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Desi Arnaz Jr.

Highest Rated: 94% Lucy and Desi (2022)

Lowest Rated: 68% Being the Ricardos (2021)

Birthday: Jan 19, 1953

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA

Beloved child actor Desi Arnaz Jr. started his entertainment career at the tender age of 13. Arnaz had an early acting career in film, appearing in such titles as "Murderers' Row" (1966) with Dean Martin, the drama "Red Sky at Morning" (1971) with Richard Thomas and "Marco" (1973). He also appeared in "Billy Two Hats" (1973). He worked in television in his early acting career as well, including parts on "Here's Lucy" (CBS, 1968-1974) and "Saturday Night Live" (NBC, 1975-). He continued to work steadily in film throughout the seventies and the eighties, appearing in "Joyride" (1977), the drama "A Wedding" (1978) with Carol Burnett and the drama "Fake-Out" (1982) with Pia Zadora. He also appeared in the comedy "House of the Long Shadows" (1982) with Vincent Price. Toward the end of his career, he tackled roles in "The Mambo Kings" (1992) with Armand Assante. Arnaz's music was most recently featured in the Michael Madsen action picture "Hell Ride" (2008). He also was featured in the TV movie "The Night the Bridge Fell Down" (NBC, 1982-83). He also worked in television during these years, including a part on "Automan" (ABC, 1983-84). Arnaz was married to Amy Arnaz and had two children. Arnaz won a New Star Of The Year - Actor Golden Globe Award in 1971. Arnaz was nominated for an Outstanding Special Class Program Primetime Emmy Award for "I Love Lucy -- 50th Anniversary Special" in 2002.

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Highest rated movies

94% 84% Lucy and Desi Watchlist 82% 68% The Mambo Kings Watchlist
69% 80% A Wedding
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68% 75% Being the Ricardos Watchlist
Automan
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17% Joyride
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Having Babies
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22% The Voyage of the Yes
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Crisis in Mid-Air
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43% House of the Long Shadows
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
94% 84% Lucy and Desi Self - 2022
68% 75% Being the Ricardos Executive Producer,
Producer
- 2021
82% 68% The Mambo Kings Desi Arnaz Sr. (Character) $6.5M 1992
No Score Yet 43% House of the Long Shadows Kenneth Magee (Character) - 1983
No Score Yet No Score Yet Automan Walter Nebicher (Character) - 1983
No Score Yet No Score Yet Fake Out Det. Clint Morgan (Character) - 1982
No Score Yet No Score Yet Advice to the Lovelorn Steve Vernon (Character) - 1981
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Great American Traffic Jam Robbie Reinhardt (Character) - 1980
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Night the Bridge Fell Down Johnny Pyle (Character) - 1980
No Score Yet No Score Yet Crisis in Mid-Air Tim Donovan (Character) - 1979
69% 80% A Wedding Dino Corelli (Character) - 1978
No Score Yet No Score Yet How to Pick Up Girls! Robby Harrington (Character) - 1978
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Courage and the Passion Sgt. Tom Wade (Character) - 1978
No Score Yet 17% Joyride Scott (Character) - 1977
No Score Yet No Score Yet Flight to Holocaust Rick Bender (Character) - 1977
No Score Yet No Score Yet Black Market Baby Steve Aletti (Character) - 1977
No Score Yet No Score Yet A Dangerous Love Steve Aletti (Character) - 1977
No Score Yet No Score Yet Having Babies Frank Gorman (Character) - 1976
No Score Yet No Score Yet Marco Marco Polo (Character) - 1973
No Score Yet 46% Billy Two Hats Billy Two Hats (Character) - 1973
No Score Yet No Score Yet She Lives Andy Reed (Character) - 1973
No Score Yet 22% The Voyage of the Yes Cal Markwell (Character) - 1972
No Score Yet No Score Yet Red Sky at Morning William "Steenie" Stenopolous (Character) - 1971
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones Bo Jo Jones (Character) - 1971
No Score Yet 42% Murderers' Row Self - 1966

TV

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet Matlock Unknown (Guest Star) 1987
83% No Score Yet Automan Walter Nebicher (Character) 1983-1984
No Score Yet No Score Yet Password 79 Guest 1981
No Score Yet No Score Yet Fantasy Island Unknown (Guest Star) 1978
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Streets of San Francisco B.J. Palmer (Guest Star) 1976
No Score Yet 57% Saturday Night Live Music Performer 1976
No Score Yet No Score Yet Police Story Officer Taylor (Character) 1976
No Score Yet No Score Yet Here's Lucy Unknown (Character),
Unknown (Guest Star)
1968-1972
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mod Squad Vincent Emory (Guest Star) 1971
No Score Yet 100% Night Gallery Unknown (Character) 1971
78% No Score Yet The Brady Bunch Unknown (Guest Star) 1970
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Mothers-in-Law Unknown (Guest Star) 1968
No Score Yet 97% I Love Lucy Unknown (Guest Star) 1957