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Old 12-10-20 | 08:12 PM
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RIP: Tommy “Tiny” Lister (Friday, The Fifth Element) - Knocked the f*^% out!

Per TMZ:
Tommy "Tiny" Lister -- famous for playing intimidating, but lovable tough guys in films like "Friday" -- has died ... TMZ has learned.

Law enforcement sources tell us they got a call to the actor's Marina Del Rey apartment Thursday, just before 3 PM, for an unconscious male. Our sources say Tommy was not transported to the hospital, as he was pronounced dead on the scene.

We're told the coroner is at the home, but there's no word yet on a cause of death.
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Re: RIP: Tommy “Tiny” Lister (Friday, The Fifth Element) - Knocked the f*^% out!

RIP Zeus...
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Nooo!!!!! RIP.
Old 12-10-20 | 08:59 PM
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He was always fun.
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Damn! That’s sad. I always enjoyed him in everything I saw him in.
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Re: RIP: Tommy “Tiny” Lister (Friday, The Fifth Element) - Knocked the f*^% out!

Damn
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Re: RIP: Tommy “Tiny” Lister (Friday, The Fifth Element) - Knocked the f*^% out!

Aw man, just saw him in The Dark Knight. Always a great biggie. RIP.
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Re: RIP: Tommy “Tiny” Lister (Friday, The Fifth Element) - Knocked the f*^% out!

Noooo. RIP President from The Fifth Element
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RIP Zeus
Old 12-11-20 | 12:29 AM
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Re: RIP: Tommy “Tiny” Lister (Friday, The Fifth Element) - Knocked the f*^% out!

I still remember Tommy Tiny Lister from these old 1980s movies and tv show when they were on HBO back in the day

Armed and Dangerous
Glory Days

then he got popular right after No Holds Barred. then he started starring in a whole bunch of stuff such as Universal Soldier, Friday and other stuff
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Re: RIP: Tommy “Tiny” Lister (Friday, The Fifth Element) - Knocked the f*^% out!

Walter Hill used him well in some of his movies, e.g. EXTREME PREJUDICE and TRESPASS.
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That means the entire staff of Cherry's Bail Bonds is no longer with us.
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8:21 AM PT -- 12/11 -- Lister had been experiencing COVID symptoms in the days leading up to his death ... according to his manager, Cindy Cowan.

Cowan tells CNN that Tiny began feeling sick a week ago, but he got worse quickly -- couldn't breathe and felt very weak.

She says he was supposed to work on a movie set last weekend but had to cancel due to his breathing difficulties, and he also canceled a Zoom appearance for a TV festival Wednesday. That night is when Cowan says friends and family tried to call and check on him, but their calls went on answered.
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Re: RIP: Tommy “Tiny” Lister (Friday, The Fifth Element) - Knocked the f*^% out!

Damn, enjoyed his many roles. RIP.
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RIP

I looked at Tiny's Instagram feed and from the most recent videos I saw of him, he didn't look well.
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Re: RIP: Tommy “Tiny” Lister (Friday, The Fifth Element) - Knocked the f*^% out!

He would’ve chewed up and rip covid apart in his prime.
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Re: RIP: Tommy “Tiny” Lister (Friday, The Fifth Element) - Knocked the f*^% out!

The first Friday movie was great. But Friday 2 was kind of crappy
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RIP and too young to die
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Re: RIP: Tommy “Tiny” Lister (Friday, The Fifth Element) - Knocked the f*^% out!

Sucks he never got the chance to use the vaccine since he vowed to use it once he got the chance
Old 12-12-20 | 02:39 AM
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Re: RIP: Tommy “Tiny” Lister (Friday, The Fifth Element) - Knocked the f*^% out!

RIP.
I almost forgot he was in Armed and Dangerous and Jackie Brown, two favorites of mine as well as guilty pleasure I Got the Hook Up. 221 acting credits! He will be missed.

Last edited by spoon81; 12-12-20 at 06:26 AM.
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Re: RIP: Tommy “Tiny” Lister (Friday, The Fifth Element) - Knocked the f*^% out!

He was such a big fella. The nickname "Tiny" doesn't make any sense.
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Re: RIP: Tommy “Tiny” Lister (Friday, The Fifth Element) - Knocked the f*^% out!

Originally Posted by Count Dooku
He was such a big fella. The nickname "Tiny" doesn't make any sense.
That’s the joke.
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Originally Posted by dex14
That’s the joke.

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Re: RIP: Tommy “Tiny” Lister (Friday, The Fifth Element) - Knocked the f*^% out!

Originally Posted by Count Dooku
He was such a big fella. The nickname "Tiny" doesn't make any sense.
It's the same way I had the nickname "Poker Face" when we played cards in college.


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