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| Name= Richard Starkey <br/> a.k.a. Ringo Starr
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|name = Sir Ringo Starr
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| image= [[File:Ringo Starr Simpsons.jpg|226px]]
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| Age= 68
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|birth = {{birthdate|1940|7|7}}
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| Claim to Fame= Musician
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| Appearance= [[Brush With Greatness]]
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'''Ringo Starr''' is a musician who is most famous for being the drummer in [[wikipedia:The Beatles|The Beatles]].
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'''Sir Richard Starkey''', {{W|Order of the British Empire|MBE}} (born July 7, 1940), known professionally as '''Ringo Starr''', is an English musician, singer, songwriter and actor, best known for formerly being a member of [[The Beatles]]. He voiced {{Ch|Ringo Starr|himself}} in the [[season 2]] episode "[[Brush with Greatness]]".
  
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When [[Marge]] was in high school, she had an interest in art and a schoolgirl crush on Ringo, and painted many pictures of him, including several of herself and Ringo together. When her art teacher saw her drawing a sketch of Ringo and criticized her, she sent Ringo a letter and one of the portraits she had painted of him, asking for his honest opinion of the painting. When she got no reply, she gave up her interest in art.
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In August 1962, he replaced [[Pete Best]] as Beatles drummer and that was referenced in the [[season 5]] episode "[[Homer's Barbershop Quartet]]", when [[Barney Gumble]] replaces [[Chief Wiggum]] in [[The Be Sharps]].
  
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Years later, Ringo was determined to answer every piece of fan mail he had ever received, and he came across the letter and painting from Marge. In his reply, Ringo said that he liked the picture and had immediately hung it on his wall. He also said, in answer to her question, that "we do have hamburgers and fries in England, but we call French fries 'chips.'" He then asked her to forgive the lateness of his reply.
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Ringo Starr was voted joint 10th in [[IGN]]'s [http://uk.tv.ign.com/articles/730/730566p1.html "Top 25 Simpsons Guest Stars"] along with fellow Beatles [[George Harrison]] and [[Paul McCartney]].
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Ringo's reply was fortuitiously-timed: Marge was in a rut on her current art project (painting a portrait of [[Mr. Burns]], and Ringo's reply inspired her to finish it<ref>[[Brush with Greatness]]</ref>.
 
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One of Marge's portraits of Ringo later appearsed at a swap meet<ref>[[Homer's Barbershop Quartet]]</ref>.
 
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Ringo Starr is an English musician, singer-songwriter, and actor who gained worldwide fame as the drummer for the rock group The Beatles. He narrated the first and second seasons of the childrens' TV show [[wikipedia:Thomas and Friends|''Thomas and Friends'']].
 
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Latest revision as of 09:42, July 7, 2022

This article is about the guest star. For the character, see Ringo Starr (character).
Sir Ringo Starr
Ringo Starr.jpg
Guest Star Information
Gender:
Male ♂
Born: July 7, 1940 (1940-07-07) (age 83)
Nationality: English
Claim to fame: Musician
Singer
Songwriter
Actor
Character(s): Himself
First appearance: "Brush with Greatness"


Sir Richard Starkey, MBE (born July 7, 1940), known professionally as Ringo Starr, is an English musician, singer, songwriter and actor, best known for formerly being a member of The Beatles. He voiced himself in the season 2 episode "Brush with Greatness".

In August 1962, he replaced Pete Best as Beatles drummer and that was referenced in the season 5 episode "Homer's Barbershop Quartet", when Barney Gumble replaces Chief Wiggum in The Be Sharps.

Ringo Starr was voted joint 10th in IGN's "Top 25 Simpsons Guest Stars" along with fellow Beatles George Harrison and Paul McCartney.

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