"Biography: Motley Crue" to air on BIO Feb. 19

BIO premieres the one-hour episode “Biography: Mötley Crüe” on Thursday, February 19 at 10 PM ET/9 PM CT/8 PM PT.

"Biography: Mötley Crüe" takes viewers through the nearly 30 years career span of one of the most infamous rock bands of our time who sold more than 45 million records worldwide. The LA quartet - made up of lead singer Vince Neil, drummer Tommy Lee, bass player Nikki Sixx and guitarist Mick Mars - parlayed whiplash hard-rock songs, melodic power ballads and a hedonistic image into superstardom and lived the rock & roll lifestyle to its fullest, with celebrity marriages, substance abuse, controversies and scrapes with the law.

The one-hour episode features exclusive concert, tour and personal footage, music videos and photographs and interviews with all of the band members as well as featured commentators including the band's manager Allen Kovac, Billboard Magazine's Christa Titus, author Neil Strauss (The Dirt), photographer Neil Zlozower and concert promoter Ron Delsener. Music featured in the special includes "Shout At The Devil," "Too Fast for Love," "Kickstart My Heart," "Looks that Kill," "Home Sweet Home," "Girls, Girls, Girls," "Dr. Feelgood" and "Saints of Los Angeles."

"Biography: Mötley Crüe" is produced by Departure Films for A&E with Max Weissman serving as executive producer. BIO executive producers are Peter Tarshis and Tom Moody.

About Mötley Crüe
Rock icons Mötley Crüe recently returned to the charts with Saints of Los Angeles, their first new studio album with the original line-up -- Nikki Sixx, Mick Mars, Tommy Lee and Vince Neil -- in over a decade and the ninth studio album in their career. Based on the band's New York Times bestseller The Dirt, the disc debuted at #1 on the Independent Album chart and was the top debut of the week on the Billboard's top 200 at #4.

"Saints Of Los Angeles" is nominated for Best Hard Rock Performance at the upcoming Grammy Awards. The song was named best rock song of 2008 by iTunes critics panel. Mötley Crüe is currently on the road with their "Saints Of Los Angeles" tour into March and will continue touring this summer with Crüe Fest II, the sequel to last summer's most successful rock festival. For more information on Mötley Crüe, please visit: www.motley.com and www.myspace.com/motleycrue.

About BIO
At BIO, we prove that the truth about people is always more entertaining than fiction. BIO is about real people and their real lives: up close and personal, gritty and provocative, always unfiltered. BIO original series uncover the real drama in people stories: everyday situations with a twist; celebrities going off-script; people-centric crime stories and paranormal events. In addition to being the exclusive home to the Emmy-Award winning Biography® series, the dynamic blend of original and acquired series on BIO includes I Survived, Final 24, Psychic Investigators, the William Shatner hosted talk show, Shatner's Raw Nerve and The Chris Isaak Hour an upcoming one-hour program hosted by Chris Isaak. The 24-hour network is now available in more than 52 million households. The BIO web site is located at www.bio.com.