The Jimmy Kimmel Live! team sadly lost a key member this past week. Kimmel confirmed that his longtime bandleader and childhood friend, Cleto Escobedo III, passed away at the age of 59. The host ultimately memorialized his friend during the show’s November 11th broadcast with an incredibly sweet monologue in which he chronicled his personal history with his good friend. Now, it would seem that’s not the only way Kimmel is looking to honor Escobedo, as he revealed some of his other efforts to do so.
Kimmel confirmed Escobedo’s death by way of an Instagram post, and he’s since shared an update, and he confirmed he and his team kickstarted two fundraisers in his late bandleader’s honor. One of them is for UCLA Medical Center, where Escobedo was a patient and, Another fundraiser that’s been started will benefit The Animal Foundation, a non-profit organization based in Kimmel and Escobedo’s hometown, Las Vegas. Kimmel signified these fundraisers by sharing another post on IG. Take a look:
