I Love These ‘I Love Lucy’ Facts From The Classic Show!

Published on August 27, 2019 By Chloe Draws

Larry? Who Is Larry?

You might be familiar with Ricky Ricardo, played by Desi Arnaz on I Love Lucy. The real-life husband of Lucille Ball played a fictionalized version of himself on the small screen. According to early versions of the script, Ricky’s original name was Larry Lopez. But what happened?

Early research suggested that audiences didn’t like the idea of two main characters with similar-sounding names. So, producers changed his name to Ricky Ricardo and the rest is television history!