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American actor and musician (born 1953)

Desiderio Alberto Arnaz IV (born January 19, 1953), better known as Desi Arnaz Jr., is an American retired actor and musician.

He is the son of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz.

Early life

Arnaz was born on January 19, 1953, at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital in Los Angeles.^[1] His older sister is actress Lucie Arnaz, who was born in 1951.

His birth was one of the most publicized in television history.

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His parents were the stars of the television sitcomI Love Lucy, and Ball's pregnancy was part of the story line, which was considered daring in 1952. The same day Ball gave birth to Desi Jr., the fictional Lucy Ricardo gave birth to "Little Ricky".

As a testament to how interested the American public was in Lucy's TV baby, Arnaz appeared on the cover of the first issue of TV Guide with the headline "Lucy's $50,000,000 baby", ($570,000,000 in 2023 dollars)^[2] because revenue from advertising tie-ins was