Tommy Lister Jr.
Biography
Tommy "Tiny" Lister (born Thomas Lister, Jr.; June 24, 1958 – December 10, 2020) was a character actor and former wrestler best known for his role as the neighborhood bully Deebo in the Friday series of movies. He also had a short-lived professional wrestling career, wrestling Hulk Hogan in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) after appearing as "Zeus" in Hogan's movie No Holds Barred. Lister was blind in his right eye. Lister had numerous guest appearances in TV series, including playing Klaang (the first Klingon ever to make contact with humans, not counting Worf in Star Trek: First Contact) in the pilot episode of Star Trek: Enterprise. He also co-starred in an episode of the courtroom series Matlock as Mr. Matlock's in-prison bodyguard. Lister also appeared as Sancho in the music video for Sublime's song "Santeria". He was also in the video for Michael Jackson's song "Remember the Time". He also made a guest appearance in Austin Powers in Goldmember, as a prisoner in the Hard Knock Life spoof.
Personal info
Gender
Male
Birthday
1958-06-24
Place of birth
Compton, California, USA
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Cast
The Fifth Element
1997
7.56
Jackie Brown
1997
7.36
Austin Powers in Goldmember
2002
6.00
Friday
1995
7.10
Next Friday
2000
6.46
Dracula 3000
2004
2.75
Super Capers
2009
3.63
Extreme Prejudice
1987
6.19
Never Die Alone
2004
5.48
Bone Dry
2007
5.10
Blast
2004
4.63
Universal Soldier
1992
6.33
Little Nicky
2000
5.85
The Wash
2001
5.50
I Got the Hook-Up
1998
5.30
Posse
1993
5.30
Beyond the Trophy
2012
3.50
One Night with the King
2006
6.65
Monster Ark
2008
4.60
Gang Related
1997
6.40
Holy Water
2009
5.60
No Holds Barred
1989
4.74
Highway
2012
3.00
The Allnighter
2022
3.60
Prison
1987
5.76
The Lazarus Papers
2010
3.70
Below Utopia
1997
5.20
Circus
2000
4.90
WWE SuperTape: Volume 1
1990
0.00
First Dog
2010
6.57
Shark in a Bottle
2000
6.20
Judgment Day
1999
5.24
Hologram Man
1995
4.09
Butter
1998
2.80
Heaven's Door
2012
5.60
Hopelessly in June
2011
5.00
WWE SummerSlam 1989
1989
6.60
Slammed
2004
4.80
Immortal Combat
1994
5.10
We the Party
2012
4.70
Diamond Cartel
2015
5.30
K-11
2013
5.50
A Night In Compton
2004
2.50
The Duo
2001
0.00
WCW Uncensored 1996
1996
0.00
Renegades
2022
5.44
The Set Up
1995
3.97
Ascension Day
2007
0.00
Da Block Party 2
2007
0.00
Who Made the Potatoe Salad?
2006
4.90
Full Clip
2004
5.54
Choices II: The Setup
2005
6.80
Vegas Vampires
2003
3.43
Out Kold
2001
5.00
Stealth Fighter
1999
4.00
Phat Beach
1996
4.98
Think Big
1989
6.10
Unemployed
2008
3.00
American Lowrider
2013
5.00
Street Corner Justice
1996
4.70
Wired to Kill
1986
3.38
Cornered
2011
0.00
Keepin' It Real
2003
2.00
Beyond the Game
2014
6.20
Supreme Sanction
1999
5.11
Runaway Train
1985
6.97
Trespass
1992
6.33
The Cheapest Movie Ever Made
2000
0.00
American Justice
2015
4.30
The Amazing Wizard of Paws
2015
4.00
Secret Agent 00 Soul
1990
5.30
Hulkamania 4
1989
0.00
Armed and Dangerous
1986
5.65
Sunday Morning Rapture
2017
6.00
Woman Scorned
2016
0.00
The Dark Knight
2008
8.53
Forbidden Fruits
2006
6.00
Crossed
0.00
Terra Nova
2008
5.90
Zootopia
2016
7.80
The Trap Door
2011
2.00
Death's Door
2015
3.90
Beverly Hills Cop II
1987
6.52
Soulkeeper
2001
4.90
Driving Me Crazy
1991
3.70
Hickey
2017
4.20
The Pink Conspiracy
2008
2.80
9 1/2 Ninjas!
1991
2.40
Midnight
1989
2.00
White Cargo
1996
3.57
Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies
1999
5.67
Confidence
2003
6.30
Barb Wire
1996
4.09
If I Tell You I Have to Kill You
2015
0.00
Don Juan DeMarco
1994
6.72
Talkin' Dirty After Dark
1991
4.50
The Rimshop
2008
2.00
Blue City
1986
4.70
My Baby's Daddy
2004
4.60
Block Party Madness
2008
0.00
Night Walk
2019
4.40
Hollywont
2016
3.50
Love Chronicles
2003
5.50
Super Spy: The Final Exit
2003
0.00
Hair Show
2004
5.20
The Grand
2007
5.82
I Got the Hook Up 2
2019
5.60
The Hustle
2008
6.32
County General
2005
1.67
Men of War
1994
5.10
Against the Wall
1994
6.10
Silent No More
2015
1.00
Homer and Eddie
1989
5.54
The Players Club
1998
6.25
Santa's Slay
2005
5.47
The Night Before
1988
6.10
Vegas, City of Dreams
2001
2.00
Tamales and Gumbo
2015
0.00
8 Million Ways to Die
1986
5.40
WWE Survivor Series 1989
1989
7.70
Boone: The Bounty Hunter
2017
5.20
Miss B's Hair Salon
2007
2.00
The Haunting of Hell Hole Mine
2023
3.62
Domino: Battle of the Bones
2021
4.00
On the Court
2017
10.00
Glory Years
1987
5.00
Hellborn
2003
3.19
The Meteor Man
1993
5.77
White T
2013
4.80
Chameleons
1989
0.00
Warm Hearts, Cold Feet
1987
4.70
Zootopia 2
2025
7.60