Orlando Urban Film Festival, he won "Best Star Spotlight" for his performance in No Weapon Formed Against Us. Personal life Marriage He was married to Felicia Forbes, formerly of Cape Town, where they married. Legal issues On August 31, 2012, Lister agreed to plead guilty to conspiring to commit mortgage fraud, in a scheme that led to $3.8 million in losses. He was charged with fraudulently buying homes in order to withdraw $1.1 million in home equity loans. In April 2014, he was out on bail and was confident of avoiding prison. He stated, "What's so cool about God and our government is that you can make a mistake and they will forgive you if you just a good person and doing right." Health problems and death By age 55, Lister had type 2 diabetes. Lister was diagnosed with COVID-19 around August 2020 and overcame the illness. He became ill with symptoms similar to COVID-19 a second time in early December, exhibiting weakness and trouble breathing, which forced him to cancel shooting for a film. His manager Cindy McGowen, who said it was not normal for him to miss filmings, became concerned and sent her assistant to his house to give him vitamins and antibiotics. On December 10, police who were called to check on Lister found him dead in his home in Marina del Rey, California; he was 62 years old. The coroner's office investigated his cause of death, which was originally suspected to be from complications of COVID-19. However, the final autopsy report revealed that the cause of death was hypertension and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Championships and accomplishments Pro Wrestling Illustrated PWI ranked him #500 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1991 Filmography Film Television Music videos Video games References External links Online World of Wrestling Profile Tommy 'Tiny' Lister Producer Profile for The 1 Second Film 1958 births 2020 deaths 20th-century professional wrestlers African-American Christians African-American male actors African-American male professional wrestlers American evangelicals American male film actors American male professional wrestlers American male television actors American male voice actors Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles men's track and field athletes Male actors from Los Angeles County, California People with type 2 diabetes Professional wrestlers from California Sportspeople from Compton, California