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.
Acting (134 movies)
The Fifth Element
1997
Jackie Brown
1997
Austin Powers in Goldmember
2002
Friday
1995
Next Friday
2000
Dracula 3000
2004
Super Capers
2009
Extreme Prejudice
1987
Never Die Alone
2004
Bone Dry
2007
Blast
2004
Universal Soldier
1992
Little Nicky
2000
The Wash
2001
I Got the Hook-Up
1998
Posse
1993
Beyond the Trophy
2012
One Night with the King
2006
Monster Ark
2008
Gang Related
1997
Holy Water
2009
No Holds Barred
1989
Highway
2012
The Allnighter
2022
Prison
1987
The Lazarus Papers
2010
Below Utopia
1997
Circus
2000
WWE SuperTape: Volume 1
1990
First Dog
2010
Shark in a Bottle
2000
Judgment Day
1999
Hologram Man
1995
Butter
1998
Heaven's Door
2012
Hopelessly in June
2011
WWE SummerSlam 1989
1989
Slammed
2004
Immortal Combat
1994
We the Party
2012
Diamond Cartel
2015
K-11
2013
A Night In Compton
2004
The Duo
2001
WCW Uncensored 1996
1996
Renegades
2022
The Set Up
1995
Da Block Party 2
2007
Ascension Day
2007
Who Made the Potatoe Salad?
2006
Choices II: The Setup
2005
Full Clip
2004
Vegas Vampires
2003
Out Kold
2001
Stealth Fighter
1999
Phat Beach
1996
Think Big
1989
Unemployed
2008
Wired to Kill
1986
Street Corner Justice
1996
American Lowrider
2013
Cornered
2011
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
1995
Keepin' It Real
2003
Beyond the Game
2014
Supreme Sanction
1999
Runaway Train
1985
Trespass
1992
American Justice
2015
The Amazing Wizard of Paws
2015
The Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence)
2015
Secret Agent 00 Soul
1990
Hulkamania 4
1989
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1
1987
Armed and Dangerous
1986
Sunday Morning Rapture
2017
The Dark Knight
2008
Forbidden Fruits
2006
Terra Nova
2008
Zootopia
2016
The Trap Door
2011
Death's Door
2015
Beverly Hills Cop II
1987
Soulkeeper
2001
Driving Me Crazy
1991
Hickey
2017
The Pink Conspiracy
2008
9 1/2 Ninjas!
1991
Midnight
1989
White Cargo
1996
Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies
1999
Confidence
2003
Barb Wire
1996
Fury of the Fist and the Golden Fleece
2018
If I Tell You I Have to Kill You
2015
Don Juan DeMarco
1994
Talkin' Dirty After Dark
1991
The Rimshop
2008
Blue City
1986
My Baby's Daddy
2004
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Judgment Day | 1999 | Executive Producer |