Desi Arnaz
Acting
Born March 2, 1917 · 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 · 40 titles
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Mike Douglas Show
Saturday Night Live
Tony Awards
The Bob Hope Show
The Red Skelton Show
Alice
Ironside
What's My Line?
The Virginian
I Love Lucy
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
The Ed Sullivan Show
MGM Parade
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
December Bride
Donny & Marie
The Mothers-in-Law
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
The Emmy Awards
NBC Sunday Showcase
The Ed Wynn Show
The Time Element
E! True Hollywood Story
My Darling Vivian
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
The Long, Long Trailer
A Grammy Celebration of Latin Music
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored
Lucy and Desi
A Star Is Born World Premiere
Joys
Lucille Ball: Finding Lucy
Salsa
Judy Garland: By Myself
Television: The First Fifty Years
Land's End
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie