US EditionCause of Death Revealed for Cleto Escobedo, Jimmy Kimmel's Longtime Friend and Bandleader
Jimmy Kimmel mourns his longtime bandleader and childhood friend Cleto Escobedo III, 59, highlighting their decades-long bond and Escobedo's musical legacy on his show.
- On Nov. 11, Jimmy Kimmel announced that longtime bandleader Cleto Escobedo III died earlier that morning and said, `We lost someone very special who was much too young to go, and I would like to tell you about him`.
- Escobedo's career spanned decades, and a death certificate obtained by TMZ Nov. 14 listed cardiogenic shock and other contributors; Kimmel said Escobedo had been treated at UCLA Medical Center prior to his death.
- Kimmel recalled that he and Escobedo, childhood friends from Las Vegas, were inseparable since age nine, sharing 33 nights in a row of sleepovers, and Escobedo was a child prodigy who played for Paula Abdul.
- Kimmel announced on Instagram Nov. 14 that he started two fundraisers to support UCLA Medical Center and The Animal Foundation, Las Vegas.
- Industry figures and celebrities reacted as Kimmel said their work brought Cleto Escobedo Sr. back to the show, while various celebrities posted tributes on Nov. 11.
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Cleto Escobedo III Cause of Death Revealed | Just Jared: Celebrity News and Gossip
The cause of death for Jimmy Kimmel‘s longtime bandleader and close friend, Cleto Escobedo III, has been revealed. Cleto passed away on Tuesday at the young age of 59 and Jimmy paid tribute to him, both on social media and on his late night show Jimmy Kimmel Live. TMZ obtained Cleto‘s death certificate on Friday (November 14) and it lists the cause of death. Keep reading to find out more… The immediate cause is listed as cardiogenic shock with “…
The team “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” after Cleto Escobedo III, the saxonist and leader of the emission team, was released from life at only 59 years of age. The tragic announcement was made by the presentationer Jimmy Kimmel, who has been devastated by the loss of his best childhood friend from the age of nine years, and his payman for over two decades. The article has been from life by the name of the saxafonist Cleto Escobedo III, leader of the emiss…
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