Army sergeant, and mother Vassiliki "Voula" Papadimitriou (Greek: Βασιλική Παπαδημητρίου), a Miss Greece contestant for the 1960 Miss World event.
Thomas Lee Bass (born October 3, 1962) is an American musician and founding member of the heavy metal band 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. ==Early life== Lee was born Thomas Lee Bass on October 3, 1962 in Athens, Greece, to father David Lee Thomas Bass, an American U.S.
==Music career== In the late 1970s Lee's band, Suite 19, was a regular on the Sunset Strip club circuit in Los Angeles along with other up-and-coming acts such as Van Halen and Quiet Riot.
Feelgood—establishing the quartet as one of the biggest [rock]/[metal music|metal] bands of the 1980s. Lee used several memorable gimmicks during his drum solos at concerts, such as having his entire kit revolving and spinning, or having the entire kit float above the crowd while he continued to play.
When London finally broke up in 1981, Lee and Sixx decided to form a new group together.
Seeking a charismatic frontman, Lee mentioned to the others a singer, Vince Neil, whom he had known casually in high school; Neil soon joined the group, and Mötley Crüe was formed. ===Mötley Crüe=== Mötley Crüe quickly built a strong fanbase, and released its debut album Too Fast for Love in 1981 on its own independent label (Leathür Records).
Elektra Records decided to sign the band shortly thereafter, reissuing the debut in 1982.
The band then began a string of hit releases throughout the decade—1983's Shout at the Devil, 1985's Theatre of Pain, 1987's Girls, Girls, Girls, and 1989's Dr.
The series also starred Iann Dior, 24kGoldn, Dana Dentata, Phem and Machine Gun Kelly. ==Personal life== ===Relationships=== Lee has been married four times; his first wife was Elaine Starchuk. On May 10, 1986, Lee married his second wife, actress Heather Locklear.
Lee concluded that he wished to avoid further tragedies of trainers being killed, as these tragedies had resulted from the whales' aversion to captivity. In 2013, Lee sent a letter to the Alberta Premier Alison Redford requesting that she end the Calgary Stampede's chuckwagon races that have resulted in the deaths of 50 horses since 1986 (the horses were euthanized after suffering injuries).
The band then began a string of hit releases throughout the decade—1983's Shout at the Devil, 1985's Theatre of Pain, 1987's Girls, Girls, Girls, and 1989's Dr.
The band then began a string of hit releases throughout the decade—1983's Shout at the Devil, 1985's Theatre of Pain, 1987's Girls, Girls, Girls, and 1989's Dr.
He also briefly used Aquarian drumheads in the late 1990s. ==Discography== ===Studio albums=== Never a Dull Moment (2002) The Ride (2005) Andro (2020) ===with Mötley Crüe=== Too Fast for Love (1981) Shout at the Devil (1983) Theatre of Pain (1985) Girls, Girls, Girls (1987) Dr.
The couple divorced in 1993. Before meeting actress and Playboy Playmate Pamela Anderson, Lee was engaged to model Bobbie Brown.
On February 19, 1995, just four days after meeting her, Lee married Anderson.
The video was stolen in 1995, released on the Internet, and became a prime example of viral pornography.
He also contributed a song, "Planet Boom" (originally on Mötley Crüe's Quaternary EP) to the soundtrack of then-wife Pamela Anderson's 1996 movie, Barb Wire, and produced an album for the pre-Goldfinger project from John Feldmann and Simon Williams, the Electric Love Hogs. Lee parted ways with Methods of Mayhem partner TiLo and began recording with members of Incubus.
They have two sons together: Brandon Thomas Lee (born June 5, 1996) and Dylan Jagger Lee (born December 29, 1997).
In 1996, Lee had pleaded no contest to criminal charges of battery against a Jewish photographer after Lee attacked the man outside the famous Viper Room, in L.A.
They have two sons together: Brandon Thomas Lee (born June 5, 1996) and Dylan Jagger Lee (born December 29, 1997).
Lee's attorney reported the swastika was a "stupid tattoo obtained several years ago." In October 1997, Lee, along with Nikki Sixx, was arrested in North Carolina after instigating a riot during the 1997 concert at Greensboro Coliseum.
The couple divorced in 1998.
Thereafter, the company began making the tape available to subscribers to its websites again, resulting in triple the normal traffic on the site. ===Legal troubles and spousal abuse=== In 1998, Lee served six months in county jail after pleading no contest to kicking Pamela Anderson while she was holding their son Dylan.
During an altercation over Anderson's refusal to call and ask her parents not to come over to the family's house, Lee assaulted his wife, leaving her with "bruises, a torn fingernail and fear for the safety of her two sons, Dylan and Brandon." Lee faced a 1998 lawsuit when he allegedly exposed a right-facing Nazi swastika tattoo on his arm to public scrutiny (the tattoo was actually a left-facing swastika).
It played 81 shows and grossed million according to Billboard Boxscore. ===Solo career=== Lee came back once with Motley Crüe to go on the Crüe's Greatest Hits tour in 1999.
Lee and Aero began DJing together in 2000.
Although Lee distanced himself from Mötley Crüe after splitting, he agreed to take part in the band's 2001 autobiography, The Dirt.
Although divorced, the couple reunited briefly upon Lee's release from jail but eventually split again in 2001. From 2002 until 2003, Lee was engaged to dancer Mayte Garcia, ex-wife of Prince.
Sixx and Lee were said to have poured beer over the guard's head. On June 16, 2001, 4-year-old Daniel Karven-Veres drowned in Lee's swimming pool while attending a birthday party for Lee's 5-year-old son, Brandon.
The album, 2002's Never a Dull Moment, has tones of rap metal and electronica.
In August 2002, Tommy Lee and his solo band joined Ozzfest, mainstage.
Although divorced, the couple reunited briefly upon Lee's release from jail but eventually split again in 2001. From 2002 until 2003, Lee was engaged to dancer Mayte Garcia, ex-wife of Prince.
Although divorced, the couple reunited briefly upon Lee's release from jail but eventually split again in 2001. From 2002 until 2003, Lee was engaged to dancer Mayte Garcia, ex-wife of Prince.
Lee was cleared by a jury in April 2003. In September 2007, Lee was kicked out of the MTV Video Music Awards ceremony after engaging in a fight with Kid Rock.
The band was known for its decadent behavior both on and offstage, often consuming excessive amounts of drugs, such as cocaine, heroin, pills and alcohol. In 2004, Lee reunited with the original Mötley Crüe line-up to release the double-disc anthology album entitled Red, White & Crüe, which went quadruple-platinum and launched a monumental reunion tour to support it, The Red, White & Crüe Tour 2005: Better Live Than Dead, the band's first tour in six years.
Lee and Aero debuted as DJs on the mainstage at Ultra Music Festival during Winter Music Conference (WMC) in 2004.
As part of a legal agreement between the four band members, each signed a contract which would prevent any of them from ever touring under the Mötley Crüe moniker again unless all members were involved. ==Film and television career== In 2004, he starred in a reality show for NBC called Tommy Lee Goes to College.
The band was known for its decadent behavior both on and offstage, often consuming excessive amounts of drugs, such as cocaine, heroin, pills and alcohol. In 2004, Lee reunited with the original Mötley Crüe line-up to release the double-disc anthology album entitled Red, White & Crüe, which went quadruple-platinum and launched a monumental reunion tour to support it, The Red, White & Crüe Tour 2005: Better Live Than Dead, the band's first tour in six years.
The self-titled debut album Rock Star Supernova was released on November 21, 2006. Lee released his autobiography, Tommyland and his second solo album, The Ride in 2005.
Lee was also a guest DJ at WXRK "K-Rock" in New York during the Fourth of July Monster Metal Meltdown in 2005. He also recorded drum tracks for the alternative rock band Jack's Mannequin, which has released the album Everything in Transit. In November 2007, it was announced by Nikki Sixx that Lee was no longer a member of Mötley Crüe.
In 2006, he formed a new band called Rock Star Supernova with Jason Newsted (Voivod, ex-Metallica) and Gilby Clarke (ex-Guns N' Roses). The 2006 season of Rock Star selected Lukas Rossi as the lead singer for Supernova.
The self-titled debut album Rock Star Supernova was released on November 21, 2006. Lee released his autobiography, Tommyland and his second solo album, The Ride in 2005.
The drummer reportedly quit after the rest of the band sued his manager, Carl Stubner, for forcing Tommy to take part in reality TV shows, thus forcing the cancellation of a lengthy leg of Crüe tour dates in 2006.
Lee was also a guest DJ at WXRK "K-Rock" in New York during the Fourth of July Monster Metal Meltdown in 2005. He also recorded drum tracks for the alternative rock band Jack's Mannequin, which has released the album Everything in Transit. In November 2007, it was announced by Nikki Sixx that Lee was no longer a member of Mötley Crüe.
Lee had already quit once in September 2007 before returning to the band.
As DJs, they are also known as Electro Mayhem, and clocked over 60 club dates as DJs throughout North America in 2007 alone, with stops in the Bahamas and Central America.
Lee was cleared by a jury in April 2003. In September 2007, Lee was kicked out of the MTV Video Music Awards ceremony after engaging in a fight with Kid Rock.
In the end, Lee did end up recording the new album, Saints of Los Angeles, and toured with the band in 2008 on its Crüe Fest tour. Tommy Lee's more recent artistic endeavors include touring as an electronic dance music DJ with his Methods of Mayhem DJ/production partner, DJ Aero (birth name: Chester Deitz).
In spring 2008, Lee commenced filming another reality TV show with rapper Ludacris for Planet Green (Discovery Channel's 24-hour eco-friendly network) titled Battleground Earth.
Garcia sang on Lee's album Never a Dull Moment and toured with him. In 2008, it was announced that Lee and his ex-wife Anderson were back together and living with each other and their children, but they split for good soon afterward. From 2014 until 2017, Lee was engaged to Greek-German singer Sofia Toufa. Lee announced on February 14, 2018 that he had proposed to his girlfriend, social media celebrity Brittany Furlan.
In 2009, Lee appeared in select cities with Sharam, one half of Grammy-winning Deep Dish, accompanying Sharam live on the piano during his house DJ sets.
He played keyboards with Deftones at a benefit show for now deceased bassist Chi Cheng in 2009. In 2014, Lee performed on the Smashing Pumpkins' Monuments to an Elegy album.
In 2010, Lee sent a letter to Terry Prather, the president of SeaWorld, protesting the treatment of Tilikum the orca.
Lee and DJ Aero also accompanied deadmau5 in his 2011 Meowington Hax tour.
Lee concluded that he wished to avoid further tragedies of trainers being killed, as these tragedies had resulted from the whales' aversion to captivity. In 2013, Lee sent a letter to the Alberta Premier Alison Redford requesting that she end the Calgary Stampede's chuckwagon races that have resulted in the deaths of 50 horses since 1986 (the horses were euthanized after suffering injuries).
He played keyboards with Deftones at a benefit show for now deceased bassist Chi Cheng in 2009. In 2014, Lee performed on the Smashing Pumpkins' Monuments to an Elegy album.
Garcia sang on Lee's album Never a Dull Moment and toured with him. In 2008, it was announced that Lee and his ex-wife Anderson were back together and living with each other and their children, but they split for good soon afterward. From 2014 until 2017, Lee was engaged to Greek-German singer Sofia Toufa. Lee announced on February 14, 2018 that he had proposed to his girlfriend, social media celebrity Brittany Furlan.
Garcia sang on Lee's album Never a Dull Moment and toured with him. In 2008, it was announced that Lee and his ex-wife Anderson were back together and living with each other and their children, but they split for good soon afterward. From 2014 until 2017, Lee was engaged to Greek-German singer Sofia Toufa. Lee announced on February 14, 2018 that he had proposed to his girlfriend, social media celebrity Brittany Furlan.
Garcia sang on Lee's album Never a Dull Moment and toured with him. In 2008, it was announced that Lee and his ex-wife Anderson were back together and living with each other and their children, but they split for good soon afterward. From 2014 until 2017, Lee was engaged to Greek-German singer Sofia Toufa. Lee announced on February 14, 2018 that he had proposed to his girlfriend, social media celebrity Brittany Furlan.
They were married a year later on February 14, 2019. ===Sex tape=== Lee and Anderson had videotaped their sexual activities while on vacation.
He guest starred on Season 7, Episode 14 of The Goldbergs as Professor Lee. Throughout October 2020, the four episodes of Halloween in Hell, a fictionalised musical horror podcast that Lee played the Devil in, were released.
He has since returned to DW drums in 2020.
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