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 TV Insider: Jimmy Kimmel Mourns Bandleader Cleto Escobedo III After He Dies at 59: ‘Heartbroken’
11/11/25 04:29 PM
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Jimmy Kimmel Mourns Bandleader Cleto Escobedo III After He Dies at 59: ‘Heartbroken’
Alyssa Norwin
NOVEMBER 11, 2025, 5:10 PM
Cleto Escobedo III, the longtime bandleader for Jimmy Kimmel Live!, is dead at the age of 49. Jimmy Kimmel shared the news himself via an Instagram post on Tuesday, November 11, revealing his friend had died earlier that day.
“Early this morning, we lost a great friend, father, son, musician, and man, my longtime bandleader Cleto Escobedo III,” the late-night host penned. “To say that we are heartbroken is an understatement. Cleto and I have been inseparable since I was nine years old. The fact that we got to work together every day is a dream neither of us could ever have imagined would come true. Cherish your friends and please keep Cleto’s wife, children, and parents in your prayers.”
According to Variety, Escobedo’s condition was the reason Kimmel unexpectedly canceled his Thursday, November 6, show. At the time, it was reported that Kimmel did not tape a new episode due to a “personal matter.” Escobedo’s cause of death is unknown at this time……
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