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Desi Arnaz Biography

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 Lucille Ball, 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.

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The thing I remember about New York was how little I felt. I arrived with one small bag and $15.

Bag, Bags, Littles, New York, Remember, York

It's really amazing that two people from such different backgrounds and geographical origins ever got together. That was perhaps part of the attraction.

Backgrounds, Geographical, People, Together, Two

Good things do not come easy. The road is lined with pitfalls.

Easy, Good, Good Things, Lined, Pitfalls

Motion-picture studio floors used to be all wooden and not smooth at all. This was difficult when moving a camera around on a dolly.

Camera, Cameras, Difficult, Floors, Moved On, Moving On

One of my biggest problems with comedy was that I did not understand some of the jokes.

Biggest, Comedy, Jokes, Problem, Problems, Understand

Everyone seemed to be doing well except me and my career. And my accent was no helping me any.

Accent, Career, Careers, Doing Me, Helping

I could have stayed home and been kept by my wife.

Home, Kept, My Wife, Stayed, Wife

Mother came to New York to keep house for me.

House, Keep, Mother, New York, York

It was easy for viewers to identify with our show. The characters were believable.

Character, Easy, Identify, Show, Shows

American people have the ability to laugh at themselves. It is one of the things that makes this country the great country that it is.

American, Country, Laughing, People

Joe McCarthy and his Senate hearings were like witch-hunts.

Hearing, Joe, Joe Mccarthy, Like, Senate, Witch

I received my Greetings from Uncle Sam in May 1943. I applied for the Air Force.

Air, Applied, Force, May, Uncles

I don't think anyone can tell you what it is that makes you a star.

Star, Stars, Tell, Think, Thinking

An actor who is good at comedy can also be very good at drama, but not necessarily vice versa.

Actor, Actors, Comedy, Drama, Good, Vices

Real intellectuals like to escape once in a while from their world of intellect.

Escape, Intellect, Real, World

I learned a lot in those first years in Miami, while struggling just for survival, by observing my father's fortitude.

Father, Fortitude, Struggle, Survival, Years

I learned a lot from Xavier Cugat.

Keys, Cugat, Xavier

Drinking intensifies all your pressures and your needs.

Drinking, Intensifies, Needs, Pressure

If you don't know what to do, don't do anything.

Ifs, Know, Knows

In 1934 there were very few Cubans in Miami.

1934, Cuban, Cubans, Miami

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