Tommy 'Tiny' Lister, former WWE superstar and Deebo from 'Friday' movie series, dies at 62
Actor and professional wrestler Tommy "Tiny" Lister died at the age of 62 on Thursday, according to his manager Cindy Cowan. Law enforcement was called to the scene of Lister's Marina Del Ray, California, residence just before 3 p.m. on Thursday after there was a call regarding an unconscious male.
Cowan revealed that Lister displayed symptoms of COVID-19 in recent days. The actor had been working on a film, but had to cancel shooting as a result of feeling ill.
Lister wasn't transported to the hospital and was pronounced dead at the scene. The coroner has yet to reveal a cause of death for the 6-foot-5 entertainer.
Lister appeared in the 1989 wrestling film "No Holds Barred," which was actually financed by the World Wrestling Federation (now WWE). He starred as Zeus, who was the nemesis of Hulk Hogan in the film.
Following the film, Lister took the gimmick into the WWF and was billed as "Zeus: The Human Wrecking Machine." As part of a storyline, Lister wanted to defeat Hogan in the ring since Hogan's character came out victorious in the movie.
Lister ended up forming a tag team with Hogan's rival "Macho Man" Randy Savage and the two faced off with Hogan and Brutus Beefcake at SummerSlam in 1989. Hogan and Beefcake came out on the winning end of the match and Hogan recorded the pin on Zeus to win the match for his team.
Zeus was also featured in a storyline leading up to Survivor Series that year as he formed a partnership with Ted DiBiase. The two joined forces with the Powers of Pain to face off against Hogan, Jake "The Snake" Roberts and Demolition. Zeus was eliminated from the match via a disqualification after refusing the referee's orders to break a chokehold on Hogan.
Following his run in the WWF, Lister appeared in World Championship Wrestling as Z-Gangsta.
Lister also appeared in several high-profile movies including "The Dark Knight," "The Fifth Element" and "Zootopia." Lister played President Lindberg in "The Fifth Element" but will perhaps best be remembers on the big screen as Deebo in the "Friday" film series. One of Lister's co-stars, Ice Cube, took to Twitter to remember the entertainer shortly after his death was announced.
Before his entertainment career, Lister was the 1982 NCAA Division II shot put champion at Cal State Los Angeles. Shortly after college, Lister played for the New Orleans Breakers of the United States Football League, but was cut after just two exhibition games and decided to pursue acting.
RIP Zeus. The Cauldron Of The Madness' 3 keepers have all gone back into the soup. I fear for what The Cauldron will do without any of these calm, capable, even-keeled, self-controlled purveyors of The Cauldron around. These qualities are displayed in the video below.
He went from a great wrestler to a very good actor. Friday Night will never be the same. RIP _________________ Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.
America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.
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Posted: Fri Dec 11, 2020 12:27 pm Post subject:
One of the scariest looking MFs in film, all time. RIP. He always played the same type of guy, but he was a great actor nonetheless. _________________ "Every hurt is a lesson, and every lesson makes you better”
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Posted: Fri Dec 11, 2020 1:29 pm Post subject:
kikanga wrote:
One of the scariest looking MFs in film, all time. RIP. He always played the same type of guy, but he was a great actor nonetheless.
He softened up in The Fifth Element. Being intelligent didn't fit him. He's a DEBO!
Tyshun Samuel (NFL wide receiver) was a bully as a kid. He was nicknamed Debo. The nickname stuck. He's called Debo Samuel. LINK _________________ Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.
America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.
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Posted: Fri Dec 11, 2020 2:42 pm Post subject:
panamaniac wrote:
Best movie president ever. You seemingly remember every role you’ve seen him in because his appearance was so memorable. RIP
He wasn't a star, he couldn't carry a movie but he sure as hell could prop one up. Never Die Alone, Jackie Brown, and of course the Friday series. _________________ Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.
America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.
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