Jimmy Kimmel‘s late home bandleader and buddy, Cleto Escobedo III, is survived by his household. The saxophone participant, whom Kimmel described as a “prodigy” since childhood, died on the age of 59 on November 11, 2025, and the late-night speak present host delivered an emotional monologue in honor of Escobedo, his mother and father and his spouse and youngsters.
Whereas sending his ideas to the Escobedo household, Kimmel mentioned he hoped he might “remind” the late musician’s youngsters, as they develop up, how a lot [Escobedo] loves them, as a result of it’s rather a lot.”
Beneath, find out about Escobedo’s spouse and their household.
What Occurred to Cleto Escobedo?
Kimmel didn’t clarify what occurred to Escobedo. Nonetheless, Web page Six reported that Escobedo had problems from a liver transplant.
Furthermore, Kimmel thanked the medical doctors and nurses at UCLA Well being for taking “extremely excellent care” of Escobedo over “these terrible few months.”
“Everybody right here on the present — we’re devastated by this,” Jimmy mentioned on his present. “It’s simply not truthful. He was the nicest, most humble, type and at all times humorous individual.”
Was Cleto Escobedo Married?
Sure, Escobedo was married to his spouse, Lori Escobedo. The couple stored many of the particulars of their life collectively personal, so it’s unclear how lengthy that they had been collectively earlier than he died.
Did Cleto Escobedo Have Kids With His Spouse?
Sure, as beforehand famous, Cleto and Lori shared two youngsters collectively. The spouses stored their youngsters’s lives away from the general public eye.
How Did Cleto Escobedo Die?
On the time of publication, no explanation for dying for Escobedo has been disclosed. In an Instagram announcement shared by Kimmel, the comic expressed how “heartbroken” everybody on his present felt concerning the loss.
“Early this morning, we misplaced an ideal buddy, father, son, musician and man, my longtime bandleader Cleto Escobedo III. To say that we’re heartbroken is an understatement,” the comic wrote in his caption subsequent to a photograph of Escobedo on stage. “Cleto and I’ve been inseparable since I used to be 9 years outdated. The truth that we set to work collectively daily is a dream neither of us might ever have imagined would come true. Cherish your mates and please preserve Cleto’s spouse, youngsters and oldsters in your prayers.”
