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Thomas "Tiny" Lister Jr. is an American character actor and occasional professional wrestler known for his roles as the neighborhood bully Deebo in the film Friday and its sequel and as President Lindberg in The Fifth Element. He had two short professional wrestling stints, wrestling Hulk Hogan in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) after appearing as Zeus in the 1989 movie No Holds Barred and resuming the feud as Z-Gangsta in 1996 for World Championship Wrestling (WCW). He is blind in his right eye.
Birth Name
Thomas Duane Lister Jr.
Born
Tuesday, 24 June 1958
Died
Thursday, 10 December 2020
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Haunting of Hell Hole Mine | Martin | 2023 |
| The Allnighter | Preston | 2023 |
| Renegades | Apollo | 2022 |
| DOMINO: Battle of the Bones | Twelvespeed | 2021 |
| I Got the Hook Up 2 | T-Lay | 2019 |
| Night Walk | Kareem | 2019 |
| Slasher Party | Smiley Face | 2019 |
| Fury of the Fist and the Golden Fleece | Superfly | 2018 |
| Boone: The Bounty Hunter | Man in TV Show | 2017 |
| 2016 | Rondo | 2017 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Haunting of Hell Hole Mine | Martin | 2023 |
| The Allnighter | Preston | 2023 |
| Renegades | Apollo | 2022 |
| DOMINO: Battle of the Bones | Twelvespeed | 2021 |
| I Got the Hook Up 2 | T-Lay | 2019 |
| Night Walk | Kareem | 2019 |
| Slasher Party | Smiley Face | 2019 |
| Fury of the Fist and the Golden Fleece | Superfly | 2018 |
| Boone: The Bounty Hunter | Man in TV Show | 2017 |
| 2016 | Rondo | 2017 |
| Hickey | Henry | 2017 |
| Of Sentimental Value | Tee | 2016 |
| Zootopia | Finnick (voice) / Finnick | 2016 |
| If I Tell You I Have to Kill You | Gabriel | 2015 |
| Death's Door | Jomo | 2015 |
| Tamales and Gumbo | Uncle Mark | 2015 |
| On the Court | King Cain | 2015 |
| The Human Centipede III (Final Sequence) | Inmate 178 | 2015 |
| Mann and Wife | Lieutenant Marshall | 2015 |
| Diamond Cartel | Louie | 2015 |
| The Amazing Wizard of Paws | Mr. Tiny / Diner Manager | 2015 |
| American Justice | Justice | 2015 |
| Silent No More | Blake | 2015 |
| Da Jammies | Robot / Dolla & Da Jammies / Big Horace | 2015 |
| Beyond the Game | Tommy | 2014 |
| Taylor'd Problems | Big T | 2014 |
| Fandom Workshop | Self | 2014 |
| Vultures in the Void | Space Clown | 2014 |
| Perfect Sunday | Crazy Loc | 2013 |
| Hollywood Today | (as Tommy 'Tiny' Lister) | 2013 |
| Johnny Dynamo | Mo Lotto | 2013 |
| White T | Mad Rapper | 2013 |
| K-11 | Detroit | 2013 |
| The Rev | Tiny Starr | 2013 |
| Hollywont | (as Tommy 'Tiny' Lister) | 2013 |
| Heaven's Door | Ben Wilson | 2012 |
| Highway | Wilbert | 2012 |
| Beyond the Trophy | Billy Thomas | 2012 |
| Tiny Is My Girl | Sophie | 2012 |
| Comedy Bang! Bang! | Major Aikens | 2012 |
| We the Party | No Shame | 2012 |
| Key and Peele | Driver | 2012 |
| Cornered | Cpt. Williams | 2011 |
| The Trap Door | Jomo | 2011 |
| NTSF:SD:SUV | Dallas | 2011 |
| The Hustle | Dog Thief | 2011 |
| Sunday Morning Rapture | Self / Himself | 2011 |
| Hopelessly in June | Pastor G | 2011 |
| GGN: Snoop Dogg's Double G News Network | Self | 2011 |
| First Dog | Big Mike | 2010 |
| Laugh Track Mash-ups | Mr. Oppenheimer | 2010 |
| Fish Hooks | Mr. Mussels | 2010 |
| FCU: Fact Checkers Unit | Tiny | 2010 |
| Hulk Hogan's Unreleased Collector's Series | Zeus | 2010 |
| The Lazarus Papers | Tiny Delaney | 2010 |
| Nite Tales: The Series | Wrestler | 2009 |
| Regular Show | Bobby | 2009 |
| Hard Times | SixPac Jordan | 2009 |
| Sober House | Self | 2009 |
| Rim Shop | Duncan | 2008 |
| Chocolate News | Otis 'Lighting' Jones | 2008 |
| Unemployed | Big Dane | 2008 |
| The Pink Conspiracy | The Duke | 2008 |
| Block Party Madness | Slim | 2008 |
| Terra Nova | Sewing Dude | 2008 |
| The Dark Knight | Tattooed Prisoner | 2008 |
| Under One Roof | Punkin | 2008 |
| Super Capers: The Origins of Ed and the Missing Bullion | Sarge | 2008 |
| Monster Ark | Sgt. Gentry | 2008 |
| The Still Life | Art Buyer / Self | 2007 |
| The Grand | German's Bodyguard | 2007 |
| Bone Dry | Mitch | 2007 |
| Da Block Party 2 | CJ's Father | 2007 |
| Saul of the Mole Men | John Henry Irons | 2007 |
| Ascension Day | Will | 2007 |
| Miss B's Hair Salon | Mr. Biggs | 2007 |
| Who Made the Potatoe Salad? | Monster | 2006 |
| One Night with the King | Hegai, the Royal Eunuch | 2006 |
| Forbidden Fruits | Jade | 2006 |
| The Boondocks | Filbert Slowlove | 2005 |
| Santa's Slay | Gas Attendant / Gas Station Attendant | 2005 |
| Video on Trial | Self | 2005 |
| County General | Big Murder | 2005 |
| Choices 2 | (as Tommy 'Tiny' Lister) | 2005 |
| Hair Show | Agent Little | 2004 |
| El padrino | T-Bone | 2004 |
| A Night in Compton | Rainmaker | 2004 |
| Full Clip | Bumaye | 2004 |
| Slammed | Bubba | 2004 |
| Dracula 3000 | Humvee | 2004 |
| Never Die Alone | Rockie | 2004 |
| My Baby's Daddy | Drive By / Drive-By | 2004 |
| Blast | Smiley | 2004 |
| Love Chronicles | Alfonso | 2003 |
| Vegas Vampires | Andrew Johnson | 2003 |
| All of Us | Bandito | 2003 |
| Hellborn | Smithy | 2003 |
| Confidence | Harlin | 2003 |
| Keepin' It Real | A-Train Tranton / A-Train Tranton (as 'Tiny' Lister Jr.) | 2003 |
| Austin Powers in Goldmember | Prisoner #2 | 2002 |
| The Wash | Bear | 2001 |
| Star Trek: Enterprise | Klaang | 2001 |
| Out Kold | Sweet | 2001 |
| Vegas, City of Dreams | Llord's Security Chief | 2001 |
| The Duo | Tiny Lister, Jr. | 2001 |
| Soulkeeper | Chad | 2001 |
| Little Nicky | Cassius | 2000 |
| Circus | Moose | 2000 |
| Next Friday | Deebo / Debo | 2000 |
| The Cheapest Movie Ever Made | (as Tiny 'Zeus' Lister) | 2000 |
| Shark in a Bottle | The Recruiter | 1999 |
| Rapmania: The Roots of Rap | Self | 1999 |
| Judgment Day | Brother Clarence | 1999 |
| Supreme Sanction | Lester | 1999 |
| Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies | Tillaver | 1999 |
| Stealth Fighter | Berg | 1999 |
| Butter | House | 1998 |
| I Got the Hook Up | T-Lay | 1998 |
| The Players Club | XL | 1998 |
| Damon | Alfonse | 1998 |
| Jackie Brown | Winston | 1997 |
| Gang Related | Cutlass Supreme / Cutless Supreme | 1997 |
| Below Utopia | Tiny | 1997 |
| The Fifth Element | President Lindberg | 1997 |
| USA High | Tony | 1997 |
| The Good Bad Guy | Mobster #2 | 1997 |
| L.A. Heat | A.K. | 1997 |
| A Time to Revenge | Corporal Hollis | 1997 |
| Street Corner Justice | Angel Aikens | 1996 |
| White Cargo | Zeno / Zeno (as Tiny "Zeus" Lister) | 1996 |
| The Jamie Foxx Show | Adam - Groom | 1996 |
| Malcolm & Eddie | Zeus | 1996 |
| Sparks | Larry | 1996 |
| Phat Beach | Tiny | 1996 |
| Barb Wire | Bouncer | 1996 |
| A Thin Line Between Love and Hate | Tyrone | 1996 |
| Nash Bridges | Mr. Switch | 1996 |
| Moesha | Security Guard #2 | 1996 |
| Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead | House | 1995 |
| WCW Monday Nitro | Z-Gangsta | 1995 |
| The Set Up | Leon | 1995 |
| Hologram Man | Eightball | 1995 |
| Friday | Deebo | 1995 |
| In the House | Mono | 1995 |
| The Parent 'Hood | Leroy Moland | 1995 |
| Don Juan DeMarco | Rocco Compton | 1994 |
| ER | Patient | 1994 |
| Men of War | Blades | 1994 |
| Immortal Combat | Yanagi | 1994 |
| Against the Wall | Prisoner | 1994 |
| NYPD Blue | Bob | 1993 |
| The Meteor Man | Digit | 1993 |
| Posse | Obobo / Obobo (as Tiny Lister) | 1993 |
| Walker, Texas Ranger | Hicks | 1993 |
| WWE Raw | Self - Audience Member | 1993 |
| Trespass | Cletus | 1992 |
| Renegade | Marvin Montgomery | 1992 |
| Martin | Apollo | 1992 |
| Universal Soldier | GR55 | 1992 |
| Step by Step | Security Guard | 1991 |
| Talkin' Dirty After Dark | Bigg | 1991 |
| Driving Me Crazy | Cubey | 1991 |
| 9 1/2 Ninjas! | Cutter | 1991 |
| The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Tiny | 1990 |
| Secret Agent OO Soul | (as Tiny Lister) | 1990 |
| No Holds Barred: The Match/The Movie | Zeus | 1989 |
| Think Big | 'Z' | 1989 |
| Homer and Eddie | Man in Bar with Gun | 1989 |
| Midnight | Security Guard | 1989 |
| No Holds Barred | Zeus | 1989 |
| Hard Time on Planet Earth | John Henry | 1989 |
| The Night Before | Bartender | 1988 |
| In the Heat of the Night | Tommy 'T.K.' Kendricks | 1988 |
| Prison | Tiny | 1987 |
| CBS Summer Playhouse | (as Tom 'Tiny' Lester Jr.) | 1987 |
| Beverly Hills Cop II | Orvis | 1987 |
| Extreme Prejudice | Monday | 1987 |
| Warm Hearts, Cold Feet | Mack 'Truck' Jones | 1987 |
| Glory Years | (as Tommy 'Tiny' Lister) | 1987 |
| Wired to Kill | Sleet | 1986 |
| WWF Superstars | Zeus | 1986 |
| Armed and Dangerous | Bruno | 1986 |
| Blue City | Tiny | 1986 |
| 8 Million Ways to Die | Nose Guard | 1986 |
| Perfect Strangers | Leroy | 1986 |
| Matlock | Tiny / Johnny Mack | 1986 |
| Runaway Train | Black Guard / Guard | 1985 |
| Saturday Night's Main Event | Zeus | 1985 |
| 1st & Ten | Otis | 1984 |
| Webster | Football Player | 1983 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| White T | 2013 |
| Judgment Day | 1999 |
