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Late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel is grieving the loss of one of his dearest and longest-time friends, Cleto Escobedo III, the bandleader of his show.

Kimmel announced Escobedo's death Tuesday on Instagram , saying "that we are heartbroken is an understatement." Escobedo was 59.

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News of Escobedo’s death comes after Thursday's episode of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" was abruptly canceled. David Duchovny, Joe Keery and Madison Beer were set as the show’s guests. The date and cause of Escobedo's death weren't immediately known.

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Escobedo and Kimmel met as children in Las Vegas, where they grew up across the street from each other.

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"The fact that we got to work together every

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