Simplify the following text for a Grade 6 native English-speaking person.
Original: Richard Parkin 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 .
Simplified: Ringo Starr ( born Richard Starkey on July 7 , 1940 ) is a musician and actor .