Tommy Lee

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Thomas Lee Bass (born October 9, 1962) is a musician, formerly a drummer for the heavy metal band Mötley Crüe.

Biography

Lee was born in Athens, Greece and had a brief (1995-1998) but famous marriage to Pamela Anderson. One of their private videos was stolen in 1997, which resulted in an example of nude celebrities on the Internet. Lee served four months behind bars after pleading no contest to kicking Anderson.

In 2001, 4-year-old Daniel Karven-Veres drowned at Lee's Malibu home during a birthday party for his 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 currently attends the University of Nebraska, while filming a reality television show about Lee's effort to fit into the collegiate experience, including trying out for the band (as a drummer). Lee released his autobiography Tommyland in 2004. nl:Tommy Lee