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Inside the controversial life of Motley Crue star Tommy Lee

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Inside the controversial life of Motley Crue star Tommy Lee
Inside the controversial life of Motley Crue star Tommy Lee

TOMMY Lee shot to stardom as the drummer of 80s rock band Motley Crue, but over the years has become more known for his antics.

Famed for his relationship with Pamela Anderson, the controversial star has certainly led a rock and roll lifestyle.

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Who is Tommy Lee?

Thomas Lee Bass was born on October 3, 1962, and is best known as Tommy Lee - a Greek-American musician.

He is a founding member of the heavy metal band Motley Crue, which was formed in 1981.

As well as being the band's long-term drummer, Tommy also founded rap-metal band Methods Of Mayhem and has pursued solo musical projects.

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Tommy has also dabbled in TV, and in 2004 starred in a reality show Tommy Lee Goes To College.

In spring 2008,  he filmed another reality TV show with rapper Ludacris for Planet Green called Battleground Earth.

Tommy has amassed an estimated worth of $70million (£58million), mainly through being in Motley Crue and touring.

Where is Tommy Lee now?

When Tommy and Pamela Anderson separated for the final time in 2010, they decided to co-parent their children.

In 2020, Tommy pursued an alcohol-free lifestyle after drinking what he says is "gallons of vodka" every day.

In an interview with Entertainment Tonight, Tommy said it feels "killer" to have separated himself from drinking.

He said: "I consider myself lucky because some people don't have that sense, or luxury, of sort of looking in the mirror and going, 'OK dude, time to pump the breaks. Like, this is too much'."

Tommy continues to be a musician, and his third solo studio album, Andro, was released in 2020.

In February 2022 the drummer and his ex wife Pamela's relationship was the subject of a Disney series called Pam & Tommy.

In August 2022, Tommy came under fire for posting a picture of himself completely nude on Instagram.

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In January 2023 his life was back in focus in Netflix documentary Pamela.

When were Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee together?

Tommy married former Baywatch star Pamela Anderson after knowing her for just 96 hours in 1995.

The pair, who married on a beach with Pamela in a bikini, divorced three years later in 1998.

Despite the split, the couple has been very on and off over the years, and reunited after he was released from prison, and then again in 2008.

The couple have two sons together - Brandon Thomas Lee (born 1996) and Dylan Jagger Lee (born 1997).

In 2018, Tommy slammed Pamela for bringing up their relationship during her interview with Piers Morgan, when Pam talked about him assaulting her.

The couple was also famously the victim of a stolen sex tape in 1995.

Who else has Tommy Lee been married to?

Tommy has been married four times.

Before Pamela, he was married to Elaine Starchuk in the early 80s, but they later divorced.

On May 10, 1986, he married actress Heather Locklear, but the couple divorced in 1993.

On February 14, 2018, Tommy announced he was engaged to actress Brittany Furlan and the pair tied the knot a year later on February 14, 2019.

Joanne Kavanagh

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