Tommy Lister Jr.
ActingAlso Known As
Zeus, Z-Gangsta, Tommy Lister, Tommy Tiny Lister, Tommy Duane Lister
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.
Movies
(140 total)
The Dark Knight
as Tattooed Prisoner
Zootopia
as Finnick (voice)
The Fifth Element
as President Lindberg
Jackie Brown
as Winston
Austin Powers in Goldmember
as Prisoner #2
Beverly Hills Cop II
as Orvis
Zootopia 2
as Finnick (voice) (archive sound)
Friday
as Deebo
Little Nicky
as Cassius
Universal Soldier
as GR55
The Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence)
as Inmate 178
Don Juan DeMarco
as Rocco Compton
Next Friday
as Debo
Runaway Train
as Guard
Barb Wire
as Bouncer
Confidence
as Harlin
Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies
as Tillaver
Santa's Slay
as Gas Station Attendant
Trespass
as Cletus
TV Shows
(28 total)
Regular Show
as Bobby (voice)
Star Trek: Enterprise
as Klaang
ER
as Patient
Walker, Texas Ranger
as Hicks
Step by Step
as Security Guard
Key & Peele
as Driver
NYPD Blue
as Bob (uncredited)
Renegade
as Marvin Montgomery
Matlock
as Johnny Mack
Matlock
as Tiny
Martin
as Apollo
Nash Bridges
as Mr. Switch
Fish Hooks
as Mr. Mussels (voice)
Moesha
as Security Guard #2
The Jamie Foxx Show
as Adam - Groom
