{{Short description|American actor and wrestler (1958–2020)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2022}}{{Use American English|date=September 2019}} {{Infobox person | name = Tommy Lister Jr. | image = Tommy "Tiny" Lister (43904364340) (cropped).jpg | image_size = | caption = Lister in 2018. | birth_name = Thomas Duane Lister Jr. | birth_date = {{Birth date|1958|06|24}} | birth_place = Compton, California, U.S. | death_place = Marina del Rey, California, U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|2020|12|10|1958|06|24}} | spouse = {{marriage|Felicia Forbes|2003}} | children = 1 | other_names = {{ubl|Tom Lister|Tiny|Deebo|Zeus}} | occupation = {{hlist|Actor|professional wrestler}} | years_active = 1984–2020 | module = {{Infobox professional wrestler |child = yes |name = |names = Zeus<ref name="OWW"/><br/>Z-Gangsta<ref name="OWW"/> |height = 6 ft 5 in<ref name="WWE"/> |weight = 300 lb<ref name="OWW"/><ref name="WWE"/> |billed = Parts unknown<ref name="WWE"/> |resides = |trainer = |debut = April 25, 1989<ref name="OWW"/> |retired = March 24, 1996 |website = }} }}
'''Tommy Debo''' "'''Tiny'''" '''Lister Jr.'''<ref>{{cite web|title=Death Certificate|url=https://dam.tmz.com/document/3c/o/2021/01/13/3cb861dbf0aa4ddaabdb47f990f12bad.pdf|website=TMZ|access-date=January 13, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thesource.com/2021/01/15/tommy-lister-debo/#:~:text=TMZ%20reports%20that%20Lister%20legally,his%20fans%20know%20him%20as|title = Tommy Lister Legally Changed His Middle Name to 'Debo' Ahead of His Passing|date = January 15, 2021}}</ref> (born '''Thomas Duane Lister Jr.'''; June 24, 1958 – December 10, 2020)<ref>{{Cite web |title='Friday' Actor Tommy 'Tiny' Lister Died of Heart Disease, Autopsy Reveals |url=https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/tommy-tiny-lister-autopsy-heart-disease-cause-of-death |access-date=2022-05-10 |website=Complex |language=en}}</ref> was an American actor and professional wrestler. As a character actor, he is known for his roles as the neighborhood bully Deebo in the 1995 film ''Friday'' and its 2000 sequel, and as President Lindberg in ''The Fifth Element''. He had two short professional wrestling stints, with Hulk Hogan in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) after appearing as '''Zeus''' in the 1989 film ''No Holds Barred'' and resuming the feud as '''Z-Gangsta''' in 1996 for World Championship Wrestling (WCW).<ref name="OWW">{{cite web| url= http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profile/zeus/|title=Tommy "Tiny" Lister Jr.'s Profile|access-date= March 20, 2009|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> He was born with a detached and deformed retina and was blind in his right eye, which drooped, a unique look that he turned to his advantage in film.<ref name="Bad Guy" /> He played in both comedies and dramas, usually cast as 'the heavy/big bully'.
==Early life== Lister was born on June 24, 1958, in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, to Thomas Duane Lister Sr. and Mildred (née Edwards) Lister. He grew up in Compton, California.<ref>{{cite web | title=Tommy 'Tiny' Lister, 'Friday' Actor and Wrestler, Dies at 62 | date=December 11, 2020 | url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/tommy-tiny-lister-friday-actor-021338362.html }}</ref> Since birth, he had a deformed and detached retina in his right eye, causing permanent blindness in that eye.<ref name="Bad Guy">{{Cite news|url= http://grantland.com/features/tiny-lister-deebo-friday-career-zeus/|title= Say Hello to the Bad Guy|last= Golianopoulos|first=Thomas|date=May 29, 2014|work=Grantland|access-date=May 13, 2017|language=en-US}}</ref>
Lister attended Palomar Junior College before transferring to Long Beach City College for his sophomore year. While at Long Beach, he recorded a {{cvt|52|ft|m}} shot put throw, which helped to earn him a scholarship to California State University, Los Angeles. In his senior year, he won the national shot put title with a mark of over {{cvt|61|ft|8|in|m|1}}. Lister was the 1982 NCAA Division II National Shot Put Champion.<ref name="Bad Guy" /><ref name="Bengel"/>
After college, Lister competed for the Converse Track Club, eventually raising his shot put mark to {{cvt|64|ft|3|in|m}}, before trying out with the New Orleans Breakers of the United States Football League.<ref name="Bad Guy" /> He was cut after two exhibition games and opted to pursue acting instead.<ref name="LATiimes">{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-03-27-ci-39198-story.html|title=Taking a Shot at Films: Cal State L.A. shotput title-holder Tommie Lister Jr. transferred his athletic success to pro wrestling—and now acting.| last= Lee| first= Kirby |date=March 27, 1994|work= Los Angeles Times|access-date= November 23, 2017| language=en-US|issn=0458-3035}}</ref>
==Acting career== Lister was mostly recognized as the antagonist known as Deebo from 1995's ''Friday''.<ref name="Death1"/> He reprised the role in the film's sequel, ''Next Friday'' (2000), but did not appear in the third film of the series, ''Friday After Next'' (2002). He did, however, appear in Cube's directorial debut ''The Players Club''. He played the role of Obodo in Mario Van Peebles' ''Posse'' (1993), along with Tone Loc.<ref name="LATiimes"/>
Lister had numerous guest appearances on TV series, including playing Klaang, the first Klingon to make contact with humans, in the pilot episode of ''Star Trek: Enterprise''.<ref name="Boone"/> He co-starred in a two-part episode of the courtroom series ''Matlock'' as Mr. Matlock's in-prison bodyguard. He appeared in season 7 episode 9 of ''In the Heat of the Night'',<ref name="TTL Filmography">{{cite web |url=https://www.tommytinylister.com/biography.phtml |title=Tommy Tiny Lister filmography |date=March 6, 2019 |access-date=December 11, 2020}}</ref> and in season 1 episode 15 of ''ER''. He also starred in the sitcom ''1st & Ten'' as Otis.
Lister's film roles included playing in ''The Dark Knight''<ref name="Bengel"/> and ''Austin Powers in Goldmember''.<ref name="Death1"/><ref name="Boone"/> Lister was featured in ''The Fifth Element'' as the Galactic President.<ref name="Bengel"/><ref name="Hauser">{{cite news |last1=Hauser |first1=Christine |date=December 11, 2020 |title=Tommy Lister, Actor Who Menaced as Deebo in 'Friday,' Is Dead at 62 |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/11/movies/tommy-tiny-lister-dead.html}}</ref><ref name="President">{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F98vK4yBAaAC&dq=tommy+lister+filmography&pg=PA204 |title=Fictional Presidential Films: A Comprehensive Filmography of Portrayals from 1930 to 2011 |date=July 2011 |publisher=Xlibris Corporation |isbn=978-1-4628-9319-5 |page=204}}</ref> He appeared in the Adam Sandler film ''Little Nicky'' as Nicky's older brother Cassius.<ref name="TTL Filmography"/>
Lister was the main police officer in Chamillionaire's "Ridin'" video and reprised his role as a police officer in Chamillionaire's 2012 single "Show Love". He has 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 clips from the film. He was in the videos for Young Bleed's "How You Do Dat", French Montana's "I Told 'Em" and 50 Cent's "Many Men (Wish Death)". Lister portrayed Sancho in the Sublime music video "Santeria".<ref name="TTL Filmography"/>
In the Quentin Tarantino film ''Jackie Brown'',<ref name="Klemens">{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JDImmipe2lMC&dq=Tommy+Lister+Jr.+Actor&pg=PA516 |page=516 |title=Movies of the 90s |first1=Herbert |last1=Klemens |year=2001 |isbn=3-8228-5878-1 |type=Paperback |publisher=Taschen}}</ref> he played bail agent Winston, who "finds people who don't want to be found". In 2015, Lister filmed ''Busy Day'' in Albuquerque, New Mexico.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.busydayproductions.us/cast/|title=Cast {{!}} Busy Day Movie – Attila Arpa, Tommy Lister, Quinton Aaron|website=Busydayproductions.us|language=en-US|access-date=November 23, 2017}}</ref> Lister had a supporting role in the 2016 Disney animated movie ''Zootopia'' as the voice of the diminutive fennec fox, Finnick.<ref name="Bengel"/> He appeared in a commercial that year for Ball Park-brand beef jerky, advertised as "tough, but tender."<ref name="Bengel">{{cite news |url=https://www.cbssports.com/wwe/news/tommy-tiny-lister-former-wwe-superstar-and-deebo-from-friday-movie-series-dies-at-62/ |title=Tommy 'Tiny' Lister, former WWE superstar and Deebo from 'Friday' movie series, dies at 62 |quote=Lister wrestled under the moniker Zeus in WWE and feuded with Hulk Hogan |first1=Chris |last1=Bengel |publisher=CBS |access-date=December 11, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube |J5I_qRADxIo |Ball Park Jerky Vending Machine }}</ref>
In the 40 years of his acting career, Lister accumulated more than 200 acting credits.<ref name="Bengel"/><ref name="LATiimes" /><ref name="Death1"/><ref name="Boone"/><ref name="TTL Filmography" /><ref name="Hauser"/><ref name="President"/><ref name="Moon">{{cite news |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/11/entertainment/thomas-lister-jr-death-trnd/index.html |title=Thomas 'Tiny' Lister Jr., 'Friday' actor, dead at 62 after apparently experiencing Covid-19 symptoms |first1=Sarah |last1=Moon |publisher=CNN |date=December 11, 2020}}</ref><ref name="CNNFilm">{{cite news |url=https://www.cnn.com/videos/entertainment/2020/12/11/thomas-tiny-lister-obit-orig-bdk.cnn |title=A look at 'Tiny' Lister's best acting roles |format=Video |publisher=CNN|date=December 11, 2020}}</ref><ref name="Gale">{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yPtkAAAAMAAJ&q=Tommy+Lister+Jr. |title=Contemporary Theatre, Film, and Television |year=2000 |location=United States |publisher=Gale Research Company |volume=1 |edition=17th|pages=260–261|isbn=9780787631857 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Tommy "Tiny" Lister - Rotten Tomatoes|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/tiny_lister|access-date=December 13, 2020|website=Rotten Tomatoes}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Tiny Lister {{!}} TV Guide|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/tiny-lister/credits/176976|access-date=December 13, 2020|website=TV Guide|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Tiny Lister|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/114740%7C0/Tiny-Lister|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130513004319/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/114740%7C0/Tiny-Lister/|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 13, 2013|access-date=December 13, 2020|website=Turner Classic Movies|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=AFI{{!}}Catalog|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Search?searchField=Name_AltName_CharName&searchText=tiny+lister&sortType=sortByRelevance|access-date=December 13, 2020|website=catalog.afi.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Tommy "Tiny" Lister Jr. {{!}} Movies and Filmography|url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/tommy-tiny-lister-jr-p42673/filmography|access-date=December 13, 2020|website=AllMovie}}</ref><ref name="East">{{cite news |date=December 11, 2020 |title=Wide Receiver Samuel Deebo Mourns Death of His Namesake, Tommy Lister |newspaper=East Bay Times |url=https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2020/12/11/deebo-samuel-mourns-death-of-his-namesake-tommy-tiny-lister/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Hindes|first=Andrew|title=Street Corner Justice|date=September 23, 1996|newspaper=Variety|url=https://variety.com/1996/film/reviews/street-corner-justice-1200446680/|access-date=October 2, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-jul-04-ca-547-story.html|title=Stern Works Some Magic for Ratings|date=July 4, 1998|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|access-date=June 25, 2015}}</ref><ref name="Next">{{cite news |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_E350jJ-Ui4C&dq=tommy+lister,+jr.&pg=PA223 |page=223 |date=January 12, 2003 |title=Review: Next Friday |work=New York Times|isbn=9780415936965 }}</ref><ref name="No Weapon Formed Against Us">{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1986084//|title=No Weapon Formed Against Us|date=November 2015|via=IMDb}}</ref><ref name="I Got the Hook Up 2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8228884/|title=I Got the Hook Up 2|date=July 12, 2019|via=IMDb}}</ref><ref name="Domino: Battle of the Bones">{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10160896/|title=Domino: Battle of the Bones|date=June 11, 2021|via=IMDb}}</ref>
Cast as a habitual "bad guy" in films, his career prospered. He was a frequent collaborator with Ice Cube. Lister later became the spokesperson for Monster Energy Drink in the 2010s.<ref name="Stillwell">{{cite news |url=http://stylemagazine.com/news/2014/jun/19/tiny-lister-soaring-eagles/ |title=Tiny Lister: Soaring with the Eagles |first1=Susie |last1=Stillwell |date=June 19, 2014 |work=Houston Style Magazine |access-date=December 14, 2020}}</ref>
==Professional wrestling career==
===World Wrestling Federation (1989–1990)=== Lister appeared in the 1989 wrestling movie ''No Holds Barred'',<ref name="Death1"/><ref name="Hauser"/> which was financed by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) and starred Hulk Hogan. Lister's role was Zeus, a brutal monster heel.<ref name="Bengel"/><ref name="TTL Filmography"/> ''No Holds Barred'' inspired a feud in the WWF during the latter half of 1989. Lister was billed as "Zeus: The Human Wrecking Machine",<ref name="WWE">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/superstars/zeus|title=Zeus' WWE alumni profile|publisher=WWE|access-date=June 30, 2012}}</ref><ref name="Bengel"/><ref name="Death1"/><ref name="Hauser"/> and used the same "monster heel" gimmick in his matches by no-selling his opponent's moves. He would yell, "Aw! Aw!" and pound on his chest several times during his interviews and in the ring. Zeus would eventually demand Hogan to face him in the ring.<ref name="Hauser"/>
Citing jealousy for being billed under Hogan and anger over losing to Hogan in the film, Zeus wanted to beat him in "real life". Zeus formed an alliance with fellow Hogan rival "Macho Man" Randy Savage to feud with Hogan and his friend, Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake. The two teams faced off at the 1989 SummerSlam event in a tag team match which saw Hogan and Beefcake prevail as the victors, with Hogan pinning Zeus.<ref name="Bengel"/><ref name="Dugan">{{cite news |url=https://www.wpxi.com/news/trending/character-actor-former-wrestler-tommy-tiny-lister-jr-friday-fame-dead-62/XTC5VQWADBFQZAQYMUFOJX7CGQ/ |title=Character actor, former wrestler Tommy 'Tiny' Lister Jr., of 'Friday' fame, dead at 62 |first1=Kelli |last1=Dugan |publisher=Cox Media Group WPXI |date=December 12, 2020}}</ref> Following SummerSlam, Zeus formed an alliance with "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase leading into that year's Survivor Series.
At the event, the team of The Hulkamaniacs (Hulk Hogan, Jake "The Snake" Roberts, and Demolition) faced The Million Dollar Team (Ted DiBiase, Zeus, and The Powers of Pain). Zeus was eliminated from the match via disqualification after refusing to break a chokehold on Hogan and shoving the referee away.<ref name="WWE"/><ref name="Bengel"/> The Hulkamaniacs went on to win the match, defeating the other team.<ref name="pwwew">{{cite web|url=http://www.pwwew.net/ppv/wwf/november/1989.htm|title=Survivor Series 1989 results|publisher=pWwew – Everything Wrestling|access-date=June 26, 2008}}</ref> After the Survivor Series, the feud between Hulk Hogan and Brutus Beefcake versus Randy Savage and Zeus ended with a steel cage match on December 27, 1989, at the No Holds Barred pay-per-view event. Hogan and Beefcake were once again victorious in what would be Zeus's last match in the WWF. Lister's final WWF appearance was a promotional spot for the 1990 Royal Rumble.<ref name="Bengel"/><ref name="Ryder">{{cite news |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/tommy-tiny-lister-died-after-experiencing-covid-19-symptoms-says-manager/ar-BB1bRuOQ?ocid=uxbndlbing |publisher=Yahoo Entertainment US |title=Tommy 'Tiny' Lister died after experiencing COVID-19 symptoms, says manager |first1=Taryn |last1=Ryder |agency=Yahoo! |date=December 12, 2020}}</ref>
===World Wrestling Council (1990)=== On July 7, 1990, Zeus fought Abdullah the Butcher in a double countout at a World Wrestling Council 1990 WWC Aniversario show in Puerto Rico.<ref>{{Citation|title=Zeus vs Abdullah The Butcher, WWC 1990|url=https://www.bitchute.com/video/eyc8AG6AcRZg/|language=en|access-date=February 1, 2022}}</ref>
===World Championship Wrestling (1996)=== Lister spent March 1996 in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) as Z-Gangsta, as part of The Alliance to End Hulkamania, culminating in failure at Uncensored. He debuted the previous week with fellow actor/wrestler Robert Swenson,<ref>{{Citation|title=Mega Powers vs Ric Flair & Kevin Sullivan. Z-Gangster (Zeus) & The Ultimate Solution debut! (WCW)| date=October 24, 2020 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WL7li9vsrzg| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211114/WL7li9vsrzg| archive-date=November 14, 2021 | url-status=live|language=en|access-date=September 10, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref> who was billed as The Ultimate Solution.<ref name="Death1"/>
==Legacy and awards== U.S. national shot put title with a mark of over {{cvt|61|ft|8|in|m|1}} and 1982 NCAA Division II National Shot Put Champion.<ref name="Bad Guy" /><ref name="Bengel"/><ref>{{Cite web |title=Tommy Lister (1995) - Hall of Fame |url=https://lagoldeneagles.com/honors/hall-of-fame/tommy-lister/31 |access-date=2023-12-14 |website=Cal State LA Athletics |language=en}}</ref>
The athletic department of Lister's alma mater Cal State LA sponsors an annual track meet in his name.<ref name="CalState">{{cite web |url=https://www.calstatela.edu/univ/ppa/publicat/today/storyArchives/fall2010/lister.php |title='The Match' that lit Tommy Lister's career |publisher=California State University, Los Angeles |access-date=December 11, 2020}}</ref>
In 2016, he was nominated for the "Best Bad Mu#&a Award" at the All Def Movie Awards. In 2014 at the Orlando Urban Film Festival, he won "Best Star Spotlight" for his performance in ''No Weapon Formed Against Us''.<ref name="awards">{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001474/awards|title=Tom Lister Jr.|website=IMDb}}</ref>
==Personal life==
===Marriage=== He was married to Felicia Forbes in Cape Town, South Africa, in 2003; they have one daughter named Faith Grace Lister.<ref name="Jet">{{cite news|last=Aukerman|first=Scott|date=September 8, 2020|title=U TALKIN' TALKING HEADS 2 MY TALKING HEAD #68|page=|work=U TALKIN' TALKING HEADS 2 MY TALKING HEAD|publisher=Earwolf|url=https://www.earwolf.com/episode/1981-1982/|access-date=December 14, 2020|time=25:00}}</ref>
===Legal issues=== On August 31, 2012, Lister agreed to plead guilty to conspiring to commit mortgage fraud, in a scheme that led to $3.8 million in losses.<ref name="Bad Guy" /> He was charged with fraudulently buying homes in order to withdraw $1.1 million in home equity loans.<ref>{{cite news|last=Pfeifer|first=Stuart|date=August 31, 2012|url=https://archives.fbi.gov/archives/losangeles/press-releases/2012/actor-and-accountant-agree-to-plead-guilty-to-conspiracy-charges-in-mortgage-fraud-scheme-that-cost-banks-3.8-million |title=Actor and Accountant agree to plead guilty to conspiracy charges in mortgage fraud scheme |work=Orlando Sentinel|access-date=April 28, 2018 }}</ref> In April 2014, he was out on bail and was confident of avoiding prison. He stated, "What's so cool about God and our government is that you can make a mistake and they will forgive you if you just a good person and doing right."<ref name="Bad Guy" />
===Health problems=== By age 55, Lister had type 2 diabetes.<ref name="Bad Guy"/>
Lister was diagnosed with COVID-19 around August 2020 and overcame the illness.<ref name="Death1">{{cite web|title=Tommy 'Tiny' Lister, who played Deebo in 'Friday,' dies |first1=Jonathan Jr. |last1=Landrum|url=https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-california-coronavirus-pandemic-del-rey-7401bc6c547a2256e5ca96d43517c737|publisher=Associated Press|access-date=December 10, 2020}}</ref> He became ill with symptoms similar to COVID-19 a second time in early December, exhibiting weakness and trouble breathing, which forced him to cancel shooting for a film.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Saperstein|first=Pat|date=December 11, 2020|title=Tommy 'Tiny' Lister, 'Friday' Actor and Wrestler, Dies at 62|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/tommy-tiny-lister-dies-friday-actor-wrestler-1234851392/|access-date=December 13, 2020|website=Variety|language=en-US}}</ref> His manager Cindy McGowen, who said it was not normal for him to miss filmings, became concerned and sent her assistant to his house to give him vitamins and antibiotics.<ref name=covid19>{{cite news |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/11/entertainment/thomas-lister-jr-death-trnd/index.html|title=Thomas 'Tiny' Lister Jr., 'Friday' actor, dead at 62, died of hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.}}</ref>
==Death== On December 10, 2020, police performing a wellness check found Lister dead in his home in Marina del Rey, California; he was 62 years old. The coroner's office investigated his cause of death and the final autopsy report revealed that the cause of death was hypertension and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.<ref name=autopsy>{{cite news |url=https://thegrio.com/2021/04/29/friday-star-tommy-tiny-lister-cause-of-death/|title=Friday' star Tommy 'Tiny' Lister's cause of death is revealed}}</ref>
In a Twitter encomium, Ice Cube recalled Lister's sense of humor: "RIP Tiny 'Deebo' Lister. America's favorite bully was a born entertainer who would pop into character at the drop of a hat terrifying people on and off camera. Followed by a big smile and laugh ... Thank you for being a good dude at heart. I miss you already."<ref name="Boone">{{cite news |url=https://www.essence.com/celebrity/tommy-tiny-lister-jrdead-at-62/ |title=Tommy 'Tiny' Lister Jr. Dead At 62 |quote=Lister's appearances as Deebo in "Friday" and "Next Friday" had a lasting effect on black film cannon. |work=Essence |first1=Keyaira |last1=Boone |date=December 11, 2020}}</ref>
==Championships and accomplishments== *'''''Pro Wrestling Illustrated''''' **PWI ranked him #'''500''' of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1991<ref>{{cite web |title=Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 1991 |url=http://www.profightdb.com/pwi-500/1991.html |website=The Internet Wrestling Database |access-date=February 10, 2020}}</ref> == Filmography == === {{sortname|Film||nolink=1}} === {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 1985 | ''{{Sort|Ttain|Runaway Train}}'' | {{Sort|Guard|Black Guard}} | {{Sort|role|Film debut role}} |- | rowspan="4" | 1986 | ''{{sortname|8|Million Ways to Die}}'' | Nose Guard | |- | ''Blue City'' | {{Sort|Tiny|Tiny}} | |- | ''Armed and Dangerous'' | Bruno | |- | ''Wired to Kill'' | {{Sort|Sleet|Sleet}} | |- | rowspan="3" | 1987 | ''Extreme Prejudice'' | Monday | |- | ''Beverly Hills Cop II'' | Orvis | |- | ''Prison'' | {{Sort|Tiny|Tiny}} | |- | 1988 | data-sort-value="Night Before, The" | ''The Night Before'' | {{Sort|Bartender|Bartender}} | |- | rowspan="3" | 1989 | ''No Holds Barred'' | Zeus | |- | ''Homer and Eddie'' | Man in Bar with Gun | |- | ''Midnight'' | Security Guard | |- | rowspan="2" | 1990 | ''Think Big'' | {{Sort|'Z'|'Z'}} | |- | ''Secret Agent 00 Soul'' | {{N/A}} | |- | rowspan="3" | 1991 | ''9 <sup>1</sup>⁄<sub>2</sub> Ninjas!'' | Cutter | |- | ''Trabbi Goes to Hollywood'' | {{Sort|Cubey|Cubey}} | |- | ''Talkin' Dirty After Dark'' | Bigg | |- | rowspan="2" | 1992 | ''Universal Soldier'' | GR86 | |- | ''Trespass'' | Cletus | |- | rowspan="2" | 1993 | ''Posse'' | Obobo | |- | data-sort-value="Meteor Man, The" | ''The Meteor Man'' | {{Sort|Digit|Digit}} | |- | rowspan="3" | 1994 | ''Immortal Combat'' | Yanagi | |- | ''Men of War'' | Blades | |- | ''Don Juan DeMarco'' | Rocco Compton | |- | rowspan="4" | 1995 | ''Hologram Man'' | {{Sort|Eightball|Eightball}} | {{sortname|Direct-to-video||nolink=1}} |- | ''Friday'' | Deebo | |- | ''Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead'' | {{Sort|House|House}} | |- | data-sort-value="Kangaroo, The" | ''The Kangaroo'' | Sadran | |- | rowspan="5" | 1996 | data-sort-value="Thin Line Between Love and Hate, A" | ''A Thin Line Between Love and Hate'' | Tyrone | |- | ''Barb Wire'' | Bouncer | |- | ''Phat Beach'' | {{Sort|Tiny|Tiny}} | |- | ''White Cargo'' | Zeno | |- | ''Street Corner Justice'' | Angel Aikens | |- | rowspan="7" | 1997 | ''The Good Bad Guy'' | Mobster #2 | |- | data-sort-value="Fifth Element, The" | ''The Fifth Element'' | President Lindberg | |- | ''Below Utopia'' | {{Sort|Tiny|Tiny}} | |- | ''Gang Related'' | {{Sort|Supreme|Cutlass Supreme}} | |- | ''Hoover Park'' | {{Sort|Zues|Zues}} | |- | ''Jackie Brown'' | Winston | |- | data-sort-value="Time to Revenge, A" | ''A Time to Revenge'' | Corporal Hollis | |- | rowspan="3" | 1998 | data-sort-value="Players Club, The" | ''The Players Club'' | {{Sort|XL|XL}} |- | ''I Got the Hook-Up'' | {{Sort|T-Lay|T-Lay}} | |- | ''Butter'' | {{Sort|House|House}} | |- | rowspan="4" | 1999 | ''Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies'' | Tillaver | rowspan="2" | {{sortname|Direct-to-video||nolink=1}} |- | ''Judgment Day'' | Brother Clarence |- | ''Stealth Fighter'' | Berg | |- | ''Shark in a Bottle'' | The Recruiter | |- | rowspan="4" | 2000 | ''Next Friday'' | Deebo | |- | ''Circus'' | {{Sort|Moose|Moose}} | |- | ''Little Nicky'' | Cassius | |- | data-sort-value="Cheapest Movie Ever Made, The" | ''The Cheapest Movie Ever Made'' | Kevin | |- | rowspan="5" | 2001 | data-sort-value="Duo, The" | ''The Duo'' | Tiny Lister, Jr. | |- | ''Vegas, City of Dreams'' | Llord's Security Chief | |- | ''Out Kold'' | {{Sort|Sweet|Sweet}} | |- | ''Soulkeeper'' | Chad | |- | data-sort-value="Wash, The" | ''The Wash'' | {{Sort|Bear|Bear}} | |- | 2002 | ''Austin Powers in Goldmember'' | Prisoner #2 | |- | rowspan="4" | 2003 | ''Confidence'' | Harlin | |- | ''Keepin' It Real'' | {{Sort|Tranton|A-Train Tranton}} | |- | ''Love Chronicles'' | Alfonso | |- | ''Hellborn'' | {{Sort|Smithy|Smithy}} | |- | rowspan="11" | 2004 | ''My Baby's Daddy'' | {{Sort|By|Drive By}} | |- | ''Never Die Alone'' | {{Sort|Rockie|Rockie}} | |- | ''Knocked the "F" Out'' | {{N/A}} | |- | data-sort-value="Night in Compton, A" | ''A Night in Compton'' | {{Sort|Rainmaker|Rainmaker}} | |- | ''Dracula 3000'' | {{Sort|Humvee|Humvee}} | |- | ''Slammed'' | Bubba | |- | ''El Padrino'' | {{Sort|T-Bone|T-Bone}} | |- | ''Hair Show'' | Agent Little | |- | ''Blast'' | Smiley | |- | ''Full Clip'' | Bumaye | |- | ''Choices 2'' | {{N/A}} | {{sortname|Direct-to-video||nolink=1}} |- | rowspan="2" | 2005 | ''County General'' | {{Sort|Murder|Big Murder}} | |- | ''Santa's Slay'' | {{Sort|Attendant|Gas Attendant}} | |- | rowspan="3" | 2006 | ''Forbidden Fruits'' | Jade | {{sortname|Direct-to-video||nolink=1}} |- | ''One Night with the King'' | Hagai | |- | ''Who Made the Potatoe Salad?'' | {{Sort|Monster|Monster}} | |- | rowspan="8" | 2007 | data-sort-value="Still Life, The" | ''The Still Life'' | Art Buyer | |- | ''Da Block Party 2'' | C.J.'s Father | {{sortname|Direct-to-video||nolink=1}} |- | ''Vegas Vampires'' | Andrew Johnson | |- | ''Ascension Day'' | Will | {{sortname|Direct-to-video||nolink=1}} |- | data-sort-value="Pink Conspiracy, The" | ''The Pink Conspiracy'' | {{Sort|Duke|The Duke}} | |- | data-sort-value="Grand, The" | ''The Grand'' | German's Bodyguard | |- | ''Bone Dry'' | Mitch | |- | ''Lady Samurai'' | {{Sort|Luther|Big Luther}} | |- | rowspan="3" | 2008 | data-sort-value="Hustle, The" | ''The Hustle'' | Dog Thief | |- | ''Terra Nova'' | Sewing Dude | |- | data-sort-value="Dark Knight, The" | ''The Dark Knight'' | Tattooed Prisoner | |- | rowspan="6" | 2009 | ''Block Party Madness'' | {{Sort|Slim|Slim}} | {{sortname|Direct-to-video||nolink=1}} |- | ''Unemployed'' | {{Sort|Dane|Big Dane}} | |- | data-sort-value="Rimshop, The" | ''The Rimshop'' | Duncan | |- | ''Miss B's Hair Salon'' | Mr. Biggs | |- | ''Super Capers'' | Sarge | |- | ''Holy Water'' | SixPac Jordan | |- | rowspan="4" | 2010 | ''First Dog'' | Big Mike | |- | data-sort-value="Lazarus Papers, The" | ''The Lazarus Papers'' | Tiny Delaney | |- | ''Lean Like a Cholo'' | Crazy Loc | |- | ''Food Stamps'' | Reggie The Mail Man | |- | rowspan="5" | 2011 | data-sort-value="Sixth, The" | ''The Sixth'' | Priest | {{sortname|Short|project film|nolink=1}} |- | ''Hopelessly in June'' | Pastor G | |- | data-sort-value="Trap Door, The" | ''The Trap Door'' | Jomo | {{sortname|Direct-to-video||nolink=1}} |- | ''Cornered'' | Captain Williams | |- | data-sort-value="Preacher's Family, The" | ''The Preacher's Family'' | Jackson Hines | |- | rowspan="8" | 2012 | ''Noah'' | Roaring Giant | {{sortname|Voiceover||nolink=1}} |- | ''We the Party'' | No Shame | |- | ''72 Hours with Empire'' | Deebo | {{sortname|Short|project film|nolink=1}} |- | ''Beyond the Trophy'' | Billy Thomas | |- | ''Hillbilly Highway'' | Wilbert | |- | ''K-11'' | Detroit | |- | ''Heaven's Door'' | Ben Wilson | |- | ''Silent No More'' | Blake | |- | rowspan="2" | 2013 | ''White T'' | Mad Rapper | |- | ''Comedy of Errorz'' | {{N/A}} | |- | rowspan="2" | 2014 | ''Engage the Vision'' | Deebo | rowspan="3" | {{sortname|Short|project film|nolink=1}} |- | ''Vultures in the Void'' | Space Clown |- | rowspan="9" | 2015 | ''Tiny and the Optometrist'' | Himself |- | ''American Justice'' | Justice | |- | data-sort-value="Amazing Wizard of Paws, The" | ''The Amazing Wizard of Paws'' | Diner Manager | {{sortname|Direct-to-video||nolink=1}} |- | data-sort-value="Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence), The" | ''The Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence)'' | Inmate 178 | |- | data-sort-value="Whole World at Our Feet, The" | ''The Whole World at Our Feet'' | Louie | |- | ''Tamales and Gumbo'' | Uncle Mark | |- | ''Death's Door'' | Jomo | |- | ''If I Tell You I Have to Kill You'' | Gabriel | |- | ''No Weapon Formed Against Us'' | Jackson Hines | |- | rowspan="6" | 2016 | ''Woman Scorned'' | Brandon | {{sortname|Short|project film|nolink=1}} |- | ''Zootopia'' | Finnick | {{sortname|Voiceover||nolink=1}} |- | ''Hickey'' | Henry | |- | ''Beyond the Game'' | Ezra | |- | ''Of Sentimental Value'' | Tee | |- | ''Hauntsville'' | Kaine | |- | rowspan="3" | 2017 | ''2016'' | Rondo | |- | ''Boone: The Bounty Hunter'' | Man in TV Show | |- | ''Busy Day'' | Johnny Burns | |- | 2018 | ''Fury of the Fist and the Golden Fleece'' | Superfly | |- | rowspan="2" | 2019 | ''Slasher Party'' | Smiley Face | |- | ''I Got the Hook Up 2'' | T-Lay | |- | rowspan="2" | 2020 | ''She's the One'' | Carjacker | |- | ''Hell Hole'' | Martin | |- | rowspan="3" | 2021 | ''Domino: Battle of the Bones'' | Twelvespeed | rowspan="2" | {{Sort|posthumously|Released posthumously}} |- | ''Welcome to Our World'' | Reggie The Mail Man |- | ''Money Is King'' | Detective Willams | {{sortname|Direct-to-video||nolink=1}}<hr>{{Sort|posthumously|Released posthumously}} |- | rowspan="2" | 2022 | data-sort-value="Allnighter, The" | ''The Allnighter'' | Preston | {{Sort|posthumously|Released posthumously}} |- | ''Renegades'' | Apollo | {{Sort|posthumously|Released posthumously}} |- | 2025 | ''Zootopia 2'' | Finnick | {{sortname|Released|posthumously with unused audio recordings|nolink=1}}<hr>Final film role<hr>Dedicated in memory<hr>Cameo |}
=== Television === {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 1984 | ''Webster'' | Football Player | {{Sort|role|Television debut role}}<hr>Episode: "You Can't Go Home Again" |- | 1984–1987 | ''1st & Ten'' | Otis | {{Sort|episodes|26 episodes}}<hr>Recurring cast: season 1 & 4 |- | 1986–1989 | ''Matlock'' | {{Sort|Tiny|Tiny}}<hr>{{sortname|Johnny|Mack|nolink=1}} | {{Sort|episodes|3 episodes}} |- | rowspan="3" | 1987 | ''Perfect Strangers'' | Leroy | Episode: "Hello, Elaine" |- | ''Warm Hearts, Cold Feet'' | {{Sort|Jones|Mack 'Truck' Jones}} | Television film |- | ''Glory Years'' | Tony | Television film |- | rowspan="3" | 1989 | ''Hard Time on Planet Earth'' | John Henry | Episode: "The Hot Dog Man" |- | ''Chameleons'' | Luther | Television film |- | ''CBS Summer Playhouse'' | {{N/A}} | Episode: "B-Men" |- | 1991 | data-sort-value="Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, The" | ''The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'' | {{Sort|Tiny|Tiny}} | Episode: "72 Hours" |- | 1992 | data-sort-value="Boys, The" | ''The Boys'' | Bodybuilder | Television film<hr>{{Sort|Uncredited|Uncredited}} |- | rowspan="3" | 1993 | ''Renegade'' | Marvin Montgomery | Episode: "The Champ" |- | ''Walker, Texas Ranger'' | Hicks | Episode: "Storm Warning" |- | ''In the Heat of the Night'' | Tommy 'T.K.' Kendricks | Episode: "Every Man's Family" |- | rowspan="5" | 1995 | ''ER'' | Patient | Episode: "Feb 5, '95" |- | ''Step by Step'' | Security Guard | Episode: "Where Have You Gone, Joe DiMaggio?" |- | data-sort-value="Parent 'Hood, The" | ''The Parent 'Hood'' | Leroy Moland | Episode: "The Bully Pulpit" |- | ''Martin'' | Apollo | Episode: "Housekeeper From Hell" |- | data-sort-value="Set-Up, The" | ''The Set-Up'' | Leon | {{Sort|film|Television film}} |- | rowspan="3" | 1996 | ''NYPD Blue'' | Bob | Episode: "Burnin' Love" |- | ''WCW Monday Nitro'' | {{Sort|Doom|Z-Gangsta - The Dungeon of Doom}} | Episode: "Sullivan's Secret Weapons" |- | ''Moesha'' | Security Guard #2 | Episode: "A Concerted Effort: Part 1" |- | rowspan="6" | 1997 | ''Malcolm & Eddie'' | Zeus | Episode: "Lockdown" |- | ''In the House'' | Mono | Episode: "Dial 'M' for Marion" |- | data-sort-value="Jamie Foxx Show, The" | ''The Jamie Foxx Show'' | Adam | Episode: "I Do, I Didn't" |- | ''Sparks'' | Larry | Episode: "Won't You Be My Neighbor" |- | ''L.A. Heat'' | A.K. | Episode: "Rap Sheet" |- | ''USA High'' | Tony | Episode: "Mr. Tiffani" |- | 1998 | ''Damon'' | Alfonse | Episode: "My Brother's So-Called Life" |- | 1999 | ''Supreme Sanction'' | Lester | Television film |- | rowspan="2" | 2001 | ''Nash Bridges'' | Mr. Switch | Episode: "Blood Bots" & "Cat Fight" |- | ''Enterprise'' | Klaang | Episode: "Broken Bow" |- | rowspan="2" | 2005 | ''All of Us'' | Bandito | Episode: "Creeping with the Enemy" |- | data-sort-value="Rev, The" | ''The Rev'' | {{Sort|Tiny|Tiny}} | Television film |- | 2007 | ''Saul of the Mole Men'' | John Henry | {{Sort|episodes|3 episodes}}<hr>Recurring cast |- | rowspan="2" | 2008 | ''Under One Roof'' | Punkin | Episode: "Release Therapy" |- | ''Chocolate News'' | Otis 'Lighting' Jones | Episode: "Episode #1.8" |- | rowspan="2" | 2009 | ''Nite Tales: The Series'' | Wrestler | Episode: "Trapped" |- | ''Monster Ark'' | Sergeant Major Gentry | Television film |- | 2010 | ''Laugh Track Mash-ups'' | Mr. Oppenheimer | Episode: "Ralphie n' Me" |- | 2010–2013 | ''Fish Hooks'' | Mr. Mussels | {{sortname|Voiceover||nolink=1}}<hr>Recurring cast<hr>10 episodes |- | 2011 | ''Regular Show'' | Bobby | {{sortname|Voiceover||nolink=1}}<hr>Episode: "My Mom" & "See You There" |- | rowspan="3" | 2012 | ''FCU: Fact Checkers Unit'' | Tiny | Episode: "James Franco Is Preggers" |- | ''Key & Peele'' | Driver | Episode: "Episode #2.7" |- | ''Tiny Is My Girl'' | Sophie | {{Sort|episodes|2 episodes}}<hr>Main cast |- | rowspan="2" | 2013 | ''NTSF:SD:SUV::'' | Dallas | Episode: "TGI Murder" |- | data-sort-value="Rev, The" | ''The Rev'' | Tiny Starr | {{Sort|episodes|4 episodes}}<hr>Main cast |- | rowspan="3" | 2014 | data-sort-value="Boondocks, The" | ''The Boondocks'' | Filbert Slowlove | {{sortname|Voiceover||nolink=1}}<hr>Episode: "The New Black" |- | ''Taylor'd Problems'' | Big T | Episode: "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?" |- | ''Johnny Dynamo'' | Mo Lotto | {{Sort|episodes|4 episodes}} |- | rowspan="4" | 2015 | ''Comedy Bang! Bang!'' | Major Aikens | Episode: "Simon Helberg Wears a Sky Blue Button Down Jeans" |- | ''Mann and Wife'' | Lieutenant Marshall | {{Sort|episodes|10 episodes}}<hr>Main cast: season 1 |- | ''On the Court'' | King Cain | {{Sort|episodes|3 episodes}}<hr>Recurring cast |- | ''Da Jammies'' | {{sortname|Big|Horace|nolink=1}} (voice) | Episode: "Will the Real Dolla..." & "3:10"<hr>{{sortname|Final|television role|nolink=1}} |} === Music videos === {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Artist |- | 1986 | "Man Size Love" | rowspan="2" | {{sortname|Tom Lister Jr.||nolink=1}} | Klymaxx |- | 1989 | "Happy" | The Boys |- | 1992 | "Remember the Time" | {{sortname|Sentry||nolink=1}} | Michael Jackson |- | 1995 | "Friday" | {{sortname|Tom Lister Jr.||nolink=1}} | Ice Cube |- | 1996 | "Santeria" | {{sortname|Sancho||nolink=1}} | Sublime |- | rowspan="2" | 1997 | "Party Ain't A Party" | rowspan="3" | {{sortname|Tom Lister Jr.||nolink=1}} | Queen Pen |- | "Luv 2 Luv Ya" | Timbaland & Magoo |- | 1999 | "You Can Do It" | Ice Cube |- | 2003 | "Many Men (Wish Death)" | {{sortname|50's Associates||nolink=1}} | 50 Cent |- | 2006 | "Ridin'" | {{sortname|Tiny||nolink=1}} | Chamillionaire feat. Krayzie Bone |- | 2007 | "Put your Locs on" | rowspan="3" | {{sortname|Tom Lister Jr.||nolink=1}} | Down AKA Kilo |- | 2011 | "{{sortname|My World||nolink=1}}" | Iggy Azalea |- | rowspan="2" | 2012 | "{{sortname|Good|Girls, Bad Guys|nolink=1}}" | Falling In Reverse |- | "Show Love" | Police Officer | Chamillionaire feat. D.A. |- | 2013 | "{{sortname|So|Blue|nolink=1}}" | rowspan="3" | {{sortname|Tom Lister Jr.||nolink=1}} | Akon |- | 2014 | "Touchdown (Remix)" | O.T. Genasis feat. Busta Rhymes and French Montana |- | 2020 | "{{sortname|Poolside||nolink=1}}" | {{Sort|Prophets|Twenty Dollar Prophets}} |} === Video games === {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2005 | ''50 Cent: Bulletproof'' | {{Sort|Rig|Big Rig}}<hr>{{sortname|Gangbanger||nolink=1}} | rowspan="2" | {{sortname|Voiceover||nolink=1}} |- | 2006 | ''Scarface: The World Is Yours'' | {{sortname|Rocky T. -|Babylon Club Doorman|nolink=1}} |- | 2023 | ''WWE 2K23'' | Zeus | {{Sort|posthumously|Released posthumously}} |} ==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category}} * {{IMDb name|1474}} * {{Professional wrestling profiles|cagematch=2023|wrestlingdata=859|iwd=tiny-lister-117}} * [http://the1secondfilm.com/producer/3663 Tommy 'Tiny' Lister Producer Profile for The 1 Second Film] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100105084721/http://the1secondfilm.com/producer/3663 |date=January 5, 2010 }}
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