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 Desi Arnaz, Jr. - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
By age twelve, Arnaz, Jr., was working as a drummer with the group Dino, Desi, and Billy.
He was born Desiderio Alberto Arnaz, IV at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital in Hollywood, California, the son of famous acting team Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball.
Arnaz, Jr.'s acting career extended into the 1980s with appearances in numerous made for TV productions and guest roles on various series and a lead role in the short-lived Automan.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Desi_Arnaz,_Jr.   (338 words)

  
 Desi Arnaz - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Desi Arnaz (March 2, 1917 – December 2, 1986) was a Cuban-American musician, actor, comedian and television producer.
Desi Arnaz has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, for contributions to motion pictures at 6327 Hollywood Boulevard, and for television at 6220 Hollywood Boulevard.
Initially, Arnaz was told that it would be impossible to allow an audience onto a sound stage, but he worked with the famous cameraman Karl Freund to design a set that would accommodate an audience, allow filming and also adhere to fire and safety codes.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Desi_Arnaz   (1439 words)

  
 Desi Arnaz Jr. - SNLPeople.com
Desi Arnaz Jr was born the same night "Little Ricky" was born on his parent's TV show I Love Lucy.
www.snlpeople.com /41.asp   (44 words)

  
 Desi
Desi and Lucille had two children, Lucie Arnaz and Desi Arnaz Jr.
Desidario Alberto Arnaz ye de Acha the Third was born in Santiago, Cuba on March 2, 1917.
Desi later wrote an autobiography entitled "A Book." In 1986, Desi was diagnosed with lung cancer, and died on December 2, 1986.
www.angelfire.com /hi/crazyaboutlucy/desi.html   (221 words)

  
 Arnaz Desi
Desi Arnaz died in 1986 and Lucille Ball in 1989.
Desi Arnaz is best known for his role as Ricky Ricardo in the early television situation comedy, I Love Lucy.
Desi and cinematographer Karl Freund, a veteran of pre-World War II German expressionist cinema working in Hollywood, devised a plan for staging the show as a play, performing each act before an audi-ence, and simultaneous-ly filming with three or four cameras stationed in different loca-tions.
www.museum.tv /archives/etv/A/htmlA/arnazdesi/arnazdesi.htm   (918 words)

  
 Desi Arnaz Jr. Filmography
Mambo Kings, The (1992) as Desi Arnaz Sr.
www.cinema.com /people/022/078/desi-arnaz-jr/filmography.phtml   (8 words)

  
 Solid! -- Desi Arnaz
Born into a wealthy family, Desi Arnaz fled his homeland during a 1933 revolution and settled in Miami, where he cleaned bird cages and worked a variety of odd jobs to help support his family.
While working on I Love Lucy Arnaz and Ball built one of the most successful entertainment companies of the era, Desilu, which produced many top television programs and at one point owned RKO Pictures.
Arnaz is credited with many small screen innovations, including the use of three cameras when filming before a live studio audience.
www.parabrisas.com /d_arnazd.html   (584 words)

  
 Desi Arnaz Jr. (Craig Carter) Biography Youns.com
Desi's only other TV series, Automan (1983-84) was a quirky but well-done science fiction series that cast Desi against type as a nebbish scientist.
Desi's face was seen on every movie magazine and tabloid paper, as his social exploits made unfortunate headlines.
Desi reached bottom, and sought help through twelve-step programs and the teachings of Vernon Howard, for whom he later became a spokesperson.
www.youns.com /lucy/desiarnazjr.asp   (590 words)

  
 Desi Arnaz Jr. Pics - Desi Arnaz Jr. News - Desi Arnaz Jr. Information
is the son of Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball.
The son of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz.
That people recall that episode alot along with him starring in Here's Lucy and being the son of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz and the brother of Lucie Arnaz.
www.tv.com /desi-arnaz-jr/person/5011/summary.html   (216 words)

  
 Ricci, Desi & Billy - Free Music Downloads, Videos, CDs, MP3s, Bio, Merchandise and Links
The original group was composed of Dean Paul Martin, aka Dino Martin, Billy Hinsche, and Desi Arnaz Jr.
Arnaz, the son of entertainers Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball, is also an actor.
He hooked up with Arnaz and Hinsche in the autumn of 1998 after the three had performed at a Los Angeles memorial benefit held in honor of the Beach Boys' Carl Wilson.
www.artistdirect.com /nad/music/artist/bio/0,,1544675,00.html   (395 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Travel - News - Lucy-Desi Museum: More family involvement signals bigger and better shrine
Lucille Ball last made a public appearance in her hometown in 1956 when she and Desi Arnaz came to Jamestown for the world premiere of her movie, "Forever Darling." The event was so big it constituted a holiday for the high school.
Lucie Arnaz says the museum is a way to preserve and share her heritage.
"My brother Desi and I are very happy and frankly relieved that we have been able to preserve our parents' memorabilia so well, lo these many years after their deaths," she says.
www.usatoday.com /travel/news/features/2002/2002-07-03-lucy-desi.htm   (1120 words)

  
 Joyride Review (1977)
Three friends, Scott (Desi Arnaz Jr), John (Robert Carradine) and his girlfriend Susie (Melanie Griffith) are stuck in dead end jobs in Los Angeles and decide to take their chances and drive up north to Alaska, never looking back, to start a salmon fishing career.
Written by Peter Rainer and the director Joseph Ruben, Joyride was most notable for starring the children of famous people - Arnaz Jr is the son of Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball, Carradine is the son of John Carradine, and Griffith is the daughter of Tippi Hedren.
They manage to reach Alaska, but their plans don't go as well as they would have hoped: stopping off in a small town for the night, the spend a lot of cash on alcohol, only to find the next day their car has been broken into and the rest of their money has been stolen.
www.thespinningimage.co.uk /cultfilms/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=950   (706 words)

  
 Desi in Concert
Yes, Ricci Martin, Desi Arnaz and Billy Hinsche have formed a new band -- one that is inspired by the famous "Dino, Desi & Billy" group of the 1960s, yet determined to create new sounds for the new millenium.
Desi often appeared in the musical warm-up show at Desilu Studios on Thursday nights before a filming of "The Lucy Show." (As a matter of fact, "Dino, Desi & Billy" first appeared as a group in those warm-ups.) Here he is in 1962 -- look at his young hands fly...
Desi, of course, has been a drummer almost since birth, thanks in part to his father's affection for the drum...
www.lucyfan.com /desiinconcert.html   (483 words)

  
 Headbone Zone - NIE
Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y de Acha III was born in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, on March 2, 1917, to a prestigious Cuban family.
Desi Arnaz was a sensation, creating the conga music craze of the 1930's.
Desi's father was mayor of Santiago de Cuba, and later elected to Congress in Havana.
www.headbone.com /education/nie/arnez_bio.html   (434 words)

  
 VH1.com : Movies : Person : Desi Arnaz, Jr. : Biography
Although most of his films were not first rate, Desi Arnaz Jr.'s best film showing was in 1992's The Mambo Kings, in which he offered an intimidatingly accurate portrayal of Desi Arnaz Sr.
Desi made his acting debut (in a manner of speaking) on I Love Lucy in 1957, learned the rudiments of his craft in small parts on his mother's subsequent The Lucy Show (1962-68), then graduated to "regular" status on Mom's Here's Lucy.
When he was old enough to decide that he wanted to earn his celebrity rather than merely enjoy it, Desi helped form the rock band Dino, Desi and Billy with two teen-aged friends, one of whom was the son of Dean Martin.
www.vh1.com /movies/person/1181/bio.jhtml   (279 words)

  
 LUCYlibrary: Desi Arnaz, Jr. (Music and Videos)
, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance,William Frawley, Lucie Arnaz,
In the novel, the two Cuban brothers meet their hero, Desi Arnaz, who invites them to appear on an episode of "I Love Lucy" ("Cuban Pals").
Images of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz are used with the permission of Desilu, too, LLC.
www.lucylibrary.com /Pages/desiarnazjr.html   (232 words)

  
 Historic Boulder Theatre
BCBC has a permanent home at the Historic Boulder Theatre which is owned by my husband, Desi Arnaz Jr.
Desi and I love the theatre and are restoring her with patience and love.
So Desi bought the theatre and is currently renovating it into a live performing arts theatre.
www.humorinthenews.com /BCBCo/pages/theatre.html   (305 words)

  
 A Visit with Ricci, Desi & Billy!
So it made sense that, when Arnaz and Hinsche revived their sixties pop group Dino, Desi & Billy, they would ask Ricci to take the place of his late brother, Dean Martin Jr.
Starring Ricci Martin and ‘The Pack’ with guest star Desi Arnaz Jr.
I immediately called the theater — which is owned by Desi Arnaz Jr.
www.geocities.com /sitcomboy/ddb.html   (830 words)

  
 InfoDome - Desi Arnaz Papers
Desi Arnaz is at the center of the room at the piano and occasionally makes comments.
From the mid-1930s until the early 1970s, Desi Arnaz, born Desiderio Alberto Arnaz de Archa III on March 2, 1917, achieved prominence first as a musician and later in film and television.
Desi Arnaz completed his last film, The Escape Artist, in 1983 and diedof cancer on December 2, 1986 at the age of 69.
infodome.sdsu.edu /about/depts/spcollections/archives/desi_arnez.shtml   (4720 words)

  
 Welcome to Historic Boulder Theatre
Desi has taken down the movie screen and built a stage, added mirrors to the back wall and allows BCBC to use this wonderful space for ballet lessons and performances.
Since Desi purchased the Historic Theatre in the Spring of 1998, a huge amount of work has been done to renovate, restore and bring the building up to code.
Desi's band has performed two sold-out performances at the Theatre as a fundraiser for BCBC.
bouldercitychamber.com /theatre   (341 words)

  
 In Step with Lucie Arnaz & Desi Arnaz Jr
I recently met with the delightful Lucie Arnaz in Manhattan to talk about I Love Lucy and her parents, and I spoke with Desi Arnaz Jr.
The show and its stars, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, enjoyed a love affair with America that may endure as long as TV itself.
Lucie Arnaz was just back from London, where she starred for 15 months on a West End stage in The Witches of Eastwick.
www.lucyfan.com /instepwithlucie&desi.html   (683 words)

  
 New home for a housewife / Longoria purchases a $1.2 million place in Hollywood Hills
Desi Arnaz Jr., son of actress Lucille Ball and bandleader, actor and producer Desi Arnaz, has sold his Beverly Hills home of 30 years for about $1.7 million.
The buyer is designer Barclay Butera, who plans to restore "the midcentury feel and keep the integrity of the property," said Arnaz, who also expressed relief that the house would not be torn down.
Arnaz and his dance-instructor wife, Amy, live in Boulder City, Nev., where they own the Boulder City Ballet Company and run the nonprofit Boulder City Theater Company.
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2005/02/13/REGNQB8AHE1.DTL   (516 words)

  
 Biography for Desi Arnaz Jr.
Portrayed his own father, Desi Arnaz in The Mambo Kings (1992).
He and his wife, Amy Arnaz, have an adopted daughter, Haley Arnaz, who is also a performer.
(January 2003) Residing with wife, Amy Arnaz, in Boulder City, Nevada, where both are very active conducting a dance group and in civic affairs.
www.imdb.com /name/nm0036107/bio   (211 words)

  
 'Lucy' set pace for sitcoms
Lucille Ball gave birth to her son, Desi Arnaz Jr., on Jan. 19, 1953, the same night her TV character gave birth to Little Ricky.
Lucy and Ethel Go to a Nightclub kicks off a five-night, 50-episode marathon of the comedy, starring real-life married couple Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz as wacky housewife Lucy Ricardo and her Cuban bandleader husband, Ricky.
Arnaz and Ball, who later divorced, owned rebroadcast rights, which reaped a fortune and helped make them powerful producers.
www.usatoday.com /life/television/2001-10-15-lucy.htm   (590 words)

  
 Ricci, Desi & Billy - Live from Boulder City
Live from Boulder City is the 2nd live CD from Ricci Martin, Desi Arnaz Jr., and Billy Hinsche and their All-Star Band and was recorded at Desi's Historic Boulder Theatre in Boulder City, Nevada in May 2001.
In 1999 Desi bought the beautiful, historic theatre 9built in 1931) and today it is home to our ballet company and to Ricci, Desi, Billy and their band.
The performance was a benefit for nonprofit Boulder City Ballet Company which Desi and I founded in 1997 to enrich the artistic education of the many talented children who live and dance here and give them a venue to gain performing experience.
www.riccidesibilly.com /pages/boulder.html   (278 words)

  
 Desi Arnaz Jr.
- Lucille Ball & Gary Morton vs. Luci Arnaz and Desi Arnaz Jr.
Murderers' Row (1966) (as Dino, Desi & Billy)....
Dezi Anaz / Desi & Billy Dino / Desi and Billy Dino
www.imdb.com /name/nm0036107   (330 words)

  
 SNL Transcripts: Desi Arnaz: 02/21/76
Summary: Desi Arnaz shows the audience clips of himself (Desi Arnaz, Jr.) and Lucille Ball (Gilda Radner) in some oddly-titled "I Love Lucy" pilots.
Summary: Desi Arnaz raves about the "special" cigars given to him by the cast.
Bio: Cuban musician Desi Arnaz (1917-86) founded Desilu Productions with wife Lucille Ball, where he developed the multicamera setup production style that would become the sitcom standard.
snltranscripts.jt.org /75/75n.phtml   (445 words)

  
 Desi Arnaz
Birth Name: Desidario Alberto Arnaz y de Acha III
Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour, The(1957-1960:When Desi and Lucy were divorced)- Ricky
Born in Santiago de Cuba, on March 2, 1917.
members.aol.com /vasdisturbed/myhomepage/personal.html   (341 words)

  
 Boulder City Ballet Company
My husband, Desi Arnaz Jr., and I founded non-profit Boulder City Ballet Company (BCBC) in 1997 to enrich the lives of the wonderful children who live in our small town, Boulder City, Nevada.
Desi's musical and theatrical knowledge have helped our students and technical crews in a huge way!
Without Desi's selfless involvement BCBC never would have survived.
www.humorinthenews.com /BCBCo   (87 words)

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