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 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.
Good things do not come easy. The road is lined with pitfalls.
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.
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.
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.
I received my Greetings from Uncle Sam in May 1943. I applied for the Air Force.
I didn't know anything about acting, much less about acting in a comedy.
I could have stayed home and been kept by my wife.
When I get in the sun I get very tanned. You can't tell me from the native fishermen in Hawaii or Mexico.