Tom Lister Jr. Wrestler

Tommy "Tiny" Lister (born Thomas Lister, Jr. on June 24, 1958) is an American character actor and retired professional wrestler known for his role as the neighborhood bully Deebo in the Friday trilogy series of movies and his role as President Lindberg in The Fifth Element. He also had a short-lived professional wrestling career, wrestling Hulk Hogan in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) and World Championship Wrestling (WCW) after appearing as Zeus in Hogan's movie No Holds Barred. Lister is blind in his right eye.Lister has had numerous guest appearances in TV series, including playing Klaang (the first Klingon ever to make contact with humans) in the pilot episode of Star Trek: Enterprise. He also co-starred in a two-part episode of the courtroom series Matlock as Mr. Matlock's in-prison bodyguard.Lister performed a cameo as a prisoner in The Dark Knight as well as Austin Powers in Goldmember in the "Hard Knock Life" spoof. He also appeared as Sancho in the music video for Sublime's song "Santeria".

Personal facts

Tom Lister Jr.
Alias (AKA)Zeus
Birth dateJune 24, 1958
Birth nameThomas Lister Jr.
Birth place
Pine Bluff Arkansas
Height (meters)1.9558
Weight (Kilograms)140.616

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Wrestler

Career start1984
Career end1996
billed
Glossary of professional wrestling terms
debutApril 25, 1989

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