Friday actor Tommy ‘Tiny’ Lister is found dead at age of 62 in his Marina Del Rey apartment
- Officials responded to a call of an unconscious male Police said character actor was pronounced dead on the scene
- A coroner was on the scene where Lister was found Lister was best known for playing Deebo in Friday and Next Friday
- He was also in films such as No Holds Barred, The Fifth Element and The Dark Knight
Friday actor Tommy ‘Tiny’ Lister was found dead Thursday at age of 62 in his Marina Del Rey apartment.
Police sources told TMZ that the veteran character actor was pronounced dead on the scene after officials responded to a call of an unconscious male.
A coroner was on the scene where the Compton, California native was found, though his cause of death has yet to be confirmed.
The latest: Friday actor Tommy ‘Tiny’ Lister was found dead Thursday at age of 62 in his Marina Del Rey apartment
His manager Cindy Cowan told Variety on Thursday that he had displayed coronavirus symptoms, and had missed shooting on a film project amid the ailment.
‘He was a wonderful guy with a heart of gold,’ Cowan told the outlet. ‘Everyone loved him. A real gentle giant. We’re all devastated.’
Lister was best known for playing Deebo in Friday and Next Friday, as well as films such as Austin Powers in Goldmember, Jackie Brown, The Fifth Element and The Dark Knight.
He was also involved with professional wrestling, and played opposite Hulk Hogan in 1989’s No Holds Barred.
He tangled with Hogan in the main event of the WWE’s 1989 SummerSlam, forming a tag team with the late Macho Man Randy Savage against Hogan and Brutus Beefcake. He also was in the defunct WCW wrestling organization in 1996 billed as Z-Gangsta.