Tiny Lister Jr.
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Tom Lister Jr., 2011
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Thomas Lister Jr. June 24, 1958 Pine Bluff, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Other names | Tommy "Tiny" Lister |
| Occupation | Actor Professional wrestler |
| Years active | 1984–present (actor) 1989–1996 (wrestler) |
| Website | www.tommytinylister.com |
| Ring name(s) | Zeus Z-Gangsta |
| Billed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Billed weight | 310 lb (140 kg) |
| Billed from | Parts Unknown |
| Debut | April 25, 1989 |
| Retired | 1996 |
Thomas Lister Jr. (born June 24, 1958) is an American character actor and retired professional wrestler known for his roles as the neighborhood bully Deebo in the film Friday and its first sequel and as President Lindberg in The Fifth Element. He had two short professional wrestling stints, wrestling Hulk Hogan in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) after appearing as Zeus in the 1989 movie No Holds Barred and resuming the feud as Z-Gangsta in 1996 for World Championship Wrestling (WCW). He is blind in his right eye.
Lister was born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, on June 24, 1958. Lister family moved out of the south to Los Angeles, California to escape from racism. Lister was born blind with a detached and deformed retina in his right eye. He avoided the local gang life by developing an interest in films and religion instead. He attended Palomar Junior College before transferring to Long Beach City College for his sophomore year. While at Long Beach, he recorded a 52' shot put throw, which helped to earn him a scholarship to California State University at Los Angeles. In his senior year, he won the National shot put title with a mark of over 61 feet 8 inches (18.8 m).
Lister was the 1982 NCAA Division II National Shot Put Champion, and currently the Cal State LA athletic department sponsors an annual track meet in his name. After college, Lister competed for the Converse Track Club, eventually raising his shot put mark to 64 feet 3 inches (19.58 m), before trying out with the New Orleans Breakers of the United States Football League. He was cut after two exhibition games, and opted to pursue acting instead.
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