Desi Arnaz Net Worth

Desi Arnaz's Quotes

• It makes me happy to know I Love Lucy still plays on televisions daily in homes around the world sixty years after it was first viewed in 1951.

Interesting Facts about Desi Arnaz

1. Younger brother of Lucie Arnaz.
2. Son of Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball.
3. He appeared on the first cover of TV Guide (April 1953) with mother Lucille Ball.
4. Was believed to be the biological father of Patty Duke's oldest son Sean Astin until the two men developed a friendship and agreed to blood testing in the 1990s.
5. At age 12, he was the drummer for the hit rock act Dino, Desi, & Billy. Dino was Dean Paul Martin, Dean Martin's son. Billy was Billy Hinsche. They had a top 40 hit in 1965 with "I'm A Fool" (on Frank Sinatra's Reprise Records label, which had just been picked up for distribution by Warner Bros. Records).
6. Portrayed his own father, Desi Arnaz, in The Mambo Kings (1992).
7. Legally adopted his stepdaughter, Haley Arnaz. Mother is Amy Arnaz. Father is Amy's first husband, Gary Charf. Haley is also a performer.
8. Brother-in-law of Laurence Luckinbill.
9. Nephew of Fred Ball and Kenny Morgan.
10. Born in the same hospital as Micky Dolenz, Natalie Cole, and former girlfriend Liza Minnelli.
11. His marriage to Linda Purl was very brief (1980-1981), but they have remained long-lasting friends. Linda has performed her cabaret show at Arnaz' Boulder Theatre in Boulder City with Desi even singing a couple of numbers with her and playing drums for a number or two. He and Linda also co-starred together in a 1998 production of "Love Letters".
12. Appeared as a contestant on the original The Dating Game (1965) in 1967. Lost to Spencer Leyton, a college student.
13. Stepson of Gary Morton.
14. Residing with wife Amy Arnaz in Boulder City, Nevada where they own the Boulder Theatre (a former cinema converted into a live theater) and are very active in conducting the Boulder City Ballet Company and in civic affairs. [January 2003]
15. Father of Julia Desiree Howe born in 1969 to Susan Callahan-Howe.
16. According to the life Magazine announcement of his birth he weighed 3.883894 Kilos or 8 lbs 9 oz at birth the announcement of his birth appeared in the Milestones column of the time magazine issue dated 1/26/1953 one week after his birth he and his older sister Lucie averaged 7 lbs 15.5 oz.
17. Desi's wife Amy died on January 23, 2015 at age 63 after a long battle of cancer. Desi Arnaz Jr.'s Facebook Page, operated by close family friend Jaime Vermeulen, helped carry the announcement to the fans sent out by the Arnaz family.