Tommy Lee

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

66

Gender

Male

Birthday

1962-10-03 (63 years old)

Place of Birth

Athens, Greece

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

  • Bones

    Bones

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • The Goldbergs

    The Goldbergs

  • Californication

    Californication

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • V.I.P.

    V.I.P.

  • V.I.P.

    V.I.P.

  • MTV Video Music Awards

    MTV Video Music Awards

  • Punk'd

    Punk'd

  • Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

    Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

  • Fastlane

    Fastlane

  • Counting Cars

    Counting Cars

  • The Frank Skinner Show

    The Frank Skinner Show

  • Jensen!

    Jensen!

  • The Muppets Mayhem

    The Muppets Mayhem

  • Comedy Central Roasts

    Comedy Central Roasts

  • Vanilla Sky

    Vanilla Sky

  • The Young Blood Chronicles

    The Young Blood Chronicles

  • Mötley Crüe | Crüe Fest 2008

    Mötley Crüe | Crüe Fest 2008

  • Every Time You Lose Your Mind: A Film About Failure

    Every Time You Lose Your Mind: A Film About Failure

  • The Dirt

    The Dirt

  • The Rise And Rise of Motley Crue

    The Rise And Rise of Motley Crue

  • Motley Crue: Decade of Decadence '81-'91

    Motley Crue: Decade of Decadence '81-'91

  • The New Guy

    The New Guy

  • Disaster!

    Disaster!

  • Mötley Crüe | Behind The Music

    Mötley Crüe | Behind The Music

  • 10th & Wolf

    10th & Wolf

  • Comedy Central Roast of Pamela Anderson

    Comedy Central Roast of Pamela Anderson

  • Viva La Bam

    Viva La Bam

  • The Retaliators

    The Retaliators

  • Kiss: VH1 Rock Honors 2006

    Kiss: VH1 Rock Honors 2006

  • Moscow Music Peace Festival

    Moscow Music Peace Festival

  • Hellraisers

    Hellraisers

  • Mötley Crüe | Hellfest 2023

    Mötley Crüe | Hellfest 2023

  • Mötley Crüe | Quebec City 1984

    Mötley Crüe | Quebec City 1984

  • Mötley Crüe: The US Festival '83

    Mötley Crüe: The US Festival '83

  • VH1 Rock Honors

    VH1 Rock Honors

  • Mötley Crüe | Rock in Rio 2015

    Mötley Crüe | Rock in Rio 2015

  • Rockstar

    Rockstar

  • Mötley Crüe | Carnival of Sins

    Mötley Crüe | Carnival of Sins

  • Pauly Shore Is Dead

    Pauly Shore Is Dead

  • MADtv

    MADtv

  • E! True Hollywood Story

    E! True Hollywood Story

  • Mötley Crüe ‎| The Spirit Of Buenos Aires

    Mötley Crüe ‎| The Spirit Of Buenos Aires

  • Ozzy Osbourne: Don't Blame Me

    Ozzy Osbourne: Don't Blame Me

  • Tommy Lee Goes to College

    Tommy Lee Goes to College

  • E!'s Pam: Girl on the Loose!

    E!'s Pam: Girl on the Loose!

  • Mötley Crüe | Girls Girls Girls Tour '87/'88

    Mötley Crüe | Girls Girls Girls Tour '87/'88

  • Steve-O: The Early Years

    Steve-O: The Early Years

  • Mötley Crüe: The End - Live in Los Angeles

    Mötley Crüe: The End - Live in Los Angeles

  • Battleground Earth

    Battleground Earth

  • Machine Gun Kelly - Hellfest 2023

    Machine Gun Kelly - Hellfest 2023

  • Mötley Crüe | Uncensored

    Mötley Crüe | Uncensored

  • 101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment

    101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment

  • God Bless Ozzy Osbourne

    God Bless Ozzy Osbourne

  • Celebrities Uncensored

    Celebrities Uncensored

  • 30 Years of Mötley Crüe: XXX Girls Girls Girls

    30 Years of Mötley Crüe: XXX Girls Girls Girls

  • Mötley Crüe | Live Side

    Mötley Crüe | Live Side

  • Mötley Crüe | Greatest Video Hits

    Mötley Crüe | Greatest Video Hits

  • Dear Jack

    Dear Jack

  • Steve-O - L'incontrolable de jackass

    Steve-O - L'incontrolable de jackass

  • Pamela Anderson & Tommy Lee Uncensored

    Pamela Anderson & Tommy Lee Uncensored

  • Pam & Tommy Lee: Stolen Honeymoon

    Pam & Tommy Lee: Stolen Honeymoon