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Tommy Lister Jr.

Tommy Lister Jr.

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.

Birthday: 1958-06-24

Place of birth: Compton, California, USA

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Also known as: Zeus, Z-Gangsta, Tommy Lister, Tommy Tiny Lister, Tommy Duane Lister, Tom 'Tiny' Lister, Tiny Lister, Tiny Tom Lister Jr., Tiny 'Zeus' Lister, Tom Lister Jr., Thomas Duane Lister Jr., Tom 'Tiny' Lister Jr., طوم ليستر الابن, Томми «Тайни» Дебо Ли́стер, تامی لیستر جونیور

The Fifth Element
The Fifth Element

1997-05-02

President Lindberg

Jackie Brown
Jackie Brown

1997-12-25

Winston

Austin Powers in Goldmember
Austin Powers in Goldmember

2002-07-26

Prisoner #2

Friday
Friday

1995-04-26

Deebo

Next Friday
Next Friday

2000-01-12

Debo

Dracula 3000
Dracula 3000

2004-08-09

Humvee

Super Capers
Super Capers

2009-03-20

Sarge

Extreme Prejudice
Extreme Prejudice

1987-04-24

Monday

Never Die Alone
Never Die Alone

2004-03-26

Rockie

Bone Dry
Bone Dry

2007-05-17

Mitch

Blast
Blast

2004-01-01

Smiley

Universal Soldier
Universal Soldier

1992-07-10

GR55

Little Nicky
Little Nicky

2000-11-10

Cassius

The Wash
The Wash

2001-11-14

Bear

I Got the Hook-Up
I Got the Hook-Up

1998-05-27

T-Lay

Posse
Posse

1993-05-14

Obobo

Beyond the Trophy
Beyond the Trophy

2012-08-31

Billy Thomas

One Night with the King
One Night with the King

2006-10-10

Hegai, the Royal Eunuch

Monster Ark
Monster Ark

2008-01-01

Sgt. Gentry

Gang Related
Gang Related

1997-10-08

Cutless Supreme

Holy Water
Holy Water

2009-07-01

SixPac Jordan

No Holds Barred
No Holds Barred

1989-06-02

Zeus

Highway
Highway

2012-09-09

Wilbert

The Allnighter
The Allnighter

2022-04-02

Preston

Prison
Prison

1987-12-08

Tiny

The Lazarus Papers
The Lazarus Papers

2010-01-01

Tiny Delaney

Below Utopia
Below Utopia

1997-09-26

Tiny

Circus
Circus

2000-05-05

Moose

WWF SuperTape
WWF SuperTape

1990-03-21

Zeus

First Dog
First Dog

2010-10-22

Big Mike

Shark in a Bottle
Shark in a Bottle

2000-06-12

The Recruiter

Judgment Day
Judgment Day

1999-11-12

Brother Clarence

Hologram Man
Hologram Man

1995-06-27

Eightball

Butter
Butter

1998-10-13

House

Heaven's Door
Heaven's Door

2012-11-27

Ben Wilson

Hopelessly in June
Hopelessly in June

2011-06-06

Pastor G

WWE SummerSlam 1989
WWE SummerSlam 1989

1989-08-28

Zeus

Slammed
Slammed

2004-08-09

Bubba

Immortal Combat
Immortal Combat

1994-05-06

Yanagi

We the Party
We the Party

2012-04-06

No Shame

Diamond Cartel
Diamond Cartel

2015-03-06

Louie

K-11
K-11

2013-03-15

Detroit

A Night In Compton
A Night In Compton

2004-09-06

Rainmaker

The Duo
The Duo

2001-03-01

WCW Uncensored 1996
WCW Uncensored 1996

1996-03-24

Z-Gangsta

Renegades
Renegades

2022-12-02

Apollo

The Set Up
The Set Up

1995-07-23

Leon

Ascension Day
Ascension Day

2007-02-02

Da Block Party 2
Da Block Party 2

2007-02-20

CJ's Father

Out Kold
Out Kold

2001-07-21

Full Clip
Full Clip

2004-08-09

Bumaye

Vegas Vampires
Vegas Vampires

2003-12-12

Andrew Johnson

Phat Beach
Phat Beach

1996-08-02

Tiny

Stealth Fighter
Stealth Fighter

1999-01-01

Berg

Think Big
Think Big

1989-09-30

Z

Unemployed
Unemployed

2008-09-23

Big Dane

Street Corner Justice
Street Corner Justice

1996-09-27

Angel Aikens

American Lowrider
American Lowrider

2013-09-17

Crazy Loc

Wired to Kill
Wired to Kill

1986-11-14

Sleet

Cornered
Cornered

2011-12-30

Cpt. Williams

The Body Sculptor
The Body Sculptor

Donovan Ray Cooke

Keepin' It Real
Keepin' It Real

2003-03-18

A-Train Tranton

Beyond the Game
Beyond the Game

2014-12-31

Tommy

Supreme Sanction
Supreme Sanction

1999-04-09

Lester

Runaway Train
Runaway Train

1985-11-15

Guard

Trespass
Trespass

1992-12-25

Cletus

American Justice
American Justice

2015-06-16

Justice

The Amazing Wizard of Paws
The Amazing Wizard of Paws

2015-03-03

Mr. Tiny

Hulkamania 4
Hulkamania 4

1989-11-01

Zeus

Armed and Dangerous
Armed and Dangerous

1986-08-15

Bruno

Sunday Morning Rapture
Sunday Morning Rapture

2017-08-02

Himself

Woman Scorned
Woman Scorned

2016-12-12

The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight

2008-07-16

Tattooed Prisoner

Forbidden Fruits
Forbidden Fruits

2006-07-25

Jade

Crossed
Crossed

Winston 'Biggs' Yates

Terra Nova
Terra Nova

2008-08-08

Sewing Dude

Zootopia
Zootopia

2016-02-11

Finnick (voice)

The Trap Door
The Trap Door

2011-10-11

Jomo

Death's Door
Death's Door

2015-09-29

Jomo

Beverly Hills Cop II
Beverly Hills Cop II

1987-05-18

Orvis

Soulkeeper
Soulkeeper

2001-10-13

Chad

Driving Me Crazy
Driving Me Crazy

1991-05-16

Cubey

Hickey
Hickey

2017-01-10

Henry

The Pink Conspiracy
The Pink Conspiracy

2008-11-11

The Duke

9 1/2 Ninjas!
9 1/2 Ninjas!

1991-01-24

Cutter

Midnight
Midnight

1989-07-01

Security Guard

White Cargo
White Cargo

1996-12-10

Zeno

Confidence
Confidence

2003-04-25

Harlin

Barb Wire
Barb Wire

1996-05-02

Bouncer

Don Juan DeMarco
Don Juan DeMarco

1994-10-12

Rocco Compton

The Rimshop
The Rimshop

2008-12-02

Duncan

Blue City
Blue City

1986-05-02

Tiny

My Baby's Daddy
My Baby's Daddy

2004-01-09

Drive-By

Block Party Madness
Block Party Madness

2008-09-09

Slim

Night Walk
Night Walk

2019-10-05

Kareem

Hollywont
Hollywont

2016-07-01

Love Chronicles
Love Chronicles

2003-06-30

Alfonso

Super Spy: The Final Exit
Super Spy: The Final Exit

2003-01-01

Officer Johnson

Hair Show
Hair Show

2004-10-17

Agent Little

The Grand
The Grand

2007-06-07

German's Bodyguard

I Got the Hook Up 2
I Got the Hook Up 2

2019-07-12

T-Lay

The Hustle
The Hustle

2008-04-05

Dog Thief

County General
County General

2005-05-31

Big Murder

Men of War
Men of War

1994-09-03

Blades

Against the Wall
Against the Wall

1994-03-26

Prisoner

Silent No More
Silent No More

2015-01-02

Blake

Homer and Eddie
Homer and Eddie

1989-08-17

Man in Bar with Gun

The Players Club
The Players Club

1998-04-08

XL

Santa's Slay
Santa's Slay

2005-10-25

Gas Station Attendant

The Night Before
The Night Before

1988-04-15

Bartender

Vegas, City of Dreams
Vegas, City of Dreams

2001-04-01

Llord's Security Chief

Tamales and Gumbo
Tamales and Gumbo

2015-08-21

Uncle Mark

8 Million Ways to Die
8 Million Ways to Die

1986-04-25

Nose Guard

Boone: The Bounty Hunter
Boone: The Bounty Hunter

2017-05-09

Man in TV Show (uncredited)

Miss B's Hair Salon
Miss B's Hair Salon

2007-01-01

Mr. Biggs

Domino: Battle of the Bones
Domino: Battle of the Bones

2021-06-11

Twelvespeed

On the Court
On the Court

2017-06-05

King Cain

Glory Years
Glory Years

1987-01-01

Hellborn
Hellborn

2003-09-26

Smithy

The Meteor Man
The Meteor Man

1993-08-06

Digit

White T
White T

2013-05-20

Mad Rapper

Chameleons
Chameleons

1989-12-20

Luther

Warm Hearts, Cold Feet
Warm Hearts, Cold Feet

1987-01-18

Mack 'Truck' Jones