{"id":97266,"date":"2020-12-11T14:18:33","date_gmt":"2020-12-11T19:18:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=97266"},"modified":"2020-12-11T14:25:24","modified_gmt":"2020-12-11T19:25:24","slug":"friday-star-tommy-tiny-lister-dies-at-62-entertainment-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=97266","title":{"rendered":"Friday Star Tommy \u201cTiny\u201d Lister Dies at 62 &#8211; Entertainment News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[AdSense-A]<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=97266\" rel=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=97266\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-97267 size-medium\" style=\"margin-right: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/GettyImages-1167311684-1607652553-928x523-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/GettyImages-1167311684-1607652553-928x523-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/GettyImages-1167311684-1607652553-928x523-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/GettyImages-1167311684-1607652553-928x523.jpg 928w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>By Geoffrey Huchel<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Actor Thomas \u201cTiny\u201d Lister , JR. known for his roles in FRIDAY (1995), and its sequel NEXT FRIDAY (2000), died December 10, 2020, in Marina Del Ray, California, after experiencing Covid-19 symptoms. He was 62 years old.<\/p>\n<p>Thomas \u201cTiny\u201d Lister was born on June 24, 1958, in Compton, California. He attended Palomar Junior College and transferred to Long Beach College. He recorded a 52 ft shot put throw, which earned him a scholarship to California State University at Los Angeles. In his senior year, he won the national shot put title. Lister was the 1982 NCAA Division II national Shot Put Champion.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The character actor appeared in numerous films and televisions series including WEBSTER (1983-1989), RUNAWAY TRAIN (1985), BLUE CITY (1986), PERFECT STRANGERS (1986-1993), BEVERLY HILLS COP II (1987), MATLOCK (1986-1995), THE FRESH PRINCE OF BEL-AIR (1990-1996), UNIVERSAL SOLDIER (1992), WALKER, TEXAS RANGER (1993-2001), IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT (1988-1995), DON JUAN DEMARCO (1994), ER (1994-2009), STEP BY STEP (1991-1998), THINGS TO DO IN DENVER WHEN YOU\u2019RE DEAD (1995), MARTIN (1992-1997), A THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE AND HATE (1996), BARB WIRE (1996), MOESHA (1996-2001), THE JAMIE FOXX SHOW (1996-2001), THE FIFTH ELEMENT (1997), JACKIE BROWN (1997), THE PLAYERS CLUB (1998), LITTLE NICKY (2000), THE DARK KNIGHT (2008), and ZOOTOPIA (2016), among many others.<\/p>\n<p>Lister also had short stints as a wrestler in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), and World Championship Wrestling (WCW). He appeared with Hulk Hogan in the wrestling film NO HOLDS BARRED (1989), playing Zeus, and reprised Zeus in multiple episodes of WWF CHALLENGE (1986), WWF SUPERSTARS (1986-1999), HULKAMANIA FOREVER (1990) and WWF WRESTLING\u2019S GREATEST STEEL CAGE MATCHES EVER! (1992).<\/p>\n<p>Ringside Report sends our condolences to Tommy \u201cTiny\u201d Lister\u2019s family during their time of grief.<\/p>\n<p>[si-contact-form form=&#8217;2&#8242;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[AdSense-A] By Geoffrey Huchel Actor Thomas \u201cTiny\u201d Lister , JR. known for his roles in FRIDAY (1995), and its sequel NEXT FRIDAY (2000), died December 10, 2020, in Marina Del Ray, California, after experiencing Covid-19 symptoms. He was 62 years old. Thomas \u201cTiny\u201d Lister was born on June 24, 1958, in Compton, California. 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