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Daryl Karolat
BornOctober 23 1966
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Nitron
Big Sky
The Skywalker
Billed height6 ft 10 in (208 cm)
Billed weight133 kg (294 lb)
Debut1989
Retired1996

Daryl Karolat is an actor and former professional wrestler who worked for World Championship Wrestling as Big Sky and Nitron. He now generally works under the name Tyler Mane.

Career

Daryl Karolat started in wrestling in 1989 in World Championship Wrestling as Nitron, the bodyguard for Woman. The gimmick did not last long and he went to Puerto Rico's World Wrestling Council. He also wrestled for All Japan Pro Wrestling and New Japan Pro Wrestling before returning to the United States to wrestle briefly in the Global Wrestling Federation before returning to WCW in 1993 as Big Sky where he was managed by Woman and Sal Conte.

Karolat retired from wrestling in 1996, and has appeared in numerous films (as Tyler Mane), including How to Make a Monster (as Hardcore), X-Men (as Sabretooth), Joe Dirt, The Scorpion King, Troy (as Ajax), Hercules (as Antaeus), and The Devil's Rejects (in the uncredited role of Rufus).

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Tyler Mane as Michael Myers in Rob Zombie's Halloween.
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Tyler Mane as Sabretooth in X-Men

In 2007 he went on to film Rob Zombie's remake of Halloween, in which he plays the starring role of Michael Myers.

Championships and accomplishments