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Tommy “Tiny” Lister: “I Thought It Was A Curse, But It Was My Blessing”

Tommy Tiny Lister

Playing the bad guy wasn’t always easy for Tommy “Tiny” Lister, Jr. The Compton, CA native says he received death threats when he wrestled as Zeus, a character he originated in the 1989 film No Holds Barred. As a result of his ability to appear menacing and be able to turn it on and off, Tiny has carved out a weird, remarkable career — 30 years long, 176 acting credits in all, with work alongside icons like Marlon Brando, Tupac Shakur, Bruce Willis, Hulk Hogan, and even Michael Jackson.

God, he believes, had something to do with making him one of Hollywood’s go-to heavies. Born blind with a detached and deformed retina, Lister was once ashamed of his right eye. He wore tinted glasses. He even cursed God. Then one day he stopped hiding and took off the shades. “I started doing these movies and God said, ‘You thought it was a curse. It was a blessing,’” he says. “[My eye] became my trademark in Hollywood.”

Tommy Tiny Lister Blindness
(Lister in character as “Deebo” from ‘Friday’ movie)

On Defeating Diabetes
“It’s important to get our diet under control. Get rid of the fried foods. Get rid of the carbs. Since I got rid of the carbs, my Diabetes went down from 140 to 88. And now I’m able to do more cardio.”

“It’s all about changing our community, one person at a time. It’s about us living until we’re 100 years old. Not dying when we’re 50 years old because our health is messed up. We are going to get this diabetes under control by educating our minds and educating our bodies.”

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