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.
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.
External links
IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/nm0005136
Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q331748
Facebook: https://facebook.com/tommyleetv
Instagram: https://instagram.com/tommylee
Filmography (Movies)
Every Time You Lose Your Mind: A Film About Failure
Character:Self
Release Date:26/06/2025
Mötley Crüe | Hellfest 2023
Character:Self
Release Date:16/06/2023
Machine Gun Kelly - Hellfest 2023
Character:Self
Release Date:16/06/2023
The Retaliators
Character:Strip Club DJ
Release Date:08/09/2022
The Dirt
Character:Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:22/03/2019
30 Years of Mötley Crüe: XXX Girls Girls Girls
Character:Self
Release Date:25/08/2017
Mötley Crüe: The End - Live in Los Angeles
Character:Self
Release Date:14/06/2016
The Young Blood Chronicles
Character:The Prince of Darkness
Release Date:24/06/2014
Mötley Crüe | Live Side
Character:Self
Release Date:19/09/2012
God Bless Ozzy Osbourne
Character:Self
Release Date:24/04/2011
Mötley Crüe | The Spirit Of Buenos Aires
Character:Self
Release Date:12/10/2009
Mötley Crüe | Crüe Fest 2008
Character:Self
Release Date:24/03/2009
Dear Jack
Character:Narrator
Release Date:01/01/2009
Kiss: VH1 Rock Honors 2006
Character:Drums
Release Date:25/05/2006
10th & Wolf
Character:Jimmy Tattoo
Release Date:19/02/2006
Disaster!
Character:Self [Mötley Crüe] (voice)
Release Date:04/11/2005
Mötley Crüe | Carnival of Sins
Character:Self
Release Date:25/10/2005
Steve-O - L'incontrolable de jackass
Character:Self
Release Date:20/10/2005
Comedy Central Roast of Pamela Anderson
Character:Self
Release Date:14/08/2005
Steve-O: The Early Years
Character:Self
Release Date:24/08/2004
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:18/07/2003
Pauly Shore Is Dead
Character:Tommy Lee
Release Date:11/03/2003
Mötley Crüe | Greatest Video Hits
Character:Self [Mötley Crüe]
Release Date:01/01/2003
The New Guy
Character:Tommy Lee
Release Date:10/05/2002
Vanilla Sky
Character:Frozen Vintage Car Man
Release Date:14/12/2001
Hellraisers
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:26/08/2000
Mötley Crüe | Behind The Music
Character:Self
Release Date:13/12/1998
Pam & Tommy Lee: Stolen Honeymoon
Character:Self
Release Date:19/03/1998
Pamela Anderson & Tommy Lee Uncensored
Character:
Release Date:16/01/1998
Motley Crue: Decade of Decadence '81-'91
Character:
Release Date:24/03/1992
Ozzy Osbourne: Don't Blame Me
Character:Himself
Release Date:24/09/1991
Moscow Music Peace Festival
Character:Self [Mötley Crüe]
Release Date:03/08/1989
Mötley Crüe | Girls Girls Girls Tour '87/'88
Character:Self
Release Date:15/10/1987
Mötley Crüe | Uncensored
Character:Self
Release Date:27/10/1986
Mötley Crüe | Quebec City 1984
Character:Self
Release Date:05/06/1984
Mötley Crüe: The US Festival '83
Character:
Release Date:29/05/1983
Television Appearances
The Muppets Mayhem
Character:Tommy Lee
The Goldbergs
Character:Professor Lee
Counting Cars
Character:Self - Host
E!'s Pam: Girl on the Loose!
Character:Self
Battleground Earth
Character:
Californication
Character:Himself
VH1 Rock Honors
Character:
Bones
Character:Self
Tommy Lee Goes to College
Character:
Rockstar
Character:Self
Viva La Bam
Character:Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Character:Self
Comedy Central Roasts
Character:Self
Celebrities Uncensored
Character:Self
Punk'd
Character:Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self - Musical Guest
Fastlane
Character:Murdoch Goucher
Jensen!
Character:Self
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Character:Self
V.I.P.
Character:Armed Mechanic
V.I.P.
Character:Dance Audience Member (uncredited)
E! True Hollywood Story
Character:
MADtv
Character:Self
The Frank Skinner Show
Character:Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Character:Self - Guest
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Character:Self - Guest
MTV Video Music Awards
Character:Self
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Cameo (uncredited)
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