Fun Facts About Ringo Starr; Author Talks Biography of ‘Funny’ Beatle
His is the voice on “Yellow Submarine,’ “Octopus’ Garden’ and “With a Little Help From My Friends.”
Now, a new biography chronicles Ringo Starr’s life. In “Ringo: With a Little Help,” author Michael Seth Starr – no relation to Ringo Starr – tells the story of the drummer from his earliest days on the streets of Liverpool to the height of mega-fame as one of the four band members in the Beatles.
In an interview with ABC News’ Juju Chang that aired on "Good Morning America" today, Starr said the American audience got its first glimpse of Ringo as “the funny Beatle” when the band appeared on “The Ed Sullivan Show” in 1964. “They fell in love with him immediately and the public – it’s funny, if you watch their famous appearance” on the “The Ed Sullivan Snow,” Starr got the “most applause" when he was shown, the author said.
Ringo’s goofball personality was on display in the movies “A Hard Day’s Night” and “Help.”
“Ringo has a natural affinity for clowning around and comedy … he did make several movies while the Beatles were together. And then after they broke up, he really went whole hog into movie making,” Starr said.
Ringo Starr’s acting career wasn’t exactly award-winning material, but he did land one prize: meeting his second wife, Barbara Bach, on the set of the film “Caveman.”
Source: ABC News/Good Morning America
