Acting
Tommy Lee
EN, FR, SV cinema · 39 credits
Born
3 October 1962 (age 64)
Birthplace
Athens, Greece
Also known as Mötley Crüe · Methods of Mayhem · Jack’s Mannequin · Rock Star Supernova · The Bloody Beetroots · Thomas Lee Bass
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
Filmography
The Rise And Rise of Motley Crue
as Self (archive footage)
The Retaliators
as Strip Club DJ
The Dirt
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited), Co-Producer, Book
The Young Blood Chronicles
as The Prince of Darkness
Dear Jack
as Narrator
10th & Wolf
as Jimmy Tattoo
Disaster!
as Self [Mötley Crüe] (voice)
Pauly Shore Is Dead
as Tommy Lee
Mötley Crüe | Greatest Video Hits
as Self [Mötley Crüe]
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
as Self (archive footage)
The New Guy
as Tommy Lee
Vanilla Sky
as Frozen Vintage Car Man
Hellraisers
as Self (archive footage)
Pam & Tommy Lee: Stolen Honeymoon
as Self, Director
Mötley Crüe - Live at Rock Around the Bay Festival
1997
Mötley Crüe - Live at Rock Around the Bay Festival
as Self - Drums
Moscow Music Peace Festival
as Self [Mötley Crüe]
