Desi Arnaz

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actor bandleader comedian musician person television producer

Desi Arnaz was a Cuban-American actor, musician, and television producer best known for co-starring with Lucille Ball and pioneering the multi-camera sitcom format on the classic TV series "I Love Lucy."

Aliases (4)

Ricky Ricardo ×2
Desi Arnaz Jr. ×1
Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y de Acha III ×1
Lucie Arnaz ×1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	actor → bandleader → comedian → musician → person → television producer →
awardReceived	Primetime Emmy Award (as producer of I Love Lucy, shared) →
birthDate	1917-03-02 →
birthPlace	Santiago de Cuba, Cuba →
causeOfDeath	lung cancer →
characterIn	I Love Lucy →
child	Desi Arnaz Jr. → Lucie Arnaz →
coFoundedWith	Lucille Ball →
countryOfCitizenship	Cuba → United States of America →
deathDate	1986-12-02 →
deathPlace	Del Mar, California, United States →
ethnicGroup	Cuban →
familyName	Arnaz →
founded	Desilu Productions →
fullName	Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y de Acha III →
genre	Latin music → big band →
givenName	Desiderio →
improved	syndication model for television reruns →
instrument	guitar → vocals →
knownFor	developing the three-camera filming technique for television comedy → pioneering the multi-camera sitcom format → producing I Love Lucy →
languageSpoken	English → Spanish →
marriageEnd	1960 →
marriageStart	1940 →
notableWork	I Love Lucy → The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour → The Untouchables (television series, producer) →
occupation	actor → bandleader → comedian → musician → television producer →
parent	Desiderio Alberto Arnaz II → Dolores de Acha →
portrayed	Ricky Ricardo →
religion	Roman Catholicism →
residence	Beverly Hills, California, United States → Los Angeles, California, United States →
significantEvent	emigrated from Cuba to the United States in the 1930s →
spouse	Lucille Ball →

Referenced by (13)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Lucille Ball ("Lucie Arnaz") → Lucille Ball ("Desi Arnaz Jr.") →	child
I Love Lucy → The Lucy Show →	creator
I Love Lucy ("Ricky Ricardo") →	character
Desilu Productions →	foundedBy
Desi Arnaz ("Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y de Acha III") →	fullName
Desilu Productions →	namedAfter
Desilu Productions →	ownedBy
Desi Arnaz ("Ricky Ricardo") →	portrayed
I Love Lucy →	producer
Lucille Ball →	spouse
I Love Lucy →	starring