A professional wrestler in the early 1990s, Tyler Mane turned to acting in 1994, making appearances in "Bandit: Bandit Goes Country", a syndicated TV-movie based on the 1983 feature film "Smokey and the Bandit", and the Fox drama "Party of Five". That same year, the 6-foot-10, 275-pound Mane, whose real name is Daryl Karolat, also co-starred in a musical comedy about wrestling at San Diego's Lyceum Space, choreographing the hilarious show's "main event". Mane's enormous size and expertise in karate made him a natural choice to play Wolverine's foe Sabretooth in the big-screen version of the Marvel comic "X-Men". The eagerly anticipated flick was released in the summer of 2000 and had Mane acting opposite the likes of Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen during his feature-film debut. He followed that up with a small role in the David Spade comedy "The Adventures of Joe Dirt" (2001).
- Also Credited As:
Big Sky, Daryl Karolat, Nitron
- Born:
Daryl Karolat on October 23, 1966 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Job Titles:
Actor, Wrestler
Milestones
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1991 Had a brief stint with the WCW (World Championship Wrestling)
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1994 Appeared in a UWF (Ultimate Wrestling Federation) pay-per-view special
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1994 Appeared in an episode of the FOX drama, Party of Five
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1994 Co-starred and choreographed the wrestling scenes in the musical comedy, Turbo Tanzi at the Lyceum Space in San Diego
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1994 Made his acting debut in the syndicated TV-movie Bandit: Bandit Goes Country
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1996 Retired from wrestling
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2000 Played Sabretooth, Wolverine s foe, in the big-screen version of the Marvel comic X-Men
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2001 Appeared in The Adventures of Joe Dirt with David Spade and Roseanne
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2003 Reprised role of Sabretooth in X2
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2005 Cast in The Devil s Rejects, a horror film written and directed by Rob Zombie
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2007 Cast in Rob Zombie s remake of the classic horror film Halloween, playing the iconic role of Michael Myers
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2009 Reprised role of Michael Myers for Rob Zombie s Halloween II
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Worked as a professional wrestler under the names Big Sky and Nitron