Longtime Jimmy Kimmel Live! band leader and close friend of the show host Cleto Escobedo III died recently at the age of 59. On his Tuesday show, Kimmel delivered a touching tribute to Escobedo, a ...

Jimmy Kimmel shared his broken heart for 22 minutes with his audience Tuesday night. The late night host used his “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” monologue to speak about his childhood friend who was also his ...

Jimmy Kimmel broke down in tears during an emotional tribute to his longtime friend and bandleader, Cleto Escobedo III. Kimmel, 57, opened the Tuesday, November 11, episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live! by ...

Jimmy Kimmel gave a heartfelt eulogy to his childhood friend Cleto Escobedo III on Tuesday. Escobedo, who was also Kimmel’s longtime band leader on the show, died aged 59 on Tuesday morning from liver ...

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Jimmy Kimmel was visibly distraught following the death of his close friend Cleto Escobedo III, the musical director of Jimmy Kimmel Live! and the leader of the in-house band. The late-night show host ...

The musician died on Tuesday, Nov. 11 at the age of 59 Ingrid Vasquez is a Digital News Writer at PEOPLE. She graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor in Journalism. Before ...

Jimmy Kimmel paid homage to his late best friend and “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” bandleader, Cleto Escobedo III, during the “hardest” opening monologue the late-night host said he ever had to deliver. Kimmel ...

After the late-night host shared a touching tribute to Escobedo on Instagram, celebrities took to the comments section to express their condolences. See their reactions. Kimmel began his tribute in ...

Jimmy Kimmel’s sister, Jill Kimmel, shared a heartfelt tribute to Jimmy Kimmel Live! bandleader Cleto Escobedo III following his death. “I keep forgetting that you’ve moved on from here…but I’ll never ...