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Desi Arnaz

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Born: 1917-03-02
Died: 1986-12-02
From: Santiago, Cuba
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.9

Biography

Desi Arnaz (March 2, 1917 – December 2, 1986) was a Cuban-born American musician, actor and television producer. While he gained international renown for leading a Latin music band, the Desi Arnaz Orchestra, he is best known for his role as Ricky Ricardo on I Love Lucy, starring with then-wife Lucille Ball.

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Awards & Nominations3 won · 0 nominated

🏆 Won

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

1960
🏆 Won

American Campaign Medal

🏆 Won

World War II Victory Medal

Acting53 titles

Salsa
10.0
Movie

Salsa

1976Documentary
I Love Lucy Christmas Special
10.0
Movie

I Love Lucy Christmas Special

2016Comedy
MGM Parade
9.0
Series

MGM Parade

1955-1956Drama
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
8.7
Series

The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

1957-1960Comedy
The Funny World of Lucy, Volume 1
8.5
Movie

The Funny World of Lucy, Volume 1

1997Drama
Judy Garland: By Myself
8.3
Movie

Judy Garland: By Myself

2004Documentary
Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie
8.2
Movie

Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie

1993Documentary
E! True Hollywood Story
8.2
Series

E! True Hollywood Story

1996 - ...Documentary
A Star Is Born World Premiere
8.0
Movie

A Star Is Born World Premiere

1954Documentary
I Love Lucy
7.9
Series

I Love Lucy

1951-1957Comedy
The Emmy Awards
7.9
Series

The Emmy Awards

1949 - ...Drama
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
7.8
Movie

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

2025Drama
I Love Lucy: The Movie
7.7
Movie

I Love Lucy: The Movie

1953Drama
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.5
Series

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962-1992Documentary
The Red Skelton Show
7.4
Series

The Red Skelton Show

1951-1971Comedy
CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
7.3
Movie

CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years

1976Documentary
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
7.2
Movie

Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards

2005Drama
Forever, Darling
7.1
Movie

Forever, Darling

1956Comedy
Lucy and Desi
7.1
Movie

Lucy and Desi

2022Documentary
My Darling Vivian
7.1
Movie

My Darling Vivian

2020Documentary
Alice
7.1
Series

Alice

1976-1985Comedy
Donny & Marie
7.1
Series

Donny & Marie

1976-1979Comedy
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
7.0
Movie

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983Documentary
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
7.0
Movie

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

1941Documentary
The Bob Hope Show
7.0
Series

The Bob Hope Show

1950-1984Comedy
What's My Line?
7.0
Series

What's My Line?

1950-1967Drama
The Long, Long Trailer
6.9
Movie

The Long, Long Trailer

1954Comedy
Ironside
6.9
Series

Ironside

1967-1975Thriller
Saturday Night Live
6.9
Series

Saturday Night Live

1975 - ...Comedy
Father Takes a Wife
6.8
Movie

Father Takes a Wife

1941Comedy
The Ed Sullivan Show
6.8
Series

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948-1971Comedy
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
6.7
Series

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

1968-1973Comedy
Bataan
6.5
Movie

Bataan

1943Action
Four Jacks and a Jill
6.5
Movie

Four Jacks and a Jill

1942Comedy
Lucy's Really Lost Moments
6.5
Movie

Lucy's Really Lost Moments

1956Comedy
The Virginian
6.5
Series

The Virginian

1962-1971Action
December Bride
6.3
Series

December Bride

1954-1959Comedy
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
6.3
Series

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

1958-1960Drama
The Escape Artist
6.2
Movie

The Escape Artist

1982Comedy
The Navy Comes Through
6.0
Movie

The Navy Comes Through

1942Action
Cuban Pete
6.0
Movie

Cuban Pete

1946Drama
Joys
6.0
Movie

Joys

1976Comedy
The Mothers-in-Law
6.0
Series

The Mothers-in-Law

1967-1969Comedy
Too Many Girls
5.9
Movie

Too Many Girls

1940Comedy
The Mike Douglas Show
5.8
Series

The Mike Douglas Show

1961 - ...Comedy
Holiday in Havana
5.6
Movie

Holiday in Havana

1949Comedy
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
5.3
Movie

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

2004Documentary
Desi Arnaz and His Orchestra
5.3
Movie

Desi Arnaz and His Orchestra

1946Drama
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored
0
Movie

Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored

2011Comedy
Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television
0
Movie

Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television

1975Comedy
The Bob Hope Chevy Show
0
Movie

The Bob Hope Chevy Show

1956Comedy
The Lucy-Desi Milton Berle Special
0
Movie

The Lucy-Desi Milton Berle Special

2024Drama
Tony Awards
0
Series

Tony Awards

1956 - ...Drama

Directing5 titles

The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
8.7
Series

The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

1957-1960Comedy
The Lucy Show
7.1
Series

The Lucy Show

1962-1968Comedy
Lucy's Really Lost Moments
6.5
Movie

Lucy's Really Lost Moments

1956Comedy
Guestward, Ho!
6.5
Series

Guestward, Ho!

1960-1961Comedy
The Mothers-in-Law
6.0
Series

The Mothers-in-Law

1967-1969Comedy

Writing1 title

Lucy's Really Lost Moments
6.5
Movie

Lucy's Really Lost Moments

1956Comedy

Production17 titles

Colgate Theatre
9.0
Series

Colgate Theatre

1958Drama
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
8.7
Series

The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

1957-1960Comedy
I Love Lucy
7.9
Series

I Love Lucy

1951-1957Comedy
U.S. Marshall
7.8
Series

U.S. Marshall

1956-1957Thriller
The Ann Sothern Show
7.5
Series

The Ann Sothern Show

1958-1961Comedy
The Walter Winchell File
7.5
Series

The Walter Winchell File

1957-1959Drama
The Lucy Show
7.1
Series

The Lucy Show

1962-1968Comedy
Lucy's Really Lost Moments
6.5
Movie

Lucy's Really Lost Moments

1956Comedy
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
6.3
Series

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

1958-1960Drama
The Fountain of Youth
6.2
Movie

The Fountain of Youth

1958Drama
The Texan
6.0
Series

The Texan

1958-1960Action
The Mothers-in-Law
6.0
Series

The Mothers-in-Law

1967-1969Comedy
Star Trek: The Cage
5.8
Movie

Star Trek: The Cage

1965Sci-Fi
Cavalcade of America
4.6
Series

Cavalcade of America

1952-1957Drama
Surf Scene
0
Movie

Surf Scene

1963Comedy
Strange Witness
0
Movie

Strange Witness

1958Thriller
Dragon by the Tail
0
Movie

Dragon by the Tail

1961Drama

Creator1 title

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
6.3
Series

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

1958-1960Drama