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Desiderio Alberto Arnaz IV (born January 19, 1953), known professionally as Desi Arnaz Jr., is an American actor and musician. He is the son of
Lucille Ball Lucille Désirée Ball (August 6, 1911 – April 26, 1989) was an American actress, comedienne and producer. She was nominated for 13 Primetime Emmy Awards, winning five times, and was the recipient of several other accolades, such as the Golden ...
and
Desi Arnaz Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y de Acha III (March 2, 1917 – December 2, 1986) was a Cuban-born American actor, bandleader, and film and television producer. He played Lucy and Ricky Ricardo, Ricky Ricardo on the American television sitcom ''I Lov ...
.


Early life

Arnaz was born on January 19, 1953, at
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in
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, California. His older sister is actress
Lucie Arnaz Lucie Désirée Arnaz (born July 17, 1951) is an American actress and singer. She is the daughter of actors Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. Early life Arnaz was born at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of acto ...
, who was born in 1951. His birth was one of the most publicized in television history. His parents were the stars of the television
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''
I Love Lucy ''I Love Lucy'' is an American television sitcom that originally aired on CBS from October 15, 1951, to May 6, 1957, with a total of 180 half-hour episodes, spanning six seasons. The show starred Lucille Ball, her husband, Desi Arnaz, along with ...
'', and Ball's pregnancy was part of the story line, which was considered daring in 1952. The same day Ball gave birth to Desi Jr., the fictional Lucy Ricardo gave birth to "Little Ricky." As a testament to how interested the American public was in Lucy's TV baby, Arnaz appeared on the cover of the very first issue of ''
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'' with the headline "Lucy's $50,000,000 baby," ($ in dollars) because revenue from advertising tie-ins was expected to top that mark. Actor Richard Keith (a.k.a. Keith Thibodeaux) later portrayed "Little Ricky" in the TV series; Keith spent much time with Lucie and Desi Jr. in childhood and became close friends with the family, teaching Desi Jr. how to play drums. Arnaz attended University High School in West Los Angeles.


Career

At age 12, Arnaz was a drummer with
Dino, Desi, & Billy Dino, Desi & Billy were an American singing trio that existed between 1964 and 1969. The group featured Dean "Dino" Martin ( Dean Paul Martin, the son of singer and actor Dean Martin), Desi Arnaz Jr. (Desiderio Arnaz IV, the son of television st ...
. The others were
Dean Paul Martin Dean Paul Martin Jr. (born Dino Paul Crocetti Jr., November 17, 1951 – March 21, 1987) was an American pop singer and film and television actor. A member of the California Air National Guard, Martin died in a crash during a military training f ...
(son of
Dean Martin Dean Martin (born Dino Paul Crocetti; June 7, 1917 – December 25, 1995) was an American singer, actor and comedian. One of the most popular and enduring American entertainers of the mid-20th century, Martin was nicknamed "The King of Cool". M ...
) and
Billy Hinsche William Hinsche (June 29, 1951 – November 20, 2021) was an American musician who was a co-founding member of the singing trio Dino, Desi & Billy and a keyboardist for the Beach Boys' backing band. Background Hinsche was born in Manila, the Phi ...
. The band scored two hit singles with "I'm a Fool" and "Not the Lovin' Kind" in 1965.


Acting

From 1968 to 1974, Desi Arnaz and his sister Lucie co-starred opposite their mother in ''
Here's Lucy ''Here's Lucy'' is an American sitcom starring Lucille Ball. The series co-starred her long-time comedy partner Gale Gordon and her real-life children Lucie Arnaz and Desi Arnaz Jr. It was broadcast on CBS from 1968 to 1974. It was Ball's thir ...
'' as her children. In 1968, he had a guest-starring role as Jerry and Suzie's drum-playing friend Tommy in the episode, "The Hombre Who Came to Dinner: Part 2," from the show ''
The Mothers-in-Law ''The Mothers-in-Law'' is an American situation comedy featuring Eve Arden and Kaye Ballard as two women who were friends and next-door neighbors until their children's elopement made them in-laws. The show aired on NBC television from September ...
'', executive-produced and directed by his father. In 1970, he appeared on ''
The Brady Bunch ''The Brady Bunch'' is an American sitcom created by Sherwood Schwartz that aired from September 26, 1969, to March 8, 1974, on ABC. The series revolves around a large blended family with six children. The show aired for five seasons and, after ...
'' episode "The Possible Dream." His best chance at enduring Hollywood fame came in 1973, when he played the title role in the film ''Marco'', a musical about the life of adventurer Marco Polo. However, like most Hollywood musicals of that period, it failed to register at the box office. In 1974, Arnaz played the title role in the Western movie ''
Billy Two Hats ''Billy Two Hats'' is a 1974 American Western film directed by Ted Kotcheff. It stars Gregory Peck, Jack Warden and Desi Arnaz, Jr. Filmed on-location in Israel, ''Billy Two Hats'' is from a script by Scottish writer Alan Sharp, the screenwrite ...
'' with
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. In 1976, he appeared on two episodes of the television series, ''
The Streets of San Francisco ''The Streets of San Francisco'' is a television crime drama filmed on location in San Francisco and produced by Quinn Martin, Quinn Martin Productions, with the first season produced in association with Warner Bros. Television (QM produced the ...
''. Arnaz also appeared in a 1976 episode of ''
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'' (SNL) hosted by both
Desi Arnaz Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y de Acha III (March 2, 1917 – December 2, 1986) was a Cuban-born American actor, bandleader, and film and television producer. He played Lucy and Ricky Ricardo, Ricky Ricardo on the American television sitcom ''I Lov ...
and Desi Arnaz Jr.. The younger Arnaz played Ricky Ricardo while
Gilda Radner Gilda Susan Radner (June 28, 1946 – May 20, 1989) was an American actress and comedian, and one of the seven original cast members of the "Not Ready For Prime Time Players" on the NBC sketch comedy show ''Saturday Night Live'' (''SNL''). In he ...
played Lucy in spoofs of supposed ill-fated
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for ''I Love Lucy''. In 1977, he was the lead in the film '' Joyride'' opposite fellow children of famous actors
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,
Robert Carradine Robert Reed Carradine ( ; born March 24, 1954) is an American actor. A member of the Carradine family, he made his first appearances on television Western series such as ''Bonanza'' and his brother David's TV series, ''Kung Fu''. Carradine's fir ...
, and Anne Lockhart. Arnaz's acting extended into the late 1980s with various appearances on television, and a leading role in the series ''
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'', which ran from 1983 to 1984. In 1992, he played his father in the movie ''
The Mambo Kings ''The Mambo Kings'' is a 1992 musical drama film based on the 1989 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel '' The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love'' by Oscar Hijuelos. The film was directed and produced by Arne Glimcher, and stars Armand Assante, Antonio Ba ...
'', based on a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel that he felt treated his father with respect. The film includes a scene in which Desi Jr., playing his father's character Ricky Ricardo, acts opposite his mother as Lucy Ricardo with film from the TV series intercut with the cast.


Later

Between 1998 and 2010, he was touring with a new configuration of
Dino, Desi & Billy Dino, Desi & Billy were an American singing trio that existed between 1964 and 1969. The group featured Dean "Dino" Martin ( Dean Paul Martin, the son of singer and actor Dean Martin), Desi Arnaz Jr. (Desiderio Arnaz IV, the son of television st ...
called Ricci, Desi & Billy, featuring Arnaz reunited with
Billy Hinsche William Hinsche (June 29, 1951 – November 20, 2021) was an American musician who was a co-founding member of the singing trio Dino, Desi & Billy and a keyboardist for the Beach Boys' backing band. Background Hinsche was born in Manila, the Phi ...
, and joined by Ricci Martin (youngest son of
Dean Martin Dean Martin (born Dino Paul Crocetti; June 7, 1917 – December 25, 1995) was an American singer, actor and comedian. One of the most popular and enduring American entertainers of the mid-20th century, Martin was nicknamed "The King of Cool". M ...
). The group performed original material as well as the songs the original band performed. From about 2002 to 2007, he was vice-president of the board of Directors of the
Lucille Ball–Desi Arnaz Center The Lucille Ball Desi Arnaz Museum,, formally The Lucille Ball Desi Arnaz Museum & Center for Comedy and commonly known as the Lucy Desi Museum, is a museum at 2 West 3rd Street, Jamestown, New York that is affiliated with the nearby National Co ...
in
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. He resigned over a dispute with the executive director over the center. In 2007, Arnaz appeared at the 5th Annual
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with his sister Lucie to accept the ''Legacy of Laughter'' award posthumously given to their mother. Arnaz has also headlined ''Babalu: A Celebration of the Music of Desi Arnaz and his Orchestra'' with
Lucie Arnaz Lucie Désirée Arnaz (born July 17, 1951) is an American actress and singer. She is the daughter of actors Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. Early life Arnaz was born at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of acto ...
,
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, and
Valarie Pettiford Valarie Pettiford (born July 8, 1960) is an American stage and television actress, dancer, and jazz singer. She received a Tony Award nomination for her role in the broadway production '' Fosse''. She is also known for her role as "Big Dee Dee" ...
. On October 15, 2011, Arnaz performed in ''Babalu'' at the
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of the Library of Congress. The performance was in conjunction with the Library's Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz Collection.


Personal life

Arnaz has a daughter, Julia Arnaz, from a relationship with model Susan Callahan-Howe in 1968 when they were both 15 years old; Julia's relationship to Desi Jr. was proven by a
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in 1991. Arnaz dated actress
Patty Duke Anna Marie "Patty" Duke (December 14, 1946 – March 29, 2016) was an American actress and mental health advocate. Over the course of her acting career, she was the recipient of an Academy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, three Primetime Emmy Aw ...
when he was 17 and she was 23. He accompanied Duke to the 1970 Emmy Awards ceremony where she won the Emmy for Outstanding Single Performance. The relationship became tabloid news and his mother did not approve of them together, and Duke became pregnant. After they broke up, writer and music producer Michael Tell offered to marry Duke as a way out of the scandal. Their marriage lasted only 13 days, and when Duke would later tell her son,
Sean Astin Sean Patrick Astin (né Duke; February 25, 1971) is an American actor. His acting roles include Samwise Gamgee in ''The Lord of the Rings'' trilogy (2001–2003), Mikey Walsh in ''The Goonies'' (1985), Daniel Ruettiger in ''Rudy'' (1993), Doug ...
, that Arnaz was his biological father, Arnaz and Astin developed a close relationship, although genetic tests later revealed that Tell was his father. Astin said, "I can call any of them on the phone any time I want to ... John, Desi, Mike or Papa Mike ... my four dads.""Sean Astin's Childhood With Patty Duke"
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. July 31, 2004.
(Michael Pearce, Duke's husband after John Astin, was his step-father.) Arnaz was subsequently involved with entertainer
Liza Minnelli Liza May Minnelli ( ; born March 12, 1946) is an American actress, singer, dancer, and choreographer. Known for her commanding stage presence and powerful alto singing voice, Minnelli is among a rare group of performers awarded an Emmy, Grammy ...
, another relationship of which his mother disapproved; Ball thought that the singer-actress was too old for her son and, because of Minnelli's perceived reckless lifestyle, not a good influence upon him. Arnaz accompanied Minnelli to the Academy Awards ceremony in March 1973 when she won the Academy Award for Best Actress. Arnaz married actress
Linda Purl Linda Purl (born September 2, 1955) is an American actress and singer, known for her roles as Ashley Pfister (Fonzie's girlfriend) on ''Happy Days'' (she originally played Gloria as Richie’s date in season 2 episode 6), Sheila Munroe in the 1982 ...
in 1979. On January 3, 1980, Purl filed for divorce, which was finalized later that year. On October 8, 1987, Arnaz married Amy Laura Bargiel. The couple lived in
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, with their daughter, Haley. In 1997, Arnaz purchased the Boulder Theatre in town and restored it, when it had been on the brink of ruin. After its conversion to a theatre, the cinema became the home of the Boulder City Ballet Company. Desi's wife Amy died of
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in 2015, at the age of 63. Both Desi and Amy were followers of
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and attended meetings of Howard's New Life Foundation in Boulder City. They also followed and have supported the spiritual writer
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(also one of Vernon Howard's students) and his Life of Learning Center for Spiritual Discovery. Arnaz's granddaughter (daughter of Julia) Desiree S. Anzalone, a photographer, died from
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on September 27, 2020, at the age of 31. She was first diagnosed with cancer when she was 25.


Filmography

*1957: ''
I Love Lucy ''I Love Lucy'' is an American television sitcom that originally aired on CBS from October 15, 1951, to May 6, 1957, with a total of 180 half-hour episodes, spanning six seasons. The show starred Lucille Ball, her husband, Desi Arnaz, along with ...
'' – Himself (1 episode, 1957) *1962: ''
The Lucy Show ''The Lucy Show'' is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from 1962 to 1968. It was Lucille Ball's follow-up to ''I Love Lucy''. A significant change in cast and premise for the fourth season (1965–1966) divides the program into two distinct ...
'' – Spectator (5 episodes, 1962–1965) *1968: ''
Here's Lucy ''Here's Lucy'' is an American sitcom starring Lucille Ball. The series co-starred her long-time comedy partner Gale Gordon and her real-life children Lucie Arnaz and Desi Arnaz Jr. It was broadcast on CBS from 1968 to 1974. It was Ball's thir ...
'' – Craig Carter (1968–1972) *1968: ''
The Mothers-In-Law ''The Mothers-in-Law'' is an American situation comedy featuring Eve Arden and Kaye Ballard as two women who were friends and next-door neighbors until their children's elopement made them in-laws. The show aired on NBC television from September ...
'' – Tommy (2 episodes, 1968) *1970: ''
The Brady Bunch ''The Brady Bunch'' is an American sitcom created by Sherwood Schwartz that aired from September 26, 1969, to March 8, 1974, on ABC. The series revolves around a large blended family with six children. The show aired for five seasons and, after ...
'' (as himself) ("The Possible Dream" episode) *1971: ''
Love, American Style ''Love, American Style'' is an anthology comedy television series that aired on ABC from 1969 to 1974. The series was produced by Paramount Television. During the 1971–72 and 1972–73 seasons, it was a part of ABC's Friday primetime lineup ...
'' – Alan (segment "Love and the Motel Mixup") (1 episode, 1971) *1971: ''
The Mod Squad ''The Mod Squad'' is an American crime drama series, originally broadcast for five seasons on ABC from September 24, 1968, to March 1, 1973. It starred Michael Cole as Peter "Pete" Cochran, Peggy Lipton as Julie Barnes, Clarence Williams III as ...
'' – Victor Emory (1 episode, 1971) *1971: ''Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones'' (Made for TV movie) – Bo Jo Jones *1971: ''
Night Gallery ''Night Gallery'' is an American anthology television series that aired on NBC from December 16, 1970, to May 27, 1973, featuring stories of horror and the macabre. Rod Serling, who had gained fame from an earlier series, ''The Twilight Zone'', ...
'' – Doran (1 episode, 1971) *1971: ''
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'' – William 'Steenie' Stenopolous *1973: ''
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'' – Marco Polo *1973: ''
She Lives! ''She Lives!'' is a 1973 made-for-television movie about a young couple, Andy and Pam (played by Desi Arnaz Jr. and Season Hubley). ''She Lives!'' is the title of a novel by Paul G. Neimark, published in 1972, on which the television drama is ba ...
'' (TV) – Andy Reed *1973: ''Voyage of the Yes'' (TV) – Cal Markwell *1974: ''
Billy Two Hats ''Billy Two Hats'' is a 1974 American Western film directed by Ted Kotcheff. It stars Gregory Peck, Jack Warden and Desi Arnaz, Jr. Filmed on-location in Israel, ''Billy Two Hats'' is from a script by Scottish writer Alan Sharp, the screenwrite ...
'' – Billy Two Hats *1975: ''
Medical Story ''Medical Story'' is an American anthology series that aired on NBC from September 4, 1975, until January 8, 1976. Premise This was an anthology series about issues in the medical field, making it into the medical equivalent of '' Police Story''. ...
'' – Jerry Mitchell (1 episode, 1975) *1975: '' Medical Center'' (1 episode, 1975) *1976: ''
The Streets of San Francisco ''The Streets of San Francisco'' is a television crime drama filmed on location in San Francisco and produced by Quinn Martin, Quinn Martin Productions, with the first season produced in association with Warner Bros. Television (QM produced the ...
'' – B. J. Palmer (1 episode, 1976) *1976: '' Police Story'' – Jay Vernon (2 episodes, 1976) *1976: ''
Having Babies ''Julie Farr, M.D.'' ( ''Having Babies'') is an American medical drama series that aired on ABC from March 14, 1978 until June 26, 1979. It followed three television movies called ''Having Babies'' which aired from 1976 to 1978, and was not renewed ...
'' (TV) – Frank Gorman *1977: ''
Black Market Baby Black Market Baby was an American punk rock band from Washington, D.C. They were one of the groups that created the original punk rock scene in the Washington area in the 1980s. They were extremely popular locally, and were known to be an excell ...
'' (TV) – Steve Aletti *1977: '' Joyride'' – Scott *1977: ''Flight to Holocaust'' (TV) – Rick Bender *1978: ''
How to Pick Up Girls! ''How to Pick Up Girls!'' is a 1978 American television film, made-for-television comedy film shot on location in New York City starring Desi Arnaz Jr., Bess Armstrong and Fred McCarren. Based loosely on the 1968 best-selling book of the same ti ...
'' (TV) – Robby Harrington *1978: ''
Fantasy Island ''Fantasy Island'' is an American fantasy drama television series created by Gene Levitt. It aired on ABC from 1977 to 1984. The series starred Ricardo Montalbán as the mysterious Mr. Roarke and Hervé Villechaize as his assistant, Tattoo. Gu ...
'' – Barney Hunter (1 episode, 1978) *1978: '' A Wedding'' – Dino Sloan Corelli *1978: ''The Courage and the Passion'' (TV) – Sgt. Tom Wade *1978: ''To Kill a Cop'' (TV) – Martin Delahanty *1978: ''
The Love Boat ''The Love Boat'' is an American romantic comedy/drama television series that aired on ABC from 1977 to 1986; in addition, four three-hour specials aired in 1986, 1987, and 1990. The series was set on the luxury passenger cruise ship MS ''Pac ...
'' – Steve Hollis (2 episodes, 1978) *1979: '' Crisis in Mid-Air'' (TV) – Tim Donovan *1980: ''
The Great American Traffic Jam ''The Great American Traffic Jam'' (alternate title ''Gridlock'') is a 1980 American made-for-television movie which first aired on NBC on October 2, 1980. The comedy revolves around a large "all-star" cast getting stuck in a massive Los Angeles a ...
'' (TV) – Robbie Reinhardt *1981: ''
Advice to the Lovelorn ''Advice to the Lovelorn'' is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film directed by Alfred L. Werker and starring Lee Tracy, Sally Blane, Paul Harvey and Sterling Holloway. The film was released on December 1, 1933, by United Artists. It is based on t ...
'' (TV) – Steve Vernon *1982: ''
Fake-Out ''Fake-Out'' (also released as ''Nevada Heat'') is a 1982 American crime comedy film directed by Matt Cimber, written by Cimber and John F. Goff, and starring Pia Zadora, Telly Savalas, Desi Arnaz Jr., and Larry Storch. Cast *Pia Zadora as Bobb ...
'' – Detective Clint Morgan *1983: ''
Automan ''Automan'' is an American superhero television series produced by Glen A. Larson. It aired for 12 episodes (although 13 were made) on ABC between 1983 and 1984. It consciously emulates the stylistic trappings of the Walt Disney Pictures live-ac ...
'' – Walter Nebicher (13 episodes, 1983–1984) *1983: '' The Night the Bridge Fell Down'' (TV) – Johnny Pyle *1983: ''
House of the Long Shadows ''House of the Long Shadows'' is a 1983 British comedy horror film directed by Pete Walker. It is notable because four iconic horror film stars (Vincent Price, Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing and John Carradine) are together in one feature. The ...
'' – Kenneth Magee *1987: ''Paul Reiser Out on a Whim'' (TV) *1987: '' Matlock'' – Michael Porter (1 episode, 1987) *1992: ''
The Mambo Kings ''The Mambo Kings'' is a 1992 musical drama film based on the 1989 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel '' The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love'' by Oscar Hijuelos. The film was directed and produced by Arne Glimcher, and stars Armand Assante, Antonio Ba ...
'' – Desi Arnaz Sr.


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