Tommy Lister Jr.

Tommy Lister Jr.

1958-06-24 – 2020-12-10 (age 62) Compton, California, USA
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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.

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Known For

Zootopia 2
Zootopia 2

2025

as Finnick (voice) (archive sound)

The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight

2008

as Tattooed Prisoner

The Fifth Element
The Fifth Element

1997

as President Lindberg

Zootopia
Zootopia

2016

as Finnick (voice)

Austin Powers in Goldmember
Austin Powers in Goldmember

2002

as Prisoner #2

Friday
Friday

1995

as Deebo

Jackie Brown
Jackie Brown

1997

as Winston

The Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence)
Beverly Hills Cop II
Dracula 3000
Dracula 3000

2004

as Humvee

Universal Soldier
Universal Soldier

1992

as GR55

Little Nicky
Little Nicky

2000

as Cassius

Barb Wire
Barb Wire

1996

as Bouncer

Next Friday
Next Friday

2000

as Debo

The Wash
The Wash

2001

as Bear

Runaway Train
Runaway Train

1985

as Guard

The Players Club
Don Juan DeMarco
Don Juan DeMarco

1994

as Rocco Compton

The Night Before
The Night Before

1988

as Bartender