The Most Devastating Final Words Actors Said To Their Co-Stars – Looper

Desi Arnaz was as big as they come throughout his acting career, which spanned from 1940 until his final film role in 1982’s “The Escape Artist.” More famously, Arnaz was recognized for being the patriarchal lead in the groundbreaking 1950s sitcom “I Love Lucy,” alongside his then-wife Lucille Ball. The pair had met on the set of the film “Too Many Girls” and eloped during the movie’s production. Together, the couple filmed over 180 episodes of “I Love Lucy” together while going on to make films and special appearances together. Unfortunately, the world’s most famous couple of the time divorced in 1960 and shared few exchanges until Arnaz was on his deathbed in 1986.

In 2022, a documentary called “Lucy and Desi” revealed many truths about the Hollywood couple, including their final words together. According to their daughter, Lucie Arnaz, she had united her parents to have one last conversation on their wedding anniversary, November 30, 1986. With it explained to Lucille Ball that Arnaz’s time was short, the celebrated actress reportedly exclaimed her love for her former co-star on a phone call in his final days and he replied in kind (per Insider). Additionally, Lucie Arnaz said that a month prior, Ball had paid her ex-husband a visit and they watched old episodes of their famous television show.