About
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...
Known for
Regular ShowSeries • 2010
MoeshaSeries • 1996
ERSeries • 1994
WWF SuperstarsSeries • 1986
NYPD BlueSeries • 1993
Star Trek: EnterpriseSeries • 2001
The Dark KnightMovie • 2008
Zootopia 2Movie • 2025
Nash BridgesSeries • 1996
MatlockSeries • 1986
Walker, Texas RangerSeries • 1993
WWF Wrestling ChallengeSeries • 1986
RenegadeSeries • 1992
Step by StepSeries • 1991
ZootopiaMovie • 2016
The BoondocksSeries • 2005
MartinSeries • 1992
The Fresh Prince of Bel-AirSeries • 1990
The Jamie Foxx ShowSeries • 1996
Key & PeeleSeries • 2012
Fish HooksSeries • 2010
The Fifth ElementMovie • 1997
WWE Saturday Night's Main EventSeries • 1985
Beverly Hills Cop IIMovie • 1987