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Desi Arnaz

Desi Arnaz

Birthday: 1917-03-02 | Place of Birth: Santiago, Cuba

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2022
Lucy and Desi

as    Self (archive footage)

2016
2011
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored

as    Himself

1993
1982
The Escape Artist

as    Mayor Leon Quiñones

1957
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

as    Ricky Ricardo

1956
Forever, Darling

as    Lorenzo Xavier "Larry" Vega

1954
The Long, Long Trailer

as    Nicky Collini

1951
I Love Lucy

as    Ricky Ricardo

1949
Holiday in Havana

as    Carlos Estrada

1946
Cuban Pete

as    Himself

1943
Bataan

as    Felix Ramirez

1942
The Navy Comes Through

as    Pat Tarriba

1942
Four Jacks and a Jill

as    Steve Sarto / King Stephan VIII of Aregal

1940
Too Many Girls

as    Manuelito Lynch