Tommy Lister Jr.
Known for Acting · 167 credits
- Born
- 1958-06-24
- Died
- 2020-12-10
- Place of birth
- Compton, California, USA
- Also known as
- Zeus · Z-Gangsta · Tommy Lister · Tommy Tiny Lister · Tommy Duane Lister · Tom 'Tiny' 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.
Known For
TV Shows (27)
Regular Show
2010
as Bobby (voice)
ER
1994
as Patient
Star Trek: Enterprise
2001
as Klaang
NYPD Blue
1993
as Bob (uncredited)
Matlock
1986
as Johnny Mack / Tiny
Nash Bridges
1996
as Mr. Switch
Renegade
1992
as Marvin Montgomery
Step by Step
1991
as Security Guard
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
as Hicks
Martin
1992
as Apollo
WWF Wrestling Challenge
1986
as Zeus
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990
as Tiny
Moesha
1996
as Security Guard #2
Fish Hooks
2010
as Mr. Mussels (voice)
Key & Peele
2012
as Driver
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
1985
as Zeus
The Jamie Foxx Show
1996
as Adam - Groom
The Parent 'Hood
1995
Malcolm & Eddie
1996
In the House
1995
USA High
1997
as Tony
L.A. Heat
1999
1st & Ten
1984
as Otis
The Magic Hour
1998
as Self
Damon
1998
as Alfonse
Saul of the Mole Men
2007
as John Henry Irons
Nite Tales: The Series
2009
as Wrestler
Movies (140)
Zootopia 2
2025
as Finnick (voice) (archive sound)
The Dark Knight
2008
as Tattooed Prisoner
Zootopia
2016
as Finnick (voice)
The Fifth Element
1997
as President Lindberg
The Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence)
2015
as Inmate 178
Friday
1995
as Deebo
Austin Powers in Goldmember
2002
as Prisoner #2
Next Friday
2000
as Debo
Jackie Brown
1997
as Winston
Beverly Hills Cop II
1987
as Orvis
Universal Soldier
1992
as GR55
Little Nicky
2000
as Cassius
Runaway Train
1985
as Guard
Barb Wire
1996
as Bouncer
Gang Related
1997
as Cutless Supreme
Blast
2004
as Smiley
Posse
1993
as Obobo
Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies
1999
as Tillaver
Trespass
1992
as Cletus
Don Juan DeMarco
1994
as Rocco Compton
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
1995
as House
Dracula 3000
2004
as Humvee
The Wash
2001
as Bear
The Grand
2007
as German's Bodyguard
Confidence
2003
as Harlin
Extreme Prejudice
1987
as Monday
Forbidden Fruits
2006
as Jade
Armed and Dangerous
1986
as Bruno
Blue City
1986
as Tiny
Prison
1987
as Tiny
Hologram Man
1995
as Eightball
One Night with the King
2006
as Hegai, the Royal Eunuch
The Meteor Man
1993
as Digit
Circus
2000
as Moose
Butter
1998
as House
Hellborn
2003
as Smithy
Men of War
1994
as Blades
Highway
2012
as Wilbert
Midnight
1989
as Security Guard
Chameleons
1989
as Luther
Hair Show
2004
as Agent Little
K-11
2013
as Detroit
Renegades
2022
as Apollo
The Rimshop
2008
as Duncan
Hickey
2017
as Henry
8 Million Ways to Die
1986
as Nose Guard
Think Big
1989
as Z
Terra Nova
2008
as Sewing Dude
The Haunting of Hell Hole Mine
2023
as Martin
Super Capers
2009
as Sarge
Santa's Slay
2005
as Gas Station Attendant
Never Die Alone
2004
as Rockie
A Thin Line Between Love and Hate
1996
as Tyrone
The Night Before
1988
as Bartender
The Hustle
2008
as Dog Thief
Soulkeeper
2001
as Chad
Out Kold
2001
Supreme Sanction
1999
as Lester
No Holds Barred
1989
as Zeus
White Cargo
1996
as Zeno
Diamond Cartel
2015
as Louie
My Baby's Daddy
2004
as Drive-By
Who Made the Potatoe Salad?
2006
as Monster
Driving Me Crazy
1991
as Cubey
Boone: The Bounty Hunter
2017
as Man in TV Show (uncredited)
The Players Club
1998
as XL
Glory Years
1987
Hollywont
2016
I Got the Hook-Up
1998
as T-Lay
Judgment Day
1999
as Brother Clarence
Homer and Eddie
1989
as Man in Bar with Gun
Night Walk
2019
as Kareem
Beyond the Game
2014
as Tommy
WWE Survivor Series 1989
1989
as Zeus
Stealth Fighter
1999
as Berg
Immortal Combat
1994
as Yanagi
Holy Water
2009
as SixPac Jordan
White T
2013
as Mad Rapper
9 1/2 Ninjas!
1991
as Cutter
Warm Hearts, Cold Feet
1987
as Mack 'Truck' Jones
Below Utopia
1997
as Tiny
Slammed
2004
as Bubba
Domino: Battle of the Bones
2021
as Twelvespeed
Heaven's Door
2012
as Ben Wilson
Phat Beach
1996
as Tiny
The Set Up
1995
as Leon
American Lowrider
2013
as Crazy Loc
Bone Dry
2007
as Mitch
The Lazarus Papers
2010
as Tiny Delaney
The Allnighter
2022
as Preston
Beyond the Trophy
2012
as Billy Thomas
Choices II: The Setup
2005
Full Clip
2004
as Bumaye
Fury of the Fist and the Golden Fleece
2018
as Superfly
I Got the Hook Up 2
2019
as T-Lay
Street Corner Justice
1996
as Angel Aikens
Monster Ark
2008
as Sgt. Gentry
Against the Wall
1994
as Prisoner
County General
2005
as Big Murder
Ascension Day
2007
American Justice
2015
as Justice
Vegas, City of Dreams
2001
as Llord's Security Chief
The Trap Door
2011
as Jomo
We the Party
2012
as No Shame
The Amazing Wizard of Paws
2015
as Mr. Tiny
First Dog
2010
as Big Mike
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1
1987
Secret Agent 00 Soul
1990
Talkin' Dirty After Dark
1991
as Bigg
Unemployed
2008
as Big Dane
Love Chronicles
2003
as Alfonso
Cornered
2011
as Cpt. Williams
The Pink Conspiracy
2008
as The Duke
WWE SummerSlam 1989
1989
as Zeus
Hulkamania 4
1989
as Zeus
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: May '89
1989
as Zeus (Interview)
If I Tell You I Have to Kill You
2015
as Gabriel
Wired to Kill
1986
as Sleet
WCW Uncensored 1996
1996
as Z-Gangsta
Vegas Vampires
2003
as Andrew Johnson
About Tommy Lister Jr.
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 hum… With 167 credits spanning from 1984 to 2025, Tommy Lister Jr. has appeared in 140 films and 27 TV shows.
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- Zootopia 2 (2025) — as Finnick (voice) (archive sound)
- The Dark Knight (2008) — as Tattooed Prisoner
- Zootopia (2016) — as Finnick (voice)
- The Fifth Element (1997) — as President Lindberg
- The Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence) (2015) — as Inmate 178
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