Tommy Lister Jr.
Tommy Lister Jr.
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.
Acted Movies
Director: Jules Stewart
Writers: Jared Kurt,
Cast: Billy Morrison, Cameron B. Stewart, D. B. Sweeney, Goran Višnji?, Jason Mewes, Kate del Castillo, Luis Moncada, Portia Doubleday, Tara Buck, Tommy Lister Jr.,
Director: Ernest R. Dickerson
Writers: James Gibson,
Cast: Aisha Tyler, Antwon Tanner, Art Evans, Clifton Powell, David Arquette, DMX, Drew Sidora, Luenell, Michael Ealy, Tommy Lister Jr.,
Director: DJ Pooh
Writers: DJ Pooh,
Cast: Angell Conwell, Bruce Bruce, DJ Pooh, Dr. Dre, Eminem, Ludacris, Shaquille O'Neal, Shawn Fonteno, Snoop Dogg, Tommy Lister Jr.,
Director: Steven Brill
Writers: Steven Brill,
Cast: Adam Sandler, Allen Covert, Harvey Keitel, Jonathan Loughran, Patricia Arquette, Peter Dante, Rhys Ifans, Robert Smigel, Rodney Dangerfield, Tommy Lister Jr.,
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Writers: Quentin Tarantino,
Cast: Bridget Fonda, Chris Tucker, LisaGay Hamilton, Michael Bowen, Michael Keaton, Pam Grier, Robert De Niro, Robert Forster, Samuel L. Jackson, Tommy Lister Jr.,
Director: Luc Besson
Writers: Luc Besson,
Cast: Brion James, Bruce Willis, Charlie Creed-Miles, Chris Tucker, Gary Oldman, Ian Holm, Lee Evans, Luke Perry, Milla Jovovich, Tommy Lister Jr.,
Director: F. Gary Gray
Writers: Ice Cube,
Cast: Anna Maria Horsford, Chris Tucker, DJ Pooh, Faizon Love, Ice Cube, John Witherspoon, Nia Long, Paula Jai Parker, Regina King, Tommy Lister Jr.,
Director: Perry Lang
Writers: Ethan Reiff,
Cast: BD Wong, Catherine Bell, Charlotte Lewis, Dolph Lundgren, Don Harvey, Thomas Gibson, Tim Guinee, Tommy Lister Jr., Tony Denison, Trevor Goddard,
Director: Mario Van Peebles
Writers: Dario Scardapane,
Cast: Big Daddy Kane, Billy Zane, Charles Lane, Isaac Hayes, James Bigwood, Mario Van Peebles, Pam Grier, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Stephen Baldwin, Tommy Lister Jr.,
Director: Roland Emmerich
Writers: Richard Rothstein,
Cast: Ally Walker, Dolph Lundgren, Ed O'Ross, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Jerry Orbach, Leon Rippy, Ralf Moeller, Robert Trebor, Tico Wells, Tommy Lister Jr.,