Overview
- Kimmel announced Escobedo’s death on Nov. 11 in an Instagram post, calling him a great friend and asking for prayers for his family.
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! returned with new episodes, and Kimmel honored Escobedo in a tearful monologue on Tuesday.
- Variety reported that Escobedo’s condition was the personal reason the Nov. 6 taping was suddenly canceled.
- Escobedo led Cleto and the Cletones since the show’s 2003 premiere and frequently performed alongside his father, Cleto Escobedo Jr.
- A veteran saxophonist, he toured or recorded with Paula Abdul, Marc Anthony and Earth, Wind & Fire’s Philip Bailey, and he is survived by his wife, Lori, and two children.