Tyler Mane

Performer Profile

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Gender:

Male

Representation

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• Gateway Management, Beth Colt and Amy Guenther, Manager
  5225 Wilshire Blvd, Ste 702, Los Angeles, California 90036 United States
  323-935-4141

Film

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Halloween	Michael Myers- Starring	Rob Zombie
Devil's Rejects	Rufus- Lead	Rob Zombie
Star Fighters	Lead	Mexican Filmworks
Black Mask 2	Thorn- Lead	Columbia Tri-Star/Tsui-Hark
Troy	Ajax- Lead	WB/Wolfgang Peterson
Sinbad	Lead	Evan Ricks & Alan Jacobs
X-Men	Sabretooth- Lead	20th Century Fox/Bryan Singer
Joe Dirt	Bondi, Oil Rig Worker- Supporting	Sony/Dennie Gordon
Scorpion King	Barbarian Chieftain- Cameo	Universal/Charlie Russel

Television

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How to Make a Monster	Hardcore- Lead	HBO/George Wang
Hercules	Antaeus- Lead	NBC/Hallmark Entertainment
My Boys	Guest Star	TBS
Monk	Dirk- Guest Star	USA
VIP	Himself- Special Guest Star	Syndicated
Son of the Beach	Adolf Manson- Recurring	FX
The Choppy Show	Guest Star	Syndicated
Party of Five	Mr. Mayhem- Guest Star	FBC
Bandit Goes Country	Jake 'Big Sky' Olson- Lead	CBS/Hal Needham

Biography

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Tyler Mane biography Tyler Mane is currently starring in Rob Zombie’s HALLOWEEN for Dimension, playing the famous villain Michael Myers. The film has grossed $58 million since its August release and will be released on DVD December 18, 2007. This demanding role takes Tyler deep into the psyche of a murderer, with Rob Zombie allowing him to bring layers and complexity to the genre. Tyler is also known for his memorable role as ‘Sabretooth’ in Bryan Singer’s X-MEN (2000). His other credits include such blockbuster feature films as TROY, DEVIL’S REJECTS, SCORPION KING, JOE DIRT and BLACK MASK II. He has also co-starred in the the epic 2005 mini-series HERCULES for HBO/Hallmark and the Creature Feature, HOW TO MAKE A MONSTER produced by Lou Arkoff and Stan Winston for Cinemax. He has also appeared on such television shows as V.I.P., MONK, SON OF THE BEACH, PARTY OF FIVE and MY BOYS. Tyler Mane grew up in Saskatoon, Canada. “As an 8 year-old tall, skinny kid who was always picked on, I enrolled in martial arts to defend himself,” says Tyler now. For the next 10 years, he immersed himself in karate, kung fu, tae Kwan do and judo. At 18, he briefly played semi-pro football, but his childhood dream of becoming a professional wrestler called to him. From 1986-1999, Tyler wrestled professionally throughout the world— including South Africa, Germany, Austria, England, Japan, Mexico and Yugoslavia to name a few. He wrestled for the WCW and the UWF as the mad, mean “Big Sky” with tag team partner Kevin Nash as the evil “Nitron.” At the same time, Tyler Mane began working to fulfill his other dream— acting. He studied with acting coaches and attended acting workshops whenever possible, and he continues to study and hone his craft to this day. “The transition from professional wrestler to actor was a pretty natural one,” says Mane, who in reality stands 6’8”. “Wrestling is performed on the hardest stage in the world—the four sided kind—where you can’t hide anything. It’s all out there for the world to see. As a wrestler, you create a character in the ring. It’s a totally different persona which translates directly in acting for stage or screen.” Tyler’s first stage opportunity was in the 1992 San Diego production of TURBO TANZI. Though he played the character of a wrestler, it was a great introduction to classical acting that he would then parlay into his film roles. During his spare time, Tyler enjoys staying in shape and doing charity work. He says, “I believe that it’s important to be an example and give back to the community. It’s great to get out there and meet the kids you’re helping.” His favorite organizations include The West Wing Foundation, Ronald McDonald House, The Heart Foundation, Lili Claire and many others. Tyler is married and lives with his wife and two children in Los Angeles.