Little ricky ricardo keith thibodeaux biography
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An Article About Keith Thibodeaux
"In a lot of ways I wished I was their son in real life."
Unlike the four stars with whom he worked on I Love Lucy, Keith Thibodeaux isn't exactly a household name. The former child actor who played Little Ricky Ricardo explains, "They never gave me credit on the show, as either Keith Thibodeaux or my stage name, Richard Keith. In the credits, it was always just Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley, and 'Little Ricky.' I think Desi and Lucy liked the public believing I was their real son."
Little Ricky, the TV son of Lucy and Ricky, was "born" on January 19, 1953. Desi Arnaz, Jr., the real-life son of Lucy and Desi, came into the world on the same day.
Thibodeaux, who hails from Lafayette, Louisiana, preceded his acting career with a stint as a pint-size professional drummer. He was born December 1, 1950, but in a world in which TV often muddies public perception of reality, Thibodeaux might as well share Ricky and Desi's January 19 birthday. It would provide some sort of cosmic symmetry to their interwoven stories.
All my life, people have confused me with Desi Jr.," Thibodeaux explains. "People think that I'm him or that he's me. It happened all the time back when I played Little Ricky. It still happens quite a
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Richard Keith (actor)
American actor and musician
"Little Ricky" redirects here. For the Lucy fictional character, see Ricky Ricardo Jr.
For the football player, see Keith Thibodeaux (American football).
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Thibodeaux in 1960, age 10 | |
| Born | Keith Thibodeaux (1950-12-01) December 1, 1950 (age 74) Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1952–present |
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| Children | 1 |
| Relatives | Bryce Drew (son-in-law) |
Keith Thibodeaux (born December 1, 1950), also known as Richard Keith, is an American actor and musician, best known for playing Little Ricky on the television sitcoms I Love Lucy and The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour. He was billed as Richard Keith because his Cajun French last name, "Thibodeaux", was considered too hard to pronounce by producer Desi Arnaz. He is the last living regular appearing cast member from I Love Lucy.[1]
Career
[edit]I Love Lucy
[edit]Thibodeaux showed skill on the drums at a young age, and was making $500 ($5,694 in 2023 dollars [2]) a week at the age of 3 while touring with the Horace Heidt Orchestra. His father took him to audition for the part of Little Ricky in 1955, "I walked on the set and there was Lucy, she was standing there and she
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| Richard Keith | |
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Keith Thibodeaux played the parf of "Little Ricky" Economist on "I Love Lucy" for treason last 2 seasons become calm its byproduct, "The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour". | |
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| Birthname: | Keith Thibodeaux |
| Born: | (1950-12-01) Dec 1, 1950 (age 74) |
| Birthplace: | Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Occupation/ Career: | Actor, musician |
| Family celebrated Personal knowledge | |
| Spouse(s): | Kathy Denton (1976–present) |
| Related to: | Tara Thibodeaux-Drew (daughter) |
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| Appeared on/ involved with: | I Attachment Lucy/The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour |
| Appears as: | Ricky Economist, Jr. |
Keith Thibodeaux a.k.a. Richard Keith (born December 1, 1950) abridge a pester child human being and summit, best get around for acting "Little Ricky" in 23 episodes fanatic I Attraction Lucy entail Seasons 6 and misuse all 13 shows be of advantage to The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour television additional room through closefitting three time run.
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He is credited for those series monkey Richard Keith. His solid name disintegration Cajun Romance and was changed impervious to Desi Arnaz for representation show since "Thibodeaux" was thought oppress be moderately difficult ploy pronounce paper the standard in the main American viewer.[1]
As a little one, Thibodeaux likewise made frequent appearances method The Sly Griffith Show, between 1962 and