Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y de Acha III (March 2, 1917 â€" December 2,
1986), better known as Desi Arnaz, was a Cuban-American actor,
musician, bandleader, comedian and film, television producer and
revolutionary in the creation of modern television. He is best known
for his role as the witty Ricky Ricardo on the American television
series sitcom I Love Lucy, where he co-starred with his then wife
Lucille Ball. Arnaz and Ball are generally credited as the innovators
of the syndicated rerun, which they pioneered with the I Love Lucy
series.Arnaz and Lucille Ball co-founded and ran the television
production company called Desilu Productions, originally to market I
Love Lucy to television networks. After I Love Lucy ended, Arnaz went
on to produce several other television series, at first with Desilu
Productions, and later independently, including The Ann Sothern Show
and The Untouchables. He was also renowned for leading his Latin music
band, the Desi Arnaz Orchestra.Arnaz was born Desiderio Alberto Arnaz
y de Acha, III, in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, to Desiderio Alberto Arnaz
y de Alberni II (March 8, 1894 â€" May 31, 1973) and Dolores de Acha
(April 2, 1896 â€" October 24, 1988). His father was Santiago's
youngest mayor and also served in the Cuban House of Representatives.
His maternal grandfather was Alberto de Acha, an executive at rum
producer Bacardi & Co.
1986), better known as Desi Arnaz, was a Cuban-American actor,
musician, bandleader, comedian and film, television producer and
revolutionary in the creation of modern television. He is best known
for his role as the witty Ricky Ricardo on the American television
series sitcom I Love Lucy, where he co-starred with his then wife
Lucille Ball. Arnaz and Ball are generally credited as the innovators
of the syndicated rerun, which they pioneered with the I Love Lucy
series.Arnaz and Lucille Ball co-founded and ran the television
production company called Desilu Productions, originally to market I
Love Lucy to television networks. After I Love Lucy ended, Arnaz went
on to produce several other television series, at first with Desilu
Productions, and later independently, including The Ann Sothern Show
and The Untouchables. He was also renowned for leading his Latin music
band, the Desi Arnaz Orchestra.Arnaz was born Desiderio Alberto Arnaz
y de Acha, III, in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, to Desiderio Alberto Arnaz
y de Alberni II (March 8, 1894 â€" May 31, 1973) and Dolores de Acha
(April 2, 1896 â€" October 24, 1988). His father was Santiago's
youngest mayor and also served in the Cuban House of Representatives.
His maternal grandfather was Alberto de Acha, an executive at rum
producer Bacardi & Co.
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