Desi Arnaz, Jr.

Desi Arnaz Jr. ( born January 19, 1953 in Los Angeles, Desiderio Alberto Arnaz actually, IV ) is an American actor and musician.

Desi Arnaz Jr. was born the son of Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball in Hollywood, California, two years after his sister Lucie Arnaz.

His birth went down in TV history as a public spectacle. The pregnancy and the final hospital stay of mother Lucille Ball was installed in the scripts of the sitcom I Love Lucy, which was equivalent in the conservative 50s a TV revolution.

At the age of 12 years old Desi Arnaz played as a drummer in the band Dino, Desi & Billy. The other band members were Dino Martin ( son of Dean Martin) and Billy Hinsche (Tour musicians of the Beach Boys and brother of Carl Wilson). In 1965 they had two hit singles, " I'm a fool " and "Not the loving kind".

His acting career began with a role as Craig Carter in the series Here's Lucy at his mother and sister of the page. In the 70s, followed by a series of appearances in various television productions and several movies. For his performance in the movie Red Sky At Morning, he received the 1972 Golden Globe Award for Best Young Actor. In the mid- 80s took the commitment as an actor from gradually. In 1983 he received the lead role in Glen A. Larson series Automan, but this was canceled after 12 episodes.

Arnaz Jr. was married to actress Linda Purl, but the couple divorced. A relationship with Patty Duke was the cause of rumors and allegations that Arnaz was the biological father of Dukes son Sean Astin. Finally, Arnaz took a paternity test but negative.

In 1989, he married Amy Barg Hell. The couple adopted a daughter named Haley.

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