Permanent Weekend

in Hits & Misses by
“If there wasn’t a script to follow,
you know damn well who would have won, Hogan!
The same goes for you too, Ice Cube!
Bitches!”

Tom “Tiny” Lister
Actor, wrestler, monocular monolith.
June 24, 1958 — December 10, 2020.
Aged 62 years.

Most recognized for: Since the mid 80’s, whenever casting directors needed a big, scary-lookin’ black dude, Mr. Lister’s phone would ring. His role as Hulk Hogan’s antagonist Zeus in the wrestling flick “No Holds Barred” segued into a monster heel gig in the WWF. He also appeared in “The Dark Knight,” “The Fifth Element,” and “Jackie Brown.” But on top of the ‘Beetus, he got the ‘Rona… and eventually, Deebo saw his last “Friday.”