Tyler Mane | |
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Mane in 2014
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Birth name | Daryl Karolat |
Born |
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada |
December 8, 1966
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Darryl Karolet Nitron Big Sky The Skywalker Sky High Walker Gully Gaspar Tyler Mane |
Billed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
Billed weight | 295 lb (134 kg) |
Trained by |
Mando Guerrero Red Bastien Stu Hart |
Debut | 1986 |
Retired | 1996 |
Daryl Karolat (born December 8, 1966) is a Canadian actor and former professional wrestler, better known by the name Tyler Mane. He is known for playing Sabretooth in X-Men and X-Men: The Official Game, Ajax in Troy and Michael Myers in the remake of Halloween and its sequel, Halloween II.
Born and raised in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan he attended Walter Murray Collegiate Institute. As a teenager, Karolat travelled to Calgary, where he trained briefly with Stu Hart. He later began training with Red Bastien in 1986, and completed further training with Mando Guerrero. Mane began his career in 1986 under the name "Skywalker Nitron" in his native Canada. In 1987, he wrestled in South Africa, which resulted in an invitation to wrestle for Joint Promotions in the United Kingdom, where he arrived in November. The following year, he toured New Japan Pro Wrestling as "Gully Gaspar", teaming with "brothers" Billy and Barry and managed by KY Wakamatsu. He could also be seen in WCW occasionally as the bodyguard of the tag team Doom along with Woman late in 1989, specifically Starrcade 1989.