Tommy "Tiny" Lister, Jr.
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Tommy "Tiny" Lister, Jr. (born 24 June 1958; age 50) is the tall, muscular actor who played Klaang, the first Klingon ever encountered by Humans, in the Star Trek: Enterprise feature-length pilot episode, "Broken Bow".
Formerly a professional wrestler who went by the stage-name "Zeus" (a name he carried in some of his films), Lister is known for playing the role of Deebo in the 1995 comedy Friday and its 2000 sequel Next Friday. He is also known for his role as President Lindberg in the hit 1997 science fiction film The Fifth Element, which co-starred Sonita Henry as his character's aide. In addition, he has major supporting roles in such films as The Set Up (co-starring Mark Rolston), Jackie Brown (1997, with Denise Crosby), and Little Nicky (2000, with Clint Howard); in the latter, he played one of the evil brothers of the title character.
Lister made his in the 1985 thriller Runaway Train, which co-starred John Bloom, Loren Janes, and Don Pugsley. His other motion picture credits during the 1980s included 8 Million Ways to Die (1986, with Vyto Ruginis, Rosalind Ingledew, and Victor Rivers), Blue City (1986, with Paul Winfield, David L. Crowley, Allan Graf, and Paddi Edwards), Armed and Dangerous (1986, with Jonathan Banks and Nicholas Worth), Extreme Prejudice (1987, with Clancy Brown and Jimmy Ortega), Beverly Hills Cop II (1987, with Dean Stockwell and Ronny Cox), and The Night Before (1988, with Wren T. Brown and Jimmie F. Skaggs).
In the 1990s, he was seen in such films as Universal Solider (1992, with Leon Rippy and Lilyan Chauvin), Trespass (1992, with William Sadler), The Meteor Man (1993, with Frank Gorshin, Wallace Shawn, and Deborah Lacey), Hologram Man (1995, with Derek McGrath), Don Juan DeMarco (1995, with Franc Luz), and Things To Do in Denver When You're Dead (1995, with Christopher Lloyd and Bill Cobbs). More recent film credits include Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002, also with Clint Howard), Confidence (2003, with Leland Orser), and One Night with the King (2006, with John Rhys-Davies).
He is the second WWE superstar to appear on Star Trek, being preceded by The Rock and followed by The Big Show.
