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Desi Arnaz

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
61

Gender
Male

Birthday
March 2, 1917 (109 years old)

Place of Birth
Santiago, Cuba

Desi Arnaz

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

Acting

2025A Grammy Celebration of Latin Musicas Self/Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)
2025Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Musicas Self (archive footage)
2022Lucy and Desias Self (archive footage)
2020My Darling Vivianas Self (archive footage)
2016I Love Lucy Christmas Specialas Ricky
2011Classic TV Bloopers Uncensoredas Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)
2005Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awardsas Manuelito (segment "Too Many Girls") (archive footage)
2004Judy Garland: By Myselfas Self (archive footage)
2004TV in Black: The First Fifty Yearsas (archive footage)
2000Lucille Ball: Finding Lucyas Self (archive footage)
1999Television: The First Fifty Yearsas Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)
1997The Funny World of Lucy, Volume 1as
1996E! True Hollywood Storyas
1993Lucy and Desi: A Home Movieas Self
1983Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footageas Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1982The Escape Artistas Mayor Leon Quiñones
1976CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Yearsas Self
1976Aliceas Ruth
1976Salsaas Self (archive footage)
1976Joysas Self
1976Donny & Marieas Self
1975Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Televisionas (archive footage)
1975Saturday Night Liveas Self - Host & Musical Guest
1968Land's Endas Guest Waiting to Cash Check
1968Rowan & Martin's Laugh-Inas Self
1968Rowan & Martin's Laugh-Inas Self (uncredited)
1967The Mothers-in-Lawas Raphael Delgado
1967Ironsideas Dr. Juan Domingo
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonas Self
1962The Virginianas El Jefe
1961The Mike Douglas Showas Self
1960The Man in the Funny Suitas Self - Host
1959NBC Sunday Showcaseas Ricky Ricardo
1958Westinghouse Desilu Playhouseas
1957The Lucy–Desi Comedy Houras Ricky Ricardo
1956The Bob Hope Chevy Showas Fred Mertz
1956Tony Awardsas Self - Performer
1956Forever, Darlingas Lorenzo Xavier 'Larry' Vega
1956Lucy's Really Lost Momentsas Ricky Ricardo
1955MGM Paradeas Self
1954December Brideas Self
1954A Star Is Born World Premiereas Self
1954The Long, Long Traileras Nicky Collini
1953I Love Lucy: The Movieas Ricky Ricardo / Self
1951I Love Lucyas Ricky Ricardo
1951The Red Skelton Showas Self
1950The Bob Hope Showas Self
1950What's My Line?as Self
1949The Ed Wynn Showas Self
1949Holiday in Havanaas Carlos Estrada
1949The Emmy Awardsas Self
1948The Ed Sullivan Showas Self
1946Desi Arnaz and His Orchestraas Self
1946Cuban Peteas Desi Arnaz
1943Bataanas Felix Ramirez
1942The Navy Comes Throughas Pat Tarriba
1942Four Jacks and a Jillas Steve Sarto / King Stephan VIII of Aregal
1941Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2as
1941Father Takes a Wifeas Carlos Bardez
1940Too Many Girlsas Manuelito
The Lucy-Desi Milton Berle Specialas

Production

1968Land's End...Creator
1968Land's End...Director
1968Land's End...Writer
1968Land's End...Producer
1967The Mothers-in-Law...Director
1967The Mothers-in-Law...Executive Producer
1966The Carol Channing Show...Producer
1966The Carol Channing Show...Director
1965Star Trek: The Cage...Executive Producer
1963Surf Scene...Executive Producer
1962The Lucy Show...Director
1962The Lucy Show...Producer
1961Dragon by the Tail...Executive Producer
1961Alcatraz Express...Executive Producer
1960Guestward, Ho!...Director
1960The Man in the Funny Suit...Producer
1960The Gun of Zangara...Executive Producer
1959NBC Sunday Showcase...Director
1958Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse...Creator
1958Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse...Executive In Charge Of Production
1958The Ann Sothern Show...Producer
1958The Texan...Producer
1958The Fountain of Youth...Executive Producer
1958Colgate Theatre...Executive Producer
1958Strange Witness...Producer
1957The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour...Director
1957The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour...Producer
1957The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour...Executive Producer
1957The Walter Winchell File...Producer
1956U.S. Marshall...Producer's Assistant
1956Lucy's Really Lost Moments...Director
1956Lucy's Really Lost Moments...Writer
1956Lucy's Really Lost Moments...Producer
1952Cavalcade of America...Executive Producer
1951I Love Lucy...Producer