because of the smaller budgets. With bigger budgets, people are more separate. They're in and out for a player for a day.

He added, "For me, I've been on longer shoots with independents."

Still, Mike also enjoyed working on bigger films, such as Adam Sandler's 2008 hit You Don't Mess with the Zohan.

He continued, "Bigger budgets are more fun." It was a few days, but I prefer to be an independent."