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He was born Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y de Acha, III in Santiago, Cuba, to a wealthy family. After a 1933 revolution, Arnaz and his parents fled to Miami, Florida. He worked at different odd jobs to help support the family, including cleaning out bird cages.
He began his career as a professional musician in 1936, playing guitar and percussionPercussion instruments are played by being struck or shaken. They are perhaps the oldest form of musical instruments. Some percussion instruments play not only rhythm, but also melody and harmony. Classifications Most percussion instruments have a distinc for a Latin orchestraLatin American music or the music of Latin America is sometimes called Latin music . It includes the music of many countries and comes in many varieties, from the down-home conjunto music of Northern Mexico to the sophisticated habanera of Cuba, from the. He then took a pay cut to work in New York CitySkyline, with Statue of Liberty New York, New York" redirects here. For alternate meanings, see New York, New York (disambiguation). New York — officially named City of New York and often called New York City to distinguish it from the state of New York, for Xavier CugatXavier Cugat ( 1 January 1900 27 October 1990) was a Catalan- Cuban bandleader who many consider to have had more to do with the infusion of Latin music into United States popular music than any other musician. Desi Arnaz and Perez Prado followed in Cugat, his mentor. Arnaz returned to Miami six months later to lead his own combo. It was there he introduced the Conga Line to American audiences, which soon became a national rage. He formed his own orchestra and returned to New York.
Arnaz was also a successful recording artist, beginning in 1937Events January January 1 Anastasio Somoza becomes President of Nicaragua January 11 The first issue of Look magazine goes on sale in the United States. January 19 Howard Hughes sets a new air record by flying from Los Angeles to New York City in 7 hours,, and had a hit with the voodoo-flavoredAlternate meaning: Voodoo (album For the military aircraft, see F-101 Voodoo. For the 3D graphics card, see 3dfx (the name of the manufacturer). The term Voodoo ( Vodun in Benin; also Vodou or other phonetically equivalent spellings in Haiti; Vudu in the " Babalu " ( 1946See also 1945 in music, other events of 1946, 1947 in music and the list of 'years in music'. Events February 8 Bela Bartok's Piano Concerto No. 3 is premiered posthumously by Gyorgy Sandor with Eugene Ormandy conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra Al Jols), his signature song, which was recorded at RCA Victor.
In 1939Events January-June January 2 End of term for Frank Finley Merriam, 28th Governor of California. He is succeeded by Culbert Levy Olson. January 24 Earthquake kills 30. 000 in Chile about 50. 000 sq mi razed January 26 Falangists take Barcelona January 26, he starred on Broadway in the successful musical Too Many Girls. He then went to Hollywood to appear in the 1940 movie version at RKO, which starred actress and comedienne, Lucille Ball. They married in 1940.
He and Ball were the parents of actress Lucie Arnaz (born 1951) and actor Desi Arnaz, Jr. (born 1953).
Arnaz appeared in several movies in the 1940s, most notably Bataan ( 1943). After his service in World War II, he formed another orchestra, which was successful in live appearances and recordings. After he became engaged in television, he kept the orchestra on his payroll throughout the period he remained an active producer.
He produced and starred in I Love Lucy where his Cuban orchestra leader character was named Ricky Ricardo, husband of Lucy Ricardo, starring his real-life wife, Lucille Ball.
He was told that his Cuban accent and Latin style would not be agreeable to American viewers, but he overcame these objections by auditioning the proposed television show before live audiences with great success.
He was the founder, with Ball, of Desilu Productions. There he developed the multicamera setup production style using adjacent sets that became the standard for all subsequent situation comedies. In addition to I Love Lucy, he produced December Bride, Make Room for Daddy and Our Miss Brooks, all Top Ten shows in their time. He is also credited with the invention of the rerun.
Arnaz' marriage with Ball began to collapse under his serious problems with alcohol, drugs and womanizing. They divorced in 1960.
After the divorce, Arnaz retired from active participation in show business. In 1963, he married his second wife, Edith Mack Hirsh. They eventually moved to Del Mar, California, where he lived the rest of his life, making only an occasional TV and movie appearance.
He died in Del Mar at sixty-nine years of age from lung cancer. He was cremated and his ashes scattered.
Desi Arnaz has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, for contributions to Motion Pictures at 6327 Hollywood Boulevard, and for television at 6220 Hollywood Boulevard.
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