name	Men in Black III
director	Barry Sonnenfeld
producer	Walter F. ParkesLaurie MacDonaldSteven Spielberg
screenplay	Etan CohenDavid KoeppJeff NathansonMichael Soccio
based on
starring	Will SmithTommy Lee Jones
music	Danny Elfman
cinematography	Bill Pope
editing	Wayne WahrmanDon Zimmerman
studio	Amblin Entertainment
distributor	Columbia Pictures
released
country
language	English
budget	$215 million

''Men in Black III'', stylized ''MIB³'' and previously entitled ''Men in Black III-D'', is an upcoming 3D science fiction comedy film starring Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones. It will be released as the sequel to ''Men in Black II'' on May 25, 2012, ten years after its predecessor, and will also star Josh Brolin and Jemaine Clement, with Barry Sonnenfeld returning as director, and Steven Spielberg returning as executive producer. The film is the third entry in the popular ''Men in Black'' film series which is based on the Malibu comic book series ''The Men in Black'' by Lowell Cunningham. Principal photography began in New York City on November 16, 2010.

Plot

Agent J and Agent K are reunited in a time-travel tale.

Cast

Will Smith as James Darrell Edwards III/Agent J, an MIB agent Tommy Lee Jones as Kevin Brown/Agent K, an MIB agent Josh Brolin as a younger Kevin Brown/Agent K Rip Torn as Chief Zed, the head of the MIB Emma Thompson as Agent O, agent of the MIB in present day and a secretary in the 1960s Nicole Scherzinger as Lilly, a villain in the film and girlfriend to Agent J Jemaine Clement as Boris, the primary antagonist in the film Alice Eve as a younger Agent O

Production

The film was first announced on April 1, 2009 by Sony Pictures Entertainment president, Rory Bruer, during a Sony ShoWest presentation. In October 2009, it was revealed that Etan Cohen, writer of ''Tropic Thunder'' and ''Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa'', had been attached to write a screenplay for the film. In March 2010, it was reported that Will Smith was deciding whether to join this film or another film, ''The City That Sailed'', instead. The return of the two protagonists played by Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith was officially confirmed by director Barry Sonnenfeld in May 2010. Both had previously expressed interest in reprising their roles back in 2008. Other producing staff include Walter F. Parkes and Laurie MacDonald as producers with Steven Spielberg as executive producer, all three were producers for previous films in the series.

In June a second writer, David Koepp, who wrote ''Jurassic Park'', ''Mission: Impossible'' and ''Spider-Man'', as well as uncredited work on the original Men In Black, had also been attached to re-write the film's original script. A teaser trailer for the film was leaked online on June 11, 2010. It showed Will Smith dressed as Agent J wearing 3-D glasses and stating "I'm about to make 3-D look good." A teaser poster for the film was also released on September 21, 2010. A third writer, Jeff Nathanson, who wrote ''Rush Hour 2'', ''Rush Hour 3'', ''Catch Me If You Can'' and ''The Terminal'' has also been hired in November 2010 to rewrite parts of the script. Both writers, Jeff Nathanson and David Koepp along with producer Steven Spielberg had all previously worked together on the 2008 film, ''Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull''.

Principal photography began on November 16, 2010. It was originally slated to commence on October 18, 2010, and continue until May 2011 in New York City, with shooting starting in 2010 partly in order to take advantage of a New York tax break in which the state rebates 30 percent of production costs incurred there. Filming was split into two parts, the first taking place from November until about Christmas 2010; the filmmakers announced shooting would begin again in mid-February, but it was delayed until April.

The first set photos for the film turned up online on November 17, 2010 showing Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, Emma Thompson, and Nicole Scherzinger on set. Shooting was scheduled resume from March through June 2011. Filming was done in April 2011 in the Morris Park section of The Bronx. Parts of Coney Island, in Brooklyn, had parking and filming permits posted for April 24 and May 2-4, 2011, production dates of what the permits titled ''MIB³''.

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Men in Black (MIB), in popular culture and in UFO conspiracy theories, are men or aliens dressed in black suits who claim to be government agents who harass or threaten UFO witnesses to keep them quiet about what they have seen. It is sometimes implied that they may be aliens themselves. The term is also frequently used to describe mysterious men working for unknown organizations, as well as to various branches of government allegedly designed to protect secrets or perform other strange activities. The term is a generic one, used to refer to any unusual, threatening or strangely behaved individual whose appearance on the scene can be linked in some fashion with a UFO sighting.

Appearance

Early reports of Men in Black often described them as men of short stature with swarthy complexions, as if they were deeply tanned. Some reported them as Gypsies. Sunglasses, black suits and black cars have been a feature for the entire period since modern sightings began in 1947, but according to UFO historian Jerome Clark, "All MIB are not necessarily garbed in dark suits."

Behavior

According to the accounts of those reporting encountering them, Men in Black always seem to have detailed information on the persons they contact, as if the individual had been under surveillance for a long period of time. They have been described as seeming confused by the nature of everyday items such as pens, eating utensils or food, as well as using outdated slang, though accounts on the behavior of Men in Black vary widely. Accounts indicate that they often claim to be from an agency collecting information on the unexplained phenomenon their subject has encountered. In other accounts, they seem to be trying to suppress information by, for instance, trying to convince their subject the phenomenon never existed. They have been described as behaving in either an exceedingly furtive manner or a completely outgoing one, with wide grins and disconcerting giggles. In the UFO research community the Men in Black often claim to be from the U.S. Air Force or the CIA. Those who have encountered them say they produce identification, but when verification is later sought, the people described either do not exist, have been dead for some time, or do exist but have a different rank.

Possible explanations

Alien explanation

Some ufologists believe that Men in Black are in fact either aliens or androids controlled by aliens. According to this theory, they are sent out in order to cover up alien activity on Earth. All oddities in their appearance and/or behavior may be explained by the Men in Black's extraterrestrial origin and their unfamiliarity with norms of the human society.

Folkloric explanations

Although the phenomenon was initially and most frequently reported in the 1950s and 1960s, some researchers—John Keel and others—have suggested similarities between Men in Black reports and earlier demonic accounts. Keel suggests that MiBs are a modern-day manifestation of the same phenomena that were earlier interpreted as the devil or encounters with fairies. Similarly, folklorist Peter Rojcewicz noted that many Men in Black accounts parallel tales of people encountering the devil: Neither Men in Black nor the devil are quite human, and witnesses often discover this fact midway through an encounter. The meaning of this parallel, however, has been the subject of debate. Even so, the term "the black man" was used for centuries in reference to the Devil, up until contemporary times when "black man" was used to replace the term "Negro" and the satanic sense was lost. In witchcraft trials "The Black Man" was often reported as meeting with the accused and having sexual intercourse with them. In Washington Irving's story "The Devil and Tom Walker" set in 1727, Irving tells how Tom asks "the black man" who he is. The man says he goes by many names and is called the black miner sometimes or the black woodsman. He says that since the Indians are gone, he presides over the persecutions of various religious sects, supports slave-dealers and is the master of the Salem witches. Tom replies that he must be "Old Scratch", which is another name for the devil, and the black man acknowledges that he is Old Scratch. In 1932, H. P. Lovecraft also used the figure of The Black Man in his tale "The Dreams in the Witch-House" as a synonym for the Devil, but also uses the term and description for Nyarlathotep, a malevolent entity of his own creation. In the Middle Ages The Black Man was not a man with African features, but rather a man colored black and dressed in black.

Military/CIA explanations

More prosaically, Clark cites Bill Moore, who asserts that "the Men in Black are really government agents in disguise ... members of a rather bizarre unit of Air Force Intelligence known currently as the Air Force Special Activities Center (AFSAC) ... As of 1991, the AFSAC, headquartered in Fort Belvoir, Virginia," and "under the operational authority of Air Force Intelligence Command centered at Kelly Air Force Base in Texas." (Clark, 321–22) Curiously, Moore also reports that AFSAC was inspired by the tales of Men in Black from the 1950s, and had nothing to do with those early accounts. Similarly, Clark notes that Dr. Michael D. Swords has speculated that the Barker/Bender Men in Black case (occurring shortly after the CIA-directed Robertson Panel issued its recommendations to spy on civilian UFO groups) might have been a psychological warfare experiment.

Hoax explanation

In his article, "Gray Barker: My Friend, the Myth-Maker," John C. Sherwood claims that at age 18, he cooperated when Gray Barker urged him in the late 1960s to develop a hoax - which Barker subsequently published - about what Barker called "blackmen," three mysterious UFO inhabitants who silenced Sherwood's pseudonymous identity, "Dr. Richard H. Pratt."

MIB media franchise

''Men in Black'' (1997), starring Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith as Agent K and Agent J, was based on Lowell Cunningham's comic book about a secret organization that monitors and suppresses paranormal activity on Earth - ''The Men in Black'' from Aircel Comics. The film was followed by ''Men in Black: The Series'' and its 2002 sequel ''Men in Black II''. ''Men in Black III'' is scheduled to be released in 2012. Scott Mitchell Rosenberg, who published the comic book, took the property to Sony to become a billion-dollar film franchise. Will Smith made a song called "Men in Black" for the movie ''Men in Black'' in 1997.

See also

The Brother from Another Planet

Majestic Twelve

Gray Barker

Agent (The Matrix)

Men in Black (The X-Files)

Silence (Doctor Who)

Black helicopter

G-Man (Half-Life) - from the video game series

NID (Stargate) - National Intelligence Department (Stargate Franchise)

S.H.I.E.L.D. - Strategic Hazard Intervention Espionage Logistics Directorate (Marvel Comics)

Section 31 from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Enterprise

Notes

References

External links

Men in Black/MIB's at maar.us

Men In Black Are Aliens

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name	Will Smith
birth name	Willard Christopher Smith, Jr.
birth date	September 25, 1968
birth place	Wynnefield, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
origin	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
other names	The Fresh Prince
occupation	Actor, rapper, film producer, record producer, television producer
years active	1985–present
spouse
children	Trey Smith Jaden SmithWillow Smith
website	http://www.willsmith.com/ }}

Willard Christopher "Will" Smith, Jr. (born September 25, 1968) is an American actor, film producer and rapper. He has enjoyed success in music, television and film. In April 2007, ''Newsweek'' called him the most powerful actor in Hollywood. Smith has been nominated for four Golden Globe Awards, two Academy Awards, and has won multiple Grammy Awards.

In the late 1980s, Smith achieved modest fame as a rapper under the name The Fresh Prince. In 1990, his popularity increased dramatically when he starred in the popular television series ''The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air''. The show ran for nearly six years (1990–1996) on NBC and has been syndicated consistently on various networks since then. In the mid-1990s, Smith moved from television to film, and ultimately starred in numerous blockbuster films. He is the only actor to have eight consecutive films gross over $100 million in the domestic box office and the only one to have eight consecutive films in which he starred open at #1 spot in the domestic box office tally.

Fourteen of the 19 fiction films he has acted in have accumulated worldwide gross earnings of over $100 million, and four took in over $500 million in global box office receipts. As of 2011, his films have grossed $5.7 billion in global box office. His most financially successful films have been ''Bad Boys'', ''Bad Boys II'', ''Independence Day'', ''Men in Black'', ''Men in Black II'', ''I, Robot'', ''The Pursuit of Happyness'', ''I Am Legend'', ''Hancock'', ''Wild Wild West'', ''Enemy of the State'', ''Shark Tale'', ''Hitch'' and ''Seven Pounds''. He also earned critical praise for his performances in ''Six Degrees of Separation'', ''Ali'' and ''The Pursuit of Happyness'', receiving Best Actor Oscar nominations for the latter two.

Family and early life

Born and raised in West Philadelphia, Smith also spent time in Germantown in Northwest Philadelphia. His mother, Caroline (née Bright), was a school administrator who worked for the Philadelphia school board, and his father, Willard Christopher Smith, Sr., was a refrigeration engineer. He was raised Baptist. His parents separated when he was 13, and did not actually divorce until Smith was around 30.

It is untrue, though widely reported, that Smith turned down a scholarship to attend the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT); he never applied to the school, although he was admitted to a "pre-engineering program" there. According to Smith, "My mother, who worked for the School Board of Philadelphia, had a friend who was the admissions officer at MIT. I had pretty high SAT scores and they needed black kids, so I probably could have gotten in. But I had no intention of going to college."

Recording and acting career

Early work (1985–1995)

Smith started as the MC of the hip-hop duo DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, with his childhood friend Jeffrey "DJ Jazzy Jeff" Townes as turntablist and producer as well as Ready Rock C (Clarence Holmes) as the human beat box. The trio was known for performing humorous, radio-friendly songs, most notably "Parents Just Don't Understand" and "Summertime". They gained critical acclaim and won the first Grammy awarded in the Rap category (1988). He had a line in "Voices That Care", a 1991 Gulf War song by a celebrity group. Smith spent money freely during his early career and underpaid his income taxes. The Internal Revenue Service eventually assessed a $2.8 million tax debt against Smith, took many of his possessions, and garnished his income. Smith was nearly bankrupt in 1990 when the NBC television network signed him to a contract and built a sitcom, ''The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'', around him. The show was successful and began his acting career. Smith set for himself the goal of becoming "the biggest movie star in the world," studying box office successes' common characteristics.

Breakthrough (1996–2000)

In 1996, Smith starred as part of an ensemble cast in Roland Emmerich's ''Independence Day''. The film was a massive blockbuster, becoming the second highest grossing film in history at the time and establishing Smith as a prime box office draw. In 1998, Smith starred with Gene Hackman in ''Enemy of the State''. Smith turned down the role of Neo in ''The Matrix'' in favor of ''Wild Wild West''. Despite the disappointment of ''Wild Wild West'', Smith has said that he harbors no regrets about his decision, asserting that Keanu Reeves's performance as Neo was superior to what he himself (Smith) would have achieved.

International success (2001–present)

In 2005, Smith was entered into the Guinness Book of World Records for attending a record breaking three premieres in a 24-hour time span.

He has planned to star in a feature film remake of the television series ''It Takes a Thief''.

On December 10, 2007, Smith was recognized at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard. Smith left an imprint of his hands and feet outside the world renowned theater in front of many fans. Later that month, Smith starred in the film ''I Am Legend'', released December 14, 2007. Despite marginally positive reviews, its opening was the largest ever for a film released in the United States during December. Smith himself has said that he considers the film to be "aggressively unique". A reviewer said that the film's commercial success "cemented [Smith's] standing as the number one box office draw in Hollywood." On December 1, 2008, TV Guide reported that Smith has been selected as one of America’s top ten most fascinating people of 2008 for a Barbara Walters ABC special that aired on December 4, 2008.

Smith is currently developing a film entitled ''The Last Pharaoh'', in which he will star as Taharqa.

President Barack Obama has stated that if a film were to ever be made about his life, he would have Smith play his part, because "he has the ears". Obama stated that the two have discussed a possibility of a film based on the 2008 election, but this may not happen until the end of the Obama presidency.

He is currently filming ''Men in Black III'' for a 2012 release playing Agent J one of his more popular earlier roles, making this his first major starring role in four years.

On August 19, 2011, it was announced that Smith had returned to the studio with producer La Mar Edwards to make a new album. Edwards has worked with artists such as T.I., Chris Brown, and Game.

Personal life

Smith was raised by his parents in West Philadelphia. Smith credits his father's dedication when discussing his own involvement in the lives of his three children: "I look at my father and how he was able to keep four kids fed and clothed and still managed to find time to spend with us." Smith married Sheree Zampino in 1992. They had a son, Willard Christopher Smith III, also known as "Trey", but divorced in 1995. Trey appeared in his father's music video for the 1998 single "Just the Two of Us". Smith married actress Jada Pinkett in 1997 and practice an open marriage. Together they have had two children: Jaden Christopher Syre (born 1998), his co-star in ''The Pursuit of Happyness'', and Willow Camille Reign (born 2000), who appeared as his daughter in ''I Am Legend''. Along with his brother, Harry Smith, he owns Treyball Development Inc., a Beverly Hills-based company named after his first son. Smith and his family reside on Star Island in Miami Beach, Florida and in Los Angeles, Stockholm, Sweden and Philadelphia.

Smith was consistently listed in Fortune Magazine's "Richest 40" list of the forty wealthiest Americans under the age of 40. He donated $4,600 to the presidential campaign of Democrat Barack Obama. December 11, 2009, Smith and his wife hosted the Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Oslo, Norway, when Obama had won the prize.

Smith has said he has studied multiple religions, including Scientology, and he has said many complimentary things about Scientology and other faiths. Despite his praise of Scientology, Smith said "I just think a lot of the ideas in Scientology are brilliant and revolutionary and non-religious" and "Ninety-eight percent of the principles in Scientology are identical to the principles of the Bible.... I don't think that because the word someone uses for spirit is 'thetan' that the definition becomes any different." He has denied having joined the Church of Scientology, saying "I am a Christian. I am a student of all religions, and I respect all people and all paths." Smith gave $1.3 million to charities in 2007, of which $450,000 went to two Christian ministries, and $122,500 went to three Scientology organizations; the remaining beneficiaries included "a Los Angeles mosque, other Christian-based schools and churches, and [...] the Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Center in Israel". Smith and his wife have also founded a private elementary school in Calabasas, California, the New Village Leadership Academy, which has attracted controversy and speculation over its use of Study Technology, a teaching methodology developed by L. Ron Hubbard, the founder of Scientology.

Discography

With DJ Jazzy Jeff

''Rock the House'' (1987)

''He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper'' (1988)

''And in This Corner...'' (1989)

''Homebase'' (1991)

''Code Red'' (1993)

Solo

''Big Willie Style'' (1997)

''Willennium'' (1999)

''Born to Reign'' (2002)

''Lost and Found'' (2005)

Filmography

! Year	! Film	! Role	! Notes
	''Saturday Morning Videos''	Host	TV
''ABC Afterschool Special'' – "The Perfect Date"	Hawker	TV
''The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air''		TV (1990–1996)
		Fresh Prince	TV, Cameo, episode 18 "I'm with the Band"
''Where the Day Takes You''	Manny
		Tea Cake Walters
	Paul
1995		Detective Mike Lowrey
1996		Captain Steven "Steve" Hiller, USMC	MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss
			MTV Movie Award for Best FightMTV Movie Award for Best Song From a Movie
''Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child''	Pinocchio	TV Series;Episode 14 of Season 2 which aired on April 13, 1997.Episode also starred Chris Rock and Della Reese
1998		Robert Clayton Dean	Nominated—NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
	''Torrance Rises''		Cameo
''Wild Wild West''	Captain James "Jim" West
	''Welcome to Hollywood''	Himself
''The Legend of Bagger Vance''	Bagger Vance	Nominated—NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
2001		Muhammad Ali	MTV Movie Award for Best PerformanceNominated—Academy Award for Best ActorNominated—Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best ActorNominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture DramaNominated—NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
	''Men in Black II''		BET Awards
Girlfriend by [[B2K	Himself	Music video
	''Bad Boys II''	Detective Mike Lowrey	Nominated—NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
''All of Us''	Johnny	TV, 3 episodes (2003–2004); Creator/Executive Producer
	''A Closer Walk''	Narrator	Documentary
	Himself	Uncredited Cameo
''American Chopper''	Himself	TV, Cameo
	Detective Del Spooner	ProducerNominated—NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
''The Seat Filler''		Executive Producer; Independent Film
''Shark Tale''	Oscar	Voice
	''There's a God on the Mic''		Documentary
	Alex "Hitch" Hitchens	ProducerNominated—BET Awards
2006	''[[The Pursuit of Happyness''	Chris Gardner
2007		Dr. Robert Neville
		John Hancock	ProducerNominated – Saturn Award for Best Actor
''Lakeview Terrace''		Producer
		Producer
''Seven Pounds''	Ben Thomas	Producer
2010			Producer
			''Post-production''
''Men in Black III''		''Filming''
2013	''The Last Pharaoh''	Taharqa	''Pre-production''

Box office grosses

! Year	! Title	! Budget	! U.S. gross	! Worldwide gross
1992	''Where the Day Takes You''		$390,152	$390,152
		$44,942,695	$104,942,695
	$6,284,090	$6,284,090
1995		$23m	$65,647,413	$141,247,413
1996		$75m	$306,169,255	$817,400,878
1997			$250,690,539	$587,790,539
1998		$111,549,836	$250,649,836
1999	''Wild Wild West''	$170m	$113,805,681	$222,105,681
2000	''The Legend of Bagger Vance''	$80m	$30,695,227	$39,235,486
2001		$107m	$58,183,966	$84,383,966
2002	''Men in Black II''	$140m	$190,418,803	$441,818,803
2003	''Bad Boys II''	$60m	$138,540,870	$272,940,870
		$120m	$144,801,023	$348,601,023
''Shark Tale''	$75m	$161,192,000	$367,192,000
2005		$70m	$177,784,257	$366,784,257
2006	''The Pursuit of Happyness''	$55m	$162,586,036	$306,086,036
2007			$256,393,010	$585,055,701
		$227,946,274	$624,346,274
''Seven Pounds''	$55m	$69,369,933	$166,617,328

References

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name	Tommy Lee Jones
birth date	September 15, 1946
birth place	San Saba, Texas, U.S.
occupation	Actor, director
years active	1969–present
spouse	Katherine "Kate" Lardner (1971–78)Kimberlea Cloughley (1981–96) 2 childrenDawn Laurel (2001–present) }}

Tommy Lee Jones (born September 15, 1946) is an American actor and film director. He has received three Academy Award nominations, winning one as Best Supporting Actor for the 1993 thriller film ''The Fugitive''.

His notable film roles include federal marshal Samuel Gerard in ''The Fugitive'' and its sequel ''U.S. Marshals'', the villain "Two-Face" in ''Batman Forever'', terrorist William Strannix in ''Under Siege'', Agent K in the ''Men in Black'' films, former Texas Ranger Woodrow F. Call in ''Lonesome Dove'', Ed Tom Bell in ''No Country for Old Men'', a Texas Ranger in ''Man of the House'' and rancher Pete Perkins in ''The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada''. Jones has also portrayed real-life figures such as businessman Howard Hughes, executed murderer Gary Gilmore, Oliver Lynn in ''Coal Miner's Daughter'' and baseball great Ty Cobb.

Early life

Jones was born in San Saba, Texas, the son of Lucille Marie (née Scott), a police officer, school teacher, and beauty shop owner, and Clyde C. Jones, an oil field worker; the two were married and divorced twice. Jones has Cherokee ancestry from his grandmother. He was a resident of Midland, Texas, and attended Robert E. Lee High School.

Jones graduated from the St. Mark's School of Texas, where he attended on scholarship and is now on the board of directors, and attended Harvard College on a need-based scholarship. He stayed in Mower B-12 as a freshman, across the hall from future Vice President Al Gore, the son of Sen. Albert Gore of Tennessee. As an upperclassman, he was roommates in Dunster House with Gore and Bob Somerby, who later became editor of the media criticism site the Daily Howler. Jones played offensive tackle on Harvard's undefeated 1968 varsity football team, was nominated as a first-team All-Ivy League selection, and played in the memorable and literally last-minute Harvard 16-point comeback to tie Yale in the 1968 Game. He recounts his memory of "the most famous football game in Ivy League history" in the documentary ''Harvard Beats Yale 29-29''. Jones graduated ''cum laude'' with a Bachelor of Arts in English in 1969, and his senior thesis was on "the mechanics of Catholicism" in Flannery O'Connor.

Career

Jones moved to New York to become an actor, making his Broadway debut in 1969's ''A Patriot for Me'' in a number of supporting roles. In 1970, he landed his first film role, appropriately playing a Harvard student in ''Love Story'' (Erich Segal, the author of "Love Story," said that he based the lead character of Oliver on the two undergrad roommates he knew while attending Harvard, Jones and Gore).

In early 1971, he returned to Broadway in Abe Burrows' ''Four on a Garden'' where he shared the stage with Carol Channing and Sid Caesar. Between 1971 and 1975, he portrayed Dr. Mark Toland on the ABC soap opera, ''One Life to Live''. He returned to the stage for a 1974 production of ''Ulysses in Nighttown'' with Zero Mostel. In films, he played an escaped convict hunted in ''Jackson County Jail'' (1976), a Vietnam veteran in ''Rolling Thunder'' (1977) and an automobile mogul, co-starring with Sir Laurence Olivier, in the Harold Robbins drama ''The Betsy''.

In 1980, Jones earned his first Golden Globe nomination for his portrayal of country singer Loretta Lynn's husband, Doolittle "Mooney" Lynn, in the popular ''Coal Miner's Daughter''. In 1981, he played a drifter opposite Sally Field in ''Back Roads'', a comedy that received middling reviews.

In 1983, he received an Emmy for Best Actor for his performance as murderer Gary Gilmore in a TV adaptation of Norman Mailer's ''The Executioner's Song''. That same year he starred in a pirate adventure, ''Nate and Hayes'', playing the heavily bearded Captain Bully Hayes.

In 1989, he earned another Emmy nomination for his portrayal of Texas Ranger lawman Woodrow F. Call in the acclaimed television mini-series ''Lonesome Dove'', based on the best-seller by Larry McMurtry.

In the 1990s, blockbuster hits such as ''The Fugitive'' co-starring Harrison Ford, ''Batman Forever'' co-starring Val Kilmer, and ''Men in Black'' with Will Smith made Jones one of the best-paid and most in-demand actors in Hollywood. His role in ''The Fugitive'' won wide acclaim and an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and a sequel. When he accepted his Oscar, his head was shaved for his role in the film ''Cobb,'' a situation he made light of in his speech with: "All a man can say at a time like this is 'I am not really bald.'"

Among his other well-known performances during the 1990s were those of the accused conspirator Clay Shaw/Clay Bertrand in the 1991 film ''JFK'' (earning him another Oscar nomination), as a terrorist who hijacks a U.S. Navy battleship in 1992's ''Under Siege'' and as a maximum-security prison warden in way over his head in 1994's ''Natural Born Killers''.

Jones co-starred with director Clint Eastwood as astronauts in the 2000 film ''Space Cowboys'', leading a space rescue mission.

In 2005, the first theatrical feature film Jones directed, ''The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada'', was presented at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival. In it, Jones speaks both English and Spanish. It won him the Best Actor Award. His first film as a director had been in ''The Good Old Boys'' in 1995, a made-for-television movie. Two strong performances in 2007 marked a resurgence in Jones' career, one as a beleaguered father investigating the disappearance of his soldier son in ''In the Valley of Elah'', the other as a Texas sheriff hunting an assassin in the Oscar-winning ''No Country for Old Men''. For the former, he was nominated for an Academy Award.

Jones has been a spokesperson for Japanese brewing company Suntory since 2006. He can be seen in various Japanese TV commercials of Suntory's Coffee brand Boss as a character called "Alien Jones," an extraterrestrial who takes the form of a human being to check on the world of humans. There are 30 such commercials that can be seen on YouTube.

In 2010, Jones appeared alongside Ben Affleck in the recession drama, ''The Company Men''. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, where early reviews praised Jones' performance as "pitch-perfect". Jones had a role in the Marvel Studios film, ''Captain America: The First Avenger''. He also directed, produced, and co-starred with Samuel L. Jackson in an adaptation of ''The Sunset Limited''.

Personal life

At the 2000 Democratic National Convention, he presented the nominating speech for his college roommate, Al Gore, as the Democratic Party's nominee for President of the United States.

Jones was married to Kate Lardner, the daughter of Ring Lardner Jr. from 1971 to 1978. Jones has two children from his second marriage to Kimberlea Cloughley, the daughter of Phil Hardberger, former mayor of San Antonio: Austin Leonard (born 1982) and Victoria Kafka (born 1991). On March 19, 2001, he married his third wife, Dawn Laurel.

Jones resides in Terrell Hills, Texas, a suburb of San Antonio. Jones speaks fluent Spanish. He reportedly owns a large ranch in San Saba County, Texas. He also owns another ranch near Van Horn, Texas, which served as the set for Jones' film ''The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada''. Additionally, he owns a home and farm in polo mecca Wellington, Florida. He is a serious polo player, having kept polo ponies for decades, and is also an avid San Antonio Spurs fan, often seen courtside at Spurs games.

In 2008, Jones signed on with Chesapeake Energy to be a spokesperson for a public relations campaign to promote shale gas (natural gas derived from shale rock through fracturing or "fracing") in Texas.

Film and television credits

+ Film and television credits
! Year	! Title	! Role	Notes
1970		Hank Simpson
1971	''One Life to Live''	Dr. Mark Toland	TV soap opera
1973	''Life Study''	Gus
1975	''Eliza's Horoscope''	Tommy Lee
1976	''Charlie's Angels''	Aram Kolegian	TV, 1 episode
1976	''Smash-Up on Interstate 5''	Officer Hutton	TV
1976		Coley Blake
1976		David Needham	TV, 1 episode
1977	''The Amazing Howard Hughes''	Howard Hughes
1977		Corporal Johnny Vohden
1978	''The Betsy''	Angelo Perino
1978	''Eyes of Laura Mars''	John Neville
1980	''Coal Miner's Daughter''	Doolittle 'Mooney' Lynn aka 'Doo'	Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
1980	''Barn Burning''	Ab Snopes	TV
1981		Elmore Pratt
1982		Gary Mark Gilmore	Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor - Miniseries or a Movie
1982	''The Rainmaker''	Starbuck	TV
1983	''Nate and Hayes''	Captain Bully Hayes
1984	''The River Rat''	Billy
1985	''Cat on a Hot Tin Roof''	Brick Pollitt	TV
1986		Mitch	TV
1986	''Black Moon Rising''	Quint
1986	''Yuri Nosenko: Double Agent''	Steve Daley	TV
1987	''Broken Vows''	Pater Joseph McMahon	TV
1987		George Cole
1988	''Stranger on My Land''	Bud Whitman	TV
1988	''April Morning''	Moses Cooper	TV
1988	''Stormy Monday''	Cosmo
1988		Eddie Mallard	TV
1989	''Lonesome Dove''	Woodrow F. Call
1989		Thomas Boyette
1990	''Fire Birds''	Brad Little
1991		Clay Shaw/Clay Bertrand
1992	''Under Siege''	William Strannix
1993		Jake Beerlander
1993		Marshal Samuel Gerard
1993		Steve Butler
1994		Ryan Gaerity	Nominated – MTV Movie Awards for Best Villain
1994		'Reverend' Roy Foltrigg
1994	''Natural Born Killers''
1994		Maj. Henry 'Hank' Marshall
1994		Ty Cobb
1995	''The Good Old Boys''	Hewey Calloway
1995	''Batman Forever''		Nominated – MTV Movie Awards for Best Villain
1997		Mike Roark
1997
1998		Chief Deputy Marshal Samuel Gerard
1998	''Small Soldiers''	Chip Hazard	Voice
1999		Travis Lehman
2000		Col. Hayes 'Hodge' Hodges
2000	''Space Cowboys''	William "Hawk" Hawkins
2002	''Men in Black II''
2003		L.T. Bonham
2003	''The Missing''	Samuel Jones/Chaa-duu-ba-its-iidan
2005		Roland Sharp
2005	''The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada''	Pete Perkins
2006		Axeman	Gotham Awards for Best Ensemble Cast
2007		Ed Tom Bell
2007	''In the Valley of Elah''	Hank Deerfield
2008	''Harvard Beats Yale 29-29''	Himself	Interviewed for this documentary, by director Kevin Rafferty, concerning the 1968 Harvard-Yale football game. Jones was an offensive guard.
2009	''In the Electric Mist''	Dave Robicheaux
2010	''The Company Men''	Gene McClary	Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture
2011		White Man	Also director and executive producer
2011	''Captain America: The First Avenger''	Colonel Chester Phillips
2012	''Men in Black III''		''post-production''
2012		Thaddeus Stevens	''filming''

Further reading

Grunert, Andrea, "Les bons et les méchants selon Tommy Lee Jones", in: Francis Bordat et Serge Chauvin (eds.) ''Les bons et les méchants'' Université Paris X, 2005, p. 339–352, ISBN 2-907335-30-8

References

External links

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name	Tommy Lee
background	solo_singer
birth name	Thomas Lee Bass
born	October 03, 1962Athens, Greece
height
instrument	Drums, piano, vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass, turntables
genre	Heavy metal, hard rock, glam metal, rap metal, nu metal, electrohouse, Progressive House
occupation	Musician, songwriter, drummer, DJ
years active	1981–present
label	Leathür, Elektra, MCA
associated acts	Mötley CrüeMethods of MayhemRock Star SupernovaFuelDeadmau5Sum 41Jack's MannequinRob ZombieDJ Aero
website	TommyLee.com
notable instruments	DW Drums Pearl Drums Zildjian CymbalsAhead SticksRemo Drum Heads MacBook Pro Schecter Guitar Research Randall Amplifiers}}

Thomas Lee Bass (born October 3, 1962), 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. He has been married to model Elaine Starchuk and actresses Heather Locklear and Pamela Anderson.

Early life

Lee was born on October 3, in Athens, Greece, as Thomas Lee Bass, the son of David Oliver Bass, a US Army serviceman of Welsh descent, and Vassiliki Papadimitriou, a former ''Miss Greece''. His family moved to West Covina, California one year after his birth. He received his first drum when he was four and his first drum kit when he was a teenager. Lee has one younger sister, Athena Lee (Athena Michelle Bass, b. 1964), who was married to James Kottak, the drummer for the band Scorpions and she was also the drummer of his solo band KrunK.

As a teen he was listening to Queen, Kiss, Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin and Judas Priest. As he started listening to Kiss, his main drum influence became Peter Criss. After transferring from South Hills High School (West Covina, California); he joined the marching band at Royal Oak High School (now Royal Oak Middle School) in Covina, California, but dropped out of school in his senior year to focus on his musical career.

Career

His first successful band ''Suite 19'' played the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles during the late 70s. At this time he met future bandmate, Nikki Sixx. Casually, Sixx was forming a theatrical band that would specialize in anthemic heavy metal, and was impressed by Lee's drumming. At this time, he changed his name to Tommy Lee and earned the nickname "T-bone" due to his 6′ 2½″ height and his skinny physique. Shortly afterward, guitarist Mick Mars joined the band. Mars recommended a singer Tommy had met while in high school, Vince Neil, who soon joined the group, and Mötley Crüe was formed.

Mötley Crüe

Mötley Crüe quickly built a strong fan base and they released their debut album, ''Too Fast for Love'' in 1981, on their own independent label (Leathür Records). Elektra Records decided to sign the band shortly thereafter, reissuing their debut in 1982. The band then began a string of hit releases throughout the decade—1983's ''Shout at the Devil'', 1985's ''Theatre of Pain'', 1987's ''Girls, Girls, Girls'', and 1989's ''Dr. Feelgood''-establishing the quartet as one of the biggest hard rock/metal bands of the '80s.

During this time, Lee used several memorable gimmicks during his drum solo at concerts, such as having his entire kit revolving and spinning, or having the entire kit float above the crowd while he continued to play. It is a very huge crowd pleaser. He also was legendary for mooning the crowd at nearly every show. The band was known for their decadent behavior both on and off the stage, often dabbling in excessive amounts of hard drugs, such as cocaine, heroin and pills and drinking in excess.

In 2004, Lee reunited with the original Mötley Crüe line-up to release the double-disc album of hits entitled ''Red, White & Crüe'', which went quad platinum and launched a monumental reunion tour to support it, ''The Red, White & Crüe Tour 2005: Better Live Than Dead'', the band's first in six years. They also finished the year number 8 on the top concert money earners list. They played 81 shows and grossed $33 million US (Billboard Boxscore).

Solo career

Tommy Lee came back once with Motley Crüe to go on the ''Crüe's Greatest Hits'' tour in 1999. With the popularity of rap metal, Lee formed a band called Methods of Mayhem. The band released a self-titled album the same year and toured in support of it. Although Lee distanced himself from Mötley Crüe after splitting, he agreed to take part in their 2001 autobiography, ''The Dirt''. In addition to Mötley Crüe and Methods of Mayhem, Lee has made guest appearances on albums by other artists, such as Stuart Hamm, Nine Inch Nails and Rob Zombie. He also contributed a song, "Planet Boom" (originally on Mötley Crüe's Quaternary EP) to the soundtrack of then-wife Pamela Anderson's 1996 movie, ''Barb Wire'', and produced an album for the pre-Goldfinger project from John Feldmann and Simon Williams, the Electric Love Hogs. Lee parted ways with Methods of Mayhem partner Tilo and began recording with members of Incubus. He then released his first solo album. The album, 2002's ''Never a Dull Moment'', has tones of rap metal and electronica. The song "Blue" features guest vocalist Rodleen Getsic (the credits read: "Rolleen"). In August 2002, Tommy Lee and his solo band joined Ozzfest, mainstage. In 2006, he formed a new band called Rock Star Supernova with Jason Newsted (Voivod, ex-Metallica) and Gilby Clarke (ex-Guns N' Roses).

The 2006 season of ''Rock Star'' selected Lukas Rossi as the lead singer for Supernova. Dilana, Magni Ásgeirsson, and Toby Rand with his own band Juke Kartel were the three runners up and accepted an offer to go on tour with Supernova. The self titled debut album Rock Star Supernova was released on November 21, 2006.

Lee released his autobiography, ''Tommyland'' and his second solo album, ''Tommyland: The Ride'' in 2005. The CD featured as a soundtrack to the book and includes the singles, "Tryin to be Me", "Good Times" which was the theme song to his reality TV series "Tommy Lee Goes to College" and "Hello, Again" which features Andrew McMahon from Something Corporate and Jack's Mannequin. Tommy Lee was also a guest DJ at WXRK "K-Rock" in New York during the Fourth of July Monster Metal Meltdown in 2005.

Lee also recorded drum tracks for the alternative rock band Jack's Mannequin, which has released the album ''Everything in Transit''.

In November 2007, it was announced by Nikki Sixx that Tommy Lee was no longer a member of Mötley Crüe. Lee reportedly quit after the rest of the band sued his manager, Carl Stubner, for forcing Tommy to take part in reality TV shows, thus forcing the cancellation of a lengthy leg of Crüe tourdates in 2006. Lee already quit once in 2007 in September before returning to the band. Vince Neil refuted the claims that Tommy Lee resigned from the band and that the band would be going into the studio in January to start recording their newest studio album. In the end, Tommy Lee did end up recording the new album, Saints of Los Angeles, and toured with Crüe in 2008 in their tour, Crüefest. Mötley Crüe is now on their Saints of Los Angeles Tour, which started on February 2, which includes Lee. This tour will be followed by Crüfest 2.

Tommy Lee's current artistic endeavors include touring as an electronic dance music DJ with his Methods Of Mayhem DJ/production partner, DJ Aero (birth name: Chester Deitz). As DJs, they are also known as Electro Mayhem and have clocked over 60 club dates as DJs throughout North America (with stops in the Bahamas and Central America) in 2007 alone, with more international dates planned for 2008 (including a stop in Iceland). Lee and Aero debuted as DJs on the mainstage at Ultra Music Festival during Winter Music Conference (WMC) in 2004. Lee and Aero have been DJing together since 2000, and they will again have a major presence at Miami's WMC in 2008. Lee is presently (2009) appearing in select cities with Sharam, one half of Grammy Award nominated and Grammy Award winning Deep Dish. He is accompanying Sharam live on the piano during Sharam's house DJ sets.

In an interview held backstage at the 2009 Download Festival, Tommy Lee confirmed that he is currently working on his yet to be named third solo album. It is expected to be released sometime in 2010. On June 27, 2010 Tommy played drums for Ludacris at the BET Awards 2010. On March 25, 2010, he co-presented the International Dance Music Awards (IDMA) along with Roger Sanchez and DJ Rap.

Television career

In 2004, 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 marching band (as a drummer), taking courses in horticulture, chemistry, and literature, and receiving constant support from a sexy and smart tutor.

Lee was also one of the producers of the show. In spring 2008, Lee commenced filming another reality TV show with rapper Ludacris for Planet Green (Discovery Channel's 24-hour eco-friendly network) titled,"Battleground Earth". The show focuses on environmental challenges between Lee and Ludacris to raise awareness for green causes. The Planet Green shows aired through until September 2008.

In June 2010, it was announced that Lee would guest-star in an episode of ''Californication'' as a singer. Also in 2010, Lee appeared on an episode of the Comedy Central show, ''Tosh.0''.

Personal life

Relationships

Lee was married the first time in 1984 to Elaine Bergen; they divorced after just one month.

In 1986, Lee married actress Heather Locklear. The couple divorced in 1993. Subsequent to his divorce, Lee dated and lived with model/actress Bobbie Brown.

In 1995, he married actress and ''Playboy'' Playmate Pamela Anderson (1995–98). They have two children. Anderson and Lee married only four days after meeting, after Lee pursued her while she was on vacation with a friend. They wed on a beach, Anderson wearing only a white bikini. The couple divorced in 1998. Although divorced, the couple reunited briefly upon his release from prison but eventually split again.

Lee dated Mayte Garcia, the ex-wife of Prince, and the two lived together and were briefly engaged in 2001.

In 2008 it was announced that he and Pamela Anderson were indeed back together and living with each other and their kids. They have since split and have both moved on to date other people.

Sex tape

Lee and Anderson had videotaped their sexual activities while on vacation. The video was stolen in 1995 and released on the Internet, becoming a prime example of viral pornography. According to The Dirt, Tommy Lee says that he was having work done at his house, and a person (who, according to the book, was a former porn star) working at the house found the tape and sold it. Anderson sued the video distribution company, Internet Entertainment Group. Ultimately, the Lees entered into a confidential settlement agreement with IEG. Thereafter, the company began making the tape available to subscribers to its Web sites again, resulting in triple the normal traffic on the site.

Legal issues

Lee served four months in prison after pleading no contest to kicking Pamela Anderson while she was holding their son Dylan.

Lee suffered a 1998 lawsuit when he exposed a swastika tattoo on his arm to public scrutiny (the tattoo was in fact a swastika facing backwards). In 1996, Lee had pled no contest to criminal charges of battery against a Jewish photographer after Lee attacked the man outside the famous Viper Room, in L.A. When the photographer sued Lee, the "swastika" tattoo (which has since been removed) was said to be visible and Lee’s lawyer argued it would inflame the jury and create unfair prejudice against Lee. Shortly after claiming that the introduction of the tattoo into the court record would produce prejudice, Lee denied its existence. Lee's attorney reported the swastika was a “stupid tattoo obtained several years ago”.

In October 1999, Tommy Lee was arrested in North Carolina after instigating a riot during the 1997 concert at Greensboro Coliseum. Allegedly Mötley Crüe bassist Nikki Sixx made racial comments directed toward a black guard and suggested to the crowd to attack him. Sixx and Lee were said to have poured beer over the guard's head.

On June 16, 2001, four-year-old Daniel Karven-Veres drowned in Lee's swimming pool while attending a birthday party for Lee's 5-year-old son, Brandon. His parents, James Veres and Ursula Karven, sued Lee for negligence, claiming that they should have been told that a swimming pool was involved — their son could not swim — and that, as the owner, he should have hired a lifeguard. Lee was cleared by a jury in April 2003.

In September 2007, Lee was kicked out of the MTV Video Music Awards ceremony after engaging in a fight with Kid Rock. Kid Rock was cited for assault on Lee and pled guilty.

Activism

Tommy Lee is a supporter of animal rights and PETA. He made a donation to support PETA's campaign against Kentucky Fried Chicken.

Bandography

Mötley Crüe (1981–1999, 2004–present)

Methods of Mayhem (1999–2000, 2009–present)

Album discography

Solo

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Peak chart positions

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*Released: May 21, 2002

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''Tommyland: The Ride''

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*Released: August 9, 2005

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Mötley Crüe

''Too Fast for Love'' (1981) Platinum US US #40

''Shout at the Devil'' (1983) 4x Platinum US US #10

''Theatre of Pain'' (1985) 4x Platinum US US #6

''Girls, Girls, Girls'' (1987) 4x Platinum US US #2

''Dr. Feelgood'' (1989) 6x Platinum US US #1

''Decade of Decadence'' compilation (1991) 2x Platinum US US #2

''Mötley Crüe'' (1994) Gold US US #7

''Quaternary'' EP (1994)

''Generation Swine'' (1997) Gold US US #4

''Greatest Hits'' (1998) compilation Gold US US #20

''Supersonic and Demonic Relics'' compilation (1999)

''Live: Entertainment or Death'' live album (1999) US #133

''Millennium Collection'' (2003)

''Music To Crash Your Car To, Volume 1'' box set (2003)

''Music To Crash Your Car To, Volume 2'' box set (2004)

''Red, White & Crüe'' compilation (2005) Platinum US US #6

''Carnival of Sins Live, Vol. 1'' live album (2006)

''Carnival of Sins Live, Vol. 2'' live album (2006)

''Saints of Los Angeles'' (2008) US #4

''Mötley Crüe: Greatest Hits'' (2009)

TBA (Unknown) (2011)

Methods of Mayhem

''Methods of Mayhem'' (1999) Gold US US #71

''A Public Disservice Announcement'' (2010)

Rock Star Supernova

''Rock Star Supernova'' (2006) US #101

Guest performances

''Rush Street'' (1991) - Richard Marx

''The Urge'' (1991) - Stuart Hamm

''The Downward Spiral'' (1994) - Nine Inch Nails

"Whore" Dalbello 1996 album (drums on "Revenge Of Sleeping Beauty" track (remark by Sergey Lavrov)

''Hellbilly Deluxe'' (1998) - Rob Zombie

''The Sinister Urge'' (2001) - Rob Zombie

''Everything in Transit'' (2005) - Jack's Mannequin

''Angels & Devils'' (2007) - Fuel

Singles

Year	Title	Chart positions	Certifications	Album
Billboard Hot 100>USHot 100	Mainstream Rock Tracks chart>USMain	Modern Rock Tracks chart>USMod	UK Top 40>UKTop 40	ARIA Charts>AUS	Canada>CAN	Media Control Charts>GER
	"Hold Me Down"									rowspan="4"
"Sunday"
	"Ashamed"
"Higher"
	"Tryin to Be Me"
"Hello, Again"
2006	"Make Believe"

References

External links

Tommy Lee: The luckiest man alive? Hustler Magazine

Tommy Lee co-hosts Battleground Earth on Planet Green

Hollywood A-List News: Tommy Lee

Official Web site of Tommy Lee

Rock Star SuperNova Official Site

Rock Star SuperNova Official Site on SonyBMG

Ink Not Mink Interview with PETA

Tommy Lee Interview DJ Interview Clubplanet

Tommylee.tv Official Tommy Lee Biography

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