DESI ARNAZ

Desi Arnaz was an actor and singer from the 1940s to the 1980s. He was a Cuban band leader in minor 1940s movies who married Lucille Ball (who was an established star and eight years his senior) and became a superstar with TV's "I Love Lucy". In addition to appearing on the "I Love Lucy" TV show with his wife, they also made the movies "The Long, Long Trailer", and "Forever Darling". He passed away in 1986 at the age of 69.