Love Desi Arnaz,can’t imagine how traumatizing it was for him to come to a strange country at the age of 15 ,his wealthy family losing everything, ,, much respect to this brilliant,handsome ,charming ,man. He is a legend!
My mom was a server at a restaurant that was, at the time, one of two renown restaurants in our city. She spilled wine right in Desi Arnaz’s lap. He was incredibly gracious, laughed it off, tipped her well.
I grew up in Miami & Desi was godlike. I was so angry when I learned this year that he wasn't allowed to play golf AT THUNDERBIRD COUNTRY CLUB IN RANCHO MIRAGE WHERE HE LIVED because he wasn't considered white. Lucy got the house in the divorce but got him a golf membership.
Glad you guys did both so close together. There are always two sides to every story. I didn’t know as much about him as I did about Lucy, so thanks for this.
Amazing video as always and a very interesting if troubled man. It must have be traumatized to go from very wealthy to dirt poor so quickly and then having to struggle for so much of his youth. It probably contributed to his issues and him and Lucy both with a lot of emotional baggage made an amazing if volatile pair. Oh and the last time they talked was on what would have been their wedding anniversary.
1:50 - Chapter 1 - The prince of cuba 3:00 - Chapter 2 - Losing everything; the cuban revolution of 1933 4:45 - Chapter 3 - From riches to rags 7:05 - Chapter 4 - From rags to rumba 8:50 - Chapter 5 - Conga ; desi's dance of desperation 10:45 - Chapter 6 - Too many girls 11:55 - Chapter 7 - Desi meets his match ; lucille ball 13:50 - Chapter 8 - A cuban goes to war ; WW2 15:10 - Chapter 9 - I love lucy & the rise of desilu 20:50 - Chapter 10 - A marriage on the rocks 22:00 - Chapter 11 - Half of desilu calls it a day 24:05 - Chapter 12 - Desi's final days 24:55 - Chapter 13 - The legacy of the prince of cuba & the king of television 25:45 - Conclusion
Lucille Ball was....the star. She continued to have a great career even after Desi quit. It's clear that the guy made enough money to live the life he wanted without working anymore. He became financially independent to say the least.
Yes! She was a legend and totally deserves wider recognition. Such a long career too, from Rocket J. Squirrel to Grandma Fa in Mulan, her work is iconic.
@@michellecrocker2485 Sure. She had a boyfriend in NYC, that's why she did that play on Broadway. Orson Welles told a story that he and Lucy got together and he couldn't, shall we say, rise to the occasion for her so she spread it around that he was a colorful word for homosexual. In Desi's autobiography (a very good book, by the way) when Lucy said she wanted a divorce and was going to take him for everything he had, he showed her a piece of paper with the name of someone she was seeing and she quieted down real quick. To be fair, no one is faithful in Hollywood.
It was at a testimonial on the Sullivan show for ILL and Arnaz was accompanied by the other members of the fabulous foursome . He mentioned only in America could go from cleaning bird cages to be being a success on ILL . Arnaz was tearing up saying this and Sullivan was embracing him .
I heard that after Lucy died, their daughter wanted to edit the show to remove all the smoking since heavy smoking killed both of them but it couldn't be done because so much of the show involved smoking in some way. I think it was in their contract with Philip Morris for their sponsorship that if nobody on screen was smoking they would have to go off script and offer everyone a cigarette or cigar.
I like you but your hosting you fidget too much and joke around its a history channel its more Let get down to it...reduce the goofiness and just give it straight i think it would be better. A joke or two here and there ...Its like Tars in interstellar lets get on that valium setting
Just look at the numbers. When will people realize that Simon made the channel. Just accept defeat and return it to him ... if he wants it. Just look at the numbers.
I’ve noticed that the 6 counties ( popularly known as’ Northern Ireland ‘ ) seems to contain a more than average proportion of folk with….intriguing surnames. Particular members of loyalist militias such as the UDA. Every other leader of them seemed to have been saddled with surnames such as ‘ Pickles ‘ , ‘ Smalls ‘, ‘ Cheese ‘, ‘ Dicklesbury ‘, & what have you…😂
Seriously, you don't need to spell your name, it is written on the screen. Please just get on with the programme, like your predecessor did, no one cares about the narcissistic preamble, and anyone who wants that info can listen to you repeat it all at the end.
He constantly cheated on Lucy. If it wasn't for Lucy Desi arnaz would have never got anywhere. She insisted to CBS that he had to be on the show. I love Lucy. He was a piece of crap
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Love Desi Arnaz,can’t imagine how traumatizing it was for him to come to a strange country at the age of 15 ,his wealthy family losing everything, ,, much respect to this brilliant,handsome ,charming ,man. He is a legend!
Controversial or not, the man became one of Hollywood's legends.
My mom was a server at a restaurant that was, at the time, one of two renown restaurants in our city. She spilled wine right in Desi Arnaz’s lap. He was incredibly gracious, laughed it off, tipped her well.
0:10 these smallwood jokes are just getting better! Keep them coming karl😂😂😂😂😂😂
my faves are mathematical: double L, double U, double O
“One of the biggest problems with comedy was that I did not understand some of the jokes”
Desi Arnaz
I would love to see a video on George Burns and Gracie Allen in the same way you just did Lucy and Desi.
So glad you did Desi quickly after Lucy.
Thank you for doing his own biography episode as well. It really was a good show and like I said they did change television at that time.
I grew up in Miami & Desi was godlike. I was so angry when I learned this year that he wasn't allowed to play golf AT THUNDERBIRD COUNTRY CLUB IN RANCHO MIRAGE WHERE HE LIVED because he wasn't considered white. Lucy got the house in the divorce but got him a golf membership.
"I Love Lucy was never just the title"... got damn't, who's cutting onions in here?
Desi Arnaz is an underappreciated man of the entertainmant world--Ozzie Nelson was another.
I worked on his ranch in 85, he was always kind to me.
i have the whole series, i love lucy and rickey
Together the brought us Star Trek and mission impossible .. True Giants
Glad you guys did both so close together. There are always two sides to every story. I didn’t know as much about him as I did about Lucy, so thanks for this.
Desi and Lucy were always hilarious on the old roasts. RIP to two legends of comedy.
Amazing video as always and a very interesting if troubled man. It must have be traumatized to go from very wealthy to dirt poor so quickly and then having to struggle for so much of his youth. It probably contributed to his issues and him and Lucy both with a lot of emotional baggage made an amazing if volatile pair. Oh and the last time they talked was on what would have been their wedding anniversary.
Lucy and Desi last spoke on what would have been their 46th wedding anniversary. He died two days later.
This one and the Lucile Ball video have both been amazing, loving content lately as a whole
13:19 You mean fiery? Like fire-ree? I mean is that how British people say it? Lol
I have duplicated this comment, without knowledge of your's, apologies, 😔.
I pointed this out in the Lucille Ball bio but I'm sure she'd be ok with feary instead of firey (fiery) 😂
The name is Smallwood, but the Energy is BD...
Fun video
Unreal how many times this channel has posted a video on an obscure person in history that I was randomly thinking about
1:50 - Chapter 1 - The prince of cuba
3:00 - Chapter 2 - Losing everything; the cuban revolution of 1933
4:45 - Chapter 3 - From riches to rags
7:05 - Chapter 4 - From rags to rumba
8:50 - Chapter 5 - Conga ; desi's dance of desperation
10:45 - Chapter 6 - Too many girls
11:55 - Chapter 7 - Desi meets his match ; lucille ball
13:50 - Chapter 8 - A cuban goes to war ; WW2
15:10 - Chapter 9 - I love lucy & the rise of desilu
20:50 - Chapter 10 - A marriage on the rocks
22:00 - Chapter 11 - Half of desilu calls it a day
24:05 - Chapter 12 - Desi's final days
24:55 - Chapter 13 - The legacy of the prince of cuba & the king of television
25:45 - Conclusion
Lucille Ball was....the star. She continued to have a great career even after Desi quit. It's clear that the guy made enough money to live the life he wanted without working anymore. He became financially independent to say the least.
Really enjoyed this video - presentation, history and facts....and...informative entertaining.
RIP.
I have been asking this since before Simon hit 50k subs. JAMES DOOHAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Btw you're doing a great job.
Could you do one about voice actress June Foray.
Yes! She was a legend and totally deserves wider recognition. Such a long career too, from Rocket J. Squirrel to Grandma Fa in Mulan, her work is iconic.
Thanks Karl, good video! 😊❤
Man was a true talent. Shame he could never stop sleeping around on Lucy.
Lucy got around too. Welcome to Hollywood.
@@okjoe5561 Lucy was sleeping around? I never heard about that
@@michellecrocker2485 Sure. She had a boyfriend in NYC, that's why she did that play on Broadway. Orson Welles told a story that he and Lucy got together and he couldn't, shall we say, rise to the occasion for her so she spread it around that he was a colorful word for homosexual. In Desi's autobiography (a very good book, by the way) when Lucy said she wanted a divorce and was going to take him for everything he had, he showed her a piece of paper with the name of someone she was seeing and she quieted down real quick. To be fair, no one is faithful in Hollywood.
@@okjoe5561what? Lucy wanted orson wells? He had a nice voice and all that but ladies man he most certainly didn't look the part.
@@lordoftheflies7024 Orson Welles was quite the ladies man. Read a biography on him.
interesting video
KARL, Gonna miss you on fact fiend, it's great to see you here though.
Dead Arnaz was a gracious man a really funny man and not ha🎉d on the eyes!
You should cover william joyce lord haw-haw
LUCY I’M HOME!!!
The husband of the Empress of Star Trek. Lucille Ball saved Star Trek.
Wow ! Desi - Lu sure wassa powerhouse !
He never got the credit for all he did.
Unfortunately, by 1955 his drinking was over the top. He quit 1 year before he died; however, his health was already compromised.
Thanks.
Has anyone requested a video on Amelia Earhart or Clara Barton?
Smallwood
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🫡 you are a brave man 🧍♂️
He made a statement with Ed Sullivan on the miracle of living in the US. It's one of the most moving statements I've ever heard. 👍🏿
It was at a testimonial on the Sullivan show for ILL and Arnaz was accompanied by the other members of the fabulous foursome . He mentioned only in America could go from cleaning bird cages to be being a success on ILL . Arnaz was tearing up saying this and Sullivan was embracing him .
Can you do a video on colonel ivan savin alik??
24:43 well that was beautiful
2:35 that's a a lot of stuff in his plethora... but no pinatas???
What happened too Whistle boy then?
Bob-Alu!
That title though....
I had heard Desi's family had been in the rum business and that's how they made their money before fleeing Cuba.
Wait what happened to the other host?
He was a talented musician and made a surprisingly good straight man for lucy. They were very funny together. Just a shame he was a cheating pos.
Too Many Girls was ironically the story of Lucy's marriage to Desi.
Ballsy ❌
Audacious ✅
Interim - job ! ? Gotta change yer moniker.
I heard that after Lucy died, their daughter wanted to edit the show to remove all the smoking since heavy smoking killed both of them but it couldn't be done because so much of the show involved smoking in some way. I think it was in their contract with Philip Morris for their sponsorship that if nobody on screen was smoking they would have to go off script and offer everyone a cigarette or cigar.
Make an episode about Dom Pedro II of Brazil. He was the greatest Brazilian of all time.
"feary"?
I see the viewership levels dropped significantly since Simon left. She made a huge mistake with this. Went from millions of views to thousands.
Desi Arnaz deserves better where’s simon
In case you somehow haven't realized, or seen the news, Simon has quit Biographics and Geographics forever.
Where’s Simon? When’s he coming back
He left after disagreement with owner. Comeback unlikely.
i dont lik to watch the later ones, you can tell they werent in love
Kyle Smoregood
I like you but your hosting you fidget too much and joke around its a history channel its more Let get down to it...reduce the goofiness and just give it straight i think it would be better. A joke or two here and there ...Its like Tars in interstellar lets get on that valium setting
Do Andrew Johnson 1st us president to get impeached!
Would you all do one about The Three Stooges or about Casey Kasem?
This man has far too much hair on top of his head and none on his face....
Just look at the numbers.
When will people realize that Simon made the channel.
Just accept defeat and return it to him ... if he wants it.
Just look at the numbers.
I love how the viewership has completely dropped since Simon left the channel. I used to watch this everyday.
Why is Carl Tinyphallus here?
I’ve noticed that the 6 counties ( popularly known as’ Northern Ireland ‘ ) seems to contain a more than average proportion of folk with….intriguing surnames. Particular members of loyalist militias such as the UDA. Every other leader of them seemed to have been saddled with surnames such as ‘ Pickles ‘ , ‘ Smalls ‘, ‘ Cheese ‘, ‘ Dicklesbury ‘, & what have you…😂
86th
Learn to pronounce "fiery", please.
Seriously, you don't need to spell your name, it is written on the screen. Please just get on with the programme, like your predecessor did, no one cares about the narcissistic preamble, and anyone who wants that info can listen to you repeat it all at the end.
Also, your catchphrase is rubbish.
He constantly cheated on Lucy. If it wasn't for Lucy Desi arnaz would have never got anywhere. She insisted to CBS that he had to be on the show. I love Lucy. He was a piece of crap
The affairs went both ways, remember?
Yeah she advocated for him to be on the show, but I Love Lucy would have never made it off the ground without Desi.
@@25Erix actually, Desi was the big cheater;
Lucy was no picnic either....
No.
Worst Biographics EVER ? Pretty boring subject