{"id":32628,"date":"2025-11-12T23:46:50","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T23:46:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=32628"},"modified":"2025-11-12T23:46:50","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T23:46:50","slug":"jimmy-kimmels-longtime-friend-and-bandleader-dies-at-59","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=32628","title":{"rendered":"Jimmy Kimmel\u2019s longtime friend and bandleader dies at 59"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel is mourning an unthinkable loss.<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"wnfkb69ff08d4da3d5\" ><div style=\"width:100%; max-width:1200px; margin:0 auto;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/bolt-casino.com?r=0BFDBF1283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    <img \n      src=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f8693ebb-2018-480f-a2f7-0096810c07f0.jpg\" \n      alt=\"200% Deposit Bonus + 10% Cashback\" \n      style=\"width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border-radius:8px; cursor:pointer;\"\n    \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 1201px) {\r\n.wnfkb69ff08d4da3d5 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 993px) and (max-width: 1200px) {\r\n.wnfkb69ff08d4da3d5 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 992px) {\r\n.wnfkb69ff08d4da3d5 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 768px) {\r\n.wnfkb69ff08d4da3d5 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {\r\n.wnfkb69ff08d4da3d5 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\n<p><strong>His lifelong best friend and Jimmy Kimmel Live! bandleader, Cleto Escobedo III, has died at the age of 59.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/tag\/jimmy-kimmel\/\">Kimmel<\/a>\u00a0shared the heartbreaking news on Instagram Tuesday, November 11, writing:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEarly this morning, we lost a great friend, father, son, musician and man, my longtime bandleader Cleto Escobedo III. 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\u2019s wife, children and parents in your prayers.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-a-friendship-that-lasted-a-lifetime\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">A friendship that lasted a lifetime<\/h2>\n<p>Cleto wasn\u2019t just part of the show, he was part of Kimmel\u2019s life story. The two met as kids growing up in Las Vegas, bonding over music, mischief, and comedy.<\/p>\n<p>In a past birthday tribute on\u00a0<em>Jimmy Kimmel Live!<\/em>, the host recalled their wild childhood memories:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCleto had a bicycle with a sidecar attached to it. We called it the side hack. I would get in the sidecar and then Cleto would drive me directly into garbage cans and bushes,\u201d Kimmel joked.<\/p>\n<p>The laughter didn\u2019t stop there. The pair were inseparable teens who loved to prank people, sometimes a little too much.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCleto would quietly, in the back, slip out of his pants and moon people from the back of our car,\u201d Kimmel once said with a laugh.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-from-childhood-dreams-to-late-night-legends\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">From childhood dreams to late-night legends<\/h2>\n<p>When\u00a0<em>Jimmy Kimmel Live!<\/em>\u00a0premiered in 2003, there was no question who would lead the band. It had to be Cleto.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll tell you one thing,\u201d Kimmel told ABC7. \u201cIt had to have my bandleader, Cleto.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But the comedian worried the network might not agree.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was nervous, because I thought they\u2019d say, \u2018We don\u2019t want your friend to be the bandleader,\u2019\u201d Kimmel recalled. \u201cSo I took the president of ABC to see him play with his band, and he loved it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The decision paid off. For more than two decades, Cleto and his band,\u00a0<em>Cleto and the Cletones<\/em>, filled the studio with life, laughter, and unforgettable music.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-0\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DQ7f5moEYYy\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=704&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fen.newsner.com&amp;rp=%2Fnews%2Fjimmy-kimmels-longtime-friend-and-bandleader-dies-at-59%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwY2xjawOB-2dleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETBTTWJKQU9ob3d2WUd4Qkwzc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHjXacFHgrlhpK7cHYSvh0uwO9epecmtY#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A1182.2000000029802%7D\" height=\"1219\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Even better, Cleto shared the stage with his father, Cleto Escobedo Jr., who played saxophone in the band.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m in seventh heaven every night,\u201d Cleto Sr. once said. \u201cI\u2019m playing music with my son on a show with my other son. There\u2019s not another son and dad on late-night TV.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-space\" data-google-query-id=\"CLOe2fLl7ZADFZNh9ggdV48smw\">\n<h2 id=\"h-destined-for-music\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Destined for music<\/h2>\n<p>Born August 23, 1966, in Las Vegas, Cleto Escobedo III was destined for music.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was music everywhere,\u201d he said in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/5kNYTKOSn08yVWwxzuSQ2m\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">an interview<\/a>\u00a0last year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI distinctly remember my dad was playing in Hawaii. I was 5 years old and watching his band and him play, and I used to get teared up watching my dad play. I was so excited by the music of it all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>By the time he was in college, Cleto was already performing on the Las Vegas Strip \u2014 and his talent soon took him worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>He toured with Paula Abdul, Earth, Wind &amp; Fire, Luis Miguel, and Marc Anthony, before getting the call from his childhood best friend, Jimmy Kimmel.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen ABC offered me my show, I prayed that they\u2019d let me hire Cleto,\u201d Kimmel told\u00a0<em>Variety<\/em>. \u201cAnd to my amazement, they agreed, sight unseen.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-inseparable-since-they-were-9\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Inseparable since they were 9<\/h2>\n<p>Kimmel\u2019s tribute on Instagram moved fans and friends alike, as he remembered not just a bandleader, but a brother in every sense of the word.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCleto and I have been inseparable since I was 9 years old,\u201d Kimmel wrote. \u201cThe fact that we got to work together every day is a dream neither of us could ever have imagined would come true.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-space\" data-google-query-id=\"CN-Ct_Tl7ZADFY1I9ggdVC86BQ\">\n<p>For over 20 years, the two brought laughter and love to millions of viewers, a friendship that started with childhood pranks and ended with a legacy of music, humor, and loyalty.<\/p>\n<p>Cleto is survived by his parents, wife Lori, and children Cruz and Jesse, and by the millions of fans who will never forget his warmth and talent.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel is mourning an unthinkable loss. 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