Particle.news
Download on the App Store

Death Certificate Confirms Cardiogenic Shock in Cleto Escobedo III, Jimmy Kimmel’s Bandleader

Kimmel has launched two memorial fundraisers—one for UCLA Health, another for a Las Vegas animal shelter.

Overview

  • The official document lists vasodilatory shock, disseminated intravascular coagulation and alcoholic cirrhosis as underlying causes of death.
  • Contributing conditions cited include sepsis, graft-versus-host disease, immunosuppression, chronic kidney disease and pneumonia.
  • The certificate notes Escobedo was cremated and records a 40-year career as an entertainer.
  • Kimmel confirmed the 59-year-old’s passing on Nov. 11 with an emotional on-air tribute, and the show paused new episodes for the rest of the week.
  • Escobedo led Cleto and the Cletones on Jimmy Kimmel Live! since its 2003 debut, following a lifelong friendship with Kimmel that began in Las Vegas.