What is Tyler Mane doing now? Height, Family, Net Worth, Wiki

• Tyler Mane is a former professional wrestler and actor best known for his roles in "Halloween", "Troy", and "X-Men".
• His net worth is estimated to be over $2 million, earned through acting and wrestling.
• He began his professional wrestling career in 1986 and retired in 1993.
• He gained recognition for his role as Sabretooth in "X-Men" and as Michael Myers in "Halloween".
• He is married to actress Renae Geerlings and they have no children.

Who is Tyler Mane?

Daryl Karolat was born on 8 December 1966, in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. He is a former professional wrestler turned actor, probably best known for his role as Michael Myers in the “Halloween” remake, along with its sequel “Halloween II”. He also portrayed Ajax in “Troy” and Sabretooth in “X-Men”.

The Net Worth of Tyler Mane

As of mid-2020, Tyler Mane’s net worth is estimated to be over $2 million, earned mostly through success in the acting profession. He also gained money during his professional career in wrestling, but most of his wealth has been from high-profile roles in films.

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Early Life, Education, and Career Beginnings

Tyler grew up in Saskatoon and spent most of his youth there, during which time he became very interested in professional wrestling, though he didn’t see it as a career until after matriculating from high school. He attended Walter Murray Collegiate Institute, and shortly afterwards began his pursuit of wrestling, traveling to Calgary to look for schools to teach him. He began training with several well-known names from across the country, including Stu Hart, Red Bastien, and Mando Guerrero.

In 1986, he made his professional wrestling debut in Canada under the name Skywalker Nitron. The following year he wrestled in South Africa, and the opportunity there proved fruitful as it led him to be hired by the United Kingdom company, Joint Promotions. He wrestled with them for a year, and was then invited to tour for New Japan Pro Wrestling, in which he adopted the name Gully Gaspar. He worked in a trio alongside Barry and Billy, all three having pirate gimmicks and identified by wearing hockey masks. Around this time, he also began making guest appearances in World Championship Wrestling (WCW).

Retirement from Wrestling

While Mane didn’t have a lot of presence in WCW, he was known for being the bodyguard of Woman and Doom in 1989, appearing in Starrcade 1989. Following his work there, he returned to Japan to tour with All Japan Pro Wrestling, in which he was a part of the World’s Strongest Tag Determination League, an annual tag team tournament hosted by the promotion. He then moved to wrestle in Puerto Rico, before settling in Mexico where he had a contract with the Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libra.

In 1993 he finally got his contract with WCW, taking up the name Big Sky and set in a tag team with Vinnie Vegas; Vegas would later move to World Wrestling Federation (WWF) under the name Diesel and leave him behind.

Due to this, he was lost in the shuffle and began wrestling in the independent scene again. One of his last promotions was in the Universal Wrestling Federation in which he won a championship. After the promotion dissolved, he decided to quit wrestling all together, as he could never really find the right opportunities to make him a star.

Acting Career

One of the reasons that motivated Tyler to leaving professional wrestling was acting, as he had his first opportunity while in Mexico, appearing as the villain of the local movie “Luchadores de las Estrellas”.

As he wasn’t getting any opportunities with WCW, he focused on auditions, and appeared in the show “Smokey and the Bandit”. Following his retirement, he became a lot more prominent when it came to acting work, first gaining attention for his portrayal of the Marvel Comics character Sabretooth in the film “X-Men” released in 2000, and featuring an ensemble cast, gaining positive reviews thanks to its accurate depiction of the beloved franchise.

Over the next few years, he worked on “How to Make a Monster”, “Joe Dirt”, Hercules”, and “The Scorpion King” in which he worked alongside then professional wrestler Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, who portrayed the titular character.

The film is a spin-off from the “Mummy” film franchise, taking place before the events of the original film, giving background to the Scorpion King. He also appeared in the film “Troy”, portraying the character Ajax in an adaptation of the story of the Trojan War, based on the narration of Homer in his novel “Iliad”. It tells the story of the Greek army invading the city of Troy – the film was very successful, becoming one of the highest-grossing in 2004.

Recent Projects

Mane continued his success in acting as he was cast as the killer Michael Myers in the “Halloween” remake, directed by Rob Zombie.

To prepare for the role, he watched all the previous “Halloween” films, taking note of the personality and actions of the character. With the role, he became the tallest man to portray Myers, later appearing in “Halloween 2”, becoming the only actor to play him in consecutive films, and in more than one film.

He eventually started his own production company in 2013, with the help of his wife Leslie Easterbrook – Mane Entertainment began making films, beginning with the supernatural horror/thriller “Compound Fracture”.

He then worked on the independent feature “Abnormal Attraction”, in which he was cast in a leading role alongside his wife and Malcolm McDowell. One of his latest projects is the comedy film “Playing with Fire” based on a story by writer Dan Ewen, in which he appears alongside former professional wrestler turned actor John Cena.

Personal Life

Tyler married Jean Goertz in 1988 and they stayed together for 15 years before divorcing for unknown reasons, at least publicly. A few years later, he met and began a relationship with actress Renae Geerlings, who is known for appearing with him in “Halloween II” and “Compound Fracture”. They married in 2007; they don’t have any children.

Marks

#	Marks / Signs
1	Towering height

Facts

#	Fact
1	At 6'8, he is the tallest actor to play Michael Myers.
2	Watched all of the Halloween films but Halloween 3, to prepare for his role as Michael Myers.
3	Trained for his audition for a role in the movie re-make "Rollerball (2002)" (which also starred fellow X-Men alumnus Rebecca Romijn in the San Fernando Valley roller rink Moonlight Rollerway for a week, but did not succeed in landing a role.
4	Watched the 1990's X-Men cartoon and looked back at Sabertooth for inspiration. Purchased dozens of Sabertooth Comics to prepare for his role in the movie X-Men.
5	While wrestling in WCW as Big Sky in the early-1990s, he teamed regularly with Vinnie Vegas (Kevin Nash) right before Nash's WWF tenure as "Diesel".
6	Was a professional wrestler.

Pictures

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Movies

Actor

Title	Year	Status	Character
Abnormal Attraction	2016	filming	Bernie the Cyclopes
Check Point	2016	post-production	Deputy Stacks
The Horror Show	2015	announced	Dave Hooper
William Froste	2015	pre-production	Anthony Bettis Sr.
When the Storm God Rides		pre-production	Shadow Rider (rumored)
Twiztid: Boogieman	2015	Video short	The BoogeyMan
Take 2: The Audition	2015		Hal Wolfe
The Librarians	2014	TV Series	Minotaur
Compound Fracture	2013		Michael Wolffsen
Prey: The Light in the Dark	2013	Short	Prey
Devil May Call	2013		John
Chopper	2011-2012	TV Series	Jeremiah Carver / Chopper
247°F	2011		Wade
Awkward Embraces	2011	TV Series	The Bagel Guy
Gunless	2010		Jack
Halloween II	2009		Michael Myers
WWE: The Rise and Fall of WCW	2009	Video	Big Sky
Halloween	2007		Michael Myers
X-Men: The Official Game	2006	Video Game	Sabretooth (voice)
Monk	2006	TV Series	Dirk - Motorcycle Rider
The Devil's Rejects	2005		Rufus (uncredited)
Hercules	2005	TV Mini-Series	Antaeus
Troy	2004		Ajax
Red Serpent	2003
Black Mask 2: City of Masks	2002		Thorn
Son of the Beach	2000-2002	TV Series	Adolf Manson
The Scorpion King	2002		Barbarian Chieftain (uncredited)
How to Make a Monster	2001	TV Movie	Hardcore
Joe Dirt	2001		Bondi
X-Men	2000		Sabretooth
Party of Five	1999	TV Series	Mr. Mayhem
Bandit: Bandit Goes Country	1994	TV Movie	Jake 'Big Sky' Olson
WCW Fall Brawl	1993	TV Movie	Big Sky
WCW World Championship Wrestling	1993	TV Series	Big Sky
Starfighters	1992		El vampiro interespacial (as Nitron)
UWF Fury Hour	1990	TV Series 1990
Clash of the Champions IX: New York Knockout	1989	TV Movie	Nitron

Producer

Title	Year	Status	Character
The Horror Show	2015	producer announced
Compound Fracture	2013	producer

Writer

Title	Year	Status	Character
Compound Fracture	2013

Thanks

Title	Year	Status	Character
Halloween: The Babysitter Murders	2014	Video short special thanks
Mamitas	2011	special thanks

Self

Title	Year	Status	Character
Horrified	2015	TV Series	Himself
Hollywood Ramblings at TFW 2013	2013	Documentary short	Himself
You Can't Kill the Bogeyman	2012	Short	Himself
sCare Foundation Halloween Launch Benefit	2012	Short	Himself
Icon News	2012	TV Series	Himself - Guest
Shooting Gunless	2010	TV Movie	Himself
Michael Lives: The Making of 'Halloween'	2008	Video documentary	Himself
The Many Masks of Michael Myers	2007	Video documentary short	Himself
Scream Awards 2007	2007	TV Special	Himself
Up Close with Carrie Keagan	2007	TV Series	Himself
07 Spaceys	2007	TV Movie	Himself
30 Days in Hell: The Making of 'The Devil's Rejects'	2005	Video documentary	Himself - 'Rufus'
The Uncanny Suspects	2003	Video documentary short	Himself
X-Factor: The Look of 'X-Men'	2003	Video documentary short	Himself
X-Men Production Scrapbook	2003	Video documentary	Himself
V.I.P.	2001	TV Series	Himself
The Test	2001	TV Series	Himself - Panelist

Archive Footage

Title	Year	Status	Character
Cinemassacre's Monster Madness	2011	TV Series documentary	Michael Myers