Nickname:	Ringo Starr / The Beatles / Richard Starkey / Ritchie
Known for:	Thomas the Tank Engine, Yellow Submarine, The Beatles Anthology
Birth name:	Richard Starkey
Birthday:	7 July 1940, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
Height:	5' 8" (1.73 m)

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Free Image Hosting - Upload your favorite celebrity pictures. THE BEATLES legend RINGO STARR has been named the world’s richest drummer ahead of PHIL COLLINS and DAVE GROHL.The veteran musician came top in the list compiled by website Celebritynetworth.com with an estimated fortune of $300 million (£188 million), with Genesis star Collins coming in second with $250 million (£156 million). Former Nirvana drummer-turned-Foo Fighters
Filed under: Wacky and Weird, Critters, Nurse! Vandals beheaded a Liverpool garden sculpture of Ringo Starr, knocking the bushy Fab Four down to three.The Edward Scissorhands-esque plants took 18 painstaking months to grow, only to have Ringo's head chopped off last week. The rest of Ringo's...
AP - Beatlemania erupted at London's Chelsea Flower Show on Monday as Ringo Starr rolled up in a gaudily painted Mini to join George Harrison's widow for the opening of a garden inspired by the "quiet Beatle."
Late BEATLE GEORGE HARRISON’s wife OLIVIA and his former bandmate RINGO STARR thrilled plant lovers at London’s Chelsea Flower Show on Monday (19May08) as they launched a new garden tribute to the green-fingered rocker.Harrison, who died in 2001, was an avid gardener, and his widow insisted he would have truly appreciated the horticultural honour at
British rockers Oasis are set to fire drummer Zac Starkey, according to reports. The Whatever stars are rumored to be parting ways with the percussionist, who is the son of former Beatle Ringo Starr, after it was revealed he will not appear on the band's future releases.


British rockers OASIS are set to sack drummer ZAC STARKEY, according to reports.The Whatever stars are rumoured to be parting ways with the percussionist, who is the son of former Beatle Ringo Starr, after it was revealed he will not appear on the band’s future releases.Starkey will not appear on the B-sides to any of
The world has the end of mandatory national service in Britain to thank for the BEATLES, according to RINGO STARR.The drummer insists the U.K.’s pop and rock explosion in the 1960s all happened because teenagers no longer had to join the Army.Starr explains, "We were the first generation that didn’t go into the army. I
BEATLES fans have been sent into a frenzy over rumours SIR PAUL McCARTNEY and RINGO STARR are set to reunite on stage in an historic performance.To celebrate the city being named 2008’s Capital of Culture, the Fab Four’s hometown of Liverpool, England is hosting the Sound City music festival, where McCartney is set to take
Angry vandals have beheaded a statue of RINGO STARR in his hometown after THE BEATLES legend made disparaging remarks about the city of Liverpool, England, in a TV interview.The drummer appeared on a British chat show earlier this year (Jan08) and told host Jonathan Ross there was "nothing" he missed about the area since leaving
MIAMI (AP) - Lawyers for the Beatles sued Friday to prevent the distribution of unreleased recordings purportedly made during Ringo Starr's first performance with the group in 1962.


AP - Lawyers for the Beatles sued Friday to prevent the distribution of unreleased recordings purportedly made during Ringo Starr's first performance with the group in 1962.
Rocker Ringo Starr is sick of the adulation he receives for being part of the The Beatles - because he wants to be known for his other musical achievements too.


Rocker RINGO STARR is sick of the adulation he receives for being part of the THE BEATLES - because he wants to be known for his other musical achievements too.The Photograph singer, 67, hates that he is constantly referred to as a member of the Fab Four, and wishes people would put less emphasis on
THE BEATLES drummer RINGO STARR was disgusted with the band’s musical prowess in the mid 1960s - because their screaming fans turned them into "bad musicians".The Fab Four star is convinced they became victims of their own phenomenal success, as the deafening roar of the crowds during their gigs drowned out the sound of their
BEATLES drummer RINGO STARR blames his alcoholism on his inability to function sober following the break-up of the legendary band.The 67-year-old drifted into a downward spiral of depression after the Penny Lane hitmakers broke up in 1970 - and turned to alcohol as a way of coping.And Starr, who went on to score a number
Legendary producer SIR GEORGE MARTIN has made a public apology to replaced BEATLES drummer PETE BEST.The 66-year-old musician was part of the fab four from 1960 to 1962, before Ringo Starr was drafted into the band to take his place - and the music mogul now insists he feels "guilty" over the dismissal.Martin authorised the
Angry vandals have attacked a tribute to Ringo Starr in his hometown after the Beatles legend made disparaging remarks about the city of Liverpool, England, in a TV interview.


Angry vandals have attacked a tribute to RINGO STARR in his hometown after the BEATLES legend made disparaging remarks about the city of Liverpool, England, in a TV interview.The drummer appeared on a British chat show last month (jan08) and told host Jonathan Ross there was "nothing" he missed about the area since leaving to
AP - Don't expect Ringo Starr, who has been collecting Grammys since 1964, to spend a lot of time fussing over his clothes before walking down a red carpet.
Quotes from the Grammy Awards:

''I just got an award given to me by a Beatle. Have you had that happen yet, Kanye? ... Just kidding.'' - Vince Gill, accepting the award for best country album from Ringo Starr.