
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.
Filmography
The Cheapest Movie Ever Made
2000 · 10.0

Hulkamania 4
1989 · 9.0

Regular Show
2010 · 8.6

The Dark Knight
2008 · 8.5

The Boondocks
2005 · 8.3

WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
1985 · 8.3

USA High
1997 · 8.1

Damon
1998 · 8.0

Michael Jackson's Remember the Time
1992 · 8.0

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990 · 7.9

ER
1994 · 7.8

Step by Step
1991 · 7.8

Malcolm & Eddie
1996 · 7.8

In the House
1995 · 7.8

WWE Survivor Series 1989
1989 · 7.8

Zootopia
2016 · 7.8

Key & Peele
2012 · 7.7

Zootopia 2
2025 · 7.7

The Fifth Element
1997 · 7.6

Martin
1992 · 7.5

Star Trek: Enterprise
2001 · 7.5

Jackie Brown
1997 · 7.4

WWF Superstars
1986 · 7.2

The Parent 'Hood
1995 · 7.2

Friday
1995 · 7.2

NYPD Blue
1993 · 7.1

L.A. Heat
1999 · 7.1

Shark in a Bottle
2000 · 7.1

Walker, Texas Ranger
1993 · 7.0

Matlock
1986 · 7.0

Chameleons
1989 · 7.0

The Duo
2001 · 7.0

Super Spy: The Final Exit
2003 · 7.0

Moesha
1996 · 6.9

Runaway Train
1985 · 6.9

Choices II: The Setup
2005 · 6.9

WWF Wrestling Challenge
1986 · 6.8

Renegade
1992 · 6.8

NTSF:SD:SUV::
2011 · 6.8

Don Juan DeMarco
1994 · 6.8

One Night with the King
2006 · 6.7

WWE SummerSlam 1989
1989 · 6.7

Love Chronicles
2003 · 6.7

Nash Bridges
1996 · 6.6

The Jamie Foxx Show
1996 · 6.6

First Dog
2010 · 6.6

Next Friday
2000 · 6.5

Beverly Hills Cop II
1987 · 6.5

Fish Hooks
2010 · 6.4

Gang Related
1997 · 6.4

Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
1995 · 6.4

The Players Club
1998 · 6.4

Universal Soldier
1992 · 6.4

1st & Ten
1984 · 6.3

Forbidden Fruits
2006 · 6.3

Trespass
1992 · 6.3

Confidence
2003 · 6.3

Extreme Prejudice
1987 · 6.3

The Hustle
2008 · 6.3

Against the Wall
1994 · 6.2

The Night Before
1988 · 6.1

Think Big
1989 · 6.1

Austin Powers in Goldmember
2002 · 6.0

Saul of the Mole Men
2007 · 6.0

Glory Years
1987 · 6.0

Keepin' It Real
2003 · 6.0

The Good Bad Guy
1997 · 5.9

The Meteor Man
1993 · 5.9

Little Nicky
2000 · 5.8

The Wash
2001 · 5.8

The Grand
2007 · 5.8

Prison
1987 · 5.8

Terra Nova
2008 · 5.8

Armed and Dangerous
1986 · 5.7

A Thin Line Between Love and Hate
1996 · 5.7

Holy Water
2009 · 5.7

Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies
1999 · 5.7

Homer and Eddie
1989 · 5.6

I Got the Hook Up 2
2019 · 5.6

Immortal Combat
1994 · 5.6

Heaven's Door
2012 · 5.6

Posse
1993 · 5.5

8 Million Ways to Die
1986 · 5.5

Santa's Slay
2005 · 5.5

Never Die Alone
2004 · 5.5

Renegades
2022 · 5.5

Phat Beach
1996 · 5.5

Full Clip
2004 · 5.5

Hair Show
2004 · 5.5

On the Court
2017 · 5.5

K-11
2013 · 5.4

I Got the Hook-Up
1998 · 5.3

Below Utopia
1997 · 5.3

Who Made the Potatoe Salad?
2006 · 5.3

Bone Dry
2007 · 5.3

Unemployed
2008 · 5.3

Men of War
1994 · 5.2

Supreme Sanction
1999 · 5.2

Talkin' Dirty After Dark
1991 · 5.2

Warm Hearts, Cold Feet
1987 · 5.2

Beyond the Game
2014 · 5.2

Diamond Cartel
2015 · 5.2

Boone: The Bounty Hunter
2017 · 5.1

Judgment Day
1999 · 5.1

Secret Agent 00 Soul
1990 · 5.1

Soulkeeper
2001 · 5.1

American Lowrider
2013 · 5.0

Circus
2000 · 5.0

Street Corner Justice
1996 · 5.0

Slammed
2004 · 5.0

Hopelessly in June
2011 · 5.0

Blast
2004 · 4.8

Blue City
1986 · 4.8

White T
2013 · 4.8

No Holds Barred
1989 · 4.7

Midnight
1989 · 4.7

We the Party
2012 · 4.7

My Baby's Daddy
2004 · 4.6

Night Walk
2019 · 4.6

Monster Ark
2008 · 4.6

Butter
1998 · 4.5

WCW Uncensored 1996
1996 · 4.5

Out Kold
2001 · 4.5

The Set Up
1995 · 4.4

Stealth Fighter
1999 · 4.3

American Justice
2015 · 4.3

Vegas Vampires
2003 · 4.2

Hickey
2017 · 4.2

Barb Wire
1996 · 4.1

Hologram Man
1995 · 4.1

Wired to Kill
1986 · 4.1

White Cargo
1996 · 4.1

Domino: Battle of the Bones
2021 · 4.0

The Amazing Wizard of Paws
2015 · 4.0

A Night In Compton
2004 · 4.0

Driving Me Crazy
1991 · 3.9

Death's Door
2015 · 3.9

Fury of the Fist and the Golden Fleece
2018 · 3.9

The Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence)
2015 · 3.7

The Lazarus Papers
2010 · 3.7

The Allnighter
2022 · 3.6

Hollywont
2016 · 3.5

Beyond the Trophy
2012 · 3.5

Hellborn
2003 · 3.4

The Haunting of Hell Hole Mine
2023 · 3.4

Vegas, City of Dreams
2001 · 3.4

Super Capers
2009 · 3.3

County General
2005 · 3.2

Highway
2012 · 3.0

Dracula 3000
2004 · 2.8

9 1/2 Ninjas!
1991 · 2.8

The Pink Conspiracy
2008 · 2.7

The Trap Door
2011 · 2.0

Miss B's Hair Salon
2007 · 2.0

The Rimshop
2008 · 2.0

Silent No More
2015 · 1.0

Hulkamania Forever
1990 · 0.0

Nite Tales: The Series
2009 · 0.0

WWE SuperTape: Volume 1
1990 · 0.0

Da Block Party 2
2007 · 0.0

If I Tell You I Have to Kill You
2015 · 0.0
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: May '89
1989 · 0.0

Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1
1987 · 0.0

Ascension Day
2007 · 0.0

Cornered
2011 · 0.0

Tamales and Gumbo
2015 · 0.0

Block Party Madness
2008 · 0.0
The Body Sculptor
— · 0.0
Woman Scorned
2016 · 0.0

Crossed
— · 0.0