Cleto Escobedo III Death Cause Revealed
Analysis based on 22 articles · First reported Nov 11, 2025 · Last updated Nov 17, 2025
The death of Cleto Escobedo III, bandleader for Jimmy Kimmel Live!, led to the postponement of shows on The Walt Disney Company — American Broadcasting Company, causing minor disruption to its programming schedule. While not a major market event, it directly impacts the production and broadcast of a popular late-night show.
Cleto Escobedo III, the bandleader for Jimmy Kimmel Live! and a lifelong friend of Jimmy Kimmel, died at the age of 59. His cause of death was confirmed as cardiogenic shock, with several underlying conditions including vasodilatory shock, disseminated intravascular coagulation, alcoholic cirrhosis of the liver, sepsis, graft-versus-host disease, immunosuppression, chronic kidney disease, and pneumonia. Jimmy Kimmel announced the news with a tearful tribute on his show and subsequently canceled Wednesday and Thursday's episodes. Cleto Escobedo III had a successful music career, touring with artists like Paula Abdul and recording with Marc Anthony and Tom Scott, before leading the Cleto and the Cletones band since the show's debut in 2003. His father, Cleto Escobedo Sr., also a musician, performed on the show after his son's passing.
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