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Hardly diminutive, 6' 5" Tommy "Tiny" Lister is not just a highly recognizable figure on screen, but also a highly accomplished actor. Originally a professional wrestler known by the names "Zeus" and "ZGangsta" for the WWF, Tiny left the world of wrestling in the mid 80s to pursue an acting career. And he hasn't stopped since... See full bio »

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Tommy Duane Lister
in Compton, California, USA
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2012 Prey (pre-production)
 
2012 Room and Board (pre-production)
Moses
 
2012 cockroaches (pre-production)
Carl the Florist
 
2012 K-11 (post-production)
Detroit
 
2012 Trophy (post-production)
Billy Thomas
 
2012 Silent No More (post-production)
Blake
 
2011 No Weapon Formed Against Us (post-production)
Jackson Hines
 
2011 Noah's Ark: The New Beginning (post-production)
Roaring Giant (voice)
 
2011 Popcorn Ceiling (post-production)
Bubba
 
2012 Hillbilly Highway (completed)
Wilbert
 
2012 We the Party
 
2011 Cornered
Cpt. Williams
 
2011 The Trap Door (video)
Jomo
 
2011 Hopelessly in June
Pastor G
 
2011 The Sixth (short)
Priest
 
2011 Regular Show (TV series)
Bobby
– See You There (2011) … Bobby (voice) (as Tiny Lister)
– My Mom (2011) … Bobby (voice) (as Tiny Lister)
 
2010-2011 Fish Hooks (TV series)
Mr. Mussels / 2010
– Flying Fish (2011) … Mr. Mussels (voice)
– Milo Gets a Ninja (2011) … Mr. Mussels (voice)
– Fish Out of Water (2010) … Mr. Mussels (voice)
– Fish Sleepover Party (2010) … 2010
 
2011 White T
Mad Rapper
 
2011 The Preacher's Family
Jackson Hines
 
2010 First Dog
Big Mike
 
2010 Laugh Track Mash-ups (TV series)
Mr. Oppenheimer
– Ralphie n' Me (2010) … Mr. Oppenheimer
 
2010 Lean Like a Cholo
Crazy Loc
 
2010 Food Stamps
Reggie The Mail Man
 
2010 The Lazarus Papers
Tiny Delaney
 
2009 Nite Tales: The Series (TV series)
Wrestler
– Trapped (2009) … Wrestler
 
2009/I Holy Water
SixPac Jordan
 
2009 Super Capers
Sarge
 
2008 Chocolate News (TV series)
Otis 'Lighting' Jones
– Episode #1.8 (2008) … Otis 'Lighting' Jones
 
2008 Unemployed
 
2008 Monster Ark (TV movie)
Sgt. Gentry (as Tommy Lister Jr.)
 
2008 The Dark Knight
Tattooed Prisoner (as Tommy Tiny Lister)
 
2008 Terra Nova
Sewing Dude (as Tommi Tiny Lister)
 
2008 Under One Roof (TV series)
Punkin
– Release Therapy (2008) … Punkin
 
2008 The Hustle
Dog Thief
 
2008 Tamales and Gumbo
Uncle Mark
 
2008 Miss B's Hair Salon
Mr. Biggs
 
2007 The Grand
German's Bodyguard
 
2007 The Pink Conspiracy
The Duke
 
2007 Bone Dry
Mitch
 
2007 Saul of the Mole Men (TV series)
John Henry Irons
– Faster Robot! Upload! Upload! (2007) … John Henry Irons
– Children of Embers Blaze (2007) … John Henry Irons
– Hammer in His Hand (2007) … John Henry Irons
 
2007 Ascension Day
Will
 
2007 Da Block Party 2 (video)
CJ's Father
 
2007 The Rimshop
Duncan
 
2007 Hauntsville
Kaine
 
2007 Lady Samurai
Big Luther
 
2006 Who Made the Potatoe Salad?
Monster
 
2006 Scarface: The World Is Yours (Video Game)
Babylon Club Doorman (as Tiny Lister)
 
2006 One Night with the King
Hegai, the Royal Eunuch
 
2006 Forbidden Fruits (video)
Jade
 
2006 Full Clip
Bumaye
 
2005 All of Us (TV series)
Bandito
– Creeping with the Enemy (2005) … Bandito
 
2005 50 Cent: Bulletproof (Video Game)
Big Rig, Gangbanger (voice)
 
2005 Santa's Slay
Gas Attendant
 
2005 County General
Big Murder
 
2005 The Rev (TV movie)
Tiny
 
2004 Hair Show
Agent Little
 
2004 Slammed
Bubba
 
2004 Dracula 3000 (TV movie)
Humvee (as Tiny Lister)
 
2004 A Night in Compton
Rainmaker
 
2004 Blast
Smiley (as Tiny Lister)
 
2004 El padrino
T-Bone (as 'Tiny' Lister)
 
2004 Never Die Alone
Rockie
 
2004 My Baby's Daddy
Drive By (as Tiny Lister)
 
2004 Choices 2 (video)
 
2003 Vegas Vampires
Andrew Johnson
 
2003 Hellborn
Smithy (as Tom 'Tiny' Lister)
 
2003 Love Chronicles
Alfonso
 
2003 Keepin' It Real
A-Train Tranton (as 'Tiny' Lister Jr.)
 
2003 Confidence
Harlin
 
2002 Austin Powers in Goldmember
Prisoner #2
 
2001 The Wash
Bear (as Tommy 'Tiny' Lister Jr.)
 
2001 Soulkeeper
Chad
 
2001 Star Trek: Enterprise (TV series)
Klaang
– Broken Bow: Part 2 (2001) … Klaang (as Tommy 'Tiny' Lister Jr.)
– Broken Bow: Part 1 (2001) … Klaang (as Tommy 'Tiny' Lister Jr.)
 
2001 Out Kold
Sweet
 
2001 Nash Bridges (TV series)
Mr. Switch
– Cat Fight (2001) … Mr. Switch
– Blood Bots (2001) … Mr. Switch
 
2001 The Duo
Tiny Lister, Jr. (as Tommy Lister)
 
2000 Little Nicky
Cassius (as Tommy 'Tiny' Lister Jr.)
 
2000 Shark in a Bottle
The Recruiter
 
2000 Circus
Moose (as Tiny Lister)
 
2000 Next Friday
Debo (as Tommy 'Tiny' Lister Jr.)
 
2000 The Cheapest Movie Ever Made (as Tiny 'Zeus' Lister)
 
1999 Judgment Day (video)
Brother Clarence
 
1999 Stealth Fighter
Berg (as Tommy 'Tiny' Lister Jr.)
 
1999 Supreme Sanction (TV movie)
Lester (as Tommy 'Tiny' Lister Jr.)
 
1999 Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies (video)
Tillaver (as Tommy 'Tiny' Lister Jr.)
 
1998 Butter
House
 
1998 I Got the Hook Up
T-Lay (as Tommy 'Tiny' Lister. Jr.)
 
1998 Damon (TV series)
Alfonse
– My Brother's So-Called Life (1998) … Alfonse (as Tom 'Tiny' Lister)
 
1998 The Players Club
XL (as Tiny Lister)
 
1997 Jackie Brown
Winston (as Tommy 'Tiny' Lister Jr.)
 
1997 Hoover Park
 
1997 Criminal Intent
Cutlass Supreme
 
1997 USA High (TV series)
Tony
– Mr. Tiffani (1997) … Tony (as Tiny Lister Jr.)
 
1997 The Fifth Element
President Lindberg (as Tommy 'Tiny' Lister Jr.)
 
1997 Below Utopia
Tiny (as Tommy 'Tiny' Lister)
 
1997 L.A. Heat (TV series)
A.K.
– Rap Sheet (1997) … A.K. (as Tiny Lister Jr.)
 
1997 Sparks (TV series)
Larry
– Won't You Be My Neighbor (1997) … Larry
 
1997 The Good Bad Guy
Mobster #2 (as Tiny Lister)
 
1997 The Jamie Foxx Show (TV series)
Adam
– I Do, I Didn't (1997) … Adam (as Tommy 'Tiny' Lister Jr.)
 
1997 Malcolm & Eddie (TV series)
Zeus
– Lockdown (1997) … Zeus
 
1997 In the House (TV series)
Mono
– Dial 'M' for Marion (1997) … Mono
 
1996 Moesha (TV series)
Security Guard #2
– A Concerted Effort: Part 1 (1996) … Security Guard #2
 
1996 Street Corner Justice
Angel Aikens (as 'Tiny' Lister Jr.)
 
1996 Phat Beach
Tiny (as Tiny 'Zeus' Lister Jr.)
 
1996 Barb Wire
Bouncer (as Tiny 'Zeus' Lister)
 
1996 A Thin Line Between Love and Hate
Tyrone (as Tiny Lister)
 
1996 White Cargo
Zeno
 
1996 WCW Uncensored (video)
Z-Gangsta
 
1996 NYPD Blue (TV series)
Bob
– Burnin' Love (1996) … Bob (uncredited)
 
1995 Martin (TV series)
Apollo
– Housekeeper from Hell (1995) … Apollo (as Tiny Lister)
 
1995 The Set Up
Leon (as Tiny 'Zeus' Lister)
 
1995 Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
House (as Tiny Lister Jr.)
 
1995 The Parent 'Hood (TV series)
Leroy
– The Bully Pulpit (1995) … Leroy
 
1995 Step by Step (TV series)
Security Guard
– Where Have You Gone, Joe DiMaggio? (1995) … Security Guard (as Tiny Lister Jr.)
 
1995 Friday
Deebo (as Tiny 'Zeus' Lister Jr.)
 
1995 Hologram Man (video)
Eightball
 
1995 ER (TV series)
Patient
– Feb 5, '95 (1995) … Patient (as 'Tiny' Lister Jr.)
 
1995 The Kangaroo
Sadran
 
1994 Don Juan DeMarco
Rocco Compton (as 'Tiny' Lister Jr.)
 
1994 Men of War
Blades (as Tiny 'Zeus' Lister)
 
1994 Immortal Combat
Yanagi (as Tiny Lister)
 
1993 In the Heat of the Night (TV series)
Tommy 'T.K.' Kendricks
– Every Man's Family (1993) … Tommy 'T.K.' Kendricks (as Tiny Lister)
 
1993 Walker, Texas Ranger (TV series)
Hicks
– Storm Warning (1993) … Hicks
 
1993 Renegade (TV series)
Marvin
– The Champ (1993) … Marvin (as Tiny Lister)
 
1993 The Meteor Man
Digit (as Tiny Lister)
 
1993 Posse
Obobo (as Tiny Lister)
 
1992 Trespass
Cletus (as Tiny Lister)
 
1992 Universal Soldier
GR55
 
1991/I Driving Me Crazy
Cubey (as Tiny Lister Jr.)
 
1991 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (TV series)
Tiny
– 72 Hours (1991) … Tiny (as 'Tiny' Lister Jr.)
 
1991 9 1/2 Ninjas!
Cutter (as Tiny Lister)
 
1991 Talkin' Dirty After Dark
Bigg
 
1990 Secret Agent OO Soul (as Tiny Lister)
 
1989 WWF Superstars (TV series)
Zeus
 
1989 Chameleons (TV movie)
Luther
 
1986-1989 Matlock (TV series)
Tiny / Johnny Mack
– The Prisoner: Part 2 (1989) … Tiny (as 'Tiny' Lister Jr.)
– The Prisoner: Part 1 (1989) … Tiny (as 'Tiny' Lister Jr.)
– The Seduction (1986) … Johnny Mack (as Tiny Lister)
 
1989 Think Big
'Z'
 
1989 Saturday Night's Main Event (TV series)
Zeus
– Episode dated 14 October 1989 (1989) … Zeus
– Episode dated 18 July 1989 (1989) … Zeus
– Episode dated 27 May 1989 (1989) … Zeus
 
1989 Summerslam (video)
Zeus
 
1989 WWF Challenge (TV series)
Zeus
– Episode dated 27 August 1989 (1989) … Zeus
 
1989 Homer and Eddie
Man in Bar with Gun
 
1989 Midnight
Security Guard (as Tom 'Tiny' Lister Jr.)
 
1989 CBS Summer Playhouse (TV series)
– B Men (1989)
 
1989 No Holds Barred
Zeus
 
1989 Hard Time on Planet Earth (TV series)
John Henry
– The Hot Dog Man (1989) … John Henry (as Tiny Lister Jr.)
 
1988 The Night Before
Bartender (as Tom 'Tiny' Lister)
 
1988 Prison
Tiny (as Tom 'Tiny' Lister Jr.)
 
1984-1987 1st & Ten: The Championship (TV series)
Otis
– The Brink of Death (1987) … Otis
– Ernie's Last Quarter (1987) … Otis
– Of Scalpers and Superstars (1987)
– The Sins of the Quarterback (1985)
– By the Bulls (Pilot) (1984) … Otis (as Tommy 'Tiny' Lister Jr.)
 
1987 Beverly Hills Cop II
Orvis
 
1987 Extreme Prejudice
Monday
 
1987 Perfect Strangers (TV series)
Leroy
– Hello, Elaine (1987) … Leroy
 
1987 Warm Hearts, Cold Feet (TV movie)
Mack 'Truck' Jones
 
1987 Glory Years (TV movie)
 
1986 Wired to Kill
Sleet (as Tommy Lister Jr. 'Tiny')
 
1986 Armed and Dangerous
Bruno
 
1986 Blue City
Tiny (as Tommy Lister Jr.)
 
1986 8 Million Ways to Die
Nose Guard
 
1985 Runaway Train
Black Guard (as Tom 'Tiny' Lister)
 
Show ShowProducer (5 titles)
2012 Brutality (co-executive producer) (filming)
 
2011 No Weapon Formed Against Us (producer) (post-production)
 
2011 The Preacher's Family (producer)
 
2011 White T (executive producer)
 
1999 Judgment Day (video) (executive producer)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2005 County General (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (11 titles)
2009 Black to the Future (TV series)
Himself
 
2009 Sober House (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.2 (2009) … Himself
 
2008 America's Toughest Bars (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2007 The Still Life
Himself/Art Buyer
 
2005 Praise the Lord (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 1 December 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 Inked (TV series)
 
2003 3rd Annual BET Awards (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Adam Sandler Goes to Hell (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1990 Rapmania: The Roots of Rap (TV documentary)
Himself (as Zeus)
 
1989 Survivor Series (video)
Himself (as Zeus)
 
1989 Hulkamania 4 (video)
Himself (as Zeus)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (4 titles)
2009 WWE: Hulk Hogan (video)
Zeus
 
2009 WWE: Survivor Series Anthology, Vol. 1 (video)
Zeus
 
2009 WWE: Summerslam - The Complete Anthology, Vol. 1
Zeus
 
2006 Video on Trial (TV series)
 

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Music video: Sublime's "Santeria",as "Sancho", 1998. See more »

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Alternate Names:

Tommy Lister Jr. 'Tiny' | 'Tiny' Lister Jr. | Tiny 'Zeus' Lister Jr. | Tiny Lister Jr. | Tom 'Tiny' Lister Jr. | Tommy 'Tiny' Lister Jr. | Tommy Lister Jr. | 'Tiny' Lister | Tiny 'Zeus' Lister | Tiny Lister | Tom 'Tiny' Lister | Tommi Tiny Lister | Tommy Tiny Lister | Tommy Lister | Tommy 'Tiny' Lister. Jr. | Z-Gangsta | Zeus

Height:

6' 5" (1.96 m)
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

He has commonly been listed as 6' 7", especially back in his wrestling days, but is actually about 6' 5". See more »

Trademark:

Due to his imposing stature he often plays thugs or brutes of a violent nature. See more »

Nickname:

The Human Wrecking Machine when he was Zeus See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer