Tommy 'Tiny' Lister, former WWE superstar and Deebo from 'Friday' movie series, dies at 62 - CBSSports.com
Tommy 'Tiny' Lister, Old 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 executive Cindy Cowan. Law enforcement was called to the Gross of Lister's Marina Del Ray, California, Place just before 3 p.m. on Thursday when there was a call regarding an unconscious male.
Cowan said that Lister displayed symptoms of COVID-19 in New days. The actor had been working on a film, but had to Kill shooting as a result of feeling ill.
Lister wasn't brought to the hospital and was pronounced dead at the scene. The coroner has yet to inform 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 Humanoid Wrecking Machine." As part of a storyline, Lister wished to defeat Hogan in the ring True Hogan's character came out victorious in the movie.
Lister over 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 filed 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 gave a partnership with Ted DiBiase. The two joined forces with the Powers of Pain to face off in contradiction of Hogan, Jake "The Snake" Roberts and Demolition. Zeus was eliminated from the match via a disqualification when 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 some 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 Hide as Deebo in the "Friday"film series. One of Lister's co-stars, Ice Cube, took to Twitter to remember the entertainer shortly when his death was announced.
Before his entertainment career, Lister was the 1982 NCAA Division II shot put champion at Cal States Los Angeles. Shortly after college, Lister played for the New Orleans Breakers of the Joint States Football League, but was cut when just two exhibition games and decided to targeted acting.
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