Tom Lister Jr.

Tom Lister Jr.

b. 1958 — d. 2020 (aged 62) Compton, California, USA

Actor

Tommy "Tiny" Lister (born Thomas Lister, Jr.; June 24, 1958) is 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 is blind in his right eye. Lister has 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.

Known For

Friday

The Fifth Element

The Fifth Element

Jackie Brown

The Dark Knight

The Dark Knight

Filmography

The Haunting of Hell Hole Mine

The Haunting of Hell Hole Mine

The Allnighter

Welcome to Our World

Reggie The Mail Man

Fury of the Fist and the Golden Fleece

Fury of the Fist and the Golden Fleece

Sunday Morning Rapture

Sunday Morning Rapture

2016

Busy Day

The Human Centipede III (Final Sequence)

The Human Centipede III (Final Sequence)

American Justice

American Justice

Diamond Cartel

Death's Door

Mann and Wife

Lieutenant Marshall

If I Tell You I Have to Kill You

If I Tell You I Have to Kill You

On the Court

Tiny and the Optometrist

Vultures in the Void

Fandom Workshop

Engage the Vision

Taylor'd Problems

Taylor'd Problems

White T

Beyond the Trophy

Beyond the Trophy

Highway

Silent No More

Tiny Is My Girl

72 Hours with Empire

Cornered

Hopelessly in June

Hopelessly in June

The Lazarus Papers

The Lazarus Papers

First Dog

American Lowrider

American Lowrider

Laugh Track Mash-ups

Mr. Oppenheimer

Reggie The Mail Man

Hard Times

Nite Tales: The Series

Nite Tales: The Series

Terra Nova

Monster Ark

The Hustle

Unemployed

Miss B's Hair Salon

Miss B's Hair Salon

The Rimshop

America's Toughest Bars

Bone Dry

The Pink Conspiracy

The Pink Conspiracy

One Night with the King

One Night with the King

Hegai, the Royal Eunuch

County General

Dracula 3000

Blast

Slammed

A Night in Compton

A Night in Compton

Knocked the "F" Out

Knocked the "F" Out

Hellborn

Keepin' It Real

Keepin' It Real

A-Train Tranton

The Duo

Tiny Lister, Jr.

Little Nicky

Next Friday

Circus

The Cheapest Movie Ever Made

Supreme Sanction

Supreme Sanction

Shark in a Bottle

Shark in a Bottle

Butter

The Fifth Element

The Fifth Element

President Lindberg

Jackie Brown

Below Utopia

A Time to Revenge

A Time to Revenge

Corporal Hollis

Street Corner Justice

Street Corner Justice

White Cargo

Friday

Hologram Man

The Set Up

Men of War

Immortal Combat

Immortal Combat

9 1/2 Ninjas!

Secret Agent OO Soul

Secret Agent OO Soul

Rapmania: The Roots of Rap

Rapmania: The Roots of Rap

No Holds Barred

No Holds Barred

Prison

Glory Years

Robert Townsend and His Partners in Crime

Robert Townsend and His Partners in Crime

Wired to Kill

Popcorn Ceiling

The Body Sculptor

Donovan Ray Cooke

Winston 'Biggs' Yates

60 Minutes to Kill

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