Desi Arnaz

I Love Lucy wasn’t just a show, it was a sensation for viewers across the globe. Desi Arnaz would play the husband to Lucille Ball, the show’s quirky female lead. The case was the same in real life, though the pair divorced in 1960.

The pair started the company Desilu, which they would sell to CBS in 2018, only after many millions in residuals. Although the divorce was reportedly messy, the two learned to be friends and reached common ground.