FOX developing Tommy Lee animated show
- From: David <dimlan17@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 00:05:48 -0400
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Tommy Lee tooned up as 'Jaxx'
Animated series loosely based on rocker's life
By MICHAEL SCHNEIDER
Rocker Tommy Lee is about to get even more animated.
The wild Motley Crue drummer is set to lend his voice to "The Life and
Times of Jimmy Jaxx," an animated half-hour loosely based on his own
life. Smart Entertainment ("Blades of Glory") is behind the project,
currently in the early stages of development at Fox.
"I've always loved the animated world," Lee said. "How fun and kooky
is this gonna be, to combine some real-life experiences with some
seriously over-the-top humor."
Project revolves around a rocker who attempts to balance his crazy
lifestyle on the road with a calmer existence at home. The character
is distracted, however, by his tattoos -- which come to life and are
constantly trying to lead him down the wrong path.
Smart's John Jacobs is set to exec produce, along with scribes Michael
Davidoff ("Working"), Steven Ilous ("Polar Express"), Bill Rosenthal
("Tripping the Rift") and Steve Freeman -- whose credits include
"Stripperella," the animated series from Lee's ex, Pamela Anderson.
Davidoff said the writers have already been mining real-life stories
from Lee, who will also serve as a producer on the project.
"He told us some great personal stories, like the time he filled a
bathtub up with Cherry Icees for his kids," Davidoff said. "He didn't
expect that they'd end up being dyed red... He's been very generous
and open with his life."
The show, Davidoff added, is rooted in stories about "an unordinary
guy trying to be ordinary. He's struggling between maturity and
immaturity, between the Viper Room and Paint Me Glaze Me."
Lee has been spending a great deal of time lately on the smallscreen.
He starred in the reality series "Tommy Lee Goes to College" for NBC
and also served as a judge on CBS' "Rock Star: Supernova." Next up,
Lee appears in the Planet Green series "Battleground Earth."
Smart and Jacobs, meanwhile, are also behind the upcoming Disney
feature "Beverly Hills Chihuahua." Jacobs is also a consulting
producer on Seth MacFarlane's "American Dad."
Other producers attached to "Jimmy Jaxx" include Zac Unterman, Carl
Stubner and Nick Lawson.
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