Where Are They Now? The Cast of Friday

The stoner classic celebrates its 20th anniversary.

Nia Long ('Debbie') - Jay Z called her the dreamgirl from the 'hood and playing Cube's love interest in Friday continued Long's streak of hit films. In the years since, Long became a mainstay in Black rom-coms, from Love Jones to The Best Man and Soul Food. She also starred in a number of series for the small screen including Third Watch and House of Lies. She recently reprised her role as Jordan in The Best Man Holiday, and is expected to return for the third installment of the franchise. (Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)
Tiny 'Zeus' Lister Jr. ('Deebo') - The former WWE wrestler played neighborhood muscle Deebo, who relished in terrorizing everyone on the block. Lister has been a consistent presence on the big screen, with small roles in dozens upon dozens of films and television shows. He appeared in the sequel to Friday in 2000 and even had screen time in The Dark Knight and Jackie Brown. Lister has no fewer than seven projects in the works, and will next be seen in the cult horror flick The Human Centipede III (The Final Sequence).  (Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images for Cake Scottsdale)
John Witherspoon ('Willie Jones') - Already a comedy icon coming into Friday, Witherspoon played Cube's father in the film. Besides starring in the two Friday sequels, the actor continued performing stand-up in the years since and has appeared in films like Soul Plane and Bulworth. On the small screen, Witherspoon made his mark on The Tracy Morgan Show, The Wayans Bros. and on Aaron McGruder’s animated series The Boondocks and Black Jesus. (Photo: Robin Marchant/Getty Images)
Regina King ('Dana Jones') - King reunited with her Boyz ‘N Da Hood co-star Ice Cube for this film, playing Craig’s hairdresser sister, Dana. King went on to star as Cuba Gooding Jr.'s wife in Jerry Maguire, opposite Jamie Foxx in Ray and on the small-screen series 24 and Southland. She also lends her voice to The Boondocks and is a part of the ensemble cast of new drama American Crime. (Photo: Mark Davis/Getty Images)Paula Jai Parker ('Joi') - Parker played Craig’s scheming, suspicious girlfriend Joi in Friday. In the years since, she has been seen on The Wayans Bros., True Blood and opposite Terrence Howard in Hustle & Flow. Up next, Parker stars alongside Kali Hawk and Darius McCrary in the supernatural flick Haunted.  (Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images for NAACP Image Awards)

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Tiny 'Zeus' Lister Jr. ('Deebo') - The former WWE wrestler played neighborhood muscle Deebo, who relished in terrorizing everyone on the block. Lister has been a consistent presence on the big screen, with small roles in dozens upon dozens of films and television shows. He appeared in the sequel to Friday in 2000 and even had screen time in The Dark Knight and Jackie Brown. Lister has no fewer than seven projects in the works, and will next be seen in the cult horror flick The Human Centipede III (The Final Sequence).  (Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images for Cake Scottsdale)

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