Known For
Acting
Born
Jun 24, 1958
Died
Dec 10, 2020
Place of Birth
Compton, California, USA
Credits
169 titles
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
Filmography
Zootopia 2
Finnick (voice) (archive sound)
The Haunting of Hell Hole Mine
Martin
Renegades
Apollo
The Allnighter
Preston
Domino: Battle of the Bones
Twelvespeed
Night Walk
Kareem
I Got the Hook Up 2
T-Lay
Fury of the Fist and the Golden Fleece
Superfly
Sunday Morning Rapture
Himself
On the Court
King Cain
Boone: The Bounty Hunter
Man in TV Show (uncredited)
Hickey
Henry
Woman Scorned
Hollywont
Zootopia
Finnick (voice)
If I Tell You I Have to Kill You
Gabriel
Death's Door
Jomo
Tamales and Gumbo
Uncle Mark
American Justice
Justice
The Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence)
Inmate 178
Diamond Cartel
Louie
The Amazing Wizard of Paws
Mr. Tiny
Silent No More
Blake
Beyond the Game
Tommy
American Lowrider
Crazy Loc
White T
Mad Rapper
K-11
Detroit
Heaven's Door
Ben Wilson
Highway
Wilbert
Beyond the Trophy
Billy Thomas
We the Party
No Shame
Key & Peele
Driver
Cornered
Cpt. Williams
The Trap Door
Jomo
Hopelessly in June
Pastor G
First Dog
Big Mike
Regular Show
Bobby (voice)
Fish Hooks
Mr. Mussels (voice)
The Lazarus Papers
Tiny Delaney
Nite Tales: The Series
Wrestler
Holy Water
SixPac Jordan
Super Capers
Sarge
The Rimshop
Duncan
The Pink Conspiracy
The Duke
Unemployed
Big Dane
Block Party Madness
Slim
Terra Nova
Sewing Dude
The Dark Knight
Tattooed Prisoner
The Hustle
Dog Thief
Monster Ark
Sgt. Gentry