1. Desi Arnaz

2. Basic Desi Facts Full Name: Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y de Acha, III
Birthday: March 2, 1917
Died: December 2, 1986
Birthplace: Santiago de Cuba
Place of Death: Del Mar, California

3. Before Desi was famous, he lived in Santiago, Cuba with his family.
Before Fame
Before Desi was famous, he lived in Santiago, Cuba with his family.
The Arnaz family was very wealthy, so Desi attended a private school called Jesuit Preparatory School.
They fled from Cuba during the 1933 revolution and then lived in Miami.
Desi’s father was the youngest mayor of Santiago and a member of the Cuban House of Representatives. (explains the wealth)

4. Marriages
Desi married his first wife, Lucille Ball, on November 30, 1940
They divorced on May 4, 1960
Desi then married Edith Mack Hirsh in 1963
They were still married when Desi died

5. Lucille and Desi had two kids during their marriage:
Children
Lucille and Desi had two kids during their marriage:
Lucie Arnaz: 7/17/1951
Desi Arnaz Jr: 1/19/1953

6. Desi’s Career FILM TELEVISION 1951-57 I Love Lucy (actor, producer)
Westinghouse Playhouse (producer)
, 67 The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour (actor, producer)
FILM
Too Many Girls (1940)
Father Takes a Wife (1941)
The Navy Comes Through (1942)
Four Jacks and a Jill (1942)
Bataan (1943)
Holiday in Havana (1949)
Cuban Pete (1950)
The Long, Long Trailer (1954)
Forever Darling (1956)
The Escape Artist (1982)

7. Scene From “I Love Lucy”

8. Music Career
Desi Arnaz was a talented musician. He made his professional debut as a guitarist for the Siboney Septet in When later was offered the chance to work for Xavier Cugat in New York, he accepted, in spite of the resulting pay cut.
During his “I Love Lucy” years, Desi started his own orchestra. Their first hit was “Babalu” .

9. Random Facts His first job in America was cleaning out canary cages
Had a photographic memory; he could remember his lines with one read through
Desi created the three step motion camera
Desi Jr. was born on the same day the Lucy Ricardo gave birth to Little Ricky
Desi died from lung cancer
Lucy and Desi met on the set of “Too Many Girls”

10. Works Cited en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desi_Arnaz