Desi Arnaz
Desi Arnaz
Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y de Acha III, better known as Desi Arnaz or Desi Arnaz, Sr., was a Cuban-born American musician, actor, television producer, writer, and director. He is best remembered for his role as Ricky Ricardo on the American television series sitcom I Love Lucy, starring with Lucille Ball, to whom he was married at the time. Arnaz was also internationally renowned for leading his Latin music band, the Desi Arnaz Orchestra. Ball and he are generally credited as...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWorld Music Singer
Date of Birth2 March 1917
CountryUnited States of America
I don't think anyone can tell you what it is that makes you a star.
Al Jolson was one of the greatest entertainers who ever lived.
A single prop that does not look real to an audience can louse you up. The same is true of the smallest flaw in setting up the motivation in a story line.
Motion-picture studio floors used to be all wooden and not smooth at all. This was difficult when moving a camera around on a dolly.
American people have the ability to laugh at themselves. It is one of the things that makes this country the great country that it is.
My Latin temper blows up pretty fast, but it goes down just as fast. Maybe that's why you seldom hear of ulcers in Latin America.
Drinking intensifies all your pressures and your needs.
I went to high school with Al Capone.
Joe McCarthy and his Senate hearings were like witch-hunts.
Since I was very young I have always worked hard at whatever I have had to do.
The success of I Love Lucy is something that happens only once in a lifetime, if you are fortunate enough to have it happen at all.
I was an only child, but I did have a hell of a lot of cousins.
The thing I remember about New York was how little I felt. I arrived with one small bag and $15.
The way the Army does things is sometimes a little strange.