He is three months older than John Lennon, who founded The Beatles, and the last to join the group, technically making him both the oldest and youngest Beatle.
He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, California for his services and contributions to the Recording Industry.
In 1985 he accepted the role of Locke Walls on "Guiding Light" (1952) but pulled out at the last minute. The role was recast with Jeremy Slate
In his time as a Beatle, Starr single-handedly consolidated "Ludwig" as the drum set of choice among popular bands of his era.
In the mid-1970s he was involved with British singer-songwriter Lynsey De Paul and appeared on a single she wrote for Dame Vera Lynn.
Inducted into the Percussive Arts Society Hall of Fame in 2002.
Inducted into the Rock and Roll hall of Fame as a member of The Beatles on January 20, 1988.
Is left-handed, though he plays a right-handed drum set and makes unusual accents and stops.
Leader of "Ringo Starr's All Starr Band".
Missed several years of school, because of illness growing up. Learned to read and write with the help of a neighbor girl, who became his babysitter.
Played drums on several songs by Paul McCartney on the album "Pipes of Peace".
Starr cites drummers Jim Keltner and Cozy Cole as major influences on his career as The Beatles' drummer. Starr and Keltner performed as a team at The Concert for Bangladesh (1972), and Keltner played drums on Starr's "Rotogravure" album.
Starr mystified many of his contemporaries with his practice of draping light towels over his snare drum in order to deaden the characteristic timbre of his instrument. He famously removed the front skin of his bass drum and stuffed the cavity with cushions to deepen the punch of the bass sound.
Stop and Smell the Roses was engineered and mixed by Bruce Robb in association with Bruce Robb Productions.
The 2009 Sunday Times List estimated his net worth at $196 million.
The first song he had a hand in writing for an album by The Beatles was "What Goes On", from the 1965 "Rubber Soul" album (which he co-wrote with John Lennon and Paul McCartney). He began his own first song "Don't Pass Me By" years earlier, but it did not appear until 1968's "White Album".
The first song he sang with The Beatles, as far as actual album cuts go, was a cover of The Shirelles' classic "Boys".
Though Paul McCartney is the most successful ex-Beatle, Ringo actually had more solo US Top ten hits. (McCartney performed most of his Top Tens with Wings).
Two of his biggest solo hits, "It Don't Come Easy" and "Photograph", featured ex-bandmate George Harrison on guitar and backing vocals.
Was originally hired as a Beatle for a salary of £25 a week, with the promise of a full partnership in the band in time. The promise was kept, and after the Beatles began to have hit records, Starr's mother discovered the top of his dresser covered with money (wondering at first if it was all come by honestly), and opened a savings account for him. Nonetheless, Starr's initial £25 salary was never discontinued, and he would pick it up every week from NEMS (Brian Epstein's management company). He used it for pocket money.