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...

Known For

Career Timeline

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  1. 2025
    Zootopia 2

    Finnick (voice) (archive sound) • Acting

  2. 2023
  3. 2022
    Renegades

    Apollo • Acting

  4. 2022
    The Allnighter

    Preston • Acting

  5. 2021
    Domino: Battle of the Bones

    Twelvespeed • Acting

  6. 2019
    Night Walk

    Kareem • Acting

  7. 2019
    I Got the Hook Up 2

    T-Lay • Acting

  8. 2018
Tommy Lister Jr. - Aperture