Biography for
Tommy Lee (VI) More at IMDbPro »

Date of Birth

3 October 1962, Athens, Greece

Birth Name

Thomas Lee Bass

Nickname

T-Bone

Height

6' 2½" (1.89 m)

Spouse

Pamela Anderson	(19 February 1995 - 28 February 1998) (divorced) 2 children
Heather Locklear	(10 May 1986 - 16 August 1993) (divorced)
Elaine Margaret Starchuk	(November 1984 - February 1985) (divorced)

Trivia

Officially leaves Mötley Crüe to spend more time with his family and focus on his new project, Methods of Mayhem. [29 April 1999]

Completed four months in solitary confinement. [September 1998]

Mother was Miss Greece 1957.

Has a younger sister (by 2 years) named Athena Bass, the drummer of Krunk, a rock band she's in with her husband guitarist James Kottak (ex-drummer of the rock band Warrant/current drummer of Scorpions).

Went to Royal Oak High School in Covina, California with Mötley Crüe's vocalist Vince Neil.

His first rock band was named US 101 in high school. Later he was in Suite 19, which he left to join Mötley Crüe with Crue bassist Nikki Sixx.

Was the co-founder of the band Mötley Crüe with Crue bassist Nikki Sixx. [January 17, 1981]

Has two sons with estranged actress/model wife Pamela Anderson: Brandon Thomas Lee (born 6 June 1996) and Dylan Jagger Lee (born 29 December 1997).

Was arrested for abusing his wife, Pamela Anderson. [February 25, 1998]

Was accused of Spousal/Child Abuse. [February 27, 1998]

Was sentenced to 6 months in jail for parole violation, the D.A. having dropped the spousal/child abuse. He has to go to anger management therapy and pay Pamela Anderson's legal fees. [May 20, 1998]

June 1999, reconciled with Pamela Anderson. The couple later split again.

Former drummer for the metal band Mötley Crüe.

Best man at wedding to Pamela was his best friend and Orgy's drummer Bobby Fernandez-Hewitt.

Tommy Lee's dad is Welsh.

Engaged to Mayte Garcia (Prince's ex-wife). [7 August 2002]

Celebrating his fortieth birthday, Tommy Lee says he and former wife Pamela Anderson have now settled on a 50/50 joint custody agreement of their two sons, Brandon and Dylan, after Pamela filed for full custody last year. [3 October 2002]

Mötley Crüe is back together as of December 2004 with the original group including Tommy Lee as the drummer.

His father David Lee Thomas Bass was Welsh Army sergeant and his mother Vassilikki Papadimitriou is of Greek descent.

Appeared on the Comedy Central Roast of Pamela Anderson (2005) (TV).

Stepfather of his sons Brandon and Dylan is Kid Rock.

Married Pamela Anderson three days after they first met.

Ranked #46 on VH1's 100 Sexiest Artists.

Is a Vegetarian.

Is good friends with Nick Carter.

Motley Crue was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 6752 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.

Personal Quotes

"Getting married in four days was the biggest ... mistake I've ever made. I have two beautiful kids, but ... how can you know somebody in four days? Bonehead." - on his quickie marriage to Pamela Anderson.