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Channing Tatum (born Channing Bryan Isaac
Tatum Anderson on April 26, 1980) is an American actor and former male
fashion model After beginning his career as a male fashion model, he has
branched out into acting roles, and has appeared in the films Coach
Carter (2005), She's the Man and Step Up (both 2006).
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Biography
Early life
Tatum was born in Cullman, a small city in
Alabama, the oldest of eight children; he has French, Irish and Native
American ancestry. His family moved to Mississippi when he was six,
although he visits Alabama, where his mother's family still lives, every
summer. Tatum grew up in the bayous near the Mississippi River, where he
enjoyed a rural existence, including "All the rattlesnakes and
alligators a boy could possibly chase, fishing every day, Pop Warner
football league, stuff like that".[1]
Tatum was athletic while growing up,
playing football, soccer, track, baseball and martial arts, and had "a
lot of energy", although he says that "Girls were always my biggest
distraction in school".[1] During the ninth grade, he was sent to a
military school, where he played on the football team. Tatum won a
football scholarship to Glenville State College in West Virginia,
although he soon lost interest in the sport and turned down the
scholarship, citing his dislike of the demands of playing football.
Tatum returned home, feeling that he'd
disappointed his parents.[1] He soon worked in construction, an animal
nursery, and at a clothing store. During this time, he developed an
interest in club dancing.
Career
Tatum's first experience was in the fashion
industry as a male fashion model. He was first cast as a dancer in Ricky
Martin's She Bangs music video, after an audition in Orlando, Florida;
he was paid $400 for the job.[1] He subsequently signed with a modelling
agency in Miami, and appeared in Vogue magazine. He soon appeared in the
pages of Citizen K, and Contents, as well as campaigns for Abercrombie
and Fitch, Nautica, Dolce & Gabbana, American Eagle Outfitters, and
Emporio Armani. Tatum has also starred in a few television commercials
for American Eagle Outfitters, Pepsi and Mountain Dew, and was picked as
one of Tear Sheet Magazine's "50 Most Beautiful faces" of October 2001.
Tatum began his acting career in 2004. He
first appeared in a 2004 episode of CSI: Miami. His first feature film
role was in 2005's high-school drama, Coach Carter, playing Jason Lyle,
a basketball player opposite Samuel L. Jackson; Tatum also appeared in
Twista's "Hope" music video, which accompanied the film. In the same
year, Tatum had an uncredited bit role in War of the Worlds, as well as
supporting parts in the films Supercross and Havoc. Although Tatum has
said that he "love[s] modeling", he has taken a break from the
profession to concentrate on his acting career, saying that he prefers
making movies.[2]
Tatum auditioned for the role of Gambit in
X-Men: The Last Stand, however, did not make it as the character was
cut.[3] The film's producer, Lauren Shuler Donner, noticed Tatum and
cast him in the film She's the Man,[2] where he plays the love interest
of a character played by Amanda Bynes. The film opened on March 17,
2006.
Tatum was also originally scheduled to play
Gengis Khan in director Sergei Bodrov's epic, Mongol, but was replaced
by actor Tadanobu Asano. His most recent role was in Step Up, a
dance-themed drama which opened on August 11, 2006. He has also been
cast in director Kimberly Peirce's Stop-Loss, about a soldier returning
home from the Iraq War.[2]
Personal life
As of 2005, Tatum is dating his Step Upco-star
Jenna Dewan. Hollywood columnist Janet Charlton says Dewan admitted they
were a couple. They have been dating since they finished filming Step
Up. [1]
Selected filmography
Year Title Role Notes
2006 A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
Antonio
Step Up Tyler Gage
She's the Man Duke Orsino
2005 Havoc Nick Direct-To-Video
Coach Carter Jason Lyle
Awards
List of wins and nominations
Year Group Award Won? Film Notes
2006 Special Jury Prize Dramatic, for the
ensemble cast Yes A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints Shared with Robert
Downey Jr., Shia LaBeouf, Rosario Dawson, Chazz Palminteri and Dianne
Wiest
References
Footnotes
1. a b c d ModelLaunch.com. Channing Tatum:
Relentless (Interview). Retrieved on March 13, 2006.
2. a b c Source is no longer online;
previously found at 365gay.com. Channing Tatum. Retrieved on March 13,
2006.
3. The X-Verse. Lauren Shuler Donner Q&A.
Retrieved on June 19, 2006.
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