Tommy Lee
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.
Filmography
Travis Barker: Louder Than Fear
as Self
Travis Barker: Louder Than Fear
as Self
Every Time You Lose Your Mind: A Film About Failure
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Every Time You Lose Your Mind: A Film About Failure
as Self
Machine Gun Kelly - Hellfest 2023
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Machine Gun Kelly - Hellfest 2023
as Self
The Retaliators
as Strip Club DJ
The Retaliators
as Strip Club DJ
The Dirt
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Dirt
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
30 Years of Mötley Crüe: XXX Girls Girls Girls
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30 Years of Mötley Crüe: XXX Girls Girls Girls
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Mötley Crüe: The End - Live in Los Angeles
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Mötley Crüe: The End - Live in Los Angeles
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Mötley Crüe | Live Side
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Mötley Crüe | Live Side
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God Bless Ozzy Osbourne
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God Bless Ozzy Osbourne
as Self
Mötley Crüe | The Spirit Of Buenos Aires
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Mötley Crüe | The Spirit Of Buenos Aires
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Mötley Crüe | Crüe Fest 2008
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Mötley Crüe | Crüe Fest 2008
as Self
Dear Jack
as Narrator
Dear Jack
as Narrator
Kiss: VH1 Rock Honors 2006
as Drums
Kiss: VH1 Rock Honors 2006
as Drums
Disaster!
as Self [Mötley Crüe] (voice)
Disaster!
as Self [Mötley Crüe] (voice)
Mötley Crüe | Carnival of Sins
as Self
Mötley Crüe | Carnival of Sins
as Self
Steve-O - L'incontrolable de jackass
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Steve-O - L'incontrolable de jackass
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Comedy Central Roast of Pamela Anderson
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Comedy Central Roast of Pamela Anderson
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Steve-O: The Early Years
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Steve-O: The Early Years
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101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
as Self (archive footage)
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
as Self (archive footage)
Mötley Crüe | Greatest Video Hits
as Self [Mötley Crüe]
Mötley Crüe | Greatest Video Hits
as Self [Mötley Crüe]
The New Guy
as Tommy Lee
The New Guy
as Tommy Lee
Vanilla Sky
as Frozen Vintage Car Man
Vanilla Sky
as Frozen Vintage Car Man
Hellraisers
as Self (archive footage)
Hellraisers
as Self (archive footage)
Mötley Crüe | Behind The Music
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Mötley Crüe | Behind The Music
as Self
Pam & Tommy Lee: Stolen Honeymoon
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Pam & Tommy Lee: Stolen Honeymoon
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Pamela Anderson & Tommy Lee Uncensored
Pamela Anderson & Tommy Lee Uncensored
Mötley Crüe - Live at Rock Around the Bay Festival
as Self - Drums
Mötley Crüe - Live at Rock Around the Bay Festival
as Self - Drums
Motley Crue: Decade of Decadence '81-'91
Motley Crue: Decade of Decadence '81-'91
Ozzy Osbourne: Don't Blame Me
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Ozzy Osbourne: Don't Blame Me
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Moscow Music Peace Festival
as Self [Mötley Crüe]
Moscow Music Peace Festival
as Self [Mötley Crüe]
Mötley Crüe | Uncensored
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Mötley Crüe | Uncensored
as Self
Mötley Crüe | Quebec City 1984
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Mötley Crüe | Quebec City 1984
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