Tommy Lee Biography
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Thomas Lee Bass, better known as Tommy Lee (born
October 3, 1962), is a musician, best known as the drummer for the Hair metal
band Mötley Crüe.
Biography
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 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 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 Debi 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 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 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 a sexy but smart tutor. Lee was also one of the producers
of the 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 reunited with the original Mötley Crüe lineup
for a reunion tour, which followed the release of a double-disc album entitled
Red, White, and Crüe. This has since been certified Platinum by the RIAA.
Motley Crue also finished the year Number 8 on the
top concert money earners list. They played 81 shows and grossed $33 million US
(Billboard Boxscore). This figure did not include a sell out tour of Australia
in Dec 05.
Tommy Lee was also a guest DJ at WXRK "K-Rock" in
New York during the Fourth of July Monster Metal Meltdown in 2005.
Discography
Never a Dull Moment (2002)
Tommyland: The Ride (2005)
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