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
Saturday Night Live
The Goldbergs
Californication
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
V.I.P.
All Movies (38)
- Every Time You Lose Your Mind: A Film About Failure2025 · as Self
- Mötley Crüe | Hellfest 20232023 · as Self
- Machine Gun Kelly - Hellfest 20232023 · as Self
- The Retaliators2022 · as Strip Club DJ
- The Dirt2019 · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 30 Years of Mötley Crüe: XXX Girls Girls Girls2017 · as Self
- Mötley Crüe: The End - Live in Los Angeles2016 · as Self
- The Young Blood Chronicles2014 · as The Prince of Darkness
- Mötley Crüe | Live Side2012 · as Self
- God Bless Ozzy Osbourne2011 · as Self
- Mötley Crüe | The Spirit Of Buenos Aires2009 · as Self
- Mötley Crüe | Crüe Fest 20082009 · as Self
- Dear Jack2009 · as Narrator
- Kiss: VH1 Rock Honors 20062006 · as Drums
- 10th & Wolf2006 · as Jimmy Tattoo
- Disaster!2005 · as Self [Mötley Crüe] (voice)
- Mötley Crüe | Carnival of Sins2005 · as Self
- Steve-O - L'incontrolable de jackass2005 · as Self
- Comedy Central Roast of Pamela Anderson2005 · as Self
- Steve-O: The Early Years2004 · as Self
- 101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment2003 · as Self (archive footage)
- Pauly Shore Is Dead2003 · as Tommy Lee
- Mötley Crüe | Greatest Video Hits2003 · as Self [Mötley Crüe]
- The New Guy2002 · as Tommy Lee
- Vanilla Sky2001 · as Frozen Vintage Car Man
- Hellraisers2000 · as Self (archive footage)
- Mötley Crüe | Behind The Music1998 · as Self
- Pam & Tommy Lee: Stolen Honeymoon1998 · as Self
- Pamela Anderson & Tommy Lee Uncensored1998
- Mötley Crüe - Live at Rock Around the Bay Festival1997 · as Self - Drums
- Motley Crue: Decade of Decadence '81-'911992
- Ozzy Osbourne: Don't Blame Me1991 · as Self
- Moscow Music Peace Festival1989 · as Self [Mötley Crüe]
- Mötley Crüe | Girls Girls Girls Tour '87/'881987 · as Self
- Mötley Crüe | Uncensored1986 · as Self
- Mötley Crüe | Quebec City 19841984 · as Self
- Mötley Crüe: The US Festival '831983
- The Rise And Rise of Motley Crue— · as Self (archive footage)
All TV Shows (30)
- The Muppets Mayhem2023 · as Tommy Lee
- American Idol2018 · as Self - Performer
- The Goldbergs2013 · as Professor Lee
- Counting Cars2012 · as Self - Host
- E!'s Pam: Girl on the Loose!2008 · as Self
- Battleground Earth2008
- Californication2007 · as Himself
- VH1 Rock Honors2006
- Bones2005 · as Self
- Tommy Lee Goes to College2005
- Rockstar2005 · as Self
- Viva La Bam2003 · as Self
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show2003 · as Self
- Comedy Central Roasts2003 · as Self
- Celebrities Uncensored2003 · as Self
- Punk'd2003 · as Self
- Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self
- Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self - Musical Guest
- Fastlane2002 · as Murdoch Goucher
- Jensen!2002 · as Self
- Friday Night with Jonathan Ross2001 · as Self
- V.I.P.1998 · as Dance Audience Member (uncredited)
- V.I.P.1998 · as Armed Mechanic
- E! True Hollywood Story1996
- MADtv1995 · as Self
- The Frank Skinner Show1995 · as Self
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien1993 · as Self - Guest
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark1988 · as Self - Guest
- MTV Video Music Awards1984 · as Self
- Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self (uncredited)