‘Friday’ Star Tommy ‘Tiny’ Lister Dead at 62
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Tommy ‘Tiny’ Lister, the hulkish character actor whose pro wrestler frame and menacing on-screen disposition highlighted the first two Friday films, Jackie Brown and dozens of other movies, died Thursday at the age of 62. His manager confirmed the actor’s death to Variety. A cause of death was unknown, but his manager told Variety that he was found unresponsive in his Los Angeles apartment “after displaying symptoms of COVID-19 in recent days.”
The 6-foot-5 actor’s range spanned from President Lindberg in The Fifth Element to Adam Sandler’s brother in Little Nicky to the wrestling heel Zeus in No Holds Barred. His acting extended beyond the silver screen into two stints as a pro wrestler, with Lister taking on his No Holds Barred co-star Hulk Hogan at multiple WWE events. But it was his role as the bully Deebo in Friday and Next Friday that made Lister a star.
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