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Jimmy Kimmel has launched two fundraisers in memory of Cleto Escobedo, his late childhood best friend and Jimmy Kimmel Live! bandleader

The fundraisers support UCLA Medical Center, where Escobedo received "incredible care," and The Animal Foundation in Las Vegas, honoring Escobedo’s lifelong love of animals

Escobedo died on Tuesday, Nov. 11, at age 59

Jimmy Kimmel is honoring his late friend and bandleader Cleto Escobedo with a charitable tribute.

The late-night host, 58, and Escobedo's loved ones have created two fundraisers to remember him, three days after his death on Tuesday, Nov. 11 , at age 59.

“Cleto was always kind and eager to help others,” Kimmel wrote in a Nov. 14 Instagram post , sharing two photos of Escobedo — one with his wife, two children and d

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