Desi Arnaz

Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y de Acha III (March 2, 1917 – December 2, 1986), better known as Desi Arnaz or Desi Arnaz, Sr., was a Cuban-born American actor, musician, and television producer.He is best remembered for his role as Ricky Ricardo on the American television series sitcom I Love Lucy.He co-starred on that show with dramatic and comedic actress Lucille Ball (1911-1989), to whom he was married at the time.He and Ball are generally credited as the inventors of the syndicated rerun, which they pioneered with the I Love Lucy series. Arnaz and Lucille Ball co-founded and ran the television production company Desilu Productions, originally to market I Love Lucy to television networks.After I Love Lucy ended, Arnaz went on to produce several other television series, at first with Desilu Productions, and later independently; examples of which included The Ann Sothern Show and The Untouchables.He was also renowned for leading his Latin music band, the Desi Arnaz Orchestra.