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Hollywood is in mourning over the death of Jimmy Kimmel Live!<\/a> mainstay Cleto Escobedo<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n Jimmy Kimmel<\/a> <\/strong>himself shared the devastating news on Nov. 11, writing on Instagram<\/a>, \u201cEarly this morning, we lost a great friend, father, son, musician and man, my longtime bandleader Cleto Escobedo III.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cTo say that we are heartbroken is an understatement,” the late night talk show host continued. “Cleto and I have been inseparable since I was 9 years old. The fact that we got to work together every day is a dream neither of us could ever have imagined would come true.”<\/p>\n Jimmy’s fellow comics also shared their condolences, with Wanda Sykes<\/strong><\/a> writing in the comments section, “Heartbreaking. So, very sorry.”<\/p>\n “So sorry,” Howie Mandel<\/a> <\/strong>shared, while Jeffrey Ross<\/strong> added, “Love to his incredible family.”<\/p>\n In an Instagram post of her own, Paula Abdul<\/strong><\/a> recalled her first meeting with Cleto, who she toured with in the late ’80s.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n