• Name: Ringo Starr
  
• Birth Name: Richard Starkey
  
• Height: 5'8"
  
• Sex: M
  
• Nationality: British
  
• Birth Date: July 7, 1940
  
• Birth Place: Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
  
• Profession: actor, musician
  
• Husband/Wife: Barbara Bach (actress; married on April 27, 1981), Maureen Starkey Tigrett (married on February 11, 1965; divorced on July 17, 1975; died on Decmber 30, 1994 of Leukemia)
  
• Son: Lee (born on November 17, 1970), Jason (born on August 19, 1967), Zak (born on September 13, 1965)
  
• Claim to fame: Former Drummer with the Beatles (1962-1970)
  

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• On Drink and Drugs: "I hope the fans will take up meditation instead of drugs."
• "That's all drugs and alcohol do, they cut off your emotions in the end."
• On Religion: "There's a woman in the United States who predicted the plane we were traveling on would crash. Now, a lot of people would like to think we were scared into saying a prayer. What we did actually--we drank."
• "America: It's like Britain, only with buttons."

• Academy Awards: Best Music, Original Song Score, LET IT BE (1971)
• Grammy Awards: Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special, LET IT BE (1971)

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