Posted on 12/11/2020 4:27:02 PM PST by Eddie01
Tommy “Tiny” Lister, a longtime character actor best known for playing the menacing neighborhood bully in Ice Cube and Chris Tucker’s comedy “Friday,” has died at 62.
Law enforcement was called to Lister’s Marina Del Rey apartment shortly before 3 p.m. Thursday, according to TMZ, which first reported the news. According to the outlet, Lister was pronounced dead at the scene. Lister’s manager, Cindy Cowan, told Variety that he had displayed coronavirus-like symptoms in recent days; the actor also had Type 2 diabetes.
The 6-foot-5-inch Lister was born blind with a detached and deformed retina in his right eye, which became something of a trademark for him. He was frequently cast as a villain, like in “Friday” and opposite Hulk Hogan in 1989’s “No Holds Barred.” (Hogan accidentally broke Lister’s nose in one of their scenes.)
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“My grandmomma gave me that chain.”
RIP, Zeus. You will be missed.
He gonna cry in the car
He will always be the President of Earth from Fifth Element for me.
Who?
I think Next Friday is funnier
“Hey Sparkey you play on a team. “
“Yeah, the Cucamonga Cracker Killers”
Sad to hear, 62 is way too young. He helped make “Friday” funny, and I can remember him in the WWF back in the day. RIP.
“I think Next Friday is funnier”
Blasphemy.
Did he ever Not scowl while on camera? I knew nothing about this actor.
Just watched that. I loved him killing the cockroach and in the final scene talking to Bruce Willis’ mother.
I also just watched The Dark Knight again the week before and he was the honorable convict that didn’t blow up the other boat.
He was the president in the fifth element
He was also the first black President to be portrayed in Hollywood (The Fifth Element)
“whatchu got on my drink homie?”
Enjoyed his work. RIP.
Never heard of him
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