Tommy Lister Jr.
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Tommy Lister Jr.

Tommy Lister Jr.

June 24, 1958 — Compton, California, USA

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.

The Fifth Element

The Fifth Element

1997

Jackie Brown

Jackie Brown

1997

Friday

Friday

1995

Universal Soldier

Universal Soldier

1992

Little Nicky

Little Nicky

2000

The Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence)

The Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence)

2015

Prison

Prison

1987

8 Million Ways to Die

8 Million Ways to Die

1986