Desi Arnaz
Born
3/2/1917
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.
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 For29 Movies
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
★7.7
The Long, Long Trailer
1954
★7.0
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005
★7.2
My Darling Vivian
2020
★7.1
Lucy and Desi
2022
★7.0
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
★7.0
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
2004
★5.3
Joys
1976
★6.0
The Escape Artist
1982
★6.2
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
1941
★7.0
Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie
1993
★8.2
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored
2011
★2.0
Judy Garland: By Myself
2004
★8.3
Salsa
1976
★10.0
Four Jacks and a Jill
1942
★6.5
Bataan
1943
★6.4
A Star Is Born World Premiere
1954
★8.0
Forever, Darling
1956
★6.9
The Navy Comes Through
1942
★6.0
Too Many Girls
1940
★5.9
Father Takes a Wife
1941
★6.8
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
1976
★7.3
I Love Lucy: The Movie
1953
★7.7
Holiday in Havana
1949
★5.6
Cuban Pete
1946
★6.0
I Love Lucy Christmas Special
2016
★10.0
The Funny World of Lucy, Volume 1
1997
★8.5
Lucy's Really Lost Moments
1956
★6.5
Desi Arnaz and His Orchestra
1946
★5.4