The life of fame, fighting, and redemption
For decades, desi Arnaz Jr. lived. Under the shadow of their legendary parents, Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball. While many envied his Hollywood line, few people knew the battles he faced behind the closed door.
Since the rise of the whirlpool to the glory to the dangerous spiral to the dependence, the journey of Desi Jr. has been. Something other than ordinary. But what really happened when he resigned from the center of attention? And what secrets from his past still appear?
Desi Jr’s begins in li.fe
Desi Arnaz Jr. He is the famous son of late Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball, who also played Love Lucy.
After I Love Lucy ended a few years later, Mother Desi Jr. She continued the performance in the Sitcom here Lucy.
Lucille was dubbed “Queen of Television Comedy” after performing in a series like the Lucy Show. In 1986 she reappeared and played in an unfortunate film, Life with Lucy. Three years later she died of heart failure after open heart surgery.
Although Lucille’s son was chasing the performance, personal struggles forced him to suspend his career. One of the biggest obstacles he faced was addiction.
To fight addiction
Desi Jr. at the age of 14 years increased in importance as a member of the pop rock band Dino, Desi and Billy, who recorded a hit single, I’m crazy. Later he went to acting and played Lucy next to his older sister Lucie Arnaz from 1968 to 1974. His film acting debut came in 1970 with the film Red Sky in the morning.
His performance brought him the Golden Globe Award for the most promising newcomer and also appeared in Billy Two Hats. At the age of 29, however, Desi Jr. admitted that he was “dangerously close to the terminal stage (substances) and/b/u/s/e.”
Despite the divorce of his parents, when he was only six, Desi Jr. remained in contact with your father. In accordance with the family tradition of MU Desi s. He gave a formal letter to him onhiss 16th birthday. This letter, which symbolized its transition to adulthood, would eventually save his life.
After the advice of his father, Desi Jr., He voluntarily entered the medical detoxification program. His mother and father were invited to support him during the process, and both agreed to be by his side.
Be a playboy
At the age of 25 desi Jr. He openly admitted that he spent years as a playboy. He claimed to have fallen in love at the age of 13, although he really did not understand what love is.
His reputation as a women’s man was not a secret. He graduated from the High School in Beverly Hills, but decided not to attend a university. At the age of 17, he entered into an important relationship with actress Patty Duke, who was 23 years old.
His sister, Lucie, believed that Patty really loved Desi Jr., but was emotionally unstable. Their relationship ended, but two years later they rejoined Las Vegas after the cabaret and restored their romance when she was 26.
Desi Jr. He also had relations with Kim Darby and Tina Sinatra and tried to chase Olympic skater Dorothy Hamill. Their only and only date, however, ended in embarrassment when he introduced her to Dino Martin – who instead won her heart.
Settling
In 1992, at the age of 38, desi jr. He claimed he finally put his Playboy behind. He moved to Nevada and married a dance instructor. The couple raised his fourteen -year -old daughter from a previous marriage.
He seemed to turn his life and resigned from Hollywood to focus on personal growth. The national spokesperson of the New Life Fade, a non-profit organization focused on spiritual development, also became.
Desi Jr is a turbulent relationship with his daughter
The mother of Julie Arnaz always insisted that her daughter was a child of Hollywood royal rank. Julia, however, spent years trying to demonstrate the identity of her father.
When her grandmother, Lucille Ball, died, Julia decided to take things into her hands. At the age of 20, the DNA test was ordered by a court, which confirmed with an accuracy of 99.97% that Desi Jr. was her father.
After the test, they both began to develop a relationship. Julia understood that Desi Jr. She didn’t have to admit, but she wanted to do so when she was younger. In 1994, at the age of 25, she fought with abuse of addictive substances and lived near Manhattan. At that time she had little positive about her father.
Over time, however, their bond improved. In 2021, Julia publicly shared how much her father helped her during her life.
What do fans think about the recent appearance of Desi Jr
After retiring from the entertainment industry, fans in 2022 got a rare view of Desi Jr.
The picture revealed how much they had changed over the years. Desi Jr. He sports gray hair, a harsh beard, glasses, and caps, looked noticeably different from his younger days.
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August 3, 2024, Lucie shared even newer pictures of her brother. In one picture she put her head on her shoulder and held his arm. Desi Jr. The hair has grown longer and was full of a mustache and continued to receive its low-profile lifestyle.
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