Channing Matthew Tatum (born April 26, 1980) is an American actor and film producerHe began his career as a fashion model before turning to film roles, having starred in She's the Man (2006), Step Up (2006), Fighting (2009), Public Enemies (2009), G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009), and Dear John (2010).2 Career 2.1 Early work 2.2 2004–2007 2.3 2008–present 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 5 Awards and nominations 6 References 7 External linksChanning Tatum was born in Cullman, Alabama, the son of Kay, an airline worker, and Glenn Tatum, who worked in constructionHis ancestry includes Irish, French, and Native American's family moved to Mississippi when he was six, and he grew up in the bayous near the Mississippi River, where he enjoyed a rural existenceTatum was athletic while growing up, playing football, soccer, track, baseball, and performing martial arts; he has said that "girls were always his distraction in school As a child, he practiced kung fu Tatum spent most of his teenage years in the Tampa, Florida area and initially attended Gaither High School before going to Tampa Catholic High School He graduated in 1998 and was voted most athletic. Afterward, Tatum was awarded a football scholarship to Glenville State College in Glenville, West Virginia, but he turned it down. He returned home and started working odd jobs. US Weekly reported that around this time Tatum began working as an exotic dancer at a local nightclub, under the name "Chan Crawford In 2010, he told an Australian newspaper that he would like to make a movie about his experiences as a stripper, saying, "I've already got the director picked out. I'd like Nicolas Refn, who did the movie Bronson, to do it because he's insane for itHe later moved to Miami, where he was discovered on the street by a model talent scout.CareerEarly workTatum was first cast as a dancer in Ricky Martin's "She Bangs" music videoa an audition in Orlando, Florida; he was paid $400 for the job. His first experience was in the fashion industry as a model, working for such noted clients such as Armani and Abercrombie & Fitch. He soon moved into television commercials, landing national spots for Mountain Dew and Pepsi in 2002.citation needed He subsequently signed with a modelling agency in Miami, Page 305 (Page Parkes Modeling Agency), and appeared in Vogue magazine. He soon appeared in campaigns for Abercrombie & Fitch, Nautica, Dolce & Gabbana, American Eagle Outfitters, and Emporio Armani. He was picked as one of Tear Sheet magazine's "50 Most Beautiful Faces" of October 2001 Tatum also signed with Beatrice Model agency in Milan, Italy and Ford Models in New York City.Tatum has said that his modeling career has helped him with his life, specifying that "It's made my life, and my family's life, a lot easier, because I never knew what I wanted to do and now they don't really have to worry about me anymore. I've been able to explore life, and through exploring it I've found that I love art, I love writing, I love acting, I love all the things that make sense to me. And I've been given the chance to go out and see the world, and to see all the things out there. Not everyone gets thatchanning tatumchanning tatumchanning tatumchanning tatumchanning tatumchanning tatumchanning tatumchanning tatumchanning tatumchanning tatumchanning tatumchanning tatumchanning tatumchanning tatumchanning tatumchanning tatumchanning tatumchanning tatum
