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.

Known For

President Lindberg

Le Cinquième Élément

Winston

Jackie Brown

Prisoner #2

Austin Powers in Goldmember

Deebo

Friday

Debo

Next Friday

Humvee

Dracula 3000

Sarge

Super Capers

Monday

Extreme Prejudice

Rockie

Never Die Alone

Mitch

Bone Dry

Smiley

Blast

GR55

Universal Soldier

Cassius

Little Nicky

Bear

The Wash

T-Lay

I Got the Hook-Up

Obobo

Posse

Billy Thomas

Beyond the Trophy

Hegai, the Royal Eunuch

One Night with the King

Sgt. Gentry

Monster Ark

Cutless Supreme

Gang Related

SixPac Jordan

Holy Water

Zeus

No Holds Barred

Wilbert

Highway

Preston

The Allnighter

Tiny

Prison

Tiny Delaney

The Lazarus Papers

Tiny

Below Utopia

Moose

Circus

Zeus

WWF SuperTape

Big Mike

First Dog

The Recruiter

Shark in a Bottle

Brother Clarence

Judgment Day

Eightball

Hologram Man

House

Butter

Ben Wilson

Heaven's Door

Pastor G

Hopelessly in June

Zeus

WWE SummerSlam 1989

Bubba

Slammed

Yanagi

Immortal Combat

No Shame

We the Party

Louie

Весь мир у наших ног

Detroit

K-11

Rainmaker

A Night In Compton

The Duo

Z-Gangsta

WCW Uncensored 1996

Apollo

Renegades

Leon

The Set Up

Ascension Day

Monster

Who Made the Potatoe Salad?

CJ's Father

Da Block Party 2

Choices II: The Setup

Out Kold

Bumaye

Full Clip

Andrew Johnson

Vegas Vampires

Tiny

Phat Beach

Berg

Stealth Fighter

Z

Think Big

Big Dane

Unemployed

Angel Aikens

Street Corner Justice

Crazy Loc

American Lowrider

Sleet

Wired to Kill

Cpt. Williams

Cornered

Donovan Ray Cooke

The Body Sculptor

House

Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead

A-Train Tranton

Keepin' It Real

Tommy

Beyond the Game

Lester

Supreme Sanction

Guard

Runaway Train

Cletus

Trespass

The Cheapest Movie Ever Made

Justice

American Justice

Mr. Tiny

The Amazing Wizard of Paws

Inmate 178

The Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence)

Secret Agent 00 Soul

Zeus

Hulkamania 4

Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1

Bruno

Armed and Dangerous

Himself

Sunday Morning Rapture

Woman Scorned

Tattooed Prisoner

The Dark Knight

Jade

Forbidden Fruits

Winston 'Biggs' Yates

Crossed

Sewing Dude

Новая Земля

Finnick (voice)

Zootopia

Jomo

The Trap Door

Jomo

Death's Door

Orvis

Beverly Hills Cop II

Zeus (Interview)

WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: May '89

Chad

Soulkeeper

Cubey

Driving Me Crazy

Henry

Hickey

The Duke

The Pink Conspiracy

Cutter

9 1/2 Ninjas!

Security Guard

Midnight

Zeno

White Cargo

Tillaver

Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies

Harlin

Confidence

Bouncer

Barb Wire

Superfly

Fury of the Fist and the Golden Fleece

Gabriel

If I Tell You I Have to Kill You

Rocco Compton

Don Juan DeMarco

Bigg

Talkin' Dirty After Dark

Duncan

The Rimshop

Tiny

Blue City

Drive-By

My Baby's Daddy

Slim

Block Party Madness

Kareem

Night Walk

Hollywont

Alfonso

Love Chronicles

Officer Johnson

Super Spy: The Final Exit

Agent Little

Hair Show

German's Bodyguard

The Grand

T-Lay

I Got the Hook Up 2

Dog Thief

The Hustle

Tyrone

A Thin Line Between Love and Hate

Big Murder

County General

Blades

Men of War

Prisoner

Against the Wall

Blake

Silent No More

Man in Bar with Gun

Homer and Eddie

XL

The Players Club

Gas Station Attendant

Santa's Slay

Bartender

The Night Before

Llord's Security Chief

Vegas, City of Dreams

Uncle Mark

Tamales and Gumbo

Nose Guard

8 Million Ways to Die

Zeus

WWE Survivor Series 1989

Man in TV Show (uncredited)

Boone: The Bounty Hunter

Mr. Biggs

Miss B's Hair Salon

Martin

The Haunting of Hell Hole Mine

Twelvespeed

Domino: Battle of the Bones

King Cain

On the Court

Glory Years

Smithy

Hellborn

Digit

The Meteor Man

Mad Rapper

White T

Luther

Chameleons

Mack 'Truck' Jones

Warm Hearts, Cold Feet

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

138

Gender

Male

Birthday

1958-06-24

Place of Birth

Compton, California, USA

Also Known As

Zeus