History Music / RingoStarr

* [[IllGirl Ill Boy]]: Ringo was extremely prone to illness as a child. When he was six years old, he developed appendicitis. Complications of the appendicitis caused an infection that put him into a coma for two months. At thirteen years of age, he was hospitalized ''again'' for chronic pleurisy. The next two years of his life were spent in a sanatorium to aid his recovery, but during his second year, he fell ill with tuberculosis. [[ItGotWorse And that's just his childhood]]. He contracted tonsillitis in 1964, and in 1979 had to have parts of his intestines removed. He also copes with allergies and sensitivities to food.

* TheChick / TheHeart: Many fans and critics considered him the most expendable Beatle, but the band always stated he was the one who mostly kept them together. Once he tried to leave... and the other three sent him flowers to convince him otherwise!

* TheHeart: The other Beatles recognized Ringo as helping keep them together during the most tense of times. After they broke up, he was the only one to maintain friendly relations with the other three.

* {{Adorkable}}: Played up in the movies, of course, but highly evident in real life as well. Why did he record an album full of standards? ''His mum wanted him to.''

Ringo Starr (born Richard Starkey July 7, 1940) was the more notable of the two drummers for TheBeatles, replacing [[ThePeteBest Pete Best]]. [[BadassGrandpa And]] [[CoolOldGuy he]] [[MemeticBadass is awesome.]] Following his career with the Fab Four, he has had a very successful solo career.

* BlueEyes

* StepUpToTheMicrophone: To make the Beatles a full VocalTagTeam, Ringo had a song in every album but ''A Hard Day's Night''. John and Paul even joked that their version of [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8QEX3_aVig the song]] they gave to TheRollingStones was sung by Ringo...

* TheHeart: The other Beatles recognized Ringo as helping keep them together during the most tense of times. After they broke up, he was the only one to friendly relations with the other three.

* BoringButPractical: As noted in the Lennon quote above, he's not a great drummer technically - because he was a left-handed boy who only had access to a right-handed drum kit. However, he contributed stylistically creative drum parts to the Beatles' songs, displaying a talent for moulding his drumming style to whatever the other Beatles needed. He is also very, very good at keeping time.

* OlderThanTheyLook: He's 71, but he looks like he could be in his 40s (and with a little face cream, even ''late 30s''. [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:20110626_102_All-Starr-Band-in-Paris_Ringo-Starr_WP.jpg Seriously.]]), and doesn't look a day over 50.

* ClassicallyTrainedExtra: "You're Sixteen" features a guest appearance by PaulMcCartney... ''on kazoo!''

* TheGarfunkel: When it comes to songwriting, Ringo doesn't get as much credit compared with the other Beatles. Understandable, as while the Beatles were together, he wrote only two songs. But to be fair, he was a great drummer.

* ''Sentimental Journey'' - 1970 (A CoverAlbum of Tin Pan Alley standards, decades before Rod Stewart and other singers did the same thing)
* ''Beaucoups of Blues'' - 1970

Aside from his musical career, he's also a pretty accomplished actor, starring in the prehistoric comedy film ''{{Film/Caveman}}'', and had a co-starring role with PeterSellers in ''TheMagicChristian'', and has appeared in many other films over the years. He was the Conductor in the 1980's ''Thomas the Tank Engine'' children's show.

Oh, and did we mention he provided narration for a large number of episodes in the ''ThomasTheTankEngine'' series?

Aside from his musical career, he's also a pretty accomplished actor, starring in the prehistoric comedy film ''{{Film/Caveman}}'', and had a co-starring role with PeterSellers in ''TheMagicChristian'', and has appeared in many other films over the years.

Aside from his musical career, he's also a pretty accomplished actor, starring in the prehistoric comedy film ''{{Caveman}}'', and had a co-starring role with PeterSellers in ''TheMagicChristian'', and has appeared in many other films over the years.

* CatchPhrase: [[NewAgeRetroHippie "LOVE and PEACE!"]]

* OlderThanTheyLook: He's 71, but he looks like he could be in his 40s (and with a little face cream, even ''late 30s''), and doesn't look a day over 50.

* OlderThanTheyLook: He's 71, but he looks like he could be in his 40s, and doesn't look a day over 50.

* OlderThanTheyLook