Tommy Lee
Known for: Acting
Born: October 3, 1962
Place of birth: Athens, Greece
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.
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Filmography
39 movies · 29 TV shows, newest first
8.3
Travis Barker: Louder Than Fear
2026
5.5
Every Time You Lose Your Mind: A Film About Failure
2025
8.0
Mötley Crüe | Hellfest 2023
2023
8.0
Machine Gun Kelly - Hellfest 2023
2023
6.1
The Muppets Mayhem
2023
5.7
The Retaliators
2022
7.4
The Dirt
2019
6.7
American Idol
2018
8.2
30 Years of Mötley Crüe: XXX Girls Girls Girls
2017
8.6
Mötley Crüe: The End - Live in Los Angeles
2016
8.3
The Young Blood Chronicles
2014
7.4
The Goldbergs
2013
10.0
Mötley Crüe | Live Side
2012
6.5
Counting Cars
2012
7.9
God Bless Ozzy Osbourne
2011
8.5
Mötley Crüe | The Spirit Of Buenos Aires
2009
7.0
Mötley Crüe | Crüe Fest 2008
2009
9.0
Dear Jack
2009
NR
E!'s Pam: Girl on the Loose!
200810.0
Battleground Earth
2008
7.6
Californication
2007
7.0
VH1 Rock Honors
2006NR
Kiss: VH1 Rock Honors 2006
2006
5.9
10th & Wolf
2006
5.2
Disaster!
2005
7.9
Mötley Crüe | Carnival of Sins
2005
6.0
Steve-O - L'incontrolable de jackass
2005
8.2
Bones
2005
6.0
Tommy Lee Goes to College
2005
6.6
Comedy Central Roast of Pamela Anderson
2005
NR
Rockstar
2005
7.0
Rock Star
2005
6.5
Steve-O: The Early Years
2004
6.6
Viva La Bam
2003
5.6
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
7.2
Comedy Central Roasts
2003
5.0
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
2003
4.9
Celebrities Uncensored
2003
5.1
Punk'd
2003
4.4
Pauly Shore Is Dead
2003
5.3
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
7.5
Mötley Crüe | Greatest Video Hits
2003
6.5
Fastlane
2002
6.0
The New Guy
20028.5
Jensen!
2002
6.8
Vanilla Sky
2001
6.1
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
2001
NR
Hellraisers
2000
9.3
Mötley Crüe | Behind The Music
1998
5.3
V.I.P.
1998
5.6
Pam & Tommy Lee: Stolen Honeymoon
1998
7.4
Pamela Anderson & Tommy Lee Uncensored
1998NR
Mötley Crüe - Live at Rock Around the Bay Festival
1997
8.1
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
7.1
MADtv
1995
7.5
The Frank Skinner Show
1995
7.3
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
8.5
Motley Crue: Decade of Decadence '81-'91
1992
10.0
Ozzy Osbourne: Don't Blame Me
1991
7.8
Moscow Music Peace Festival
1989
5.6
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
NR
Mötley Crüe | Girls Girls Girls Tour '87/'88
1987
9.5
Mötley Crüe | Uncensored
1986
7.9
MTV Video Music Awards
1984
9.5
Mötley Crüe | Quebec City 1984
1984
7.5
Mötley Crüe: The US Festival '83
1983
6.9
Saturday Night Live
1975
NR
The Rise And Rise of Motley Crue
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