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Desi Arnaz Jr. More at IMDbPro »

Date of Birth

19 January 1953, Los Angeles, California, USA

Birth Name

Desiderio Alberto Arnaz IV

Height

5' 11" (1.80 m)

Spouse

Amy Arnaz	(8 October 1987 - present) 1 child
Linda Purl	(13 January 1980 - 1981) (divorced)

Trivia

Brother of Lucie Arnaz.

Son of Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball.

He appeared on the first cover of TV Guide (April 1953) with mother Lucille Ball.

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.

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".

Portrayed his own father, Desi Arnaz in The Mambo Kings (1992).

He and his wife, Amy Arnaz, have an adopted daughter, Haley Arnaz, who is also a performer.

Brother-in-law of Laurence Luckinbill.

Nephew of Fred Ball and Kenny Morgan.

Born in the same hospital as Micky Dolenz, Natalie Cole, and former girlfriend Liza Minnelli.

His marriage to Linda Purl was very brief (1980-81), but they have remained long-lasting friends. Linda has performed her cabaret show at Arnaz' Boulder Theatre in Boulder City, Colorado, 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".

Where Are They Now

(January 2003) 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 conducting the Boulder City Ballet Company and in civic affairs.

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