Actor Tommy ‘Tiny’ Lister has died at 62, reports Variety. Lister was found in his L.A. apartment and an investigation is underway.
Lister’s entertainment career began in the 1980s, including an appearance opposite Hulk Hogan in the 1989 wrestling movie No Holds Barred as the heel, Zeus. A short stint in the WWE and the WCW followed, but it was his role as Deebo in F. Gary Gray’s 1995 film Friday that shot him to stardom.
Tom Lister as President Lindberg in 1997's The Fifth Element.Lister reprised the role in 2000 in the sequel Next Friday, but the 6’5’’ actor is also remembered for many others, including President Lindberg in 1997 sci-fi cult classic The Fifth Element and Winston the bail bondsman in Quentin Tarantino’s Jackie Brown, plus The Dark Knight, Little Nicky, and Zootopia.
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