Tommy “Tiny” Lister died Thursday 10 December from COVID-19 related symptoms.
You might not know Tiny, an American actor and professional wrestler. You might have seen him in “Friday” or “The Fifth Element” but you will definitely remember him in Michael Jackson’s short film “Remember The Time” where he played a guard of The Pharaoh (played by Eddie Murphy) and chased Michael around Egypt.
Tiny overcame COVID-19 earlier this year but became sick about a week ago and developed breathing troubles.
During a 2018 interview with The Hannibal TV, Tiny discussed some of his career highlights and mentioned his friendship with Michael Jackson. He said when he was recruited to work on “Remember the Time”, he signed on to do it for five weeks. In that time, both became close.
He shared that during filming, he would stay in character after the scene cut and kept chasing Michael around the set. Then Michael and John Singleton, the director, plotted against him as payback.
Laughing, Lister recalled how they pranked him. “One time, I’m chasing Michael looking for him in the barrels and baskets, and they put real snakes in there. I’m scared of snakes,” he said.
“I put my hand in there and started talking like Prince and Michael Jackson. They got that on camera and if they use it against me, I’ll be in trouble,” he joked. Lister added that he screamed.
Rest in Peace Tiny Lister!
SOURCE: Sky News
