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.
Disaster!
(Self [Mötley Crüe] (voice))
Dear Jack
(Narrator)
Steve-O: The Early Years
(Himself)
Pamela, A Love Story
(Self (archive footage))
The Dirt
(Self (archive footage) (uncredited))
Pamela Anderson & Tommy Lee Uncensored
Mötley Crüe | Hellfest 2023
(Self)
Mötley Crüe | The Spirit Of Buenos Aires
(Self)
Moscow Music Peace Festival
(Self [Mötley Crüe])
The Rise And Rise of Motley Crue
(Self (archive footage))
Hellraisers
(Self (archive footage))
Steve-O - L'incontrolable de jackass
(Himself)
Mötley Crüe: The End - Live in Los Angeles
(Self)
Pauly Shore Is Dead
(Tommy Lee)
Ozzy Osbourne: Don't Blame Me
(Himself)
Mötley Crüe | Behind The Music
(Self)
Pam & Tommy Lee: Stolen Honeymoon
(Self)
Mötley Crüe | Quebec City 1984
(Self)
The Young Blood Chronicles
(The Prince of Darkness)
Mötley Crüe | Carnival of Sins
(Self)
Mötley Crüe | Greatest Video Hits
(Self [Mötley Crüe])
Kiss: VH1 Rock Honors 2006
(Drums)
Mötley Crüe | Rock in Rio 2015
(Self)
God Bless Ozzy Osbourne
(Self)
Comedy Central Roast of Pamela Anderson
(Self)
Mötley Crüe | Uncensored
(Self)
The New Guy
(Tommy Lee)
Mötley Crüe | Crüe Fest 2008
(Self)
Mötley Crüe | Live Side
(Self)
Mötley Crüe: The US Festival '83
Vanilla Sky
(Frozen Vintage Car Man)
Mötley Crüe | Girls Girls Girls Tour '87/'88
(Self)
10th & Wolf
(Jimmy Tattoo)
Motley Crue: Decade of Decadence '81-'91
30 Years of Mötley Crüe: XXX Girls Girls Girls
(Self)
The Retaliators
(Strip Club DJ)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
(Self)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
(Self)
Viva La Bam
(Self)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Fastlane
(Murdoch Goucher)
Punk'd
(Self)
E! True Hollywood Story
Tommy Lee Goes to College
MADtv
(Self)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
(Self - Guest)
E!'s Pam: Girl on the Loose!
(Self)
Battleground Earth
Celebrities Uncensored
(Self)
VH1 Rock Honors
The Frank Skinner Show
(Self)
Saturday Night Live
(Self - Cameo (uncredited))
The Muppets Mayhem
(Tommy Lee)
Californication
(Himself)
MTV Video Music Awards
(Self)
Counting Cars
(Self - Host)
The Goldbergs
(Professor Lee)
Bones
(Self)
Comedy Central Roasts
(Self)
Jensen!
(Self)
V.I.P.
(Dance Audience Member (uncredited))
V.I.P.
(Armed Mechanic)
Rockstar
(Self)