'X-Men' Star's Cancer Shock: Actor Tyler Mane, 59, Diagnosed with 'Super Rare' Breast Cancer as he Begins Chemotherapy
'X-Men' star Tyler Mane has revealed he's been diagnosed with breast cancer and has started chemotherapy.
June 10 2026, Published 9:08 a.m. ET
X-Men star Tyler Mane has been diagnosed with "super rare" breast cancer, RadarOnline.com can reveal.
The actor, 59, best known for playing Sabretooth in the 2000 hit X-Men, told fans he was starting chemotherapy in a video shared to his Facebook on Tuesday.
'I Want To Kick This Thing In The A--'
Mane declared he's up for the battle of beating illness.
The former wrestler said: "I have some bad news. I start chemo today.
"One in 750 men will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime, and I'm one of them.
"Because it's rarely talked about, it's usually found at later stages and has worse outcomes. I want to change that.
"Come along for my journey to kick this thing in the a--."
He added: "Send this to 10 of your friends and have them follow me because people need to hear this."
'Only 1 Per Cent Of Breast Cancers Are Men'
The actor highlighted how rare the illness is during a Facebook video.
At the end of the video he shared a short snippet of himself at the hospital as he began chemotherapy and said, "F--k cancer!"
In his caption, he wrote: "Yep. I have breast cancer. And yep, it's super rare. Only 1 per cent of breast cancers are men."
The actor said that at first he wanted to keep his diagnosis private.
"I'll be honest, my first reaction was to keep it secret. I mean it's kind of embarrassing."
"But then I found out that men are more likely to be diagnosed in advance stages BECAUSE it's not talked about and not looked for," he added.
He then credited his wife, Renae Geerlings, for telling him to get treatment even after doctors dismissed his concerns.
Flooded With Messages Of Support
Well-wishers backed the ex-wrestler in his cancer journey.
"In fact, my doctors all dismissed it and it was only because my wife pushed me to get the lump removed that I got in early.
"So let’s start talking about it! 1 in 755 men will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime and if caught early, it’s VERY treatable. Time to answer the Wake Up Call! Like, Save, Share, Comment let’s spread the word!"
Fans quickly rallied around the actor – who also famously portrayed iconic horror villain Michael Myers in Rob Zombie's Halloween remake — flooding his page with a wave of encouraging comments.
"Cancer versus Michael Myers, I don't like the outcome for the cancer," one wrote.
"Sending prayers, just remember…. You can’t kill the boogeyman!!! Cancer is messing with the wrong person," another wrote.
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Mane was known as Big Sky during his WCW days during the late 1980s and early 1990s
"You've got this! Can't keep Sabertooth down!" another added.
"God be with you. Also you will dominate this thing. You played both Sabertooth and Michael Myers. Both have amazing healing factors. Cancer isn't taking you down," a fan added.
'If you can beat Wolverine, you can beat cancer .. you got this buddy," a user commented, while another chimed in: "Keep fighting. My mother beat it, my father beat prostate cancer, Cancer can be beaten."
"'If anyone can kick cancer's a--, it's you!" yet another fan wrote.
The Canadian actor wrestled under the moniker Big Sky in WCW during the late 1980s and early 1990s, before he transitioned into Hollywood.
He later found fame as Sabretooth in X-Men.
