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Desi Arnaz Jr. Biography

Desi Arnaz Jr. is one of the most popular and richest Drummer who was born on January 19, 1953 in Cuba. Musician, and the son and son of Musician and son of Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball. He served as the drummer for the band Dino, Desi, and Billy. and Lucille Ball. He was the drummer for the group Dino, Desi, and Billy.

It was the I Love Lucy I Love Lucy character is loosely inspired by Arnaz appeared on screen by The I Love Lucy character loosely based on Arnaz was played by Keith Thibodeaux..

Desiderio Alberto Arnaz IV (born January 19, 1953), known professionally as Desi Arnaz Jr., is an American actor and musician. He is the son of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz.

At age 12, Arnaz was a drummer with Dino, Desi, & Billy. The others were Dean Paul Martin (son of Dean Martin) and Billy Hinsche. The band scored two hit singles with “I’m a Fool” and “Not the Lovin’ Kind” in 1965.

He was married to He married Linda Purl on January 13, 1980. Following his 1981 divorce from Purl, he wed Amy Arnaz. He has a pair of daughters named Julia and Haley. on 13 January 1980. After his divorce in 1981 from Purl and his wife, he got married Amy Arnaz. He has two daughters, named Julia as well as Haley.

NameDesi Arnaz Jr.
First NameDesi
Last NameJr.
OccupationDrummer
BirthdayJanuary 19
Birth Year1953
Place of Birth
Home Town
Birth CountryCuba
Birth SignCapricorn
Full/Birth Name
ParentsLucille Ball, Desi Arnaz
SiblingsLucie Arnaz
SpouseAmy Arnaz , Linda Purl
Children(s)Julia Arnaz, Haley Arnaz

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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Arnaz dated actress Patty Duke when he was 17 and she was 23. He accompanied Duke to the 1970 Emmy Awards ceremony where she won the Emmy for Outstanding Single Performance. The relationship became tabloid news and his mother did not approve of them together. After they broke up, writer and music producer Michael Tell offered to marry Duke as a way out of the scandal. Their marriage lasted only 13 days, and when Duke became pregnant, she would later tell her son, Sean Astin, that Arnaz was his biological father. Arnaz and Astin developed a close relationship, although genetic tests later revealed that Tell was his father. Astin said, “I can call any of them on the phone any time I want to … John, Desi, Mike or Papa Mike … my four dads.” (Michael Pearce, Duke’s husband after John Astin, was his step-father.)

Desi Arnaz Jr. Net Worth

Desi Arnaz Jr. is one of the richest Drummer from Cuba. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Desi Arnaz Jr.'s net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He started playing drums at the age of 12 years old.

Because his parents were protagonists on the television show I Love Lucy, his birth was integrated into the show’s plot.

Arnaz is a native of Los Angeles, California. His older sister is actress Lucie Arnaz, who was born in 1951.

Net Worth$5 Million
SalaryUnder Review
Source of IncomeDrummer
CarsNot Available
HouseLiving in own house.

Arnaz was subsequently involved with entertainer Liza Minnelli, another relationship of which his mother disapproved; Ball thought that the singer-actress was too old for her son and, because of Liza’s perceived reckless lifestyle, not a good influence upon him. Arnaz accompanied Minnelli to the Academy Awards ceremony in March 1973 when she won the Academy Award for Best Actress.

In 1974, Arnaz played the title role in the Western movie Billy Two Hats with Gregory Peck. In 1976, he appeared on two episodes of the television series, The Streets of San Francisco. Arnaz also appeared in a 1976 episode of Saturday Night Live (SNL) hosted by both Desi Arnaz and Desi Arnaz Jr.. The younger Arnaz played Ricky Ricardo while Gilda Radner played Lucy in spoofs of supposed ill-fated pilots for I Love Lucy. Although a part of I Love Lucy for the purpose of these SNL parodies, he did not portray Little Ricky in the classic sitcom, a role played instead by Keith Thibodeaux (Richard Keith (actor)).

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Desi Arnaz Jr. height 5 ft 9 in Desi weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Height5 ft 9 in
WeightNot Known
Body MeasurementsUnder Review
Eye ColorNot Available
Hair ColorNot Available
Feet/Shoe SizeNot Available

From 1968 to 1974, Desi Arnaz and his sister Lucie co-starred opposite their mother in Here’s Lucy as her children. In 1968, he had a guest-starring role as Jerry and Suzie’s drum-playing friend Tommy in the episode, “The Hombre Who Came to Dinner: Part 2”, from the show The Mothers-in-Law, executive-produced and directed by his father. In 1970, he appeared on The Brady Bunch episode “The Possible Dream”.

Arnaz’s acting extended into the late 1980s with various appearances on television, and a leading role in the series Automan, which ran from 1983 to 1984.

Who is Desi Arnaz Jr. Dating?

According to our records, Desi Arnaz Jr. married to Amy Arnaz , Linda Purl . As of December 1, 2023, Desi Arnaz Jr.’s is not dating anyone.

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In 1977, he was the lead in the film Joyride opposite fellow children of famous actors Melanie Griffith, Robert Carradine, and Anne Lockhart.

Facts & Trivia

Desi Ranked on the list of most popular Drummer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Cuba. Desi Arnaz Jr. celebrates birthday on January 19 of every year.

Arnaz was married to actress Linda Purl from 1980 to 1981. On October 8, 1987, Arnaz married Amy Laura Bargiel. In 1997, Arnaz purchased the Boulder Theatre in Boulder City, Nevada, and brought it back to life, after being on the brink of extinction. The cinema was converted into a theatre and home to the Boulder City Ballet Company. They also lived in Boulder with their daughter Haley.

Did Desi Arnaz Jr have a child at 15?

Arnaz has a daughter, Julia Arnaz, from a relationship with model Susan Callahan-Howe in 1968 when they were both 15 years old; Julia’s relationship to Desi Jr. was proven by a paternity test in 1991. Arnaz dated actress Patty Duke when he was 17 and she was 23.

Did Desi Arnaz Jr pass away?

And that he loved all of you very much,” she said. According to The Los Angeles Times, Arnaz’s son, Desi Jr., wasn’t with him when he died but he was en route. Arnaz’s doctor, Charles Campbell, also confirmed to The Los Angeles Times at the time that the actor died from lung cancer caused by his history of smoking.

Did Lucille Ball go to Desi Arnaz funeral?

Miss Ball was among about 100 people who attended the private service for Arnaz, who died Tuesday at his home in Del Mar from lung cancer.

Who inherited Lucille Ball's estate?

After she died, her estate was split among her two children, Lucie Arnaz and Desi Arnaz Jr, and her second husband, Gary Morton. Morton later married pro golfer Susie McAllister after Ball’s death and when he died, he left Ball’s personal items to McAllister.

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