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Tommy Lister Jr. Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

Quick Facts

Born:
1958-06-24

Birthplace:
Compton, California, USA

Credits:
169 Total Roles

Tommy Lister Jr.

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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.

Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2025 Zootopia 2 MOVIE Finnick (voice) (archive sound)
2023 The Haunting of Hell Hole Mine MOVIE Martin
2022 Renegades MOVIE Apollo
2022 The Allnighter MOVIE Preston
2021 Domino: Battle of the Bones MOVIE Twelvespeed
2019 Night Walk MOVIE Kareem
2019 I Got the Hook Up 2 MOVIE T-Lay
2018 Fury of the Fist and the Golden Fleece MOVIE Superfly
2017 Sunday Morning Rapture MOVIE Himself
2017 On the Court MOVIE King Cain

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