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Cleto Escobedo III, the founder of Cleto and the Cletones, the house band on Jimmy Kimmel Live!

He studied both music and theater at the world-renowned American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Manhattan then later moved to the West Coast where he was employed.

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LOS ANGELES, CA (August 17, ) – Jimmy Kimmel's beloved band leader and Hot Rod aficionado CLETO ESCOBEDO III joins the gear-head line up with side car.

Meanwhile, the band leader, Cleto Escobedo, is Kimmel's old partner-in-prank-calls from high school, and Kimmel's Uncle Frank (a former NYPD.

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Cleto and the Cletones: Late Night Family Demands Respect

August 4, 2018

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When Cleto and the Cletones band leader Cleto Escobedo, III, says that his team on Jimmy Kimmel Live!

is like a family, it’s no exaggeration. His bandmates have been a part of his life for 25 years, since his early days in Los Angeles. His father, Cleto Escobedo, Jr., is a part of the band.
The show's bandleader, Cleto Escobedo III, said Kimmel's commitment to such an intense work ethic is also why the show has lasted so long.

Plus, he’s known Kimmel since childhood, as nine-year-olds in Las Vegas.

In their teens, Escobedo and Kimmel were big fans of late night television in the early ’80s, especially Late Night with David Letterman.

But the friends never dreamed they’d one day occupy the coveted time slot.

While Escobedo showed early talent and interest in music, Kimmel was drawn to comedy. “That [late night television] really wasn’t an aspiration, though I would have loved to be a rock star guest on a show,” Esc