Posted By: Ejaz Abbasi | February 19, 2019
Channing Tatum Biography
Channing Tatum was born on April 26, 1980, in Cullman, Alabama, later moving to Wetumpka and then Mississippi when he was six years old. Tatum attended Gaiter High School in Tampa, Florida and transferred to Tampa Catholic High School after his sophomore year.
Channing Tatum Early life
Tatum is the son of Kay Tatum, an airline worker, and Glenn Tatum, who was a worker in construction. He has a sister whose name is Paige. He belongs to English ancestry.
The family of Tatum shifted to the Mississippi area when he was only six years old. He raised in the bayous near the Pascagoula River, where he lived in a rural setting.
In his childhood, Tatum suffered through attention deficit disorder ADD and dyslexia, which affected his ability to do well in the school. Tatum was a good athlete in his childhood. Also, he was a good player of football, soccer, and baseball. He was also interested in m atrial arts.
Tatum spent most of his teenage years in the Tampa area, and in the start, he attended Gaither High School. His parents wanted more effort and gave him the option of selecting a private high school or going to a military school. At that time, Tatum selected Tampa Catholic High School. Where he graduated in 1988 and selected as athletic. Later he went to Glenville State College in West Virginia on a football scholarship but dropped out. He came back home and began working odd jobs.
US Weekly told that Tatum left his job as a roofer and started working as a stripper at a local club, following the name “Chan Crawford.”
In 2010, Tatum told the Australian newspaper that he wanted to make a film about his experiences as a stripper. That was the idea which resulted in the film “magic mike,” Tatum moved to Miami, where he understood by a model talent scout.
Channing Tatum Career
In the year of 2000, Tatum selected as a dancer in Ricky Martin’s “she bangs” music video, after an audition in Florida, he was paid $400 for the job. His experience in the industry of fashion began as a model working for noted clients such as Armani and Fitch. He soon joined TV commercials, landing national spots for Mountain Dew and Pepsi in the year 2002. Tatum then signed with page 305, which is a modeling agency in Miami. He was cast by AI David for Vogue magazine and soon after appeared in campaigns for Abercrombie & Fitch, Dolce & Gabbana, etc. he called as one of Tear Sheet magazine’s “50 most beautiful faces” of Oct 2001. Tatum made a deal with Ford Models in New York City.
In 2006, Tatum starred in She’s The Man where opposite was Amanda Bynes. Which named the greatest modern Shakespearean remake. Lin the same year, Tatum was starred in “cast up” where the opposite was his wife. He earned $115 million worldwide.
2008-2012
In 2008, Tatum was a co-star with director Kimberly Peirce’s film “stop-loss” which was about soldiers returning home from Iraq War. Then Tatum also played in the short film “the trap” directed by Rita Wilson.
Tatum and Dito Montiel, who worked together on “a guide to recognizing your saints,” reteamed on the action drama “fighting for rogue pictures.” Tatum cast as Sean McArthur, a young man who scrapes up living scalping tickets in New York City. Next, he emerged in the crime drama “public enemies.” The same year, he starred as Duke in “the rise cobra” which was a living action film based on the popular Hasbro action figures. He was initially not ready to take the role but later he did his best.
In an interview with Details magazine, in 2012, Tatum told that he wanted to produce all the films he stars in. In the same year, he hosted Saturday Night Live and emerged in 4 films. He co-starred in Steven’s action thriller Haywire, The Vow with Rachel, and 21 Jump Street with Jonah Hill.
He featured in Magic Mike, which is a film about his eight-month experience as a male stripper in Florida. The director of the film was Steven Soderbergh.
In Nov 2012, Tatum named People magazine’s annual sexiest man live.
2013-2014
Tatum reprised his role from 21 Jump Street in its sequel, 22 Jump Street, which released on June 13, 2014. In the same year, he co-starred with Steve in Foxcatcher, the story of John du Pont, who suffered from paranoid and killed Olympic wrestler Dave, the brother of the character played by Tatum, who also won Olympic gold. Tatum is set to co-produce the all-male reboot of Ghostbusters. Which produced by Sony’s new founded company, Ghost Corps.
Channing Tatum Facts
Tatum started two production companies, 33 and Out Productions, and Iron Horse Entertainment. Their first production was the documentary Earth Made of Glass.
Channing Tatum Personal life
In 2c006, Tatum became close to actress Jenna Dewan on the set of their movie “step up,” the pair married on July 11, 2009, at Church Vineyards in California. The couple has a daughter who was born in London in 2013.
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