Tommy Lister Jr.
Tiny Lister | |
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| Born | Thomas Lister, Jr. |
| Other names | Zeus |
Tiny Lister (born June 24 1958) is an American actor and former professional wrestler, best known for his role as the neighborhood bully Deebo in the series of Friday movies. Lister also famously wrestled Hulk Hogan in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) after appearing in Hogan's movie No Holds Barred, as Zeus. He is blind in his right eye.
Lister has had numerous guest appearances in TV series, including playing Klaang (the first Klingon humans ever meet) in the pilot episode of Star Trek: Enterprise.
Career
Acting
Lister is best known as Deebo in the Ice Cube movie Friday, and reprised his role for its sequel Next Friday. Deebo was the neighborhood bully and antagonist for Cube's character but did not appear in the third film of the series, Friday after Next.
Lister was also featured in The Fifth Element as the Galactic President. The Fifth Element also featured Lister's Friday co-star Chris Tucker, although their characters never interact within the film.
Lister was the main police officer in Chamillionaire's "Ridin'" video, and also appeared in the Ice Cube videos for "Friday" (from the Friday soundtrack) and "You Can Do It" (from the Next Friday soundtrack). Lister appeared via both original footage and film clips from the movie.
Lister also portrayed the character "Sancho" in the Sublime music video "Santeria".
Lister was also a bounty hunter in the Quentin Tarantino film, Jackie Brown.
He is also sometimes confused with actor Michael Clarke Duncan. Lister, like Duncan, has appeared on The Trinity Broadcasting Network. He is an evangelical born-again Christian and has made numerous appearances on faith-based networks and regularly speaks to urban youth and at church functions across the country.
Filmography
- 1st & Ten (1984) - Otis
- Runaway Train (1985) - Jackson
- Blue City (1986) - Tiny
- Armed and Dangerous (1986) - Bruno
- Beverly Hills Cop II (1987) - Orvis
- Extreme Prejudice (1987) - Monday
- No Holds Barred (1989) - Zeus
- Trespass (1992) - Cletus
- Universal Soldier (1992) - GR55
- Posse (1993) - Obobo
- Men Of War - Jojob
- Friday (1995) - Deebo
- Phat Beach (1996)
- The Fifth Element (1997) - President Lindberg
- Jackie Brown (1997) - Winston
- The Players Club (1998) - XL
- Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies (1999) - Prison Guard
- Circus (2000) - Moose
- Next Friday (2000) - Deebo
- Little Nicky (2000) - Cassius
- The Wash (2001) - Bear
- Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002) - Prisoner #2
- Full Clip (2004) - Boomiyay
- Dracula 3000 (2004) - Humvee
- El Padrino (2004)
- My Baby's Daddy (2005) - Drive-By
- Who Made The Potatoe Salad? (2006) - Mr. Monster
- One Night with the King (2006) - Hagai
- Forbidden Fruits (2006) - Jade
- Saul of the Mole Men (2007) - John Henry
- The 1 Second Film (2009) - Producer
- 36 Mafia's Choices 2-ex con
- Miss B's Hair Salon- Mr Bigs
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