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Cleto Escobedo III(1966-2025)

  • Music Department
  • Actor
  • Composer
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Cleto Escobedo III
Cleto Escobedo III was born on 23 August 1966 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for Happy Feet (2006), Made (2001) and The Gods and Ghosts of Bleecker Street. He was married to Lori. He died on 11 November 2025 in the USA.
BornAugust 23, 1966
DiedNovember 11, 2025(59)
BornAugust 23, 1966
DiedNovember 11, 2025(59)
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Known for

Nicole Kidman, Robin Williams, Elijah Wood, Brittany Murphy, Hugh Jackman, and Hugo Weaving in Happy Feet (2006)
Happy Feet
6.4
  • Music Department(as Cleto Escobedo)
  • 2006
Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau in Made (2001)
Made
6.3
  • Music Department(as Cleto Escobedo)
  • 2001
The Gods and Ghosts of Bleecker Street
The Gods and Ghosts of Bleecker Street
  • Music Department
    Demon Star
    Demon Star
    • Chilli V

      Credits

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      Music Department

      • The Gods and Ghosts of Bleecker Street
        • saxophone
        • Pre-production
      • Jimmy Kimmel and Guillermo Rodriguez in Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003)
        Jimmy Kimmel Live!
        6.4
        TV Series
        • musical director
        • composer: theme music
        • lyricist: theme music
        • 2009–2023
      • Jimmy Kimmel in The Oscars (2018)
        The Oscars
        5.8
        TV Special
        • musician
        • 2018
      • Christina Ricci, Brian Donovan, Justin Long, Larry Miller, Hayden Panettiere, Kevin Sussman, Chris Carmack, and Eric Price in Alpha and Omega (2010)
        Alpha and Omega
        5.1
        • vocal soloist (as Cleto Escobedo)
        • 2010
      • Nicole Kidman, Robin Williams, Elijah Wood, Brittany Murphy, Hugh Jackman, and Hugo Weaving in Happy Feet (2006)
        Happy Feet
        6.4
        • featured vocalist (as Cleto Escobedo)
        • 2006
      • Carla Gugino in Karen Sisco (2003)
        Karen Sisco
        7.2
        TV Series
        • vocalist
        • 2003
      • Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau in Made (2001)
        Made
        6.3
        • musician: saxophone (as Cleto Escobedo)
        • 2001

      Actor

      • Demon Star
        • Chilli V
        • Post-production

      Composer

      • Windy City Heat (2003)
        Windy City Heat
        7.3
        TV Movie
        • Composer
        • 2003

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      Personal details

      • Alternative names
        • Cleto
      • Born
        • August 23, 1966
        • Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
      • Died
        • November 11, 2025
        • USA(cardiogenic shock)
      • Spouse
        • Lori? - November 11, 2025 (his death, 2 children)
      • Parents
        • Cleto Escobedo Jr.

      Did you know

      • Trivia
        He met Jimmy Kimmel in 1977, when the late-night host's family moved out of New York to Las Vegas. They had been best friends ever since.

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