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Zak Starkey, born Richard Starkey on 13 September 1965 in London, is a British drummer and musician who plays the drum kit and percussion. He studied at Highgate School and began his career in 1977. His mother is Maureen Starkey Tigrett and his father is Ringo Starr; he is a member of the rock band The Who. Starkey has recorded for Republic Records, RCA Records, SPV GmbH, and Polydor, and speaks English.
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Film & TV
Acting · London, England
Zak Richard Starkey (born 13 September 1965) is an English rock drummer who has performed and recorded with the English rock band the Who since 1996. He is also the third drummer to have appeared with the English rock band Oasis. In 2020, Starkey toured Brazil with U-Roy as a guitarist. Other musicians and bands he has worked with include Johnny Marr, Paul Weller, the Icicle Works, the Waterboys,…
Known for
- The Who With Orchestra Live At Wembley2023
- Hollywood Vampires: Live In Rio — Drums2023
- The Who Hits 50! Live2022
- Mick Fleetwood and Friends: Celebrate the Music of Peter Green and the Early Years of Fleetwood Mac — Self2021
- The Who: Rock in Rio 2017 — drums2017
- The Who: Live at the Isle of Wight 2004 Festival — Self2017
- The Who: Tommy Live at The Royal Albert Hall — Himself – drums2017
- The Who: Live in Hyde Park — Himself - drums, percussion2015
- Lord Don't Slow Me Down — Self2007
- The Who: Stockholm 7/6/20072007
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1965
Member of
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 90
- Total plays
- 157
Zak Starkey is an English drummer, born 13 September 1965. He has played with many rock bands, most notably Oasis (2004-2008) and The Who. He's the son of The Beatles drummer Ringo Starr (born Richard Starkey). <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Zak+Starkey">Read more on Last.fm</a>
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Key facts
- Born
- Zak Richard Starkey , ( 1965-09-13 ) 13 September 1965 (age 60) , Hammersmith , London , England
- Genres
- Hard rock alternative rock Britpop post-punk pop rock art rock
- Occupations
- Musician
- Instruments
- Drums percussion
- Years active
- 1983–present
- Labels
- Republic Main Entry RCA Big Brother SPV Polydor Geffen
- Member of
- The Empty Hearts
- Formerly of
- The Who The Icicle Works the Lightning Seeds Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band Johnny Marr and the Healers the Semantics Casbah Club Oasis
- Spouses
- Sarah Menikides ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1985 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2021 ) Sharna Liguz ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2022 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Richard
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- London
- Father
- Ringo Starr
- Mother
- Maureen Starkey Tigrett
- Occupation
- musician
- Educated at
- Highgate School
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- pop music
- Instrument
- percussion instrument
- Record label
- Polydor
- Official website
- www.kathyszaksite.com
- Image
- Zak Starkey2.jpg
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- Zak Starkey
- date of birth
- 1965-09-13
- start of work period
- 1977-00-00
- name in native language
- Zak Starkey
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Encyclopedic overview
Zak Richard Starkey (born 13 September 1965) is an English drummer, musician and percussionist who toured and recorded with the Who from 1996 to 2025. Other musicians and bands he has worked with include Oasis, Johnny Marr, the Icicle Works, the Lightning Seeds, and the Semantics. He is the son of the Beatles' drummer Ringo Starr and Maureen Starkey.
Early life
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