I heard about it many years ago. At my high school back in 1980, Desi Jr appeared at my school for a Celebrity Volleyball Game, and he gave me a kiss on the cheek. I'll never forget that day.
Oh yeah, she wasn't the greatest. I heard that nobody wanted to work with her! I don't know how they got people to act with her? The magic of Hollywood. In real life she wasn't a pleasant person!
The pictures you have of Desi, Jr. as a very little boy playing the drums is actually the actor Keith who played Little Ricky on I Love Lucy. Both boys played the drums.
At the 4:11 minute mark, you showed Donnie Osmond. I remember Donnie in that outfit. I can see how you would have thought that was him. He and Dnnie looked a lot alike.
Desi Sr, was known first and foremost for being a philanderer. I was routinely made aware of this every time I mentioned the show "I love Lucy" which was on TV every day that I got home from kindergarten 1968. It was well known.
It's both, a blessing and a curse. When it's good, it's good, but when it's bad, it's really bad. As parents go, we want to protect our kids and be proud of them. But when ur famous, ur kid makes a mistake, the whole world knows about it. And not in a good way. I'm very happy to be a nobody. No pressure or expectations. I got to be me. ❤❤❤❤
How about the fact that Lucy’s career came first. Then her family as told by her daughter. She didn’t have time for anyone and Desi moved on. A mans gotta get some snatch somewhere. And he went searching!!
It may help him to realize those of us who wasn't brought up in Hollywood faced the same challenges. It was the pitfall of growing up in the era we did.
True that! Children were not the precious darlings of today. They were more like second class citizens. There is an episode in "Mad Men" where little Sally puts the dry cleaning bag over her head and is scolded by her mother for throwing the dry cleaning on the floor. Parents of the boomer generation had hard lives. They went through the depression as kids and many were adopted out to be workers on other people's farms. Emotions were buried and people taught their children how to survive. May seem tough to some, however, I fear for the younger generations who are coddled and have little ability to solve problems or become self reliant.
Iconic episode. You had quite the iconic group from an iconic time in television history. Appreciate your iconic time in producing this iconic piece. You really do an iconic job.
Most people dont thst Lucy had a life before her comedy series. Her career began as an "also starred" woman in a "Three Stooges" short. She graduated to starring in dramatic film noir films, in which she excelled.
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Sorry to burst your bubble, but Lucy used her looks and sleeping around to get into Hollwood, she was just another Company hoe, money does that to people, they will do anything to get it.
It is impossible for anyone who wasn't alive during the Lucy years to comprehend how beloved that family was to us fans who tuned-in every week to see them. It is impossible to understand the giddiness and warmth of "the Beav." Or the endearing charm of Harriett & Ozzie and the Nelson sons, especially THAT son we gay kids most wanted to get undressed with. Boy, could Ricky stroke his guitar. Like wild dogs, we lapped it up. These and similar family-shows of that day, taught us about families, and showed us how dis-functional and dis-appointing our own families were. That was a double-edged sword. TV was real, our lives were lacking. We didn't cozy to the cognitive dissonance we were experiencing; the term hadn't been installed yet in America's plumbing. You had to be there to comprehend the exuberance of being alive: Elvis on Ed Sullivan (who?), John-Paul-George-Ringo on Ed Sullivan, Diana slug Mary on Motown 25, the night Michael walked backwards. Didn't he? Trust me on this, the truly Magic Moment you un-borns missed out on, and can never/ever have, is spending Saturday evenings with Bob and Carol and Ted and Eunice, and MTM, and Emily, and Sueann and Lou, and Mama, oh God, Mama, the absolute Summit of Saturday. Tragic-Magic, when Mama told Eunice that her pilot light had gone out, in the windmills of your mind. "Sorry." Carol never/ever broke, but that night we saw TV History being made. I still quote to the clouds (no person alive would get it), Eunice's alter ego having the last laugh: "THAT'S a good one Mama." Maybe the pinnacle of peeing-in-your-pants Saturday, was that time Scarlot saw something in the window and she just had to have it. Oh good gawd, not the curtain rod. While I'm stoping by those woods, I will never forget bouncing off the walls for three hours, the night, finally, when Emily turned on the light, to see Bob. Zenith!!! JHC!!! TV never got better than that one, Mama. THAT was my absolute biggest summit of Magic. We Booms were happier to be at home with OUR true "friends" than out on the towne with un-true ones. Saturday Night, alive, Home Alone, because that's where our hearts were. Imagine, a night of love, a fest, every Saturday, and in repeats. Tacky, right? That would never happen in today's climate. That was the last of Collective, a once-in-a-lifetime Time that can never be again. Kids, we Booms had Bogie & Becall, Bette Davis' Eyes, Mick and Gilda, and real-life "Saturday Night Fevers." Occasionally, we Boomers even had "Glad to be Alive" moments, in the Sun. We all stopped by Sam's Tavern for a beer, or Archie's Bunker's Place for an argument, and we were better people for it.
- Desi Arnaz was a high stakes gambler Lucy was not - she was frugal; that's why they kept separate bank accounts and she had 40 million plus when she died and Desi had about 20million.
I remember hearing Lucie Arnaz and Desi Jr. in an interview speaking about their nanny, an African American woman. She was Lucille Ball’s right-hand and took care of the children like her own. Lucie Arnaz said that as far as their mother was concerned, leaving her kids with this woman was as good as if Lucille herself was with them. She trusted this woman completely. Lucie Arnaz stated that this woman really filled the void in her and her brother’s lives due to their parents’ long absences at the studio. Lucie Arnaz also said that her parents preferred to be at the studio working and interacting with other people on the set because it was a welcomed distraction from home life which was full of tension and arguments about Desi’s infidelities. I wish I could remember the nanny’s name. If anyone knows this woman’s name, please leave a reply.
@@elizabethmchenry3102 She was also the live-in housekeeper from what I understand. She became like family. So I’m sure Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, Sr. took care of her also and she retired well.
@@madeleine9907 You are correct! Her full name is Lucie Desiree Arnaz. Thank you. If you find out the name of the nanny, please leave her name in the replies.
Divorce between a mother and father is harder on the children more than the spouses. Desi Jr. was only 7 when his parents divorced. On the clip 6:10. that is Keith Thibodeux on the drums. Not Desi Jr. Who never played Little Ricky on I Love Lucy.
Once when Lucille Ball was on tv, my dad called her a red-headed idiot. I got the feeling that he didn't like stupid women, however i remember thinking that it's all just an act with her, she's actually a very smart woman. My dad was WAY off base for calling her that. 🇦🇺😊
Re: Lucille Ball--a story appeared when Lucy and Jack Benny were rehearsing for a t.v. show. At one point Jack Benny stopped to exclaim "Will somebody tell Lucy that she got the job?"
Memory. My memories say Kim was suicidal and a drug addicted person which was grossly exaggerated when she was doing a say all expose. Later a documentary made Desi into the philandering cheat and drunk while Lucy was made into a paranoid psychopath. The end.
desi arnaz sr. was kind of a genius. he was from cuban upper class and could do complex math in his head (very important for contracts with percentages etc.) here were his ideas: he got them to film i love lucy (instead of kinescope) and paid for it but insisted they own the show (made them a fortune later). he hired the best cameraman in the movies to film their show and that guy invented the three camera sitcom method still used today. he hired vivian vance after seeing her in a play by himself. he hired william frawley beause frawley and vance didn't like each other and he thought that would make fred's zingers more funny and it did. he got the writers for the show (the real stars) and came out before every show and warmed up the audience. he came to lucy at the height of their success and told her RKO was for sale and they could buy it and have their own studio, OR they could take what they had and retire and try to live peacefully and enjoy their kids. Lucille said, "Buy it." He formed DESILU and had so many hits going at once it gave him ulcers. for example, he'd read a book called, "the untouchables" about eliott ness chasing al capone and thought it would make a great show. the andy griffith show was filmed at desilu. he also drank a lot and thought in the old cuban terms--your wife is married, you're not. that said, the kids said when he came home, he was home, he spent time with his kids, played with them, took them for nature walks, talked about god. lucille was just on the phone talking work all the time.
Thank you, really helped. She was a tad hypocritical about a commentator "get your hands off of her" during a seminar thing at ucla. But then i noted her creepy comebacks to a couple guys. Or just how shed like treat different people more sternly or stoicly based on their appearance or gender. Gave me bad memories of some crappy teachers from grade school. Not that i think your input was meant to put her in negative light. It seemed most genuine explanation of her and him with what little I knew of them. Also , her interactions made me wonder if desi jr maybe was a little beaten down by her intentionally or unintentionally. She did say they called her lucille "Balls". Maybe she behaved harshly with the poor guy and mama's so important to a son's emotional sttability
I can't believe all the judgment going on here by people that didn't even know Lucy and Desi. They hear one interview by one of the children and now they're authorities. Lucy came from a very humble background with much hardship. Desi came from a very privileged background which also embraced and encouraged machismo. Lucy was always waiting for the floor to fall out from extensive reading of her biographies. She found such fulfillment in her career and also felt that it was the security for her family. Desi responded to the stress of business management by drinking... Excessively. He also was well documented womanizing around Hollywood and Lucille lived with that shame for a long time . When Desi's addictions grew to the point of embarrassment for his family and his Hollywood status along with the womanizing... Lucy had to let go of the love of her life. No one here should pass judgment unless you walked in their shoes. Desi and Lucy remained connected till the end of Desi's life. One of his last phone calls was with Lucy where they professed their enduring love and understanding to each other. My only complaint with this docu is putting pictures in of Keith Tribideau as being representative of young Desi Jr. He had issues with being in Keith's shadow for most of his childhood and to continue that lack of research here, is insulting to the person this documentary was supposed to be about.
I think a couple of the pictures of "little Desi Jr." that were actually of the actor who played "little Ricky Ricardo" from I Love Lucy, Keith Thibodeaux.
@@annettehenry7 THE BRADY BUNCH>>>>Davy Jones did an episode IN 1971 called 'GETTING DAVY JONES''....Desi Jr, in 1970....the episode was called 'THE POSSIBLE DREAM'
This happens in many families, not just Hollywood stars. Having parents absent and a child left to their own devices is very common especially starting in the 60's. Back then your parents would have been born depression era which is a completely different work ethic. Parents really expected their children to do what they were told, study hard, etc. just like they did. But in their childhood what was expected had vanished by the time they parented. They just assumed they'd parent like their parents did, sans the true struggles(depression, war) that didn't really exist in 60's childhood life. Many kids growing up in the suburbs didn't really have the kind of support they needed and too many things to distract them, TV, drugs, etc. Which is why you ended up with the 60's hippie era and everyone acting out. Far different era Jr grew up in and he was not alone. Lucy and Desi like a lot of 60's parents had no clue how to parent in this new age.
Desi Jr. may have had a "miserable life" but he certainly accomplished a great deal in different fields too: acting, popular music (his rock band), producing, etc. His performance in "Red Sky at Morning" was memorable.
I just can't feel sorry for someone who was probably given a lot . I'm almost his age and grew up with a mother who was extremely abusive and my dad who never knew because he worked so much to take care of his kids and wife. But we all got passed it and learned to be hard workers and be better and more loving parents. We made choices not to abuse drugs, maybe he should've tried that instead of whining about his really bad childhood. I'm sure he's never had to work in his life and is still enjoying what his parents worked so hard for.
Lucy stated they had a great time on the I Love Lucy set. She gave Desi credit for the show's success. He was a good businessman, and talented. His book "A Book" is worthwhile reading. He did mention his philandering stating Lucy "should have known those picadillos meant nothing." Lucy may have been abrasive, and self promoting, but Desi was guilty of damaging the marriage. She said in later years If she had to do it over, she wouldn't have stayed with a wayward husband. She seemed to love her kids. I doubt Desi Jr had much to lament.
Latin men in those times seemed to believe it was ok to have someone on the side. I worked in Italy in 1979 and all the Italian male business owners had mistresses they’d see during “siesta”. Go home to their wives and families at 7. Mistresses from 12-3.
Desi Arnaz Jr. grew up to be a very deep thinker. He’s a Christian. Very knowledgeable about religion, spirituality, and philosophy. I love to hear him speak on these topics. He has so much more to say about life and experience than I ever heard his parents speak about. Maybe Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, Sr. were more guarded about what they said because they were in the spotlight. Or maybe they just weren’t the deep thinkers that their son turned out to be. Anyway, I’m glad Desi Jr. was able to find a path for himself and had children and a stable marriage of his own. I wish him the best. ❤🙏
@@tommieswearingen4501 Yes, it is wonderful that he became a person of faith in spite of all the struggles he had growing up as the child of two icons of the entertainment world.
I know this about him too. He was very reflective and on a spiritual healing path. I worked with an author who was his best friend...I so enjoyed all his stories of Desi, Jr and Lucille Ball.
I was waiting for you to cover his part in the movie, "Mambo Kings" where he perfectly portrayed his father Desi Arnez Sr. It helped that he was the spitting image of his dad and could sound exactly like him. The movie is highly underrated. Incredible musical performances. The lead actors included Antonio Banderas, Armand Asante, Cathy Moriarty, with world famous musicians Tito Puente & Celia Cruz. Shame on you for not mentioning it. Desi's role was integral to the story.
Very hard without a stable surrogate adult family member to be there as a constant support and reminder of the love their parents have for them which is often , but not always the truth in life! 😊
I think it is difficult to have very successful parents in any profession the parents are so dedicated to they're careers there is little time left for children.
When "The I love Lucy" was suggested to Lucy. She insisted that her real life husband play her husband on the show. The executives were reluctant but gave in. I'm glad Desi Jr. got his act together and everything came out all right. Because that's not the way it worked with lots of kids I knew who went in the direction he went in. I'm in my 70s.
I watched him on his mother's show, which he co-starred with his sister Lucy the first season. But I really enjoyed his show in the 80's called Automan along with Chuck Wagner as the title character. He is a very talented man for certain.
I think it’s reasonable to assume that being the child of famous actors has its perks. On the other hand, absentee parents are not really parents at all. I’d guess it’s like being a very wealthy orphan. Having a loving nanny would help one develop a sense of self-worth. But it’s a tough way to live when your parents only see you occasionally & you have to be on your best behavior, while feeling hurt inside.
Desi Jr. did not move to Boulder Colorado. He and Amy moved to Boulder City Nevada, just a short drive from Las Vegas Nevada where they operated their own dance studio and theatre. Amy graduated High School in Las Vegas Nevada.
I think children of celebrities have to deal with unique situations in life... they are constantly in the limelight, never really enjoying any privacy. It seems that would be very difficult to deal with and accept when growing up.
I didn't realize that for most of my life they were divorced. I only watched I Love Lucy in syndication. By the time I was old enough to see it, its first run was likely finished for 10 years
I’ll never understand these rich kids 😂 my mother would not feed me as a punishment to the point I had to eat the cat’s food. Poor dude, what a horrible childhood 😂 get over it. You wouldn’t be who or where you are if not for your parents. Be grateful. I may have had a shitty childhood but I never forget some have had it worse.
Lana turner’s daughter was raised with a lot of money, did that prevent her from being rape at a young age by one of her stepfathers? No, Jayne Mansfield oldest daughter was raised with a lot of money, did that stop her mothers boyfriend from physically assaulting her? No. Being rich dose not prevent painful or terrible thing from happening to you.
It was well known that Lucy was a terrible mother, never making time for her children. All she ever wanted was to be working in show business, these facts are directly from her own daughter, Lucie Arnaz. So sad that she made us all laugh, when her kids were so sad at home.
Wow, what a scathing commentary. If you are a close family member, shame on you. If not then you honestly do not know anything about a family’s dynamics unless you are part of it.
I have read so much about Lucy and I’ve collected many books about her in my younger years. Yes, you’re correct she was definitely obsessed with her work and her words on a talk show I believe with the Kavat is that she really was only happy when she was working. I would imagine her kids did have an absentee bother at times and of course Desi when he was not working, he blew off his stress by boating, running around and drinking. The thing that they created to keep them together, the I Love Lucy show was in the end not enough, and it ended up separating them. By the way, Desi Senior said his name is pronounced “Des see”, not Dez zee to those that don’t know.
Typo- when Lucy What is on the Dick Cavett show She said the times she was working when she was the happiest…. You could tell the way she spoke that was her love in life. Working.
I loved Lucy & Ricky & still watch them today if they are on.. They were a great couple & a great actor & a great actress. I rhink its easier for them becuz they have famous parents.
My ex-girlfriend was in the Lucy and Lucille Ball show I Love Lucy all of them and she read all the books that anybody would write on the topic including all the cast members in anybody associated with the show. Consensus of all that according to my girlfriend she was a typical fiery nutty redhead and he couldn't keep it in his pants. That's what caused the divorce😮
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6:03 That is NOT Desi Arnaz Jr. That is the actor who played Ricky in I LOVE LUCY. I think he became good friends with Desi though. He got the part because he was so good on the drums.
By the time the I Love Lucy evolved till they went to Connecticut they couldn't stand each other. Watch those episodes they're not even standing on the same side of the set and they would leave from opposite directions as soon as the scene was over😢
Gee poor guy.I hope he knows it could have been So much worse!I would love to have lived his life.But u guess if ur born into it We don’t understand,I know compared to my up bringing His life was great
It’s difficult being a child of two famous people! At least he had a sister who is going through the same things that he was going through! It’s even harder to cope when your parents decided to name both you and your sister after them! So there’s bound to be a comparisons! Thank God, the Desi, licked his drug problem and failed relationships by getting married to a down to earth woman. I am moving out of Beverly Hills! I’m so sorry that he lost his best friend when his wife died. Hopefully they’re remembrances of a stable and loving relationship can help him endure and keep on a straight path from now until the rest of his life.
I believe that any child of mega stars is almost impossible to find normality. As a older person now, nothing surprises me dealing with life's challenges.
I'm not defending anything Desi Sr did that led to the breakup of his marriage. Even if Lucy wasn't the best mother and wife and had a temper and didn't have a particularly motherly temperament and at times may have put her career ahead of her family, (although I don't think she realized any of these things except her temper), she still was justified in ultimately divorcing a man who was drinking heavily and was by all accounts a pretty scary drunk and who also had been cheating on her regularly pretty much their entire marriage, thinking as long as it was just physical and not emotional it didn't count as real cheating. And Lucy went out of her way over and over again to try to make things work with Desi Sr. Anyway, in spite of all of these weaknesses, the one thing that really struck me watching this was how in every single picture Desi Sr you can tell just from his look that he absolutely adores both of his kids. In the early episode, (especially Season 3), you can also tell from the looks Desi gives Lucy at times when she is not looking that he absolutely adores her as well. Towards the end those looks go away, but they were definitely there for awhile. I know that's not what this video is about, and like I said that one thing doesn't completely make up for the drinking and cheating, and I'm sure he also occasionally put career ahead of family, but there is absolutely no doubt in my mind that his love for his children and wife was absolutely real whatever else may have been going on.
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@@betsyross3963 That may be true, but I personally believe that was basically to save Lucy from having to be the one to do it. Maybe I’m wrong. And by the end they both definitely were miserable and wanted out. But somehow I suspect that no matter who actually filed the paperwork the divorce was absolutely a mutual decision.
Desi Arnaz Jr is just a few months older than I, but I grew up in a very poor family, but today I wouldn't trade lives with him, these Show Biz people in most cases have a really bad life, no thanks.
I think Desi had a problem with the little guy who played him and played the cute little drums. Its called jealousy. Than divorce always leaves kids feeling abandoned. Sad but true. And i love how the kids want to be famous but for themselves 🤣 His life didn't sound that bad though. His drugs is because he was curious and wanted to experiment getting high.
* Yet Keith as well as the other lads who portrayed Little Ricky never got name recognition in show's credits. This led to false urban legend that Desi Jr. was Little Ricky. 🤔
His dad was smart and successful, but also had an alcohol problem. Desi, Jr. had the genetic predisposition and combined with his own success and early fame it was not surprising that he ran into trouble. He got the help he needed and straightened his life out. Sadly, his wife Amy died in 2015 and his granddaughter died a few years later.
People are fallible & we all have disappointment in our lives. My mother was definitely not all I wanted in a mother, however I also know that I was certainly not what she expected or wanted in a daughter.
No one in that era could ever hope to enjoy the same level of success that his parents had. Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Bing Crosby all had children who lived their lives away from the spotlight. Some were able to make a living as talent agents, attorneys, directors, cinematographers or other jobs within the industry but not many did. Just because we never hear from them doesn't mean they did not have rewarding lives.
Why don't you get actual pictures of Desi Arnaz as a kid those pictures of the actor who played him drumming or not Desi Arnaz. There's one episode is there an Italy I believe on the European tour Lucy is sad because it's Little Ricky's birthday she gets all the local kids to come have a birthday four little Ricky and calls them on the phone one of those little kids is Desi Arnaz Junior. I believe the only time he was on the show maybe once more
I'll never forget the story that still circulates today, about Lucille throwing hot coffee on a flight attendant which scolded her with severe burns . She was later banned from American because of this. I love her, always have, but sad that she behaved like this . That was one of many things she did lol.
Lucy should have let Desi raise those kids. I heard the daughter said the only affection the got was from their father. Lucy pushed them to act and neither wanted to.
I know a guy who worked for her and was inside her home on many occasions. He stated that the way Lucy Sr. talked to Desi Jr. on the phone was heartbreaking. Meaning, she called him every dirty word in the book and totally trashed him verbally. My friend said he was in shock to hear the way Lucy was yelling at Desi (Her son) .... for who knows what. He even said she was a very cruel person to just about everyone around her (Including Gary) and he said he had to walk on eggshells around Lucy. Truth.
Lucille Ball commented that she could “act funny,” but that she didn’t “think funny.” She said she could never have thought of the scripts for the I Love Lucy show. She did not have a sense of humor like that of her own. But she was able to bring life to the character of Lucy by acting. I say this in contrast to Ellen Degeneres who is able to act in comedies as well as have a standup act and was spontaneously funny in her interactions with the guests on her show. Lucille Ball did not have that kind of sense of humor. Unless she was acting for comedic purposes, she was a very serious, humorless type of person.
A great article. But you might want to correct. The picture you have of him as a child drumming is not him, but rather a picture of Keith Thibodeaux (actor) who played little Ricky on I Love Lucy.
MY opinion? he was dating Patty Duke her first son as a newborn looked EXACTLY LIKE DESI, regardless of what Patty says. Of course it makes no difference to me.
Lucie is an incredibly talented actor, dancer, singer and overall performer, which she obviously inherited from her parents. And how exactly would Desi, Jr., inherit someone's fame? What a silly thing to say.
I don't agree that you stated that Desi Arnaz,Jr. had a miserable life with Lucille Ball as his mother. His father cheated on her and they both caused misery to their children. I think you did a great story with the wrong headline. Lucy showed motherly concern for Desi as you pointed out on several occasions. She wasn't a perfect mother but she wasn't totally bad. I have met mothers who abandoned their children. She didn't do that. It is hard to be a working mother on that level. The highs and lows of show business is quite demanding. Your story was great, just change the headline. It sounds judgemental. We don't what it is like to be children of actors. I love Lucille Ball as an entertainer. She was wonderful. Please be kind going forward.
Lucy was a great mom. I mean she had to take charge of the business because of Desi Sr. wild ways. She also had to leave Desi because of his cheating. So, those are challenges for children to have to deal with in any circumstance. I heard that Lucy could be controlling, but look at what she was responsible for , Desilu Productions, raising her children, and her own career. I feel celebrity children are very fortunate, but not always appreciative of the advantages they have. Desi Jr, has been in and out of trouble throughout his life, he was very loved by the industry, and I don’t remember him having a hard time being famous, he and his sister had good looks, mom’s successful shows to guest star on, access to privilege…, but Desi Jr. lacked discipline. And, it was sad, because a lot of people wanted to see him and his sister succeed. I guess it shows that you have to work for what you want out of life no matter who you are🤔☕️
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Lucille Ball appeared determined to perpetuate her extreme success with I Love Lucy through three more sitcoms (The Lucy Show, Here's Lucy, and Life With Lucy). This drive to remain in the spot light long after the bright lights of I Love Lucy had faded is a testament to the addictive quality of fame. She always seemed like a sad person in real life.
I Love Lucy, The Lucy Show then Here's Lucy. I Love Lucy ended because of her divorce and Vivian Vance's desire to not have to work with William Frawley. She ended The Lucy Show because she sold Desilu to Gulf & Western and had made enough episodes for it to be syndicated. I read that she was ready to leave television but created Here's Lucy to help her children establish themselves in the television industry.
@5:57 I can't swear to it but I don't think that is Desi Jr. That is the actor who played Ricky Jr on I Love Lucy. Keith Thibodeaux, also known as Richard Keith, is an American actor and musician, best known for playing Little Ricky on the television sitcoms I Love Lucy. Pretty sure @6:09 is too. You see him again on The Andy Griffith show as Opie's friend Johnny Paul.
Lucy might of been not around but she sure did support both of her kids. I seen it on Johnny Carson.... Lucy gave her kids everything....her job is her craft her life...Lucy was one of a million....Lucy could get people at a funeral to bust out laughing.....
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I heard about it many years ago. At my high school back in 1980, Desi Jr appeared at my school for a Celebrity Volleyball Game, and he gave me a kiss on the cheek. I'll never forget that day.
Saw them both on a old johnny Carson it was awkward.she asked him why he doesn't visit her more often .
Oh yeah, she wasn't the greatest. I heard that nobody wanted to work with her! I don't know how they got people to act with her? The magic of Hollywood. In real life she wasn't a pleasant person!
She was known to be unfriendly, with everyone she worked with,nasty and a control freak
I watched him play on "Password"as a very early teen. He impressed me as a thoughtful and insightful young man.
The pictures you have of Desi, Jr. as a very little boy playing the drums is actually the actor Keith who played Little Ricky on I Love Lucy. Both boys played the drums.
Thank you . Because the idiots that do these won’t research.
Right-Keith Thibodeaux-(little Ricky) was an amazing child prodigy on the drum set.
Also, who's that in the shot at 18:30? It's certainly not Desi, Jr.
The second Pic of the boy behind the drums is Keith, first Pic is Desi
At the 4:11 minute mark, you showed Donnie Osmond. I remember Donnie in that outfit. I can see how you would have thought that was him. He and Dnnie looked a lot alike.
Desi Sr, was known first and foremost for being a philanderer. I was routinely made aware of this every time I mentioned the show "I love Lucy" which was on TV every day that I got home from kindergarten 1968. It was well known.
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Well known or not, that still doesn’t make it right, nor should women have tolerated it then, or now.
Yeah, it gets tedious quickly.
It's both, a blessing and a curse. When it's good, it's good, but when it's bad, it's really bad. As parents go, we want to protect our kids and be proud of them. But when ur famous, ur kid makes a mistake, the whole world knows about it. And not in a good way. I'm very happy to be a nobody. No pressure or expectations. I got to be me. ❤❤❤❤
No, it was not a strain that led to divorce…it was Desi, Sr.’s woman chasing and affairs that Lucy finally had enough of.
And he started to drink heavily, which also affected his ability to run Desilu Studios.
It was more than that
How about the fact that Lucy’s career came first. Then her family as told by her daughter. She didn’t have time for anyone and Desi moved on. A mans gotta get some snatch somewhere. And he went searching!!
@@thisisusandourlife4175 YES! LIKE HIS WIFE PUTTING HER CAREER BEFORE HER HUSBAND AND KIDS! I DONT BLAME HIM! I WOULD HAVE TOO!
No reason for cheating! He should have left not CHEAT! @@xavierminchello8431
It may help him to realize those of us who wasn't brought up in Hollywood faced the same challenges. It was the pitfall of growing up in the era we did.
True that! Children were not the precious darlings of today. They were more like second class citizens. There is an episode in "Mad Men" where little Sally puts the dry cleaning bag over her head and is scolded by her mother for throwing the dry cleaning on the floor. Parents of the boomer generation had hard lives. They went through the depression as kids and many were adopted out to be workers on other people's farms. Emotions were buried and people taught their children how to survive. May seem tough to some, however, I fear for the younger generations who are coddled and have little ability to solve problems or become self reliant.
Iconic episode. You had quite the iconic group from an iconic time in television history. Appreciate your iconic time in producing this iconic piece. You really do an iconic job.
Hahaha 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Iconic comment 😂
Especially for a power couple!
Thank you. If I hear that word one more time…and don’t forget kind, and reach out, awesome, amazing…make it stop.
He needs a thesaurus. 😅
Most people dont thst Lucy had a life before her comedy series. Her career began as an "also starred" woman in a "Three Stooges" short. She graduated to starring in dramatic film noir films, in which she excelled.
Lucy also appeared as a dancer in a few chorus lines in some old black and white musical movies.
Stunningly beautiful, poised, and exceptionally gifted performer, Miss Ball is still deeply loved by millions.
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Lucy is a true legend and high stakes gambler. I grew up watching the shows and loved every one. 🇦🇺 😊
Sorry to burst your bubble, but Lucy used her looks and sleeping around to get into Hollwood, she was just another Company hoe, money does that to people, they will do anything to get it.
It is impossible for anyone who wasn't alive during the Lucy years to comprehend how beloved that family was to us fans who tuned-in every week to see them. It is impossible to understand the giddiness and warmth of "the Beav." Or the endearing charm of Harriett & Ozzie and the Nelson sons, especially THAT son we gay kids most wanted to get undressed with. Boy, could Ricky stroke his guitar. Like wild dogs, we lapped it up. These and similar family-shows of that day, taught us about families, and showed us how dis-functional and dis-appointing our own families were. That was a double-edged sword. TV was real, our lives were lacking. We didn't cozy to the cognitive dissonance we were experiencing; the term hadn't been installed yet in America's plumbing. You had to be there to comprehend the exuberance of being alive: Elvis on Ed Sullivan (who?), John-Paul-George-Ringo on Ed Sullivan, Diana slug Mary on Motown 25, the night Michael walked backwards. Didn't he? Trust me on this, the truly Magic Moment you un-borns missed out on, and can never/ever have, is spending Saturday evenings with Bob and Carol and Ted and Eunice, and MTM, and Emily, and Sueann and Lou, and Mama, oh God, Mama, the absolute Summit of Saturday. Tragic-Magic, when Mama told Eunice that her pilot light had gone out, in the windmills of your mind. "Sorry." Carol never/ever broke, but that night we saw TV History being made. I still quote to the clouds (no person alive would get it), Eunice's alter ego having the last laugh: "THAT'S a good one Mama." Maybe the pinnacle of peeing-in-your-pants Saturday, was that time Scarlot saw something in the window and she just had to have it. Oh good gawd, not the curtain rod. While I'm stoping by those woods, I will never forget bouncing off the walls for three hours, the night, finally, when Emily turned on the light, to see Bob. Zenith!!! JHC!!! TV never got better than that one, Mama. THAT was my absolute biggest summit of Magic. We Booms were happier to be at home with OUR true "friends" than out on the towne with un-true ones. Saturday Night, alive, Home Alone, because that's where our hearts were. Imagine, a night of love, a fest, every Saturday, and in repeats. Tacky, right? That would never happen in today's climate. That was the last of Collective, a once-in-a-lifetime Time that can never be again. Kids, we Booms had Bogie & Becall, Bette Davis' Eyes, Mick and Gilda, and real-life "Saturday Night Fevers." Occasionally, we Boomers even had "Glad to be Alive" moments, in the Sun. We all stopped by Sam's Tavern for a beer, or Archie's Bunker's Place for an argument, and we were better people for it.
Please come back to reality ): E-Gad!!! @@JackMason-oq8lf
- Desi Arnaz was a high stakes gambler Lucy was not - she was frugal; that's why they kept separate bank accounts and she had 40 million plus when she died and Desi had about 20million.
@@LJ-ht4zs Of course, He who dies with the most money wins! So, Elon is going to heaven, and you are nor. You must be a bad person.
I remember hearing Lucie Arnaz and Desi Jr. in an interview speaking about their nanny, an African American woman. She was Lucille Ball’s right-hand and took care of the children like her own. Lucie Arnaz said that as far as their mother was concerned, leaving her kids with this woman was as good as if Lucille herself was with them. She trusted this woman completely. Lucie Arnaz stated that this woman really filled the void in her and her brother’s lives due to their parents’ long absences at the studio. Lucie Arnaz also said that her parents preferred to be at the studio working and interacting with other people on the set because it was a welcomed distraction from home life which was full of tension and arguments about Desi’s infidelities. I wish I could remember the nanny’s name. If anyone knows this woman’s name, please leave a reply.
I hope that she was paid well for having to take care of them 24/7
@@elizabethmchenry3102 She was also the live-in housekeeper from what I understand. She became like family. So I’m sure Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, Sr. took care of her also and she retired well.
Isn't her name Lucie, a little different 😅 but still
@@madeleine9907 You are correct! Her full name is Lucie Desiree Arnaz. Thank you. If you find out the name of the nanny, please leave her name in the replies.
Lucille's mother was also there to over see everything.
❤This family brought alot of joy to our hearts😊
NOT MINE! AFTER READING ALL THE STUFF ABOUT LUCY IN REALITY I CAN SEE WHY DESI DUMPED HER ASS
EASY @@xavierminchello8431
Divorce between a mother and father is harder on the children more than the spouses. Desi Jr. was only 7 when his parents divorced. On the clip 6:10. that is Keith Thibodeux on the drums. Not Desi Jr. Who never played Little Ricky on I Love Lucy.
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@@FactsVerse Some day if you can do a Starsky & Hutch Video on the cast. Series ran from 1975-79.
Very true. Sometimes divorce is necessary but never easy on kids.
Once when Lucille Ball was on tv, my dad called her a red-headed idiot. I got the feeling that he didn't like stupid women, however i remember thinking that it's all just an act with her, she's actually a very smart woman. My dad was WAY off base for calling her that. 🇦🇺😊
Re: Lucille Ball--a story appeared when Lucy and Jack Benny were rehearsing for a t.v. show. At one point Jack Benny stopped to exclaim "Will somebody tell Lucy that she got the job?"
@gail2500 maybe he didn’t like that kind of humor? How did he feel about Jerry Lewis?
@@OakwiseBecoming You're right. My dad didn't appreciate that kind of humour, probably didn't like Jerry Lewis either. 🥴
Memory. My memories say Kim was suicidal and a drug addicted person which was grossly exaggerated when she was doing a say all expose. Later a documentary made Desi into the philandering cheat and drunk while Lucy was made into a paranoid psychopath. The end.
She was a very wealthy woman later,the rest of us aren't.
desi arnaz sr. was kind of a genius. he was from cuban upper class and could do complex math in his head (very important for contracts with percentages etc.) here were his ideas: he got them to film i love lucy (instead of kinescope) and paid for it but insisted they own the show (made them a fortune later). he hired the best cameraman in the movies to film their show and that guy invented the three camera sitcom method still used today. he hired vivian vance after seeing her in a play by himself. he hired william frawley beause frawley and vance didn't like each other and he thought that would make fred's zingers more funny and it did. he got the writers for the show (the real stars) and came out before every show and warmed up the audience. he came to lucy at the height of their success and told her RKO was for sale and they could buy it and have their own studio, OR they could take what they had and retire and try to live peacefully and enjoy their kids. Lucille said, "Buy it." He formed DESILU and had so many hits going at once it gave him ulcers. for example, he'd read a book called, "the untouchables" about eliott ness chasing al capone and thought it would make a great show. the andy griffith show was filmed at desilu. he also drank a lot and thought in the old cuban terms--your wife is married, you're not. that said, the kids said when he came home, he was home, he spent time with his kids, played with them, took them for nature walks, talked about god. lucille was just on the phone talking work all the time.
Thank you, really helped. She was a tad hypocritical about a commentator "get your hands off of her" during a seminar thing at ucla. But then i noted her creepy comebacks to a couple guys. Or just how shed like treat different people more sternly or stoicly based on their appearance or gender. Gave me bad memories of some crappy teachers from grade school. Not that i think your input was meant to put her in negative light. It seemed most genuine explanation of her and him with what little I knew of them. Also , her interactions made me wonder if desi jr maybe was a little beaten down by her intentionally or unintentionally. She did say they called her lucille "Balls". Maybe she behaved harshly with the poor guy and mama's so important to a son's emotional sttability
He didn’t seem any different to have a bad life. He did fine
The pictures of the kid on the drums is not Desi. It’s the boy that played little Ricky
* Perhaps true yet Desi Jr. has been the Drummer for band Dino, Desi and Billy. 😃
No one played Ricky, except Ricky.
@@littleme3597what are you talking about?
I can't believe all the judgment going on here by people that didn't even know Lucy and Desi. They hear one interview by one of the children and now they're authorities. Lucy came from a very humble background with much hardship. Desi came from a very privileged background which also embraced and encouraged machismo. Lucy was always waiting for the floor to fall out from extensive reading of her biographies. She found such fulfillment in her career and also felt that it was the security for her family. Desi responded to the stress of business management by drinking... Excessively. He also was well documented womanizing around Hollywood and Lucille lived with that shame for a long time . When Desi's addictions grew to the point of embarrassment for his family and his Hollywood status along with the womanizing... Lucy had to let go of the love of her life. No one here should pass judgment unless you walked in their shoes. Desi and Lucy remained connected till the end of Desi's life. One of his last phone calls was with Lucy where they professed their enduring love and understanding to each other. My only complaint with this docu is putting pictures in of Keith Tribideau as being representative of young Desi Jr. He had issues with being in Keith's shadow for most of his childhood and to continue that lack of research here, is insulting to the person this documentary was supposed to be about.
I think a couple of the pictures of "little Desi Jr." that were actually of the actor who played "little Ricky Ricardo" from I Love Lucy, Keith Thibodeaux.
It couldn't be that bad. He did get to meet Marcia Brady which would be a highlight in any teens life in the early 70's.
John. I would bet, ALL children feel, they didn't get enough of their parents love and attention.
Wasn't that Davies from the group the Monkees?
@@annettehenry7 THE BRADY BUNCH>>>>Davy Jones did an episode IN 1971 called 'GETTING DAVY JONES''....Desi Jr, in 1970....the episode was called 'THE POSSIBLE DREAM'
This happens in many families, not just Hollywood stars. Having parents absent and a child left to their own devices is very common especially starting in the 60's. Back then your parents would have been born depression era which is a completely different work ethic. Parents really expected their children to do what they were told, study hard, etc. just like they did. But in their childhood what was expected had vanished by the time they parented. They just assumed they'd parent like their parents did, sans the true struggles(depression, war) that didn't really exist in 60's childhood life. Many kids growing up in the suburbs didn't really have the kind of support they needed and too many things to distract them, TV, drugs, etc. Which is why you ended up with the 60's hippie era and everyone acting out. Far different era Jr grew up in and he was not alone. Lucy and Desi like a lot of 60's parents had no clue how to parent in this new age.
Desi Jr. may have had a "miserable life" but he certainly accomplished a great deal in different fields too: acting, popular music (his rock band), producing, etc. His performance in "Red Sky at Morning" was memorable.
Because his mother funded everything.
His music sucked, he is not a good actor, and what other great things did he do?.
@@doreenalexander1670 You write that like it's a bad thing.
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People love to say "iconic", don't they? Over and over and over again.
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Seems to be a standard response @@FactsVerse
I agree. Same with the word "legendary". The words are overused and doesn't apply to every celebrity.
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" Iconic" is over used and Not applicable to a lot of people it' s applied to,unfortunately.
It depends on how they’re raised and how they handle the fame once they get older having famous parents isn’t always easy
Your Right - Did you Ever wonder what Vivian Vance
Really Thought of Lucy ?!?
Seems to me this was more about his parents and their life and flaws than who I always wanted to know more about.. . Desi JR.
I thought the same thing.
The entire video drags, from the monotone narration to the monotomous story with lots of repeating!
I just can't feel sorry for someone who was probably given a lot . I'm almost his age and grew up with a mother who was extremely abusive and my dad who never knew because he worked so much to take care of his kids and wife. But we all got passed it and learned to be hard workers and be better and more loving parents. We made choices not to abuse drugs, maybe he should've tried that instead of whining about his really bad childhood. I'm sure he's never had to work in his life and is still enjoying what his parents worked so hard for.
Lucy stated they had a great time on the I Love Lucy set. She gave Desi credit for the show's success. He was a good businessman, and talented. His book "A Book" is worthwhile reading. He did mention his philandering stating Lucy "should have known those picadillos meant nothing." Lucy may have been abrasive, and self promoting, but Desi was guilty of damaging the marriage. She said in later years If she had to do it over, she wouldn't have stayed with a wayward husband. She seemed to love her kids. I doubt Desi Jr had much to lament.
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They had those kids much later in life.She had a few miscarriages.
@@FactsVerse Thanks for asking. Any factual histories of well-known personalities or unsung heroes.
I want to read Desi's autobio, but so far it's a tad pricey for me.
Latin men in those times seemed to believe it was ok to have someone on the side. I worked in Italy in 1979 and all the Italian male business owners had mistresses they’d see during “siesta”. Go home to their wives and families at 7. Mistresses from 12-3.
Desi Arnaz Jr. grew up to be a very deep thinker. He’s a Christian. Very knowledgeable about religion, spirituality, and philosophy. I love to hear him speak on these topics. He has so much more to say about life and experience than I ever heard his parents speak about. Maybe Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, Sr. were more guarded about what they said because they were in the spotlight. Or maybe they just weren’t the deep thinkers that their son turned out to be. Anyway, I’m glad Desi Jr. was able to find a path for himself and had children and a stable marriage of his own. I wish him the best. ❤🙏
I didn't know that. Wonderful to hear.
@@tommieswearingen4501 Yes, it is wonderful that he became a person of faith in spite of all the struggles he had growing up as the child of two icons of the entertainment world.
I know this about him too. He was very reflective and on a spiritual healing path. I worked with an author who was his best friend...I so enjoyed all his stories of Desi, Jr and Lucille Ball.
I was waiting for you to cover his part in the movie, "Mambo Kings" where he perfectly portrayed his father Desi Arnez Sr. It helped that he was the spitting image of his dad and could sound exactly like him. The movie is highly underrated. Incredible musical performances. The lead actors included Antonio Banderas, Armand Asante, Cathy Moriarty, with world famous musicians Tito Puente & Celia Cruz. Shame on you for not mentioning it. Desi's role was integral to the story.
He was too busy saying the word icon and iconic.
Very hard without a stable surrogate adult family member to be there as a constant support and reminder of the love their parents have for them which is often , but not always the truth in life! 😊
I think it is difficult to have very successful parents in any profession the parents are so dedicated to they're careers there is little time left for children.
You and your Dad are hilarious on the SNL short skit, I love Desi 👍😆
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When "The I love Lucy" was suggested to Lucy. She insisted that her real life husband play her husband on the show.
The executives were reluctant but gave in.
I'm glad Desi Jr. got his act together and everything came out all right.
Because that's not the way it worked with lots of kids I knew who went in the direction he went in. I'm in my 70s.
I believe that over all being children of a celebrity has perks and woes.
I watched him on his mother's show, which he co-starred with his sister Lucy the first season. But I really enjoyed his show in the 80's called Automan along with Chuck Wagner as the title character. He is a very talented man for certain.
Desi Arnaz Jr. was the best thing about "Here's Lucy."
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I think it’s reasonable to assume that being the child of famous actors has its perks. On the other hand, absentee parents are not really parents at all. I’d guess it’s like being a very wealthy orphan. Having a loving nanny would help one develop a sense of self-worth. But it’s a tough way to live when your parents only see you occasionally & you have to be on your best behavior, while feeling hurt inside.
The kids ended up with. LOTS of MONEY without any care of where their next meal was coming from.Most kids growing up in broken homes don’t.
Lucille Ball was a tough hard woman BUT she had a miserable philandering Man who broke her heart over and over !
Who wouldn’t get hardened !!!!
And she CHOSE him. Get over it.
You might choose the man, but you don’t necessarily choose their inconsiderate selfish ways. It does eat away at you.
My Mom dated Dino when he was stationed at Homestead AFB about a year before he died. He was so nice to me and my brothers.
Lucky you. I’m 71 now snd back in the day I was in the Dino, Desi, Billy Fan Club! 👍
Title is dead wrong. Desi Jr. had a wonderful life. His lovely sister was and will always be, his anchor in life.
Very thorough, professional and accurate presentation, I think.
Desi Jr. did not move to Boulder Colorado. He and Amy moved to Boulder City Nevada, just a short drive from Las Vegas Nevada where they operated their own dance studio and theatre. Amy graduated High School in Las Vegas Nevada.
Which high school did Amy go to?
I don't think I've ever seen anyone look more different in different photographs.
I think children of celebrities have to deal with unique situations in life... they are constantly in the limelight, never really enjoying any privacy. It seems that would be very difficult to deal with and accept when growing up.
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@@FactsVerse ty
I didn't realize that for most of my life they were divorced. I only watched I Love Lucy in syndication. By the time I was old enough to see it, its first run was likely finished for 10 years
I’ll never understand these rich kids 😂 my mother would not feed me as a punishment to the point I had to eat the cat’s food. Poor dude, what a horrible childhood 😂 get over it. You wouldn’t be who or where you are if not for your parents. Be grateful. I may have had a shitty childhood but I never forget some have had it worse.
Lana turner’s daughter was raised with a lot of money, did that prevent her from being rape at a young age by one of her stepfathers? No, Jayne Mansfield oldest daughter was raised with a lot of money, did that stop her mothers boyfriend from physically assaulting her? No. Being rich dose not prevent painful or terrible thing from happening to you.
Thaking food away should never be a punishment
Just because you had a different kind of struggle doesn't minimize someone else's childhood struggles. Try not being so judgmental.
and look what a delight you turned out to be.
@@UPalooza 🤣🤣👍
I used to have such a crush on him. ❤
We all loved the entertainment this family provided. Personal struggles aside, Desi jr. Is one talented cat.
It was well known that Lucy was a terrible mother, never making time for her children. All she ever wanted was to be working in show business, these facts are directly from her own daughter, Lucie Arnaz. So sad that she made us all laugh, when her kids were so sad at home.
That’s why woman who try to be men fail in the family realm
Goes both ways Don’t you 🤔 think 🤔. Everyone blames the mother. While a father sleeps around.
Wow, what a scathing commentary. If you are a close family member, shame on you. If not then you honestly do not know anything about a family’s dynamics unless you are part of it.
I have read so much about Lucy and I’ve collected many books about her in my younger years. Yes, you’re correct she was definitely obsessed with her work and her words on a talk show I believe with the Kavat is that she really was only happy when she was working. I would imagine her kids did have an absentee bother at times and of course Desi when he was not working, he blew off his stress by boating, running around and drinking. The thing that they created to keep them together, the I Love Lucy show was in the end not enough, and it ended up separating them.
By the way, Desi Senior said his name is pronounced “Des see”, not Dez zee to those that don’t know.
Typo- when Lucy What is on the Dick Cavett show She said the times she was working when she was the happiest…. You could tell the way she spoke that was her love in life. Working.
I loved Lucy & Ricky & still watch them today if they are on.. They were a great couple & a great actor & a great actress. I rhink its easier for them becuz they have famous parents.
My ex-girlfriend was in the Lucy and Lucille Ball show I Love Lucy all of them and she read all the books that anybody would write on the topic including all the cast members in anybody associated with the show. Consensus of all that according to my girlfriend she was a typical fiery nutty redhead and he couldn't keep it in his pants. That's what caused the divorce😮
well lucy was not that good her voice cut thru you
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@@gail2500 the bimbo who cheated on me with a 15-year-old boy😕
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6:03 That is NOT Desi Arnaz Jr. That is the actor who played Ricky in I LOVE LUCY. I think he became good friends with Desi though. He got the part because he was so good on the drums.
By the time the I Love Lucy evolved till they went to Connecticut they couldn't stand each other. Watch those episodes they're not even standing on the same side of the set and they would leave from opposite directions as soon as the scene was over😢
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But the dance with the eggs hidden inside her shirt. 😂
His resilience and determination to overcome personal struggles reflect the dual nature of fame as both a blessing and a burden.
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Gee poor guy.I hope he knows it could have been So much worse!I would love to have lived his life.But u guess if ur born into it We don’t understand,I know compared to my up bringing His life was great
Everyone compair the children to their family's parents instead of appreciating their own style
It’s difficult being a child of two famous people! At least he had a sister who is going through the same things that he was going through! It’s even harder to cope when your parents decided to name both you and your sister after them! So there’s bound to be a comparisons! Thank God, the Desi, licked his drug problem and failed relationships by getting married to a down to earth woman. I am moving out of Beverly Hills! I’m so sorry that he lost his best friend when his wife died. Hopefully they’re remembrances of a stable and loving relationship can help him endure and keep on a straight path from now until the rest of his life.
A very interesting and complex video! The lives of celebrities', and their children, are complex, being that are in the spotlight.
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Please do videos about the show Adam-12!
I believe that any child of mega stars is almost impossible to find normality. As a older person now, nothing surprises me dealing with life's challenges.
I'm not defending anything Desi Sr did that led to the breakup of his marriage. Even if Lucy wasn't the best mother and wife and had a temper and didn't have a particularly motherly temperament and at times may have put her career ahead of her family, (although I don't think she realized any of these things except her temper), she still was justified in ultimately divorcing a man who was drinking heavily and was by all accounts a pretty scary drunk and who also had been cheating on her regularly pretty much their entire marriage, thinking as long as it was just physical and not emotional it didn't count as real cheating. And Lucy went out of her way over and over again to try to make things work with Desi Sr. Anyway, in spite of all of these weaknesses, the one thing that really struck me watching this was how in every single picture Desi Sr you can tell just from his look that he absolutely adores both of his kids. In the early episode, (especially Season 3), you can also tell from the looks Desi gives Lucy at times when she is not looking that he absolutely adores her as well. Towards the end those looks go away, but they were definitely there for awhile. I know that's not what this video is about, and like I said that one thing doesn't completely make up for the drinking and cheating, and I'm sure he also occasionally put career ahead of family, but there is absolutely no doubt in my mind that his love for his children and wife was absolutely real whatever else may have been going on.
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Yeah, Team Lucy!
Desi was the one to ask
Lucy for the divorce
@@betsyross3963 That may be true, but I personally believe that was basically to save Lucy from having to be the one to do it. Maybe I’m wrong. And by the end they both definitely were miserable and wanted out. But somehow I suspect that no matter who actually filed the paperwork the divorce was absolutely a mutual decision.
I grew up about 16 miles from celeron NY I can tell you that they ran Lucy was run out of town, but she was spot on comically
Desi Arnaz Jr is just a few months older than I, but I grew up in a very poor family, but today I wouldn't trade lives with him, these Show Biz people in most cases have a really bad life, no thanks.
I think Desi had a problem with the little guy who played him and played the cute little drums. Its called jealousy. Than divorce always leaves kids feeling abandoned. Sad but true. And i love how the kids want to be famous but for themselves 🤣 His life didn't sound that bad though. His drugs is because he was curious and wanted to experiment getting high.
* Yet Keith as well as the other lads who portrayed Little Ricky never got name recognition in show's credits. This led to false urban legend that Desi Jr. was Little Ricky. 🤔
His dad was smart and successful, but also had an alcohol problem. Desi, Jr. had the genetic predisposition and combined with his own success and early fame it was not surprising that he ran into trouble. He got the help he needed and straightened his life out. Sadly, his wife Amy died in 2015 and his granddaughter died a few years later.
What a misleading headline, Desi Jr never had a miserable life being the son of Lucy and Desi Sr!
People are fallible & we all have disappointment in our lives. My mother was definitely not all I wanted in a mother, however I also know that I was certainly not what she expected or wanted in a daughter.
It's not equivalent. She needed to be more mature than you.
Boulder, CO?? It was Boulder City, NV (Right outside of Las Vegas).
Although the money was there......mommy and daddy .......not so much. God bless the child that's got his own.
Lucille Ball was a total diva. Underneath the makeup and red hair was a woman so demanding and rude you would never believe she was a comedian.
She was an assertive woman who knew what she wanted. Had she been born male, people would have praised him for those very qualities
@@clairelivefreeordie2551 'she'was born male,they are all inverted freemasons,satanists
No one in that era could ever hope to enjoy the same level of success that his parents had. Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Bing Crosby all had children who lived their lives away from the spotlight. Some were able to make a living as talent agents, attorneys, directors, cinematographers or other jobs within the industry but not many did. Just because we never hear from them doesn't mean they did not have rewarding lives.
Well done!
He did a really good movie titled red sky at morning. He was excellent in the movie.
Why don't you get actual pictures of Desi Arnaz as a kid those pictures of the actor who played him drumming or not Desi Arnaz. There's one episode is there an Italy I believe on the European tour Lucy is sad because it's Little Ricky's birthday she gets all the local kids to come have a birthday four little Ricky and calls them on the phone one of those little kids is Desi Arnaz Junior. I believe the only time he was on the show maybe once more
At least he got a free ride through life
I'll never forget the story that still circulates today, about Lucille throwing hot coffee on a flight attendant which scolded her with severe burns . She was later banned from American because of this. I love her, always have, but sad that she behaved like this . That was one of many things she did lol.
I have learned that this was not a true story and Lucy was not not banned from American Airlines.
So what was so miserable about his life?
Agree, agree, agree! My comments exactly!
This video maker is nothing but lots of nothing unending words!!!
❤loved Lucy and don't believe gosip. She brought joy to my family
So many people have work aholic parents. However Lucy loved her son. Millions would have loved to change childhood with her son . :)
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yes i imagine it would have been peter griffin said it the best calling her a red headed ash tray
I know his story is going too be very interesting story too hear about! Thank u for sharing ❤
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Lucy should have let Desi raise those kids. I heard the daughter said the only affection the got was from their father. Lucy pushed them to act and neither wanted to.
I know a guy who worked for her and was inside her home on many occasions. He stated that the way Lucy Sr. talked to Desi Jr. on the phone was heartbreaking. Meaning, she called him every dirty word in the book and totally trashed him verbally. My friend said he was in shock to hear the way Lucy was yelling at Desi (Her son) .... for who knows what. He even said she was a very cruel person to just about everyone around her (Including Gary) and he said he had to walk on eggshells around Lucy. Truth.
Lucille Ball commented that she could “act funny,” but that she didn’t “think funny.” She said she could never have thought of the scripts for the I Love Lucy show. She did not have a sense of humor like that of her own. But she was able to bring life to the character of Lucy by acting. I say this in contrast to Ellen Degeneres who is able to act in comedies as well as have a standup act and was spontaneously funny in her interactions with the guests on her show. Lucille Ball did not have that kind of sense of humor. Unless she was acting for comedic purposes, she was a very serious, humorless type of person.
A great article. But you might want to correct. The picture you have of him as a child drumming is not him, but rather a picture of Keith Thibodeaux (actor) who played little Ricky on I Love Lucy.
I heard a criticism that he didn't play Little Ricky..I believe they found a little boy that was a musician/drummer
Let's call a spade a spade; Lucy din't inherit her mother's beauty and Desi din't inherit his father's talent or fame. They INHERITED THEIR CASH.
MY opinion? he was dating Patty Duke her first son as a newborn looked EXACTLY LIKE DESI, regardless of what Patty says. Of course it makes no difference to me.
Hahaha! That says it all.
Where,in this saga,does Desi jnr. reveal a miserable life?The commentator is making it all up.
Sure makes up for whatever bad .
Lucie is an incredibly talented actor, dancer, singer and overall performer, which she obviously inherited from her parents. And how exactly would Desi, Jr., inherit someone's fame? What a silly thing to say.
Lost respect for lucy when she told airline attendant she didn't talk to the help, while she rode first class.
I don't agree that you stated that Desi Arnaz,Jr. had a miserable life with Lucille Ball as his mother. His father cheated on her and they both caused misery to their children. I think you did a great story with the wrong headline. Lucy showed motherly concern for Desi as you pointed out on several occasions. She wasn't a perfect mother but she wasn't totally bad. I have met mothers who abandoned their children. She didn't do that. It is hard to be a working mother on that level. The highs and lows of show business is quite demanding. Your story was great, just change the headline. It sounds judgemental. We don't what it is like to be children of actors. I love Lucille Ball as an entertainer. She was wonderful. Please be kind going forward.
Lucy was a great mom. I mean she had to take charge of the business because of Desi Sr. wild ways. She also had to leave Desi because of his cheating. So, those are challenges for children to have to deal with in any circumstance. I heard that Lucy could be controlling, but look at what she was responsible for , Desilu Productions, raising her children, and her own career.
I feel celebrity children are very fortunate, but not always appreciative of the advantages they have. Desi Jr, has been in and out of trouble throughout his life, he was very loved by the industry, and I don’t remember him having a hard time being famous, he and his sister had good looks, mom’s successful shows to guest star on, access to privilege…, but Desi Jr. lacked discipline. And, it was sad, because a lot of people wanted to see him and his sister succeed.
I guess it shows that you have to work for what you want out of life no matter who you are🤔☕️
Lucy also was married to a Cuban musician with a history of serial adulatory with many woman. Leading to their separation and divorce.
WOW, Desi Jr. Looked so much like dad.
He wasn't a guest on "Here's Lucy"; he and his sister were co-stars on the series, playing Lucy's children.
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Those photos of your Desi on the show were not him. They were another actor who played Ricky as a kid.
Lucy and Desi would be proud of their kids and grandkids.
He was so cute. I remember the first time I saw her son on tv. I liked him.
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We love and miss you Little Ricky !
I don't think he liked that name.
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Desi Jr. was NOT Little Ricky, that was Keith Thibideux.
Lucille Ball appeared determined to perpetuate her extreme success with I Love Lucy through three more sitcoms (The Lucy Show, Here's Lucy, and Life With Lucy). This drive to remain in the spot light long after the bright lights of I Love Lucy had faded is a testament to the addictive quality of fame. She always seemed like a sad person in real life.
I Love Lucy, The Lucy Show then Here's Lucy. I Love Lucy ended because of her divorce and Vivian Vance's desire to not have to work with William Frawley. She ended The Lucy Show because she sold Desilu to Gulf & Western and had made enough episodes for it to be syndicated. I read that she was ready to leave television but created Here's Lucy to help her children establish themselves in the television industry.
@5:57 I can't swear to it but I don't think that is Desi Jr. That is the actor who played Ricky Jr on I Love Lucy. Keith Thibodeaux, also known as Richard Keith, is an American actor and musician, best known for playing Little Ricky on the television sitcoms I Love Lucy. Pretty sure @6:09 is too. You see him again on The Andy Griffith show as Opie's friend Johnny Paul.
Lucy might of been not around but she sure did support both of her kids. I seen it on Johnny Carson.... Lucy gave her kids everything....her job is her craft her life...Lucy was one of a million....Lucy could get people at a funeral to bust out laughing.....