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Desi Arnaz

1917 - 1986

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Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y de Acha III (March 2, 1917 – December 2, 1986), known as Desi Arnaz, was a Cuban-American actor, musician, producer, and bandleader. He played Ricky Ricardo on the American television sitcom I Love Lucy, in which he co-starred with his wife Lucille Ball. Arnaz and Ball are credited as the innovators 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Desi Arnaz is the 4,188th most popular actor (down from 3,957th in 2019), the 106th most popular biography from Cuba (down from 101st in 2019) and the 9th most popular Cuban Actor.

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Among actors, Desi Arnaz ranks 4,188 out of 13,578. Before him are Lola Beltrán, Paul Dooley, Elena Anaya, Sergi López, Indra Devi, and Boris Markov. After him are Chloë Sevigny, Linden Ashby, Maurizio Micheli, Natalia Bessmertnova, Pamela Tiffin, and Audrey Fleurot.

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Among people born in 1917, Desi Arnaz ranks 232. Before him are Gloria Fuertes, Luigi Cantone, Knut Haugland, Ivan Bodiul, Jacqueline Auriol, and Abdel Rahman Badawi. After him are James Jesus Angleton, Jane Bowles, Henry Carlsson, Noboru Terada, Li Rui, and Dmitry Polyansky. Among people deceased in 1986, Desi Arnaz ranks 189. Before him are Oldřich Lipský, Alexander Ostrowski, Hank Mobley, Hoàng Văn Thái, Juan Carlos Corazzo, and Mary Welsh Hemingway. After him are John Alcott, Eino Leino, Vilmos Kohut, Herbert Runge, Noboru Terada, and Aleksei Arbuzov.

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In Cuba

Among people born in Cuba, Desi Arnaz ranks 106 out of 300. Before him are Aleida Guevara (1960), Luis Posada Carriles (1928), Tomás Gutiérrez Alea (1928), Mijaín López (1982), Antonio Maceo Grajales (1845), and José Tapia (1905). After him are José María Heredia y Heredia (1803), Mariela Castro (1962), Alfredo Zayas y Alfonso (1861), Paquito D'Rivera (1948), Carlos Mendieta (1873), and Pedro Bergés (1906).

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Among ACTORS In Cuba

Among actors born in Cuba, Desi Arnaz ranks 9. Before him are Steven Bauer (1956), Ana de Armas (1988), María Conchita Alonso (1957), Ninón Sevilla (1929), Chelo Alonso (1933), and William Levy (1980). After him are César Évora (1959), Tony Plana (1952), Millard Mitchell (1903), Mario Cimarro (1971), Danay García (1984), and Oscar Nunez (1958).

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