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Desi Arnaz fled Cuba to the United States with his family in Early success led to him being offered a role in the Broadway musical Too Many Girls , and he later starred in the film version, where he met his future wife, Lucille Ball. In , Arnaz developed the hit television series I Love Lucy , which ran for six years. Born to a wealthy family, the Arnazes fled Cuba for Miami after a revolution in After working a number of odd jobs to help support the family, Desi got his first musician's gig as a guitarist for the Siboney Septet.

It was such a hit, both locally and nationally, that Arnaz returned to New York to start his own band. He was offered a role in the Broadway musical Too Many Girls and later starred in Hollywood's film version.

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It was there that he met his future wife, Lucille Ball. They were married in During his two years in the service, he was responsible for entertaining the troops. He formed a new orchestra after being discharged and recorded several hits during the late s. During this time he served as orchestra leader on Bob Hope's radio show from to In , Arnaz turned his efforts to developing the hit television series I Love Lucy , which ran for six years and became the most successful television program in history.

Arnaz and Ball had a clear goal in mind when the series began development. Not only did they request the the show be shot on film as opposed to the cheaper kinescope, but they also retained full ownership of the program under their production company, Desilu Productions.