# Ricky Fataar

> Ricky Fataar is a South African musician of Malay descent who has performed as both a drummer and a guitarist. He gained fame as an actor in The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash, a spoof on the Beatles, in which he performed as a member of the Rutles. He was also a member of the Beach Boys between 1971 and 1974, and has been the drummer for Bonnie Raitt for the last 35 years. Fataar is also a record producer, and has worked on projects scoring music to film and television.

*South African musician (b. 1952)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/ricky-fataar

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Country:** South Africa
- **Born:** 1952-09-05
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 52.7 / 100
- **Momentum:** 5.3 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 10.0 / 100
- **Now attention:** 19.6 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 75.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 85.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **X**: https://x.com/rickyfataar (@rickyfataar)
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0268813/ (@nm0268813)
- **SPOTIFY**: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5mqSppSWuIzVt1pXYtMtYb (@5mqSppSWuIzVt1pXYtMtYb)

## Sources
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/219999)
- [ريكى فاتار](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%83%D9%89_%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B1)
- [Ricky Fataar](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricky_Fataar)
- [Ricky Fataar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricky_Fataar)
- [Ricky Fataar](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricky_Fataar)
- [Ricky Fataar](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricky_Fataar)
- [Ricky Fataar](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricky_Fataar)
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- [Ricky Fataar](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricky_Fataar)
- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/1e9177d5-7804-4b2d-b270-9127a2c47259)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q351768)
- [Ricky Fataar](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/80484)

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