Tommy Lister Jr.

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

165

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
  • تامی لیستر جونیور

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.

Known For

The Dark Knight
8.5%

The Dark Knight

Jul 16, 2008

Zootopia
7.7%

Zootopia

Feb 11, 2016

The Fifth Element
7.6%

The Fifth Element

May 2, 1997

Jackie Brown
7.4%

Jackie Brown

Dec 25, 1997

Beverly Hills Cop II
6.5%

Beverly Hills Cop II

May 18, 1987

Regular Show
8.6%

Regular Show

Sep 6, 2010

Friday
7.1%

Friday

Apr 26, 1995

Little Nicky
5.9%

Little Nicky

Nov 10, 2000

Universal Soldier
6.3%

Universal Soldier

Jul 10, 1992

ER
7.8%

ER

Sep 19, 1994

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Acting

The Body Sculptor as Donovan Ray Cooke
Crossed as Winston 'Biggs' Yates
2023
The Haunting of Hell Hole Mine as Martin
2022
Renegades as Apollo
2022
The Allnighter as Preston
2021
Domino: Battle of the Bones as Twelvespeed
2019
Night Walk as Kareem
2019
I Got the Hook Up 2 as T-Lay
2018
Fury of the Fist and the Golden Fleece as Superfly
2017
Sunday Morning Rapture as Himself
2017
On the Court as King Cain
2017
Boone: The Bounty Hunter as Man in TV Show (uncredited)
2017
Hickey as Henry
2016
Woman Scorned
2016
Hollywont
2016
Zootopia as Finnick (voice)
2015
If I Tell You I Have to Kill You as Gabriel
2015
Death's Door as Jomo
2015
Tamales and Gumbo as Uncle Mark
2015
American Justice as Justice
2015
The Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence) as Inmate 178
2015
Diamond Cartel as Louie
2015
The Amazing Wizard of Paws as Mr. Tiny
2015
Silent No More as Blake
2014
Beyond the Game as Tommy
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
2012
Key & Peele as Driver
2011
Cornered as Cpt. Williams
2011
The Trap Door as Jomo
2011
Hopelessly in June as Pastor G
2010
First Dog as Big Mike
2010
Regular Show as Bobby (voice)
2010
Fish Hooks as Mr. Mussels (voice)
2010
The Lazarus Papers as Tiny Delaney
2009
Nite Tales: The Series as Wrestler
2009
Holy Water as SixPac Jordan
2009
Super Capers as Sarge
2008
The Rimshop as Duncan
2008
The Pink Conspiracy as The Duke
2008
Unemployed as Big Dane
2008
Block Party Madness as Slim
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
Da Block Party 2
2007
Ascension Day
2007
Miss B's Hair Salon as Mr. Biggs
2006
Who Made the Potatoe Salad?
2006
One Night with the King as Hegai, the Royal Eunuch
2006
Forbidden Fruits as Jade
2005
Santa's Slay as Gas Station Attendant
2005
County General as Big Murder
2005
Choices II: The Setup
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
Austin Powers in Goldmember as Prisoner #2
2001
The Wash as Bear
2001
Soulkeeper as Chad
2001
Star Trek: Enterprise as Klaang
2001
Out Kold
2001
Vegas, City of Dreams as Llord's Security Chief
2001
The Duo
2000
Little Nicky as Cassius
2000
Shark in a Bottle as The Recruiter
2000
Circus as Moose
2000
Next Friday as Debo
2000
The Cheapest Movie Ever Made
1999
Judgment Day as Brother Clarence
1999
Supreme Sanction as Lester
1999
L.A. Heat
1999
Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies as Tillaver
1999
Stealth Fighter as Berg
1998
Butter as House
1998
The Magic Hour as Self
1998
I Got the Hook-Up as T-Lay
1998
The Players Club as XL
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
The Jamie Foxx Show
1996
Malcolm & Eddie
1996
Phat Beach as Tiny
1996
Barb Wire as Bouncer
1996
A Thin Line Between Love and Hate as Tyrone
1996
Nash Bridges as Mr. Switch
1996
WCW Uncensored 1996 as Z-Gangsta
1996
Moesha
1995
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead as House
1995
The Set Up as Leon
1995
Hologram Man as Eightball
1995
Friday as Deebo
1995
In the House
1995
The Parent 'Hood
1994
Don Juan DeMarco as Rocco Compton
1994
ER as Patient
1994
Men of War as Blades
1994
Immortal Combat as Yanagi
1994
Against the Wall as Prisoner
1993
NYPD Blue as Bob (uncredited)
1993
The Meteor Man as Digit
1993
Posse as Obobo
1993
Walker, Texas Ranger as Hicks
1992
Trespass as Cletus
1992
Renegade as Marvin Montgomery
1992
Martin as Apollo
1992
Universal Soldier as GR55
1992
Remember the Time as Sentry
1991
Step by Step
1991
Talkin' Dirty After Dark as Bigg
1991
Driving Me Crazy as Cubey
1991
9 1/2 Ninjas! as Cutter
1990
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as Tiny
1990
WWF SuperTape as Zeus
1990
Secret Agent 00 Soul
1989
Chameleons as Luther
1989
WWE Survivor Series 1989 as Zeus
1989
Hulkamania 4 as Zeus
1989
Think Big as Z
1989
WWE SummerSlam 1989 as Zeus
1989
Homer and Eddie as Man in Bar with Gun
1989
Midnight as Security Guard
1989
No Holds Barred as Zeus
1989
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: May '89 as Zeus (Interview)
1988
The Night Before as Bartender
1987
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1
1987
Prison as Tiny
1987
Beverly Hills Cop II as Orvis
1987
Extreme Prejudice as Monday
1987
Warm Hearts, Cold Feet as Mack 'Truck' Jones
1987
Glory Years
1986
Wired to Kill as Sleet
1986
WWF Wrestling Challenge as Zeus
1986
Armed and Dangerous as Bruno
1986
Blue City as Tiny
1986
8 Million Ways to Die as Nose Guard
1986
Matlock as Johnny Mack
1986
Matlock as Tiny
1985
Runaway Train as Guard
1984
1st & Ten as Otis
1984
The Bill

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1999
Judgment Day as Executive Producer
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