Tommy Lee
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
Self [Mötley Crüe] (voice)
Disaster! The Movie
Narrator
Dear Jack
Self
Steve-O: The Early Years
Self (archive footage)
Pamela, A Love Story
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Dirt
Pamela Anderson & Tommy Lee Uncensored
Self
Mötley Crüe | Hellfest 2023
Self
Mötley Crüe | The Spirit Of Buenos Aires
Self [Mötley Crüe]
Moscow Music Peace Festival
Self (archive footage)
The Rise And Rise of Motley Crue
Self (archive footage)
Hellraisers
Self
Steve-O - L'incontrolable de jackass
Self
Mötley Crüe: The End - Live in Los Angeles
Tommy Lee
Pauly Shore Is Dead
Himself
Ozzy Osbourne: Don't Blame Me
Self
Mötley Crüe | Behind The Music
Self
Pam & Tommy Lee: Stolen Honeymoon
Self
Mötley Crüe | Quebec City 1984
The Prince of Darkness
The Young Blood Chronicles
Self
Mötley Crüe | Carnival of Sins
Self [Mötley Crüe]
Mötley Crüe | Greatest Video Hits
Drums
Kiss: VH1 Rock Honors 2006
Self
Mötley Crüe | Rock in Rio 2015
Self
God Bless Ozzy Osbourne
Self
Comedy Central Roast of Pamela Anderson
Self
Mötley Crüe | Uncensored
Tommy Lee
The New Guy
Self
Mötley Crüe | Crüe Fest 2008
Self
Mötley Crüe | Live Side
Mötley Crüe: The US Festival '83
Frozen Vintage Car Man
Vanilla Sky
Self
Mötley Crüe | Girls Girls Girls Tour '87/'88
Jimmy Tattoo
10th & Wolf
Motley Crue: Decade of Decadence '81-'91
Self
30 Years of Mötley Crüe: XXX Girls Girls Girls
Strip Club DJ
The Retaliators
Self
Machine Gun Kelly - Hellfest 2023
Every Time You Lose Your Mind
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
38
Gender
Male
Birthday
1962-10-03
Place of Birth
Athens, Greece
Also Known As
Mötley Crüe