An American pro wrestler and actor from Canada is named Tyler Mane. He gained fame for his role as Sabretooth in the American superhero movie “X-Men.” At the beginning of his career, Mane wrestled professionally for organizations including “All Japan Pro Wrestling,” “World Championship Wrestling,” and “Universal Wrestling Federation” (UWF).
For his work in the “Real World Tag League,” he received the “World’s Strongest Tag Determination League New Wave Award” in 1990.
He was included among the “500 finest singles wrestlers of the year” in 1991 by the well-known American publication “Pro Wrestling Illustrated” (PWI).
In 1996, Mane stopped competing in professional wrestling and turned his attention to acting. He then had appearances in hit films including “X-Men,” “Halloween,” and “Troy.” Additionally, he has appeared in a number of movies and television shows.
Tyler Mane’s Date of Birth and Education
On December 8, 1966, Daryl Karolat, a Canadian citizen, was born Tyler Mane in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. He grew up in Saskatoon and went to the Walter Murray Collegiate Institute.
Tyler Mane’s Wife
Before they were married on September 19, 1988, Tyler Mane and Jean Goertz were lovers. Previous to their divorce, Mane and Goertz were parents to two kids.
On August 21, 2003, their divorce case was finally resolved. After that, he began dating Renae Geerlings, an American actor, singer, writer, and producer. Renae Geerlings was wed on September 3, 2007.
Tyler Mane’s Career
He began working out with professional wrestler Stu Hart in Calgary when he was a teenager. He started working out with American wrestler Red Bastien when he was 19 years old.
Before beginning his wrestling career, he also received training from Mexican-American wrestler Mando Guerrero.
In 1986, he started professional wrestling in Canada under the ring name “Skywalker Nitron.” After competing in South Africa the next year, he received a request to compete in the UK.
In 1988, Tyler Mane started playing for the renowned New Japan Pro Wrestling organization in Japan. He participated in the now-defunct American wrestling organization “WCW” in 1989.
He joined “All Japan Pro Wrestling” in 1990 and participated in the yearly “World’s Strongest Tag Determination League” event. Along with another wrestler called Butch Masters, Mane received the “New Wave Award” for their performances in the competition.
He was hired by “WCW” in 1993, where he collaborated with Kevin Nash under the ring nickname “Big Sky.” He eventually quit “WCW,” however, as Kevin Nash turned down the promotion.
He joined the “Universal Wrestling Federation,” or UWF, in 1994. Herb Abrams, a professional wrestling promoter, formed the organization.
He was successful in “UWF,” where he defeated Steve Ray to become the “UWF MGM Grand Champion.” He did, however, give up wrestling in 1996 when Herb Abrams’ passing caused the “UWF” to be separated.
In the 1992 Mexican movie “Starfighters,” Mane had a cameo appearance. He had a little part in the TV show “Smokey and the Bandit” when he first signed with “WCW.” But he did not begin concentrating on his acting career until after his retirement from professional wrestling.
He appeared in one of the chapters of the American adolescent drama “Party of Five” in 1999 as Mr. Mayhem. His major break came in 2000 when he was chosen to represent Sabretooth in the superhero movie “X-Men,” which was directed by Bryan Singer.
He bought a lot of comic novels to read before the movie to be ready for his part. He had a cameo on the well-known comedy-drama TV show “V.I.P.” in 2001. He played Bondi in the action comedy movie “Joe Dirt” that same year.
He had a small part in “The Scorpion King” in 2002, and he later played Thorn in the action movie “Black Mask 2: City of Masks” from Hong Kong.
He appeared in many documentaries in 2003, including “X-Men Production Scrapbook,” “X-Men: Ellis Island Premiere,” and “X-Factor: The Look of X-Men.”
He was chosen to represent Ajax in the well-known battle movie Troy in 2004. He portrayed Rufus “RJ” Firefly, Jr. in the horror movie “The Devil’s Rejects” in 2005, and he later represented Antaeus in the “Hercules” miniseries.
He appeared in two television programs the next year, including “Monk” and “My Boys.” He was chosen to represent the well-known child murderer Michael Myers in the Rob Zombie-helmed horror movie “Halloween” in 2007.
Standing at 6 feet, nine inches tall, Mane became the tallest actor to play Michael Myers. In 2009’s “Halloween II,” the movie’s sequel, he played the part once again.
In the 2010 Canadian western comedy “Gunless,” he featured Jack, and in the 2011 suspense thriller “247°F,” he played Wade. He performed the main part of Jeremiah Carver in the television series “Chopper” from 2011 to 2012.
He co-wrote and played the lead roles in the 2013 American supernatural horror movie “Compound Fracture.” Along with Renae Geerlings, Anthony J. Rickert-Epstein, John Saunders, and Robert Ziglar, he also served as the movie’s producer.
He has significant parts in the 2015 short films “Twiztid: Boogieman” and “Slayer: Repentless.” In the action-thriller movie “Check Point” in 2017, he acted as Deputy Stacks and served as the movie’s associate producer.
He appeared in the same year’s “Last Temptation of Midnight” episode of the American TV show “Midnight, Texas.”
He played Andrew Woodsman in the horror movie “Entrenchment” and Bernie the Cyclops in the adventure-comedy “Abnormal Attraction” in 2018. He was also chosen to represent Jared McLaren in the movie “Psychosis” the same year.
2019 saw Mane appear in a number of movies, including “East Texas Oil,” “The Silent Natural,” “Penance Lane,” “Bring Me a Dream,” “Witchula,” and “The Horror Show.” He appeared in the television series “Knight’s End” the same year as well.