Channing Matthew Tatum is an American actor, a former model, and film producer, was born on April 26, 1980 in a small town called Cullman, outside of Birmingham, Alabama. He is the the son of Kay, an airline worker, and Glenn Tatum, who worked in construction. His is of Irish, French, and Native American ancestry.
Tatum was athletic while growing up, playing various sports such as track and field, baseball, soccer, and football which were his parents ways to keep him out of trouble. In the 9th grade, Tatum was sent to catholic school where he discovered his passion for football. With his athletic skills, he was recruited and earned a full athletic college scholarship to a school in West Virginia but he eventually turned down and started working odd jobs way back home. He is also skilled in Kung Fu and in Gor-Chor Kung Fu, a form of martial arts, in which he has earned belts in both.
After being discovered by a model talent scout on the streets of Miami, the southern stunner posed provocatively for Nautica and Abercrombie & Fitch, has modelled Gap, Aeropostale, Emporio Armani, and has been featured in television commercials for American Eagle, Pepsi, and some very popular mountain dew commercials. He danced his way to stardom in 2006’s “Step Up”, where he proved he’s got the looks and the moves. The film earned a total of $21 million in its opening weekend and $114 million worldwide. Tatum, who dominated the box office with 2009's G.I. Joe and broke hearts in 2010 with Dear John, married Step Up costar Jenna Dewan in Malibu in July 2009.,
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