Tommy Lister Jr.

Tommy Lister Jr.

1958-06-24

Biography

Tommy "Tiny" Lister (born Thomas Lister, Jr.; June 24, 1958, died 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.

Also appears in

Prison

Prison

5.7

Phat Beach

Phat Beach

5.5

Soulkeeper

Soulkeeper

5.2

The Night Before

The Night Before

6.1

The Haunting of Hell Hole Mine

The Haunting of Hell Hole Mine

4.5

Monster Ark

Monster Ark

4.6

K-11

K-11

5.7

Who Made the Potatoe Salad?

Who Made the Potatoe Salad?

4.7

Holy Water

Holy Water

5.7

My Baby’s Daddy

My Baby’s Daddy

4.7

Forbidden Fruits

Forbidden Fruits

6.0

County General

County General

2.0

First Dog

First Dog

6.5

Stealth Fighter

Stealth Fighter

4.3

Diamond Cartel

Diamond Cartel

5.6

I Got the Hook-Up

I Got the Hook-Up

5.4

Homer and Eddie

Homer and Eddie

5.6

Beyond the Trophy

Beyond the Trophy

3.1

Supreme Sanction

Supreme Sanction

5.8

Midnight

Midnight

2.0