What is Desi Arnaz?
{{Infobox person | name = Desi Arnaz | image = Desi Arnaz 1950.JPG | imagesize = | caption = Arnaz in 1950 | birth_name = Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y de Acha III | birth_date = {{Birth date|1917|3|2}} | birth_place = [[Santiago de Cuba]], Cuba | death_date = {{Death date and age|1986|12|2|1917|3|2}} | death_place = [[Del Mar, California]], U.S. | occupation = {{flatlist| * Actor * musician * bandleader * comedian * producer }} | years_active = 1936–1982 | party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | spouse = {{ubl|{{marriage|[[Lucille Ball]]|November 30, 1940|May 4, 1960|reason=divorced}}|{{marriage|Edith Mack Hirsch|March 2, 1963|1985|reason=died}}}} | parents = {{unbulleted list|[[Desiderio Alberto Arnaz II|Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y de Alberni II]]|Dolores de Acha y de Socias}} | children = {{unbulleted list|[[Lucie Arnaz]]|[[Desi Arnaz Jr.]]}} }} '''Desi Arnaz''' ('''Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y de Acha III''', March 2, 1917 &ndash; December 2, 1986) was a Cuban-born American actor, bandleader, and film and television producer. He is known for playing Ricky Ricardo in ''[[I Love Lucy]]''. He was born in [[Santiago de Cuba Province|Santiago de Cuba]], [[Cuba]].<ref>[http://www.geni.com/people/Dolores-Lolita-Acha-de-Soc%C3%ADas/6000000001091867248 Desi Arnaz Biography (1917-1986)]</ref> He was married to [[Lucille Ball]] from 1940 until they divorced in 1960. They had a son named Desi Jr, and a daughter named Lucie. Then he was married to Edith Mack Hirsh from 1963 until her death in 1985. Arnaz died from [[lung cancer]] in Del Mar, [[California]], on December 2, 1986. He was 69 years old. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{commons cat}} *{{IMDb name|789}} *{{IBDB name|70756}} *{{Amg name|2319}} {{actor-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Arnaz, Desi}} [[Category:1917 births]] [[Category:1986 deaths]] [[Category:Comedians from Los Angeles]] [[Category:Ameri