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
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.
An audience is so important. I would never have had the guts to dub in that big a laugh.
I Love Lucy was never just a title!
At times we were criticized for doing too much slapstick. I don't believe in mild comedy, and neither does Lucy.
When we got married, nobody gave it more than two weeks. There were bets all over the country, with astronomical odds against us.
Failure is the most terrible thing in our business. When we fail, the whole world knows about it.
I had started calling her Lucy shortly after we met; I didn't like the name Lucille. That's how our television show was called I Love Lucy, not Lucille.
Lucy and I would love furiously and fight furiously.
In 1934 there were very few Cubans in Miami.
I was the only male of the Arnaz family in my generation.
It was easy for viewers to identify with our show. The characters were believable.
It's really amazing that two people from such different backgrounds and geographical origins ever got together. That was perhaps part of the attraction.
I learned a lot in those first years in Miami, while struggling just for survival, by observing my father's fortitude.
Mother came to New York to keep house for me.