Desi Arnaz

(1917-1986)

Cuban-born American musician, actor and television producer

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Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y de Acha III (March 2, 1917 – December 2, 1986), known as Desi Arnaz, was a Cuban-American actor, musician, producer, and bandleader. He played Ricky Ricardo on the American television sitcom I Love Lucy, in which he co-starred with his wife Lucille Ball. Arnaz and Ball are credited as the innovators of the syndicated rerun, which they pioneered with the I Love Lucy series.

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Born	Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y De Acha III 2 March 1917 Santiago, Cuba
Died	2 December 1986 (aged 69) Del Mar, California, USA
Zodiac	Pisces
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Lucille Ball 1911-1989 · American actress · m. 1940; div. 1960 info edit

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Edith Hirsch 1917-1985 · American, Relative · m. 1963 info edit

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Lucie Desiree Arnaz info 1st child with Lucille Ball Female b. 17 Jul 1951 · Age: 74 · 1951- · American actress

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Desiderio Alberto Arnaz IV info 2nd child with Lucille Ball Male b. 19 Jan 1953 · Age: 72 · 1953- · actor, musician; son of Lucille Ball

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Desiderio Alberto Arnaz II · Father · 1894-1973 · Member of Cuban House of Representatives and father of Desi Arnaz edit info

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Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y Alberni II · Father · 1894-1973 · Cuban relative edit info

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Dolores de Acha y de Socias Arnaz · Mother · 1896-1988 · Cuban relative edit info

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Fred Ball · Brother In Law · 1915-2007 · American movie studio executive edit info

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Laurence Luckinbill · Son In Law · 1934- · American actor, playwright, director, and film and television producer edit info

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Desiree Anzalone · Great-grandfather · 1989-2020 · American photographer edit info

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Ginger Rogers · 1911-1995 · American actress and dancer info edit view couple »

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Richard Kollmar · 1910-1971 · American actor info edit view couple »

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Cesar Romero · 1907-1994 · American actor info edit view couple »

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Lana Turner · 1921-1995 · American actress info edit view couple »

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Betty Grable · 1916-1973 · American actress and pin-up girl info edit view couple »

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Gene Tierney · 1920-1991 · American actress info edit view couple »

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Anne Neyland · 1934-2019 · American actress info edit view couple »

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William Frawley · Friend · 1887-1966 · Actor edit info

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Karl Freund · Friend · 1890-1969 · German film director and cinematographer edit info

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Gertrude Berg · Friend · 1898-1966 · American actress, screenwriter and producer edit info

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Charles Farrell · Friend · 1900-1990 · American actor (1900/1901-1990) edit info

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Charles 'Buddy' Rogers · Friend · 1904-1999 · American actor and jazz musician edit info

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Vivian Vance · Friend · 1909-1979 · American actress edit info

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Marc Daniels · Friend · 1912-1989 · American television director edit info

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Jess Oppenheimer · Friend · 1913-1988 · head writer and producer of sitcom ''I Love Lucy'' edit info

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Bob Weiskopf · Friend · 1914-2001 · American screenwriter and TV show producer edit info

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Dean Martin · Friend · 1917-1995 · American singer, actor, comedian and film producer edit info

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Ross Elliott · Friend · 1917-1999 · Actor edit info

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Marco Rizo · Friend · 1920-1998 · Cuban musician edit info

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Susan Peters · Friend · 1921-1952 · Actress edit info

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William Asher · Friend · 1921-2012 · American film and television producer, director, and screenwriter edit info

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Gale Storm · Friend · 1922-2009 · American actress, singer edit info

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Martin Ragaway · Friend · 1923-1989 · American screenwriter edit info

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Dick Van Dyke · Friend · 1925- · American actor and comedian edit info

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Richard Keith · Friend · 1950- · American actor and musician edit info

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