TOM LISTER, JR.

'Tommy "Tiny" Lister Jr.' (born June 24 1958) is an American actor, best known for his role as the neighborhood bully Deebo in the series of ''Friday'' movies. Lister also famously wrestled Hulk Hogan in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) after appearing in Hogan's movie ''No Holds Barred''.
Lister has had numerous guest appearances in TV series, including playing Klaang (the first Klingon humans ever meet) in the pilot episode of ''.

Contents

Career

Professional wrestling

Acting

Selected filmography

External links

Career

Professional wrestling

Lister first rose to fame in the 1989 wrestling movie ''No Holds Barred'', which was financed by the WWF and starred Hulk Hogan. Lister's role was Zeus, an unfazable monster heel who brutally beat his opponents into submission.
''No Holds Barred'' inspired a feud in the World Wrestling Federation ring during the latter half of 1989. Lister's large frame is 6' 6" (198 cm) — 255 lbs (116 kg) and he was billed as Zeus, and used the same "unfazable monster heel" gimmick in his matches – by no selling his opponent's more lethal moves – as he trounced jobbers in matches across the country. Zeus' one vulnerable area – which opponents like Hogan eventually figured out – was his eyes. The opponents would poke his eyes and then get the upper hand against Zeus. This was inspired due to Lister's strabismus condition.
Eventually, Zeus demanded a series of matches against Hogan. Citing jealousy for being billed under Hogan and anger over losing to Hogan in the movie, Zeus now wanted to beat him in "real life". However, Hogan was able to defeat Zeus rather easily in a series of tag-team matches; usually, Zeus' partner was either "Macho Man" Randy Savage or "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase, with Hogan teaming with Brutus "the Barber" Beefcake. It wasn't long before Zeus (and Lister as well) departed from the WWF.
Lister also spent a short time in the WCW as ''"Ze Gangsta"'' (or Z-Gangsta) as part of ''"The Alliance To End Hulkamania''" during the mid-1990s. Lister's WCW career was equally as short-lived as his WWF run.
Lister would also wrestle Abdullah the Butcher in Japan in a match that lasted 10:56 minutes.

Acting

Lister is best known as Deebo in the Ice Cube movie ''Friday'', and reprised his role for its sequel ''Next Friday''. Deebo was the neighbourhood bully and antagonist for Cube's character but did not appear in the third film of the series, ''Friday After Next''.
Lister was also featured in ''The Fifth Element'' as the Galactic President.
Lister was the main police officer in Chamillionaire's "Ridin'" video, and also 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 film clips from the movie.
Lister also portrayed the character "Sancho" in the Sublime music video "Santeria".
He is also sometimes confused with actor Michael Clarke Duncan.

Selected filmography

★ ''1st & Ten'' (1984) - Otis

★ ''Armed and Dangerous'' (1986) - Bruno

★ ''Beverly Hills Cop II'' (1987) - Orvis

★ ''No Holds Barred'' (1989) - Zeus

★ ''Trespass'' (1992) - Cletus

★ ''Universal Soldier'' (1992) - GR55

★ ''Posse'' (1993) - Obobo

★ ''Friday'' (1995) - Deebo

★ ''Phat Beach'' (1996)

★ ''The Fifth Element'' (1997) - President Lindberg

★ ''Jackie Brown'' (1997) - Winston

★ ''The Players Club'' (1998) - XL

★ '' (1999) - Prison Guard

★ ''Circus'' (2000) - Moose

★ ''Next Friday'' (2000) - Deebo

★ ''Little Nicky'' (2000) - Cassius

★ ''The Wash'' (2001) - Bear

★ ''Austin Powers in Goldmember'' (2002) - Prisoner #2

★ ''Full Clip'' (2004) - Boomiyay

★ ''Dracula 3000'' (2004) - Hummer

★ ''My Baby's Daddy'' (2005) - Drive-By

★ ''Who Made The Potatoe Salad?'' (2006) - Mr.Monster

★ ''One Night with the King'' (2006) - Hegai

★ ''Saul of the Mole Men'' (2007) - John Henry

★ ''Last Friday'' (2009)- Deebo

External links

★ Official Website

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★ Video of Zeus vs Abdullah the butcher