Tommy Lee is a renowned American drummer and musician. He is the co-founder of the heavy metal band Motley Crue and also founded the rap metal band Methods of Mayhem. Let’s find out more about his early life, net worth, career, personal life, and more.
Early Life
Tommy Lee, born Thomas Lee Bass, is an American musician born on October 3, 1962, in Athens, Greece. He was born to David Lee Thomas Bass and Vassiliki Papadimitriou. His father was an American U.S. Army sergeant. His mother has been a contestant on the 1957 Miss Greece beauty contest. He has a younger sister named Athena who is also a drummer. His family settled down in California, USA, when he was approximately two years old.
Education
In terms of his schooling, there is no such information available yet. He has not disclosed anything related to his education. However, according to sources, he dropped out of high school to pursue his dream career in music. During his teenage years, he used to listen to Van Halen, Cheap Trick, Kiss and Led Zeppelin among others. He got his first drum stick at the age of 4, and first proper drum kit when he was a teenager.
Personal Life
Tommy Lee has been married four times, first with Elaine Starchuk whom he divorced a year after their marriage in 1984. He remarried actress Heather Locklear on May 10, 1986. In 1995, he got married to actress and Playboy Playmate Pamela Anderson after two years of divorcing Heather. The couple have two sons together, Brandon and Dylan Jagger. Unfortunately, they divorced in 1998.
Lee had also been engaged to model Bobbie Brown and dancer Mayte Garcia, however, didn’t marry them. He has been married to social media celebrity Brittany Furlan since February 14, 2019.
Career
Lee started his music career with the L.A. club band Suite 19. During that time he met bassist Nikki Sixx, whose bands Sister and London played the same circuit. When London broke up in 1981, Lee and Sixx decided to make a new group together. Then, guitarist Mick Mars and singer Vince Neil also joined the band, and eventually “Motley Crue” was formed. In 1981, they released their debut album “Too Fast for Love”. The band then released a series of hits throughout the decades, 1983’s Shout at the Devil, 1985’s Theatre of Pain, 1987’s Girls, Girls, Girls, and 1989’s Dr. Feelgood. He then founded his own rap metal band, Methods of Mayhem
He also starred in some reality shows and films. He starred in the NBC reality show Tommy Lee Goes to College in 2004.
Net Worth
Thomas Lee has amassed an astounding net worth of $70 million as of 2024. He has earned this fortune from his primary profession as a musician.
Controversy
Lee and his ex-wife, Anderson’s one private video went viral on the internet in 1997. Lee stated that a former porn star named Rand Gauthier found the videotape while working at the house and sold it.
Social Media Presence
Lee is active on all kinds of social media platforms. He has accounts on X, FB, and Instagram with 786.4K 1.3M, and 1.8M followers respectively.
Conclusion
Thomas Lee is a popular American musician. He has become a household name in the music industry due to his unique drumming capability and powerful performances.
