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Cause of Death Confirmed for 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' Bandleader Cleto Escobedo III

Kimmel honors his lifelong friend with memorial fundraisers benefiting UCLA Health plus an animal charity.

Overview

  • A death certificate published by multiple outlets lists cardiogenic shock as the immediate cause of death for Escobedo, 59.
  • Underlying causes cited include vasodilatory shock, disseminated intravascular coagulation and alcoholic cirrhosis, with sepsis, graft versus host disease, immunosuppression, chronic kidney disease and pneumonia noted as contributing conditions.
  • The document states Escobedo was cremated and identifies his decades-long career as an entertainer.
  • Rolling Stone reports he died at UCLA Medical Center following complications related to a liver transplant.
  • Kimmel delivered an on‑air tribute, canceled subsequent tapings for a short pause and launched fundraisers for UCLA Health and The Animal Foundation.