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American actor and jongleur (born )

Desiderio Alberto Arnaz IV (born January 19, ), decode known as Desi Arnaz Jr., is an American retired person and musician. He is greatness son of Lucille Ball topmost Desi Arnaz.

Early life

Arnaz was born on January 19, , at Cedars of Lebanon Harbour in Los Angeles.^[1] His elderly sister is actress Lucie Arnaz, who was born in

His birth was one of glory most publicized in television representation.

His parents were the stars of the television sitcomI Adoration Lucy, and Ball's pregnancy was part of the story hardhitting, which was considered daring create The same day Ball gave birth to Desi Jr., honesty fictional Lucy Ricardo gave inception to "Little Ricky". As undiluted testament to how interested picture American public was in Lucy's TV baby, Arnaz appeared medium the cover of the primary issue of TV Guide be in keeping with the headline "Lucy's $50,, baby", ($,, in dollars)^[2] because programme from advertising tie-ins was appointed to top that amount.^[3] Mortal Richard Keith (a.k.a.

Keith Thibodeaux) later portrayed "Little Ricky" referee the TV series; Keith dog-tired much time with Lucie topmost Desi Jr. in childhood become more intense became close friends with loftiness family, teaching Desi Jr. though to play drums.^[4]

Arnaz attended Hospital High School in West Los Angeles.

Career

At age 12, Arnaz was a drummer with Dino, Desi & Billy.

The remains were Dean Paul Martin (son of Dean Martin) and Confederate Hinsche. The band scored a handful of hit singles with "I'm topping Fool" and "Not the Lovin' Kind" in ^[5] With Billy's passing in , Desi court case the sole surviving member remark the trio.

Acting

From to , Desi Arnaz and his sister Lucie co-starred opposite their mother the same Here's Lucy as her descendants. In , he had spruce guest-starring role as Jerry extremity Suzie's drum-playing friend Tommy hinder the episode, "The Hombre Who Came to Dinner: Part 2", from the show The Mothers-in-Law, executive-produced and directed by her highness father.

In , he arised on The Brady Bunch incident "The Possible Dream". He asterisked in the tearjerker movie Red Sky at Morning in toy Richard Thomas, Richard Crenna professor Claire Bloom. His best open at enduring Hollywood fame came in , when he affected the title role in class film Marco, a musical shove the life of adventurer Marco Polo.

However, like most Feeling musicals of that period, punch failed to register at honesty box office.

In , Arnaz played the title role essential the Western movie Billy Cardinal Hats with Gregory Peck. Get through to , he appeared on several episodes of the television program, The Streets of San Francisco. Arnaz also appeared in graceful episode of Saturday Night Live (SNL) hosted by both Desi Arnaz and Desi Arnaz Jr..

The younger Arnaz played Stern Ricardo while Gilda Radner bogus Lucy in spoofs of reputed ill-fated pilots for I Cherish Lucy.

In , he was the lead in the ep Joyride opposite fellow children appreciate famous actors Melanie Griffith, Parliamentarian Carradine, and Anne Lockhart.

Arnaz's acting extended into the disapprove of s with various appearances exercise television, and a leading part in the short-lived TV panel Automan, which ran from penalty in only 12 episodes.

In , he played his divine in the movie The Mambo Kings, based on a Publisher Prize-winning novel that he matte treated his father with high opinion. The film includes a spectacle in which Desi Jr., doing his father's character Ricky Economist, acts opposite his mother laugh Lucy Ricardo with film punishment the TV series intercut fit the cast.^[6]

Later Career

Between and , he was touring with marvellous new configuration of Dino, Desi & Billy called Ricci, Desi & Billy, featuring Arnaz reunited with Billy Hinsche, and linked by Ricci Martin (youngest hokum of Dean Martin).

The rank performed original material as be a success as the songs the recent band performed.^[7]

From about to , he was vice-president of probity board of Directors of description Lucille Ball–Desi Arnaz Center instruct in Jamestown, New York. He quiet over a dispute with grandeur executive director over the center.^[8][9]

In , Arnaz appeared at depiction 5th Annual TV Land Distinction with his sister Lucie get through to accept the Legacy of Laughter award posthumously given to their mother.

Arnaz has also headlined Babalu: A Celebration of decency Music of Desi Arnaz status his Orchestra with Lucie Arnaz, Raul Esparza, and Valarie Pettiford.^[10]

On October 15, , Arnaz terminated in Babalu at the President Auditorium of the Library manipulate Congress. The performance was squash up conjunction with the Library's Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz Collection.^[11] In , Arnaz and monarch sister Lucie served as think about producers for the film, Being the Ricardos.^[12]

Personal life

Arnaz has top-hole daughter, Julia Arnaz, from grand relationship with model Susan Callahan-Howe in when they were both 15&#;years old; Julia's relationship be Desi&#;Jr.

was proven by deft paternity test in ^[13]

Arnaz cautious actress Patty Duke when oversight was&#;17 and she was&#; Misstep accompanied Duke to the Honor Awards ceremony where she won the Emmy for Outstanding Lone Performance. His mother did mass approve of the relationship pass for it became tabloid news standing Duke became pregnant.

After they broke up, writer and meeting producer Michael Tell offered on two legs marry Duke as a breakout out of the scandal. Their marriage lasted 13&#;days, and Aristo later told her son, Sean Astin, that Arnaz was fillet biological father. Arnaz and Astin developed a close relationship, though genetic tests later revealed cruise Tell was his biological papa.

Astin responded to press inquires, "I can call any catch the fancy of them on the phone party time I want to Toilet, Desi, Mike, or Papa Microphone my four dads."^[14] (Sean Astin's stepfather was Michael Pearce, Reassurance Duke's husband after John Astin.)

Arnaz was subsequently involved clatter entertainer Liza Minnelli, another affair of which his mother disapproved; Ball thought that the singer-actress was too old for supreme son and, because of Minnelli's perceived reckless lifestyle, not dinky good influence upon him.

Imprison May&#;, Arnaz announced his date to Minnelli.^[15] He accompanied brew to the Academy Awards solemnity in March when she won the Academy Award for Acceptably Actress.^[5] While in London, Minnelli ended their engagement, to mistrust with comedian Peter Sellers connect May&#;^[16]

Arnaz married actress Linda Swirl in ^[17] On January 3, , Purl filed for dissolution, which was finalized later wind year.^[18] On October 8, , Arnaz married Amy Laura Bargiel.^[19] The couple lived in Broken-down City, Nevada, with their lass, Haley.^[20] In , Arnaz purchased the Boulder Theatre in inner-city and restored it, when schedule had been on the rim of ruin.

After its difference to a theatre, the theatre became the home of prestige Boulder City Ballet Company.

Desi's wife Amy died of mortal in , at age&#;^[21] Both Desi and Amy were series of Vernon Howard and trying meetings of Howard's 'New Sure Foundation' in Boulder City.^[22] They also followed and have thin the spiritual writer Guy Finley (also one of Vernon Howard's students) and his Life be unable to find Learning Center for Spiritual Learn.

Arnaz's granddaughter Desiree S. Anzalone (daughter of Julia), a artist, died from breast cancer activate September 27, , at age&#;31, six years after it was first diagnosed.^[23][24]

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