Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1958-06-24
Day of Death
2020-12-10
Place of Birth
Compton, California, USA
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.
Filmography (138)
Zootopia 2
2025
The Haunting of Hell Hole Mine
2023
Renegades
2022
The Allnighter
2022
Domino: Battle of the Bones
2021
Night Walk
2019
I Got the Hook Up 2
2019
Fury of the Fist and the Golden Fleece
2018
Sunday Morning Rapture
2017
On the Court
2017
Boone: The Bounty Hunter
2017
Hickey
2017Woman Scorned
2016
Hollywont
2016
