April 30, 2025
Tom Lister Jr. was born as Thomas Duane Lister Jr. on 24-06-1958 in Compton in the state of California, United States. He was an American Film Actor, Wrestler, Television Actor & Voice Artist.
Other Name: | Tommy 'Tiny' Lister , Thomas Lister Jr., Tiny Lister, Zeus, Z-Gangsta, Tiny, Thomas Duane Lister Jr., The Human Wrecking Machine |
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Other Professions: | Wrestler Television Actor Voice Artist |
Appearance: | Hollywood WWE WCW |
Tom Lister Jr. was an actor, and he was also retired from professional wrestling. When he was born, he was blind from his right eye. He went to Palomar Junior College and then transferred to a City College in Long Beach in the state of California. After that, he attended California State University which is situated in the city of Los Angeles. There, he even won the National title for shot put and his mark6 was over 61 feet. The athletic department was host a track meet early in his name. He tried out for the Unite States Football League in the New Orleans team. Then, he went on to pursue acting as a career after he was cut.
This actor was mainly recognized for his role in the movie Friday in which he played Deebo. The character was a bully in the movie. Then, he acted in the sequel to the movie Next Friday. Lister Jr. had also made several television show appearances. He was in the first episode of Star Trek: Enterprise. He acted as an in-prison bodyguard in the Matlock show. He acted as Marvin Montgomery in renegade, as Apollo in Martin, as Major Aikens in the show Comedy Bang! Bang!, and himself in Nick Cannon Presents Wild n’ Out.
He had also been in music videos. These include videos of Michael Jackson, Sublime, 50 Cent, Akon, and other singers. In the movie No Holds Barred, he played the role of Zeus who was a harsh monster heel. The film was financed by the World Wrestling Federation.
He was an evangelical Christian and even appeared on a television program on a broadcasting network called Trinity Broadcasting Network. He gave testimonials on the program.
He was suffering from complications of COVID-19. He died at the age of 62 on 10-12-2020 at his home in Marina Del Rey in the state of California, United States due to COVID-19.
DEATHDAY | 10 December,2020 (Wednesday) |
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DEATH PLACE | Marina del Rey, California |
DEATH COUNTRY | United States |
He was born to Tommy Lister & Mildred Faye Lister. On 26-01-2003, he married Felicia Forbes. Together the couple had a daughter named Thomas Duane Lister III.
Skin Colour | Wheatish |
Eye Colour | Brown |
Hair Colour | Bald |
Home Town | Compton, California, United States |
Nationality | American |
Religion | Christianity |
Address | Marina Del Rey, California, United States |
School | N/A |
College | Palomar Junior College, San Marcos Long Beach City College, Long Beach California State University, Los Angeles |
Qualification | Graduate |
Hobbies | Playing Football |
Marital Status | Married |
Debut | Hollywood Film - Runaway Train (1985) TV - 1st & Ten (1984) Music Video - Happy: mover (1989) by The Boys WWF - 1989 |
Best Movies | Beverly Hills Cop II (1987), Friday (1995), The Dark Knight (2008) among others |
Salary | N/A |
Net Worth | N/A |
Official Website | N/A |
Favorite Color | Black |
Favorite Player | Diego Maradona , Zinedine Zidane , David Beckham |
Favorite Sport | Football |
Favorite Actress | Meryl Streep , Angelina Jolie , Julia Roberts |
Favorite Actor | Al Pacino , Will Smith , Leonardo DiCaprio , Tom Hanks |
Favorite Singer | Beyonce , Elvis Presley , Michael Jackson |
Favorite Place | Los Angeles |
Favorite Dress | Suits, Jeans with Shirt or T-shirt |
Tom Lister Jr. was 62 years 5 months & 16 days old age.