{"id":60768,"date":"2020-12-11T21:16:25","date_gmt":"2020-12-11T10:46:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fernbyfilms.com\/?p=60768"},"modified":"2020-12-11T21:18:29","modified_gmt":"2020-12-11T10:48:29","slug":"vale-tom-lister-jr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fernbyfilms.com\/2020\/12\/11\/vale-tom-lister-jr\/","title":{"rendered":"Vale – Tom Lister Jr"},"content":{"rendered":"

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American actor and former professional wrestler Tom “Tiny” Lister Jr has passed away.<\/p>\n

Lister was best known for his acting roles in 1995’s cult classic Friday<\/em> and its sequel, Next Friday<\/em> (2000), as well as President Lindenberg in Lux Besson’s 1997 sci-fi classic The Fifth Element<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

On screen, Lister was a constant bit-part performer, appearing early on in his career as a security guard in Runaway Train<\/em><\/a>, and moved through various supporting roles in action-oriented films such as Beverley Hills Cop II, Universal Soldier, Immortal Combat<\/em>, Pamela Anderson’s Barb Wire<\/em>, and Tarantino’s Jackie Brown<\/em>. He appeared alongside Adam Sandler in Little Nicky<\/em>, had a minor cameo in Austin Powers: Goldmember<\/em>, and played a thug in the 2008 comic book movie The Dark Knight<\/em><\/a>. Notable later roles include a small role in The Human Centipede 3<\/em>, a voice part in Disney’s Zootopia<\/em><\/a>, and as himself in Saturday Morning Rapture<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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Tom Lister as the President in Luc Besson’s “The Fifth Element”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Small screen roles included appearances in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Enterprise<\/em>, and The Cleveland Show<\/em>, among others.<\/p>\n

Tom Lister Jr passed away on December 10, aged 62.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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