Tommy Lister Jr.

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Born
June 24, 1958 (62 years old)
Died
December 10, 2020
Place of Birth
Compton, California, USA
Popular Genres
Comedy Action Crime
Career Span
– 2023

Tommy Lister Jr.

3 wins
363 nominations
3 Oscars
139 credits

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.

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Personal Info

Born
Jun 24, 1958
From
Compton, California, USA
Known For
Acting
Career
– 2023

Award Recognition

3
Wins
363
Nominations
3
Oscars

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The Dark Knight
Zootopia
The Fifth Element
Austin Powers in Goldmember
Beverly Hills Cop II
Little Nicky
Universal Soldier
Friday
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
The Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence)

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