People named Desi Arnaz

Desi Arnaz of Del Mar, San Diego County, California was born on March 2, 1917 in Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba County, Santiago De Cuba Cuba. He was married to Lucille Ball on November 30, 1940 and they later divorced on May 16, 1961. He had children Lucie Desiree Arnaz Luckinbill and Desi Arnaz Jr. Desi Arnaz died at age 69 years old on December 2, 1986 in Del Mar, San Diego County, California United States.

The 2nd child of Lucille Ball and actor/singer Desi Arnaz, Desi Jr. was famous before he was born. While Lucy was pregnant, Lucy and Desi Sr were filming the tv show "I Love Lucy". After his birth, the role on the show was played by another baby and he was called "Ricky Jr" but he and his mother appeared on the cover of the TV Guide. (The headline was "Lucy's $50,000,000 baby," ($487,280,702 in 2020 dollars) Desi Jr has an older sister Lucie Desiree Arnaz Luckinbill, born July 17 1951 After having been taught to play the drums by Richard Keith (who played "Little Ricky" on "I Love Lucy"), at age 12 Des played the drums in the band "Dino, Desi, & Billy" (Dino was the son of singer/actor Dean Martin). He later turned to acting, appearing in his mother's tv show as well as parts on other tv shows and in movies. He has a daughter, Julia Arnaz, from a relationship with model Susan Callahan-Howe when they were 15 yrs old (paternity test taken). He married Linda Purl in 1979. They divorced and and on October 8, 1987, he married Amy Arnaz and they had a daughter, Haley. Amy Arnaz died in 2015 at the age of 63.

Desi Arnaz of New York County, New York United States was born circa 1917. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Desi Arnaz.