Tommy Lee Goes to College
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Tommy Lee Goes to College is an NBC
reality television
show that began broadcasting on Tuesday, August 16, 2005 and on VH1
on Friday, August 19, 2005. It features Mötley Crüe
drummer Tommy Lee
attending the University of Nebraska and attempting to fit in. Six episodes were produced.
The show features Lee, who is a high-school dropout, facing collegiate challenges like finding a roommate, trying out for athletic teams, trying to join a fraternity, studying chemistry, and trying out for the marching band.
Even though the show is considered a "reality show," much of the plot is scripted. Contrary to what is shown in the show, there were casting calls for parts in the show. The show featured silly things like Lee starting a fraternity (with its own house) called "House of Lee," and its newly recruited members breaking into the art museum at night to vandalize and install their own artwork. A disclaimer at the end of the show revealed that while Lee attended classes, he did not actually enroll at the University of Nebraska and that certain situations were generated or edited for comedic effect.
The administration of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln decided to host the reality show in the hopes that it would increase positive exposure to the university for recruiting and public relations purposes.
Lee is also one of the producers of the show.
The theme song for "Tommy Lee Goes to College" is the song "Good Times
" which is the second single from Lee's second solo album "Tommyland: The Ride
". The album is the soundtrack to the series and to Lee's book "Tommyland" which was also released in 2005.
Matt never attended the campus casting call. He was cast after producers met him working at a local pub. He was a senior at the University during the time of filming and graduated later that same semester.
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
reality television
Reality television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...
show that began broadcasting on Tuesday, August 16, 2005 and on VH1
VH1
VH1 or Vh1 is an American cable television network based in New York City. Launched on January 1, 1985 in the old space of Turner Broadcasting's short-lived Cable Music Channel, the original purpose of the channel was to build on the success of MTV by playing music videos, but targeting a slightly...
on Friday, August 19, 2005. It features Mötley Crüe
Mötley Crüe
Mötley Crüe is an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1981. The group was founded by bass guitarist Nikki Sixx and drummer Tommy Lee, who were later joined by lead guitarist Mick Mars and lead singer Vince Neil...
drummer Tommy Lee
Tommy Lee
Thomas Lee Bass , best known as Tommy Lee, is an American musician and founding member of glam metal band Mötley Crüe. As well as being the band's long-term drummer, Lee founded rap-metal band Methods of Mayhem, and has pursued solo musical projects...
attending the University of Nebraska and attempting to fit in. Six episodes were produced.
The show features Lee, who is a high-school dropout, facing collegiate challenges like finding a roommate, trying out for athletic teams, trying to join a fraternity, studying chemistry, and trying out for the marching band.
Even though the show is considered a "reality show," much of the plot is scripted. Contrary to what is shown in the show, there were casting calls for parts in the show. The show featured silly things like Lee starting a fraternity (with its own house) called "House of Lee," and its newly recruited members breaking into the art museum at night to vandalize and install their own artwork. A disclaimer at the end of the show revealed that while Lee attended classes, he did not actually enroll at the University of Nebraska and that certain situations were generated or edited for comedic effect.
The administration of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln decided to host the reality show in the hopes that it would increase positive exposure to the university for recruiting and public relations purposes.
Lee is also one of the producers of the show.
The theme song for "Tommy Lee Goes to College" is the song "Good Times
Good Times (Tommy Lee song)
"Good Times" is a rock song released in 2005 by American musician Tommy Lee. It is the second single released from his second solo album Tommyland: The Ride...
" which is the second single from Lee's second solo album "Tommyland: The Ride
Tommyland: The Ride
Tommyland: The Ride is the second solo album by Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee, released in 2005. The album is released in conjunction with his book of the same name, as well as his new reality television series Tommy Lee Goes to College...
". The album is the soundtrack to the series and to Lee's book "Tommyland" which was also released in 2005.
Cast
- Tommy LeeTommy LeeThomas Lee Bass , best known as Tommy Lee, is an American musician and founding member of glam metal band Mötley Crüe. As well as being the band's long-term drummer, Lee founded rap-metal band Methods of Mayhem, and has pursued solo musical projects...
- Matt Ellis - Tommy's Roommate
Matt never attended the campus casting call. He was cast after producers met him working at a local pub. He was a senior at the University during the time of filming and graduated later that same semester.
- Natalie Riedmann - Tommy's Tutor