
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 Dance Audience Member (uncredited) / Armed Mechanic

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

E! True Hollywood Story
1996

Viva La Bam
2003
as Self

MADtv
1995
as Self

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)

The New Guy
2002
as Tommy Lee

Vanilla Sky
2001
as Frozen Vintage Car Man

The Dirt
2019
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

10th & Wolf
2006
as Jimmy Tattoo

Hellraisers
2000
as Self (archive footage)

Pauly Shore Is Dead
2003
as Tommy Lee

The Retaliators
2022
as Strip Club DJ

Comedy Central Roast of Pamela Anderson
2005
as Self

Disaster!
2005
as Self [Mötley Crüe] (voice)

101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
2003
as Self (archive footage)

Moscow Music Peace Festival
1989
as Self [Mötley Crüe]

God Bless Ozzy Osbourne
2011
as Self

Every Time You Lose Your Mind: A Film About Failure
2025
as Self

Mötley Crüe | Carnival of Sins
2005
as Self
Kiss: VH1 Rock Honors 2006
2006
as Drums

The Young Blood Chronicles
2014
as The Prince of Darkness

Steve-O: The Early Years
2004
as Self

Steve-O - L'incontrolable de jackass
2005
as Self

Mötley Crüe: The End - Live in Los Angeles
2016
as Self

Mötley Crüe | Greatest Video Hits
2003
as Self [Mötley Crüe]

30 Years of Mötley Crüe: XXX Girls Girls Girls
2017
as Self

Mötley Crüe | Live Side
2012
as Self

Mötley Crüe | Quebec City 1984
1984
as Self

Dear Jack
2009
as Narrator

Mötley Crüe | Crüe Fest 2008
2009
as Self

Ozzy Osbourne: Don't Blame Me
1991
as Self

Mötley Crüe | Behind The Music
1998
as Self

Mötley Crüe: The US Festival '83
1983

Mötley Crüe | The Spirit Of Buenos Aires
2009
as Self

Machine Gun Kelly - Hellfest 2023
2023
as Self

Mötley Crüe | Uncensored
1986
as Self

Mötley Crüe | Hellfest 2023
2023
as Self

Mötley Crüe | Girls Girls Girls Tour '87/'88
1987
as Self

Motley Crue: Decade of Decadence '81-'91
1992

The Rise And Rise of Motley Crue
as Self (archive footage)

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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- The New Guy (2002) — as Tommy Lee
- Vanilla Sky (2001) — as Frozen Vintage Car Man
- The Dirt (2019) — as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 10th & Wolf (2006) — as Jimmy Tattoo
- Hellraisers (2000) — as Self (archive footage)
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