This is Planet Money from NPR.

I live in West Hollywood, just off the sunset strip.

And one of the funny quirks of living in Hollywood is that people are always, always making

outrageous claims that are hard to prove.

It is so amazing to have you back on the show, Sonari Glinton.

Bravo.

It's good to be back.

Well, Robert, when I was looking for my current apartment a few years ago, every apartment

that looked at the real estate agent would say something like, well, it comes with parking.

There's air conditioning.

Oh, and by the way, Frank Sinatra lived here or Marlon Morale lived here.

Charlie Chaplin built the building.

The claim though that sold me on my apartment was that Desi Arnez designed and built my apartment

building.

Desi Arnez.

For those of you not up on the great sitcoms of the 1950s, Desi Arnez created and starred

in I Love Lucy.

He played Lucille Ball's husband, Ricky Ricardo.

And to be honest, I'd never thought a lot about Desi Arnez, but moving into his building,

I started to hear all kinds of stories.

And to give you an example, a few years ago, I found myself at a classic Hollywood hip-hop

barber shop.

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