Ringo Starrborn 1940
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Biography
Richard Starkey, MBE (born 7 July 1940), better known by his stage name Ringo Starr, is an English musician, singer-songwriter, and actor who gained worldwide fame as the drummer for The Beatles. When the band formed in 1960, Starr was a member of another Liverpool band, Rory Storm and the Hurricanes. He became The Beatles' drummer in August 1962, taking the place of Pete Best. In addition to his contribution as drummer, Starr featured as lead vocals on a number of successful Beatles songs (in particular, "With a Little Help from My Friends", "Yellow Submarine", and The Beatles version of "Act Naturally"), as co-writer with the song "What Goes On" and primary writer with "Don't Pass Me By" and "Octopus's Garden". As drummer for The Beatles, Starr was musically creative, and his contribution to the band's music has received high praise from notable drummers in more recent times. Starr described himself as "your basic offbeat drummer with funny fills", technically limited by being a left-handed person playing a right-handed kit. Drummer Steve Smith said that Starr's popularity "brought forth a new paradigm" where "we started to see the drummer as an equal participant in the compositional aspect" and that Starr "composed unique, stylistic drum parts for The Beatles songs". In 2011, Starr was picked as the fifth-best drummer of all-time by Rolling Stone readers, behind drummers such as John Bonham, Keith Moon and Neil Peart. Starr is the most documented and critically acclaimed actor-Beatle, playing a central role in several Beatles films, and appearing in numerous other movies, both during and after his career with The Beatles. After The Beatles' break-up in 1970, Starr achieved solo musical success with several singles and albums, and recorded with each of his fellow ex-Beatles as they too developed their post-Beatle musical careers. He has also been featured in a number of TV documentaries, hosted TV shows, and narrated the first two series of the children's television series Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends. He currently tours with the All-Starr Band.
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2020
Crime • Documentary • Music
as Self (archive footage)
2016
Documentary • Music
as Larry the Dwarf (archive footage)
2010
Documentary • Music
as Self (archive footage)
2010
Documentary • Music
as Self (archive footage)
2010
Documentary
as Self (archive footage)
2008
Documentary
as Self (archive footage)
1999
Animation • Family
as Self - The Beatles (archive footage) (uncredited)
1971
Adventure • Animation • Family • Fantasy
as Narrator / Father (home video release) (voice)
2017
Documentary • History • TV Movie
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
2014
Documentary • Music • TV Movie
as Self
2014
Action • Adventure • Animation • Comedy • Family • Science Fiction • TV Movie
as Fibonacci Sequins (voice)
2009
Animation • Family • Music
as Thomas the Tank Engine (voice)
1974
Animation • Documentary • Music
as Self (archive footage)
1969
Documentary • Music
as Self (archive footage)
1969
Documentary • Music
as Self (archive footage)
1969
Documentary • Music
as Self (archive footage)
