Tommy Lee
Known for Acting · 65 credits
- Born
- 1962-10-03 (age 63)
- Place of birth
- Athens, Greece
- Also known as
- Mötley Crüe · Methods of Mayhem · Jack’s Mannequin · Rock Star Supernova · The Bloody Beetroots · Thomas Lee Bass
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
TV Shows (28)
Bones
2005
as Self
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self (uncredited)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self / Self - Musical Guest
The Goldbergs
2013
as Professor Lee
Californication
2007
as Himself
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
V.I.P.
1998
as Armed Mechanic / Dance Audience Member (uncredited)
MTV Video Music Awards
1984
as Self
Punk'd
2003
as Self
American Idol
2018
as Self - Performer
Fastlane
2002
as Murdoch Goucher
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
2001
as Self
Comedy Central Roasts
2003
as Self
The Frank Skinner Show
1995
as Self
The Muppets Mayhem
2023
as Tommy Lee
Counting Cars
2012
as Self - Host
Jensen!
2002
as Self
Viva La Bam
2003
as Self
MADtv
1995
as Self
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
VH1 Rock Honors
2006
Rockstar
2005
as Self
E!'s Pam: Girl on the Loose!
2008
as Self
Tommy Lee Goes to College
2005
Celebrities Uncensored
2003
as Self
Battleground Earth
2008
Movies (37)
Vanilla Sky
2001
as Frozen Vintage Car Man
The New Guy
2002
as Tommy Lee
The Dirt
2019
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
10th & Wolf
2006
as Jimmy Tattoo
Pauly Shore Is Dead
2003
as Tommy Lee
The Retaliators
2022
as Strip Club DJ
Comedy Central Roast of Pamela Anderson
2005
as Self
Hellraisers
2000
as Self (archive footage)
Moscow Music Peace Festival
1989
as Self [Mötley Crüe]
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
2003
as Self (archive footage)
God Bless Ozzy Osbourne
2011
as Self
Disaster!
2005
as Self [Mötley Crüe] (voice)
Mötley Crüe | Carnival of Sins
2005
as Self
The Young Blood Chronicles
2014
as The Prince of Darkness
Steve-O: The Early Years
2004
as Self
Kiss: VH1 Rock Honors 2006
2006
as Drums
Dear Jack
2009
as Narrator
30 Years of Mötley Crüe: XXX Girls Girls Girls
2017
as Self
Mötley Crüe: The US Festival '83
1983
Steve-O - L'incontrolable de jackass
2005
as Self
Every Time You Lose Your Mind: A Film About Failure
2025
as Self
Mötley Crüe: The End - Live in Los Angeles
2016
as Self
Mötley Crüe | Crüe Fest 2008
2009
as Self
Mötley Crüe | Greatest Video Hits
2003
as Self [Mötley Crüe]
Mötley Crüe | Behind The Music
1998
as Self
Mötley Crüe | Uncensored
1986
as Self
Ozzy Osbourne: Don't Blame Me
1991
as Self
Machine Gun Kelly - Hellfest 2023
2023
as Self
Mötley Crüe | Quebec City 1984
1984
as Self
Mötley Crüe | Live Side
2012
as Self
Mötley Crüe | Hellfest 2023
2023
as Self
Mötley Crüe | Girls Girls Girls Tour '87/'88
1987
as Self
The Rise And Rise of Motley Crue
as Self (archive footage)
Motley Crue: Decade of Decadence '81-'91
1992
Mötley Crüe | The Spirit Of Buenos Aires
2009
as Self
Pamela Anderson & Tommy Lee Uncensored
1998
Pam & Tommy Lee: Stolen Honeymoon
1998
as Self
About 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 b… With 65 credits spanning from 1975 to 2025, Tommy Lee has appeared in 37 films and 28 TV shows.
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- Vanilla Sky (2001) — as Frozen Vintage Car Man
- The New Guy (2002) — as Tommy Lee
- The Dirt (2019) — as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 10th & Wolf (2006) — as Jimmy Tattoo
- Pauly Shore Is Dead (2003) — as Tommy Lee
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