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."

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All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Desi Arnaz canonical 30
Ricky Ricardo 14
Desi Arnaz Jr. 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf actor ⓘ
bandleader ⓘ
comedian ⓘ
musician ⓘ
person ⓘ
television producer ⓘ
awardReceived Emmy Award ⓘ
surface form: Primetime Emmy Award (as producer of I Love Lucy, shared)
birthDate 1917-03-02 ⓘ
birthPlace Santiago de Cuba ⓘ
surface form: 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 ⓘ
surface form: Del Mar, California, United States
ethnicGroup Cuban ⓘ
familyName Arnaz ⓘ
founded Desilu Productions ⓘ
fullName Desi Arnaz self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: 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 ⓘ
I Love Lucy ⓘ
surface form: The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

The Untouchables ⓘ
surface form: The Untouchables (television series, producer)
occupation actor ⓘ
bandleader ⓘ
comedian ⓘ
musician ⓘ
television producer ⓘ
parent Desi Arnaz Jr. ⓘ
surface form: Desiderio Alberto Arnaz II

Dolores de Acha ⓘ
portrayed Desi Arnaz self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Ricky Ricardo
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
residence Beverly Hills ⓘ
surface form: Beverly Hills, California, United States

Los Angeles ⓘ
surface form: Los Angeles, California, United States
significantEvent emigrated from Cuba to the United States in the 1930s ⓘ
spouse Lucille Ball ⓘ

Referenced by (48)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lucille Ball → spouse → Desi Arnaz ⓘ
Lucille Ball → child → Desi Arnaz ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lucie Arnaz
Lucille Ball → child → Desi Arnaz ⓘ
this entity surface form: Desi Arnaz Jr.
Desi Arnaz → fullName → Desi Arnaz self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y de Acha III
Desi Arnaz → portrayed → Desi Arnaz self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ricky Ricardo
I Love Lucy → creator → Desi Arnaz ⓘ
I Love Lucy → starring → Desi Arnaz ⓘ
I Love Lucy → character → Desi Arnaz ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ricky Ricardo
I Love Lucy → producer → Desi Arnaz ⓘ
The Lucy Show → creator → Desi Arnaz ⓘ
Desilu Productions → foundedBy → Desi Arnaz ⓘ
Desilu Productions → namedAfter → Desi Arnaz ⓘ
Desilu Productions → ownedBy → Desi Arnaz ⓘ
Being the Ricardos → mainCharacter → Desi Arnaz ⓘ
Being the Ricardos → portrays → Desi Arnaz ⓘ
Lucille Ball Desi Arnaz Museum → dedicatedTo → Desi Arnaz ⓘ
Lucille Ball Desi Arnaz Museum → namedAfter → Desi Arnaz ⓘ
Desiderio → stageName → Desi Arnaz ⓘ
subject surface form: Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y de Acha III
Desiderio → notableCharacterPortrayed → Desi Arnaz ⓘ
subject surface form: Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y de Acha III
this entity surface form: Ricky Ricardo
Arnaz → hasNotableBearer → Desi Arnaz ⓘ
Arnaz → spouse → Desi Arnaz ⓘ
subject surface form: Lucille Ball
Arnaz → portrayedCharacter → Desi Arnaz ⓘ
subject surface form: Desi Arnaz
this entity surface form: Ricky Ricardo
Vivian Vance → coStarredWith → Desi Arnaz ⓘ
Lucy Ricardo → spouse → Desi Arnaz ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ricky Ricardo
Lucy Ricardo → relative → Desi Arnaz ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ricky Ricardo
Lucy Ricardo → coStarsWith → Desi Arnaz ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ricky Ricardo
Ethel Mertz → creator → Desi Arnaz ⓘ
Ethel Mertz → associatedWith → Desi Arnaz ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ricky Ricardo
Lucy Does a TV Commercial → featuresCharacter → Desi Arnaz ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ricky Ricardo
Job Switching → featuresCharacter → Desi Arnaz ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ricky Ricardo
Job Switching → portrayedBy → Desi Arnaz ⓘ
Lucy Is Enceinte → featuresCharacter → Desi Arnaz ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ricky Ricardo
Lucy Is Enceinte → featuresActor → Desi Arnaz ⓘ
Lucy Is Enceinte → characterPortrayedBy → Desi Arnaz ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ricky Ricardo – Desi Arnaz
Lucie Arnaz → parent → Desi Arnaz ⓘ
Fred Mertz → friendOf → Desi Arnaz ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ricky Ricardo
Fred Mertz → landlordOf → Desi Arnaz ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ricky Ricardo
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour → starring → Desi Arnaz ⓘ
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour → hasCharacter → Desi Arnaz ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ricky Ricardo
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour → createdBy → Desi Arnaz ⓘ
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour → executiveProducer → Desi Arnaz ⓘ
Wilbur Hatch → collaboratedWith → Desi Arnaz ⓘ
Desi Arnaz Jr. → parent → Desi Arnaz ⓘ
Dolores de Acha → notableFamilyMember → Desi Arnaz ⓘ
Dolores de Acha → child → Desi Arnaz ⓘ
Madelyn Pugh → collaboratedWith → Desi Arnaz ⓘ
Being the Ricardos (film score) → associatedWith → Desi Arnaz ⓘ
Laurence Luckinbill → relative → Desi Arnaz ⓘ