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Richard Starkey,
MBE (born 7 July
1940), better known by his stage name
Ringo Starr, is an
English musician, singer-songwriter, and actor who gained worldwide fame as the drummer for
The Beatles. When the band formed in
1960, Starr belonged to another
Liverpool band,
Rory Storm and the Hurricanes. He became The Beatles' drummer in
August 1962, taking over from
Pete Best. In addition to his contribution as drummer, Starr featured as lead vocals on a number of successful
Beatles songs (in particular, "
With a Little Help from
My Friends", "
Yellow Submarine", and The Beatles version of "
Act Naturally"), as co-writer with the song "
What Goes On" and primary writer with "
Don't Pass Me By", and "
Octopus's Garden".
As drummer for The Beatles, Starr was musically creative, and his contribution to the band's music has received high praise from notable drummers in more recent times. Starr described himself as "your basic offbeat drummer with funny fills", technically limited by being a left-handed person playing a right-handed kit.
Drummer Steve Smith said that Starr's popularity "brought forth a new paradigm" where "we started to see the drummer as an equal participant in the compositional aspect" and that Starr "composed unique, stylistic drum parts for
The Beatles songs."
Starr is the most documented and critically acclaimed actor-Beatle, playing a central role in several
Beatles films, and appearing in numerous other movies, both during and after his career with The Beatles. After
The Beatles' break-up in
1970, Starr achieved solo musical success with several
singles and albums, and recorded with each of his fellow ex-Beatles as they too developed their post-Beatle musical careers. He has also been featured in a number of TV documentaries, hosted
TV shows, and narrated the first two series of the children's television series
Thomas the Tank Engine &
Friends. He currently tours with the All-Starr
Band, making stops in such cities as
New York and
Boston, MA.
Richard Henry Sellers,
OBE (
8 September 1925 -- 24 July
1980), better known as
Peter Sellers, was a
British comedian and actor best known for his roles in
Dr. Strangelove, as
Chief Inspector Clouseau in
The Pink Panther film series, as
Clare Quilty in the original 1962 screen version of
Lolita, and as the man-child,
Chance the gardener, in his penultimate film,
Being There.
Sellers rose to fame on the
BBC Radio comedy series
The Goon Show. His ability to speak in different accents (e.g.,
French,
Indian, American,
German, as well as
British regional accents), along with his talent to portray a range of characters to comic effect, contributed to his success as a radio personality and screen actor and earned him national and international nominations and awards. Many of his characters became ingrained in public perception of his work. Sellers's private life was characterized by turmoil and crises, and included emotional problems and substance abuse. Sellers was married four times, with three children from two of the marriages.
An enigmatic figure, he often claimed to have no identity outside the roles that he played but he left his own portrait since, "he obsessively filmed his homes, his family, people he knew, anything that took his fancy right to the end of his life—intimate film that remained undiscovered until long after his death in 1980." The director
Peter Hall has said: "
Peter had the ability to identify completely with another person, and think his way physically, mentally and emotionally into their skin. Where does that come from? I have no idea. Is it a curse?
Often. I think it's not enough though in this business to have talent. You have to have talent to handle the talent. And that I think Peter did not have."
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