Tyler Mane

Tyler Mane
Tyler Mane, 2006
Ring name(s)	Darryl Karolet[1] [1] Nitron[1] Big Sky[1] The Skywalker[1] Sky High Walker[1] Gully Gaspar[1] Tyler Mane[1]
Billed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)[1]
Billed weight	295 lb (134 kg)[1]
Born	(1966-12-08) December 8, 1966[1] Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada[1]
Trained by	Red Bastien[1]
Debut	1986[1]
Retired	1996[1]

Tyler Mane (born December 8, 1966) is a Canadian actor and former professional wrestler. He is known for playing Sabretooth in X-Men, Ajax in Troy and Michael Myers in the remake of Halloween and its sequel, Halloween II.

Wrestling career

Trained by Red Bastien, Mane began his career in 1986 under the name Skywalker Nitron in his native Canada. In 1987, he wrestled for Joint Promotions in the United Kingdom. In 1988, he toured New Japan Pro Wrestling as Gully Gaspar, teaming with "brothers" Billy and Barry and managed by KY Wakamatsu.

Mane joined up with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 1989 as simply Nitron, sometimes Nitro, the bodyguard for Woman. His tenure was very brief, as he left in early 1990.

Afterward, Mane returned to Canada in 1990, before embarking on a tour of Puerto Rico for World Wrestling Council, before touring Japan again, this time for All Japan Pro Wrestling, where he teamed with Butch Masters as the Land of the Giants and took part in the 1990 World's Strongest Tag Determination League. After leaving AJPW in 1991, he embarked on a tour of Mexico for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre, where he remained for nearly two years.

In 1993, he returned to WCW, this time under the name Big Sky, tag teaming with Vinnie Vegas. After Vinnie left WCW to become Diesel in the WWF, Mane was left in limbo and left WCW by the end of the year. In 1994, he joined Herb Abrams' Universal Wrestling Federation and became the only UWF MGM Grand Champion, defeating Steve Ray to win the vacant title. After Abrams' death and eventual dissolving of the UWF in 1996, Mane retired.

Film career

In 1992, during his time within Mexico with Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre, Mane made his film debut in "Luchadores de las Estrellas" playing the villain of the movie, El Vampiro Interespacial.

After retiring from wrestling, he appeared in numerous films, including X-Men (as Sabretooth), How to Make a Monster (as Hardcore), Joe Dirt, The Scorpion King, Troy (as Ajax), Hercules (as Antaeus), and The Devil's Rejects (in the uncredited role of Rufus). The role of Sabretooth was initially intended for Mane's former wrestling tag team parter, Kevin Nash, but was awarded to Mane due to Nash's scheduling conflicts. Nash would, however, get a small role in a later Marvel Comics film, The Punisher.

In 2007, he played the iconic starring role of Michael Myers in Rob Zombie's remake of Halloween. After winning the role, he noted that he consecutively watched seven of the eight Halloween films (excluding the third because Michael Myers does not appear) to better understand his character.^[2] He is the tallest actor (6' 9") to portray the character.^[3] In 2009, he reprised the role again in Rob Zombie's H2, becoming only the second actor to play Michael Myers more than once, and the only actor to play the role in consecutive films.

Personal life

He is currently married to actress Renae Geerlings and has two children from a previous marriage.^[4]

Filmography

In wrestling

• Finishing moves
  • Chokeslam^[5][6]

• Signature moves
  • Corner foot choke^[7]
  • Diving knee drop^[6]
  • Full nelson^[7]
  • Leg drop^[6]
  • Samoan drop^[5]
  • Scoop slam^[5][6][7]
  • Single arm choke on a laying opponent^[5][6][7]
  • Two-handed chokelift^[7]
  • Vertical suplex^[5][7]

• Managers
  • Harley Race

• Entrance themes

• "Magic and Ecstasy" by Ennio Morricone (NJPW)
• "Howl In The Sky" by Biscaya (AJPW)

Championships and accomplishments

• Universal Wrestling Federation
  • UWF MGM Grand Championship (1 time)^[8]

References

External links

• Tyler Mane at the Internet Movie Database
• TylerMane.com
• Online World of Wrestling Profile