Tommy Lee Biography

Tommy Lee Biography

Thomas Lee Bass, better known as Tommy Lee (born October 3, 1962), is a musician, best known as the drummer for the heavy metal band Mötley Crüe

Tommy Lee was born in Athens, Greece. His mother was a Greek beauty queen and his father was a Welsh American soldier. Lee had a brief (1995-1998) but famous marriage to Pamela Anderson; the two have two children together and have been on-again, off-again since their divorce. One of their private videos was stolen in 1997, which resulted in Tommy Lee becoming notorious for his large penis size, which was widely publicized by Howard Stern, and was one of the first examples of nude celebrities on the Internet. Lee later served four months in prison after pleading no contest to kicking Pamel Anderson in the crotch. From 1986 to 1993, he was married to actress Heather Locklear, who divorced him after he had sex with porn star Debbi Diamond on an adult film set following an invitation from friend Ron Jeremy.

In 2001, four-year-old Daniel Karven-Veres drowned at Lee's Malibu, California, home during a birthday party for Tommy Lee's son Brandon. On April 17, 2003, a Superior Court jury took less than three hours to reject a wrongful death claim made by Daniel's parents, German actress Ursula Karven and TV producer James (Jim) Veres. The suit accused Tommy Lee of negligence for failing to have a lifeguard or someone trained in CPR present during the birthday party.

Lee briefly attended, but did not enroll in, the University of Nebraska for a few weeks in the fall of 2004, while filming a reality television show for NBC called Tommy Lee Goes to College. The show featured a "fish-out-of-water" premise as it followed Lee's effort to fit into the collegiate experience, including trying out for the band (as a drummer), taking courses in horticulture, chemistry, and literature, and receiving constant support from the network-anointed "Hot Tutor." Lee was also one of the producers of the heavily scripted reality TV show.

Lee released his autobiography Tommyland in 2004. He released his latest solo album, Tommyland: the Ride in August 2005, coinciding with his reality TV show.

Lee went back with the original Mötley Crüe lineup on a reunion tour, which followed the release of a double-disc album entitled Red, White, and Crüe. As of 2005, dozens of tour dates have already been played and there remain several months of touring across North America for Lee and his bandmates.