Rodney Muñoz, Costume Designer for Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Dies at 60
Rodney Muñoz, the Emmy-winning costume designer for Jimmy Kimmel Live!, died Oct. 2 at 60. He worked on the late-night show for nearly three decades and won a Primetime Emmy in 2010 for outstanding costumes for a variety, music program or special. Jimmy Kimmel remembered him as talented, hard-working and generous beneath a tough exterior.
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