Tommy Lee is an American musician and media personality best known as the founding drummer of the rock band Mötley Crüe. His career has spanned decades, marked by musical milestones, high-profile relationships, and a prominent presence in pop culture.
Thomas Lee Bass was born on October 3, 1962, in Athens, Greece, to David Lee Thomas Bass, an American U.S. Army sergeant, and Vassilikki "Voula" Papadimitriou, a contestant in the 1960 Miss World pageant representing Greece. His family relocated to California when he was a child. He developed an early passion for music and received his first drum kit at the age of four. Lee has a younger sister, Athena Lee, who is also a drummer and has performed in several rock bands.
Tommy Lee began his professional music career on the Los Angeles rock scene, performing with his band Suite 19. He rose to fame as a founding member of Mötley Crüe, alongside Nikki Sixx and Mick Mars. The band's debut album, Too Fast for Love, was released in 1981 and launched them into mainstream success.
Mötley Crüe went on to release several influential albums, including Shout at the Devil (1983), Theater of Pain (1985), Girls, Girls, Girls (1987), Dr. Feelgood (1989), Generation Swine (1997), New Tattoo (2000), and Saints of Los Angeles (2008).
In addition to his work with Mötley Crüe, Lee has pursued solo projects. He released two solo albums: Never a Dull Moment (2002) and Tommyland: The Ride (2005), further showcasing his style as a drummer, producer, and vocalist.
Tommy Lee has an estimated net worth of approximately $70 million. His earnings stem from his successful music career, concert tours, album sales, and various media appearances. He has frequently appeared on reality TV and has gained additional notoriety through public incidents and relationships that have kept him in the tabloid spotlight. His involvement in a leaked private tape with then-wife Pamela Anderson significantly fueled his media exposure in the 1990s.
Lee has been married four times. His first marriage was to Elaine Margaret Starchuk in 1984, which ended in separation within a year. In 1986, he married actress Heather Locklear, a union that lasted until their divorce in 1993.
In 1995, Lee married actress and model Pamela Anderson. The couple had two sons together, Brandon and Dylan. Their marriage was marked by highly publicized incidents, including the unauthorized release of an intimate video, which became one of the most widely viewed celebrity scandals of the early internet era. They divorced in 1998.
| Birth Date: | 3 Oct, 1962 |
| Age: | 58 yrs |
| Occupations: | Drummer Disc jockey Singer Guitarist |
| Citizenship: | Greece United States of America |
| Birth Place: | Athens |
| Gender: | Male |
| Description: | American drummer |
| twitterID: | MrTommyLand |
| Spouse: | Pamela Anderson[1995-1998] Heather Locklear[1986-1993] |
| Net Worth 2021: | 70 million |
