Person Details

Birthday: 1962-10-03 07:23:12

Aliases: Thomas Lee Bass , Mötley Crüe

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Athens, Greece

Homepage: http://www.tommylee.com/

Movie Involvements: 29

TV Involvements: 6


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

MTV Video Music Awards
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8
Counting Cars
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6

Counting Cars

(2012) Self - Host
Vanilla Sky
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7

Vanilla Sky

(2001) Frozen Vintage Car Man
E!'s Pam: Girl on the Loose!
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0
Pamela, A Love Story
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7

Pamela, A Love Story

(2023) Self (archive footage)
10th & Wolf
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6

10th & Wolf

(2006) Jimmy Tattoo
The Retaliators
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6

The Retaliators

(2022) Strip Club DJ
God Bless Ozzy Osbourne
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7

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2023 Self
Himself
Self (archive footage)
2022 Strip Club DJ
2019 Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2017 Self
2016 Self
2015 Self
2014 The Prince of Darkness
2013 Professor Lee
2012 Self
Self - Host
2011 Self
2009 Self
Self
Narrator
2008 N/A
Self
2007 Himself
2006 N/A
Drums
Jimmy Tattoo
2005 Self [Mötley Crüe] (voice)
Self
Self
N/A
Self
Himself
2004 Himself
2003 N/A
Self
Self
Self
Tommy Lee
N/A
Self [Mötley Crüe]
2002 Murdoch Goucher
Himself
2001 Frozen Vintage Car Man
Self
2000 Self (archive footage)
1998 Self
Armed Mechanic
Dance Audience Member (uncredited)
Self
N/A
1996 N/A
1995 Self
Self
1993 Self - Guest
1992 N/A
1991 Himself
1989 Self [Mötley Crüe]
Self [Mötley Crüe]
1988 N/A
1987 Self
1986 Self
1984 Self
Self
1983 N/A
1975 Self (uncredited)
Self (archive footage)
Year Character Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
2019 Co-Producer
2005 Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2019 Book
Year Role Movie/Tv

Directing

Year Role Movie/Tv
1998 Director
Year Role Movie/Tv

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