
Desi Arnaz
Born: 1917-03-02
Place of Birth: Santiago, Cuba
Biography
Desi Arnaz (March 2, 1917 – December 2, 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.
Known For

Joys
1976★ 4.0

Bataan
1943★ 6.4

Cuban Pete
1946★ 5.0

Forever, Darling
1956★ 7.0

Four Jacks and a Jill
1942★ 6.0

The Long, Long Trailer
1954★ 6.9

Lucy and Desi
2022★ 7.1

Salsa
1976★ 0.0

The Funny World of Lucy, Volume 1
1997★ 10.0

The Escape Artist
1982★ 6.2

My Darling Vivian
2020★ 6.8

Judy Garland: By Myself
2004★ 7.5

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983★ 6.5

Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored
2011★ 0.0

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
2004★ 4.0

A Star Is Born World Premiere
1954★ 8.0

The Navy Comes Through
1942★ 5.6

Too Many Girls
1940★ 5.6

Desi Arnaz and His Orchestra
1946★ 4.7

Holiday in Havana
1949★ 5.0

Lucy's Really Lost Moments
1956★ 6.5

Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005★ 7.2

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
1941★ 6.0

Father Takes a Wife
1941★ 6.1

Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie
1993★ 8.2

I Love Lucy: The Movie
1953★ 7.4

I Love Lucy Christmas Special
2016★ 10.0

CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
1976★ 7.3

The Bob Hope Chevy Show
1956★ 0.0