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Desi Arnaz

Born

March 2, 1917 (Age: 69)

Place of Birth

Santiago, Cuba

Died

December 2, 1986

Known For

Acting

Biography

Desi Arnaz (1917 – 1986) was a Cuban-born American musician, actor and television producer.

While he gained international renown for leading a Latin music band, the Desi Arnaz Orchestra, he is best known for his role as Ricky Ricardo on I Love Lucy, starring with then-wife Lucille Ball.

Television: The First Fifty Years

1999

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

2004

7.2

Lucy and Desi

2022

7.5

My Darling Vivian

2020

7.2

Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards

2005

6.2

The Escape Artist

1982

Joys

1976

6.8

The Long, Long Trailer

1954

6.5

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983

6.4

Bataan

1943