Tommy Lee

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1962-10-03 (62 years old)

Place of Birth Athens, Greece

Also Known As Mötley Crüe, Methods of Mayhem, Jack’s Mannequin, Rock Star Supernova, The Bloody Beetroots

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

Actor

The Rise And Rise of Motley Crue

as Self (archive footage)

2023
Pamela, A Love Story

as Self (archive footage)

2023
The Muppets Mayhem

as Tommy Lee

2022
The Retaliators

as Strip Club DJ

2019
The Dirt

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2014
The Young Blood Chronicles

as The Prince of Darkness

2013
The Goldbergs

as Professor Lee

2012
Counting Cars

as Self - Host

2009
Dear Jack

as Narrator

2007
Californication

as Himself

2006
10th & Wolf

as Jimmy Tattoo

2005
Disaster!

as Self [Mötley Crüe] (voice)

2005
Bones

as Self

2005
Rockstar

as Self

2003
Pauly Shore Is Dead

as Tommy Lee

2003
Mötley Crüe | Greatest Video Hits

as Self [Mötley Crüe]

2003
Viva La Bam

as Self

2003
Punk'd

as Self

2002
The New Guy

as Tommy Lee

2002
Fastlane

as Murdoch Goucher

2002
Jensen!

as Self

2001
Vanilla Sky

as Frozen Vintage Car Man

2000
Hellraisers

as Self (archive footage)

1998
V.I.P.

as Armed Mechanic

1998
V.I.P.

as Dance Audience Member (uncredited)

1995
MADtv

as Self

1993
1989
Moscow Music Peace Festival

as Self [Mötley Crüe]

1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

Producer

2019
The Dirt

as Co-Producer

2005
Rock Star

as Producer

Director

Writer

2019
The Dirt

as Book