Desi Jr., 72, opens up to biographer Todd S. Purdum, author of the new book, Desi Arnaz: The Man Who Invented Television, about his father, Desi Arnaz, best known as Ricky Ricardo, and the rocky relationship between him and his late mother, Lucille Ball.
"It wasn't good for anyone," Desi Jr. shared. "And we'll always remember when they sat us down and said, 'Look, you know, things aren't working.' I mean, I remember word for word."
She continued, "My mother would get personally offended by childhood behavior or what you said, because you should have known not to say that somehow, even though no one's taught you what to say. And she would emotionally separate from you for however long she wanted to. And it would be sometimes days, sometimes weeks."
After coming to his son for advice, entered an alcohol rehabilitation program at the Scripps McDonald Center in La Jolla, California in 1985—four years after Desir Jr.'s own rehab stint—where he registered under the name "Bill Sanchez" to protect his privacy.
While Desi and Lucy were beloved by the world, as Desi Jr. explained to the Purdum, fame was a lonely place for his father, despite finding love again in life with Edith Mack Hirsch, whom he married in 1963. They remained married until his death in 1986. "That's when he realized the emptiness—at the crest of his success. He didn't stop drinking. He didn't know what the real poison was. This is a temporary life."
Desi Arnaz: The Man Who Invented Television is available now.
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