Overview
- Jill Kimmel shared an Instagram tribute on Nov. 16 with a memorial photo and the message, “I’ll never forget how much I loved you.”
- Jimmy Kimmel created donation drives for UCLA Health to support patients in need and for The Animal Foundation in Las Vegas to reflect Escobedo’s love for rescue pets.
- Kimmel announced Escobedo’s death at 59 on Nov. 11 and delivered an emotional monologue on that night’s Jimmy Kimmel Live!.
- Production of Jimmy Kimmel Live! paused with the Nov. 12–13 episodes canceled as the team grieved and rescheduled bookings.
- Escobedo led Cleto and the Cletones since the show’s 2003 debut, frequently performing alongside his saxophonist father.