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Tommy Lister Jr.

Tommy Lister Jr.

Acting
Born: 1958-06-24
Compton, California, USA

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

163 Works
Zootopia 2
7.6

Zootopia 2

2025

movie

Regular Show
8.6

Regular Show

2010

tv

ER
7.8

ER

1994

tv

The Dark Knight
8.5

The Dark Knight

2008

movie

Star Trek: Enterprise
7.5

Star Trek: Enterprise

2001

tv

NYPD Blue
7.0

NYPD Blue

1993

tv

Zootopia
7.8

Zootopia

2016

movie

Matlock
7.1

Matlock

1986

tv

Renegade
6.7

Renegade

1992

tv

Nash Bridges
6.7

Nash Bridges

1996

tv

Walker, Texas Ranger
7.0

Walker, Texas Ranger

1993

tv

Step by Step
7.7

Step by Step

1991

tv