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Cleto Escobedo III’s Cause of Death Confirmed as Cardiogenic Shock, Death Certificate Shows

The longtime Jimmy Kimmel Live! bandleader, a childhood friend of the host, died at 59 after months of illness.

Overview

  • Escobedo’s death certificate lists cardiogenic shock as the immediate cause, with vasodilatory shock, disseminated intravascular coagulation and alcoholic cirrhosis of the liver as underlying causes.
  • Contributing conditions cited on the document include sepsis, graft versus host disease, immunosuppression, chronic kidney disease and pneumonia.
  • The certificate notes he was cremated and records his occupation as an entertainer who played music for 40 years.
  • Kimmel has launched fundraisers in Escobedo’s memory for UCLA Medical Center and The Animal Foundation in Las Vegas.
  • Some outlets report he died at UCLA following complications related to a liver transplant, while the official record confirms the medical causes; Escobedo died Nov. 11 and had been absent from the show for months.