Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz's Daughter Lucie Wishes Brother Desi Jr. a Happy Birthday with Sweet Throwback Photo

Mar. 15, 2025

Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz; Lucie Arnaz and Desi Arnaz Jr. as children in the 1950s.Photo:CBS Photo Archive/Getty; Lucie Arnaz Luckinbill/Instagram

Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz and Daughter Lucie Posts with Brother Desi Jr.

CBS Photo Archive/Getty; Lucie Arnaz Luckinbill/Instagram

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Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz with their children in 1953.CBS Photo Archive/Archive Photos/Getty

American actress Lucille Ball (1911 - 1989) with her husband Desi Arnaz (1917 - 1986) and their two children, Desi Jr. and Lucie Desiree, in a promotional shot for a New Year special of their television series ‘I Love Lucy’, 1953

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Desi Jr. and his sister served as executive producers on writer-directorAaron Sorkin’s 2021 film about their famous parents,Being the Ricardos. But since the death of his wife Amy Arnaz in January 2015, he has largely stayed out of the spotlight.

In August 2024, however,Lucie posted a rare photo with her brotheron Instagram showing the siblings together at a family dinner in Las Vegas. In the post, Lucie wrote that her “recalcitrant brother” was “alive and well.

He “just likes to stay a bit ‘undercover,’ ” she explained.

source: people.com