ACTOR
Channing Tatum
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- #001
When he was in ninth grade, Channing Tatum was offered the choice between a military school and a private school; he chose the military school.
- #002
When he was six years old, Channing Tatum moved from Alabama to Mississippi, where his family lived on the banks of a river.
- #003
Before starting his modeling career, Channing Tatum worked as a construction worker, a mortgage broker, a cologne salesman at a Dillard's counter, and a worker at a puppy and kitten nursery.
- #004
Channing Tatum's big break came when he appeared in Ricky Martin's "She Bangs" (2000) music video; he was paid 400 dollars for the seven-day shoot.
- #005
Already an accomplished dancer, Channing Tatum learned 1940s-style tap dancing for the Coen Brothers' Hail, Caesar! (2016), in which he plays an actor working on the 1950 musical/dance film "Last Call." In a scene set in a barroom where a dozen sailors dance, the choreography was extremely acrobatic, with taps combined with swing style. One number he did himself involved going from a standing position in front of the bar to a continuous handstand on the bar's edge and ending with flips to the end of the bar.
- #006
Channing Tatum has a daughter: Everly Tatum (born May 31, 2013), with his ex-wife Jenna Dewan.
- #007
Channing Tatum's favorite childhood film was the adventure comedy The Goonies (1985).
- #008
Channing Tatum spent his summers with his grandmother and grandfather in Alabama.
- #009
As a child, Channing Tatum had attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and dyslexia.
- #010
Channing Tatum modeled for Abercrombie & Fitch, Dolce & Gabbana and Aeropostale. In 2002 he appeared in commercials for both Mountain Dew ("Drive") and Pepsi ("Scratching").
- #011
During his childhood, Channing Tatum's grandmother and grandfather raised him in the summer months.
- #012
Channing Tatum received a full athletic football scholarship to Glenville State College in West Virginia but dropped out of college.
- #013
Channing Tatum moved from modeling to acting because he did not find modeling challenging enough for himself.
- #014
Channing Tatum got engaged to his Step Up (2006) co-star Jenna Dewan. The couple has a dog named Meeka.
- #015
Throughout his time at school, Channing Tatum played football, soccer, track and baseball.
- #016
In ninth grade, Channing Tatum was sent to military school, where he joined the football team and aimed to earn a scholarship after graduating.
- #017
Channing Tatum was named People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive on November 14, 2012.
- #018
Channing Tatum ranked 17th on Glamour magazine's "50 Sexiest Men" list.
- #019
Channing Tatum's first fashion show was for Men's Health magazine at Level Night Club in Miami's South Beach (November 2000). His friend Vincent De Paul asked him to do the show with him. After the show he began editing for Ocean Drive magazine, and his modeling career took off.
- #020
Channing Tatum's Cajun accent as Gambit in Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) is entirely accurate, as he grew up in the bayou near New Orleans, Louisiana.
- #021
Channing Tatum became good friends with Adam Scarimbolo and Shia LaBeouf on the set of A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints (2006).
- #022
Channing Tatum auditioned to play Gambit in X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), but the character was cut. He was later cast and was set to be an executive producer on a solo film of his own; that film was subsequently put on hold and later cancelled due to 21st Century Fox's acquisition by Disney, though he ultimately played the character in Deadpool & Wolverine (2024).
- #023
Channing Tatum signed with the talent agency Innovative Artists to advance his acting career.
- #024
Channing Tatum has played two characters named "Duke": in She's the Man (2006) and in G. I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009) and its sequel G. I. Joe: Retaliation (2013).
- #025
Channing Tatum was announced to be engaged to Zoë Kravitz after two years of dating.
- #026
Channing Tatum joined the Deena Levy Theatre Studio.
- #027
Channing Tatum has a female pitbull mix named Lulu.
- #028
Channing Tatum was born on the same date as Jordana Brewster.
- #029
Channing Tatum was included in Time magazine's Time 100 list of the world's 100 most influential people, and Oscar winner Matthew McConaughey paid tribute to him.
- #030
Channing Tatum is good friends with Lenny Kravitz, Sandra Bullock, Salma Hayek, Marlon Wayans, Ryan Reynolds, Jason Momoa, Stephen Boss and Jonah Hill.
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