Jimmy Kimmel’s band leader Cleto Escobedo’s cause of death revealed as star pays tribute to ‘inseparable’ childhood pal

CLETO Escobedo III’s cause of death has been revealed just days after Jimmy Kimmel announced the tragic news.

The Jimmy Kimmel Live! house band leader died at the age of 59 on Tuesday.

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Cleto Escobedo III died at the age of 59 on November 11Credit: Getty

Now, his death certificate, seen by TMZ, reveals his cause of death was cardiogenic shock – a condition where the heart is unable to pump enough blood around the body.

But it further detailed other underlying health issues that contributed to his death.

It listed Vasodilatory shock (dangerously low blood pressure), disseminated intravascular coagulation (blood clots leading to organ damage) and alcoholic cirrhosis of the liver (advanced liver disease).

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