Tom 'Tiny' Lister Jr.
Birthday: 1958-06-24 | Place of Birth: Compton, California, USATommy "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.
Known For
Acting
Role
as Martin
as Twelvespeed
as Kareem
as T-Lay
as Henry
as Himself
as King Cain
as Louie
as Blake
as Inmate 178
as Justice
as Mr. Tiny
as Crazy Loc
as Detroit
as Mad Rapper
as Ben Wilson
as Billy Thomas
as No Shame
as Wilbert
as Cpt. Williams
as Jomo
as Pastor G
as Big Mike
as Mr. Mussels (voice)
as Tiny Delaney
as Sarge
