#keiththibodeaux

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'Lucille Ball has a new lad in her life, and he's just six years old. Lucille Ball has fallen in love. So has Desi Arnaz. Object of their affection is Richard Keith, who this season became their TV son, Ricky. Lucy and Desi interviewed nearly 200 children. Only when Richard Keith appeared did Lucy grow ecstatic. He was the right size, he looked like Desi and, best of all, he already played the drums.'—article, New Love For Lucy, 1956. #lucilleball #desiarnaz #ilovelucy #keiththibodeaux #littlericky #lad #newlove #drums @littlerickydrums https://www.instagram.com/p/CfuRbL4v7lC/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#lucilleball #desiarnaz #ilovelucy #keiththibodeaux #littlericky #lad #newlove #drums

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Happy 70th Birthday to Lucy and Desi's $50,000,000 baby, Desi Arnaz Jr! The viewing public often blurred the lines between TV and reality with regards to the identity of Little Ricky mostly because Desi Jr's actual birth coincided with the birth of Little Ricky (played by Keith Thibodeaux in later years) on television. This confusion by the public eventually led to an identity crisis for the junior Arnaz. “I had this identity problem, and it wasn’t helped by people calling me Little Ricky, a name I learned to despise. I remember wanting rather desperately to be better at something – anything – than the boy who played Little Ricky. For a while, it seemed as if everything in my life was connected to Little Ricky’s.”—Desi Arnaz Jr. #lucilleball #desiarnaz #desiarnazjr #littlericky #ilovelucy #childactors #identityproblems #despised #resentment #friendship #dinahshore #keiththibodeaux #identitycrisis #famouschildren #drummer #childdrummer #happybirthday #waynelvslcy https://www.instagram.com/p/CnmpWGaOT6f/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#lucilleball #desiarnaz #desiarnazjr #littlericky #ilovelucy #childactors #identityproblems #despised #resentment #friendship #dinahshore #keiththibodeaux #identitycrisis #famouschildren #drummer #childdrummer #happybirthday #waynelvslcy

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Little Ricky is 72 years old today! It must’ve been tough for a little kid to have so much responsibility at such a young age. The pressure to do a good job was always on him. ‘Dad kept presents in the trunk of his car, things like little toy soldiers or a doctor’s kit, and would give them to me after the show’s taping. If he thought I had done a particularly good job that night, I’d get the present along with lots of praise. If he was disappointed, I’d still get the present, but he seemed to give it grudgingly.’—Keith Thibodeaux, Life After Lucy. #lucilleball #ilovelucy #littlericky #keiththibodeaux #childactors #pressures #doagoodjob #happybirthday #toys #toysoldiers #presents #reward @littlerickydrums https://www.instagram.com/p/ClokTuHuDL-/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#lucilleball #ilovelucy #littlericky #keiththibodeaux #childactors #pressures #doagoodjob #happybirthday #toys #toysoldiers #presents #reward

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Happy Father's Day! Real father, Lionel Thibodeaux and TV father, Desi Arnaz, adjust Keith's bow-tie for the cameras. 'Dad would stand on the sidelines during filming, and I'd look to him for direction. If you watch any "I Love Lucy' reruns where Little Ricky appears, you'll notice I often seem to be staring off in the distance. Actually, I was always looking at my Dad, searching for his approval and direction in how I was saying my lines.' —Keith Thibodeaux, Life After Lucy. #lucilleball #desiarnaz #ilovelucy #happyfathersday #stagefather #keiththibodeaux #littlericky #fathersday @littlerickydrums https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce-dCWNMNai/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#lucilleball #desiarnaz #ilovelucy #happyfathersday #stagefather #keiththibodeaux #littlericky #fathersday

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Happy Father's Day! Real father, Lionel Thibodeaux and TV father, Desi Arnaz, adjust Keith's bow-tie for the cameras. 'Dad would stand on the sidelines during filming, and I'd look to him for direction. If you watch any "I Love Lucy' reruns where Little Ricky appears, you'll notice I often seem to be starting off in the distance. Actually, I was always looking at my Dad, searching for his approval and direction in how I was saying my lines.' —Keith Thibodeaux, Life After Lucy. #lucilleball #desiarnaz #ilovelucy #happyfathersday #stagefather #keiththibodeaux #littlericky @littlerickydrums https://www.instagram.com/p/CQWIByGHo_Z/?utm_medium=tumblr

#lucilleball #desiarnaz #ilovelucy #happyfathersday #stagefather #keiththibodeaux #littlericky

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A very special thank you to Keith Thibodeaux @littlerickydrums for taking the time to do this for me. Can you name this very funny 'I Love Lucy' episode from season six? #lucilleball #desiarnaz #franknelson #keiththibodeaux #littlericky #ilovelucy #autograph #autographedphoto #classictelevision #thankyou https://www.instagram.com/p/CSFtyCBFO5c/?utm_medium=tumblr

#lucilleball #desiarnaz #franknelson #keiththibodeaux #littlericky #ilovelucy #autograph #autographedphoto #classictelevision #thankyou

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Out of an abundance of caution, we will not be receiving trick-or-treating-hob-goblins this year. No matter how cute those little painted faces are. 🎃#lucilleball #keiththibodeaux #littlericky #ilovelucy #hobgoblins #trickortreaters #nocandy #besafe #happyhalloween #paintedfaces #cute https://www.instagram.com/p/CHBA3yFHD9g/?igshid=r2xvac9ditdc

#lucilleball #keiththibodeaux #littlericky #ilovelucy #hobgoblins #trickortreaters #nocandy #besafe #happyhalloween #paintedfaces #cute

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Little Ricky is 70 years old today! It must’ve been tough for a little kid to have so much responsibility at such a young age. The pressure to do a good job was always on him. ‘Dad kept presents in the trunk of his car, things like little toy soldiers or a doctor’s kit, and would give them to me after the show’s taping. If he thought I had done a particularly good job that night, I’d get the present along with lots of praise. If he was disappointed, I’d still get the present, but he seemed to give it grudgingly.’—Keith Thibodeaux, Life After Lucy. #lucilleball #ilovelucy #littlericky #keiththibodeaux #childactors #pressures #doagoodjob #happybirthday #toys #toysoldiers @littlerickydrums https://www.instagram.com/p/CIQu4BFHvPK/?igshid=1s6vn38u494y5

#lucilleball #ilovelucy #littlericky #keiththibodeaux #childactors #pressures #doagoodjob #happybirthday #toys #toysoldiers

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“Desi Jr. and I put together a little Dixieland band and were invited to make an appearance on the ‘Dinah Shore Show’ on April 3, 1960. I still have a telegram George Murphy sent to ‘Richard Keith’, congratulating me on my appearance on the show and predicting Desi and I were on our way to stardom.”—Keith Thibodeaux #lucilleball #dinahshore #desiarnazjr #keiththibodeaux #littlericky #ilovelucy #dixielandband #drummers #congratulations #behindthescenes #rehearsal https://www.instagram.com/p/CDUCUh9nP__/?igshid=1cj1zlr06p47z

#lucilleball #dinahshore #desiarnazjr #keiththibodeaux #littlericky #ilovelucy #dixielandband #drummers #congratulations #behindthescenes #rehearsal

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Happy 69th Birthday to Lucy and Desi's $50,000,000 baby, Desi Arnaz Jr! The viewing public often blurred the lines between TV and reality with regards to the identity of Little Ricky mostly because Desi Jr's actual birth coincided with the birth of Little Ricky on television. This confusion by the public eventually led to an identity crisis for the junior Arnaz. “I had this identity problem, and it wasn’t helped by people calling me Little Ricky, a name I learned to despise. I remember wanting rather desperately to be better at something – anything – than the boy who played Little Ricky. For a while, it seemed as if everything in my life was connected to Little Ricky’s.”—Desi Arnaz Jr. #lucilleball #desiarnaz #desiarnazjr #littlericky #ilovelucy #childactors #identityproblems #despised #resentment #friendship #dinahshore #keiththibodeaux #identitycrisis #famouschildren #drummer #childdrummer #happybirthday https://www.instagram.com/p/CY5rH-_MVB6/?utm_medium=tumblr

#lucilleball #desiarnaz #desiarnazjr #littlericky #ilovelucy #childactors #identityproblems #despised #resentment #friendship #dinahshore #keiththibodeaux #identitycrisis #famouschildren #drummer #childdrummer #happybirthday

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Wishing everyone a 'SUPER' Thursday! "I really thought George was Superman, and was thrilled when he picked me up and asked me to go flying with him."—Keith Thibodeaux "I think the reason George didn't get credit is that kids believed in Superman, and Mom and Dad honored that. I know that for Desi, Keith and I, that week, it was like Superman was really there on the set."—Lucie Arnaz #ilovelucy #superman #georgereeves #littlericky #keiththibodeaux #ontheset #behindthescenes #classichollywood #hollywoodicon #autographs #autographcollection #childhoodmemories https://www.instagram.com/p/CGFri-Wn9ye/?igshid=1ixtq6mjodak0

#ilovelucy #superman #georgereeves #littlericky #keiththibodeaux #ontheset #behindthescenes #classichollywood #hollywoodicon #autographs #autographcollection #childhoodmemories

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“Everyone thought you were really Lucy and Desi’s son. It was a case of mistaken identity. We were always having to explain who we were! It’s really interesting when you have little children trying to tell the adults that they–the adults-have been hoked by television.”—Desi Arnaz Jr. to Keith Thibodeaux, ‘Life After Lucy, The True Story of Keith Thibodeaux’. “Since I often spent more time with the Arnaz family than with my own, I began to feel somewhat detached from Dad and Mom and my brothers and sisters.” —Keith Thibodeaux #lucilleball #ilovelucy #desiarnaz #desiarnazjr #keiththibodeaux #littlericky #mistakenidentity #tvfamily #awayfromfamily https://www.instagram.com/p/CFM9sBeHV73/?igshid=1pwqor1yb89yc

#lucilleball #ilovelucy #desiarnaz #desiarnazjr #keiththibodeaux #littlericky #mistakenidentity #tvfamily #awayfromfamily

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'In December 1971, I turned 21 and finally received the money from the trust fund that had been established for me in my "I Love Lucy" days: it came to $8,000. I never received any accounting of the fund, and at the time I didn't really care. Later I wondered why it was not more and tried to get in touch with some of the banks in California responsible for the fund. But trying to go back so many years to find answers proved futile. I went through the whole $8,000 in about two weeks. That's how long it took for the legacy of my child star days to evaporate.' -Life After Lucy by Keith Thibodeaux #ilovelucy #keiththibodeaux #childstar #lifeafterlucy #trustfund https://www.instagram.com/p/B1Tx68AnTfo/?igshid=1dg5j2sru55ca

#ilovelucy #keiththibodeaux #childstar #lifeafterlucy #trustfund