lev ard ▁for ▁television . ▁Un like ▁his ▁co - st ars , ▁Arn az ▁was ▁never ▁nominated ▁for ▁an ▁Em my ▁for ▁his ▁performance ▁in ▁I ▁Love ▁Lucy . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁he ▁won ▁a ▁Golden ▁Glo be ▁for ▁Best ▁Television ▁Ach iev ement ▁for ▁helping ▁to ▁shape ▁the ▁American ▁Com edy ▁through ▁ ▁his ▁contributions ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁and ▁behind ▁the ▁camera ▁of ▁I ▁Love ▁Lucy . ▁He ▁was ▁induct ed ▁into ▁the ▁Television ▁Academy ' s ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame . ▁ ▁The ▁Luc ille ▁Ball - Des i ▁Arn az ▁Center ▁museum ▁is ▁in ▁Jam est own , ▁New ▁York , ▁and ▁the ▁Des i ▁Arn az ▁Band shell ▁in ▁the ▁Luc ille ▁Ball ▁Memorial ▁Park ▁is ▁in ▁C elor on , ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁Des i ▁Arn az ▁appears ▁as ▁a ▁character ▁in ▁Oscar ▁Hij uel os ' ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁novel ▁The ▁Mam bo ▁Kings ▁Play ▁Songs ▁of ▁Love ▁and ▁is ▁port rayed ▁by ▁his ▁son , ▁Des i ▁Arn az , ▁Jr . ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁film ▁adaptation , ▁The ▁Mam bo ▁Kings . ▁ ▁Arn az ▁was ▁port rayed ▁by ▁Oscar ▁Nu ñ ez ▁in ▁I ▁Love ▁Lucy : ▁A ▁Fun ny ▁Th ing ▁H app ened ▁on ▁the ▁Way ▁to ▁the ▁Sit com , ▁a ▁comedy ▁about ▁how ▁Arn az ▁and ▁Ball ▁batt led ▁to ▁get ▁their ▁sit com ▁on ▁the ▁air . ▁It ▁had ▁its ▁world ▁premi ere ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁on ▁July