Jimmy Kimmel has launched two fundraisers in memory of Cleto Escobedo III, his childhood friend and the longtime bandleader of Jimmy Kimmel Live! Escobedo died on Tuesday at the age of 59. “Cleto was ...

Jimmy Kimmel is still mourning his close friend and “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” band leader Cleto Escobedo. The grieving late-night host recently took to social media to announce the launch of two ...

Less than a week after Cleto Escobedo III died at age 59, the Jimmy Kimmel Live! host shared that his late band leader was undergoing treatment at a medical center leading up to his passing. And while ...

Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel announced Tuesday that he is taking the rest of the week off following the death of his best friend and the show’s bandleader, Cleto Escobedo III, also known as "Jr." ...

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 is honoring his late bandleader Cleto Escobedo III. The comedian dedicated his latest monologue to his best friend—who had led the Jimmy Kimmel Live! band since the show premiered in 2003 ...

As a kid growing up in Las Vegas, Cleto Escobedo and his best friend delighted in playing pranks together. "We kind of had the same sense of humor," he recalled in a 2022 oral history interview with ...

Jimmy Kimmel delivered an emotional monologue Tuesday night following the death of his friend and “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” band leader Cleto Escobedo. Kimmel kicked off the episode in tears as he came out ...

Jimmy Kimmel delivered an emotional monologue Tuesday, honoring his late childhood friend and "Jimmy Kimmel Live" bandleader Cleto Escobedo III, who died that day at the age of 59. "We've been on the ...

Jimmy Kimmel broke down in tears as he paid tribute to his longtime friend and bandleader, Cleto Escobedo III, during “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on Tuesday, November 11. The emotional moment came just hours ...

Jimmy Kimmel broke down in tears while paying tribute to his childhood best friend, Cleto Escobedo III, after his death Tuesday. “We’ve been on the air for almost 23 years and I’ve had to do some hard ...

Jimmy Kimmel paid tribute to his longtime friend and bandleader Cleto Escobedo III during Tuesday night’s monologue. The comedian struggled to fight back tears as he opened “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” ...