Ringo Starr

Richard Starkey, MBE (born July 7, 1940), known by his stage name Ringo Starr, is a popular English actor, singer, and musician, best known as the drummer for The Beatles. Starr is known for his reliable, steady drumming and innovative fills. He was the oldest member of the band, and the last one to join the now familiar "Fab Four" line-up.

Starr married Maureen Cox in 1965, and they had three children, Zak, Jason, and Lee. The couple divorced in 1975, and in 1981 Starr married actress Barbara Bach, most famous for her role as Major Anya Amasova (female lead and main 'Bond Girl') in The Spy Who Loved Me.

==Early years=

Born in Liverpool, England, Starr's parents split up when he was young; his mother re-married (to Harry Graves). He was raised in the working class Dingle area of Liverpool. He went through two serious illnesses as a child and spent a total of three years in hospital, thereby falling considerably behind in school; after his last...