Tommy Lister Jr.

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1958-06-24

Deathday 2020-12-10 (62 years old)

Place of Birth Compton, California, USA

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

Tommy Lister Jr.

Biography

Tommy "Tiny" Lister (born Thomas Lister, Jr.; June 24, 1958, died 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

Actor

The Body Sculptor

as Donovan Ray Cooke

Crossed

as Winston 'Biggs' Yates

2022
Renegades

as Apollo

2022
The Allnighter

as Preston

2021
2019
Night Walk

as Kareem

2019
2017
On the Court

as King Cain

2017
Boone: The Bounty Hunter

as Man in TV Show (uncredited)

2017
Hickey

as Henry

2016
Zootopia

as Finnick (voice)

2015
Death's Door

as Jomo

2015
Tamales and Gumbo

as Uncle Mark

2015
American Justice

as Justice

2015
2015
2014
2013
American Lowrider

as Crazy Loc

2013
White T

as Mad Rapper

2013
K-11

as Detroit

2012
Heaven's Door

as Ben Wilson

2012
Highway

as Wilbert

2012
Beyond the Trophy

as Billy Thomas

2012
We the Party

as No Shame

2011
Cornered

as Cpt. Williams

2011
2011
2011
Hopelessly in June

as Pastor G

2010
First Dog

as Big Mike

2010
The Lazarus Papers

as Tiny Delaney

2010
Regular Show

as Bobby (voice)

2010
Fish Hooks

as Mr. Mussels (voice)

2009
Holy Water

as SixPac Jordan

2009
Super Capers

as Sarge

2008
The Rimshop

as Duncan

2008
2008
Unemployed

as Big Dane

2008
Terra Nova

as Sewing Dude

2008
The Dark Knight

as Tattooed Prisoner

2008
The Hustle

as Dog Thief

2008
Monster Ark

as Sgt. Gentry

2007
The Grand

as German's Bodyguard

2007
Bone Dry

as Mitch

2007
Miss B's Hair Salon

as Mr. Biggs

2006
One Night with the King

as Hegai, the Royal Eunuch

2006
2005
Santa's Slay

as Gas Station Attendant

2005
County General

as Big Murder

2004
Hair Show

as Agent Little

2004
A Night In Compton

as Rainmaker

2004
Dracula 3000

as Humvee

2004
Slammed

as Bubba

2004
Full Clip

as Bumaye

2004
Never Die Alone

as Rockie

2004
My Baby's Daddy

as Drive-By

2004
Blast

as Smiley

2003
Vegas Vampires

as Andrew Johnson

2003
Hellborn

as Smithy

2003
Love Chronicles

as Alfonso

2003
Confidence

as Harlin

2003
Keepin' It Real

as A-Train Tranton

2003
Super Spy: The Final Exit

as Officer Johnson

2002
2001
The Wash

as Bear

2001
Vegas, City of Dreams

as Llord's Security Chief

2001
Soulkeeper

as Chad

2001
2000
Little Nicky

as Cassius

2000
Shark in a Bottle

as The Recruiter

2000
Circus

as Moose

2000
Next Friday

as Debo

1999
Judgment Day

as Brother Clarence

1999
1999
1998
Butter

as House

1998
1998
1998
Damon

as Alfonse

1997
Jackie Brown

as Winston

1997
Gang Related

as Cutless Supreme

1997
Below Utopia

as Tiny

1997
The Fifth Element

as President Lindberg

1996
White Cargo

as Zeno

1996
Street Corner Justice

as Angel Aikens

1996
Phat Beach

as Tiny

1996
Barb Wire

as Bouncer

1996
WCW Uncensored 1996

as Z-Gangsta

1996
1995
The Set Up

as Leon

1995
Hologram Man

as Eightball

1995
Friday

as Deebo

1994
Don Juan DeMarco

as Rocco Compton

1994
Men of War

as Blades

1994
Immortal Combat

as Yanagi

1994
Against the Wall

as Prisoner

1994
ER

as Patient

1993
1993
Posse

as Obobo

1992
Trespass

as Cletus

1992
1992
Renegade

as Marvin Montgomery

1992
1991
1991
9 1/2 Ninjas!

as Cutter

1990
1989
Chameleons

as Luther

1989
Hulkamania 4

as Zeus

1989
1989
Homer and Eddie

as Man in Bar with Gun

1989
Midnight

as Security Guard

1989
1988
The Night Before

as Bartender

1987
Prison

as Tiny

1987
1987
Warm Hearts, Cold Feet

as Mack 'Truck' Jones

1986
Wired to Kill

as Sleet

1986
1986
Blue City

as Tiny

1986
8 Million Ways to Die

as Nose Guard

1985
Runaway Train

as Guard

1984
1st & Ten

as Otis

Producer

1999
Judgment Day

as Executive Producer