Tommy Lee
Acting
Born: 1962-10-03 in Athens, Greece
Biography
Thomas Lee Bass (born October 3, 1962) is an American musician and founding member of Mötley Crüe. As well as being the band's long-term drummer, Lee founded rap-metal band Methods of Mayhem, and has pursued solo musical projects. Lee was born Thomas Lee Bass on October 3, 1962, in Athens, Greece, to father David Lee Thomas Bass, an American U.S. Army sergeant, and mother Vassilikki "Voula" Papadimitriou (Greek: Βασιλική Παπαδημητρίου), a Miss Greece contestant for the 1960 Miss World event. His family moved to California a year after he was born. He received his first drum when he was four years old, and his first drum kit when he was a teenager. Lee dropped out of high school to pursue a career in music, starting with the band Suite 19. He has a younger sister, Athena Lee (née Bass), who was also the drummer in his solo band KrunK and was married to James Kottak, the drummer for the rock band Scorpions. As a teenager, Lee listened to Led Zeppelin, Van Halen, Cheap Trick, Kiss, AC/DC and Sweet. His main drumming influences were John Bonham, Tommy Aldridge, Alex Van Halen and Terry Bozzio.
Known For
Vanilla Sky
Frozen Vintage Car Man
Bones
Self
Californication
Himself
The Dirt
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The New Guy
Tommy Lee
Saturday Night Live
Self (uncredited)
The Goldbergs
Professor Lee
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Musical Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
MADtv
Self
10th & Wolf
Jimmy Tattoo
Punk'd
Self
Pauly Shore Is Dead
Tommy Lee
E! True Hollywood Story
Viva La Bam
Self
The Retaliators
Strip Club DJ
V.I.P.
Armed Mechanic
V.I.P.
Dance Audience Member (uncredited)
Comedy Central Roast of Pamela Anderson
Self
Counting Cars
Self - Host
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
God Bless Ozzy Osbourne
Self
The Muppets Mayhem
Tommy Lee
Disaster!
Self [Mötley Crüe] (voice)
American Idol
Self - Performer
Fastlane
Murdoch Goucher
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Self
MTV Video Music Awards
Self
Steve-O: The Early Years
Self
Mötley Crüe: The End - Live in Los Angeles
Self
Mötley Crüe | Carnival of Sins
Self
Pam & Tommy Lee: Stolen Honeymoon
Self
Travis Barker: Louder Than Fear
Self
Pamela Anderson & Tommy Lee Uncensored
Celebrities Uncensored
Self
The Young Blood Chronicles
The Prince of Darkness
Moscow Music Peace Festival
Self [Mötley Crüe]