Channing Tatum

Channing Matthew Tatum (born April 26, 1980)[1][2] is an American actor, producer, and dancer. Tatum made his film debut in the drama film Coach Carter (2005). His breakthrough role was in the 2006 dance film Step Up, which introduced him to a wider audience.

Channing Tatum
Tatum in July 2015
Born	Channing Matthew Tatum April 26, 1980 Cullman, Alabama, U.S.
Occupation	Actor producer dancer
Years active	2000–present
Spouse(s)	Jenna Dewan ​ ​ (m. 2009; div. 2019)​
Children	1

Tatum is known for his leading role in Magic Mike (2012), and its sequel, Magic Mike XXL (2015) which he produced; he also starred in the action-comedy film 21 Jump Street and its 2014 sequel, 22 Jump Street. He has also appeared as the character Duke in the 2009 action film G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra and its 2013 sequel G.I. Joe: Retaliation. He appeared in romantic films such as Dear John (2010) and The Vow (2012). His other films include She's the Man (2006), The Dilemma (2011), White House Down (2013), the drama Foxcatcher (2014), The Hateful Eight (2015), Hail, Caesar! (2016), and Logan Lucky (2017).

Early life

Tatum was born in Cullman, Alabama, the son of Kay Tatum (née Faust), an airline worker, and Glenn Tatum, who worked in construction.[2][3][4] He has a sister named Paige. He is mostly of English ancestry.[5]

His family moved to the Pascagoula, Mississippi area when he was six. He grew up in the bayous near the Pascagoula River, where he lived in a rural setting.[6]

Tatum has discussed having dealt with attention deficit disorder (ADD) and dyslexia while growing up, which affected his ability to do well in school.[7] Growing up, Tatum played football, soccer, track, baseball, and performing martial arts; he has said that "girls were always [his] biggest distraction in school." As a child, he practiced wuzuquan kung fu.[8]

Tatum spent most of his teenage years in the Tampa area, and initially attended Gaither High School. His parents wanted more effort and gave him the option of selecting a private high school or attending a military school; he chose Tampa Catholic High School, where he graduated in 1998 and was voted most athletic.[9] He later attended Glenville State College in Glenville, West Virginia on a football scholarship, but dropped out.[10] He returned home and started working odd jobs.

Us Weekly reported that around this time Tatum left his job as a roofer and began working as a stripper at a local nightclub, under the name "Chan Crawford".[11][12] In 2010, he told an Australian newspaper that he wanted to make a movie about his experiences as a stripper.[13] That idea led to the movie Magic Mike.[12] Tatum moved to Miami, where he was discovered by a model talent scout.

Career

Early work

In 2000, Tatum was first cast as a dancer in Ricky Martin's "She Bangs" music video,[2] after an audition in Orlando, Florida; he was paid $400 for the job. His experience in the fashion industry began as a model working for noted clients such as Armani and Abercrombie & Fitch. He soon moved into television commercials, landing national spots for Mountain Dew and Pepsi in 2002. He subsequently signed with Page 305 (Page Parkes Modeling Agency), a modeling agency in Miami. He was cast by Al David for Vogue magazine and soon after 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 signed with Ford Models in New York City.[14]

2006–2012

Tatum at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival

In 2006, Tatum starred in She's The Man opposite Amanda Bynes, which was named the greatest modern Shakespearean remake by Business Insider.[15] Later that year, Tatum starred opposite his former wife Jenna Dewan in Step Up, which was his breakout role. Although it was widely panned, it has earned $115 million worldwide.[16]

In 2008, Tatum co-starred in director Kimberly Peirce's film Stop-Loss, about soldiers returning home from the Iraq War, and in director Stuart Townsend's film Battle in Seattle, about the 1999 protest of the World Trade Organization meeting in Seattle. Tatum played in the short film The Trap, directed by Rita Wilson.[17]

Tatum and Dito Montiel, who worked together on A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints, reteamed on the action drama Fighting for Rogue Pictures. Tatum starred as Sean McArthur, a young man who scrapes up a living scalping tickets in New York City. Tatum next appeared in writer/director/producer Michael Mann's 2009 crime drama Public Enemies, playing the 1930s American gangster Pretty Boy Floyd.[18] The same year, Tatum starred as Duke in G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, Paramount Pictures' live-action film based on the popular Hasbro action figures. He was initially reluctant to take the role as he feared the movie would glorify war; however, he overcame his reluctance after reading the script.[19] He played a soldier in Dear John, a film based on the popular Nicholas Sparks bestseller.[20] He later stated that he had accepted the role to learn from director Lasse Hallström because he had never studied at an acting school.[21]

Tatum and his then-wife Jenna Dewan at the 71st Annual Peabody Awards Luncheon 2012

In an interview with Details magazine, published in early 2012, Tatum said he wants to produce all the films he stars in, "I really don't want to be in any more movies that I don't produce. Unless it's with one of the 10 directors that I really want to work with, I don't have any interest in not being on the ground floor of creating it."[22] He, his wife Dewan, and their production partner Reid Carolin signed a two-year production deal in 2010 with Relativity Media for any movies they may develop during that time.[23] In 2012, Tatum hosted Saturday Night Live[24] and appeared in four films. He co-starred in Steven Soderbergh's action-thriller Haywire, The Vow with Rachel McAdams, and 21 Jump Street (the film adaptation of TV series of the same name) with Jonah Hill.[25]

He also starred in Magic Mike, a film about his eight-month experience as a male stripper in Florida. The film was directed by Soderbergh,[26] was co-produced by Tatum and Soderbergh, and starred Tatum as Mike. He is a featured performer at a Tampa, Florida, male strip club who takes a younger dancer (Alex Pettyfer) under his wing to show him how to hustle "on and off stage".[26] The film's cast also included Matt Bomer, Joe Manganiello, and Matthew McConaughey.[26]

In November 2012 Tatum was named People magazine's annual Sexiest Man Alive.[27]

2013–present

Tatum at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con International

Tatum appeared in Steven Soderbergh's Side Effects, with Rooney Mara and Jude Law.[28]

He reprised his role as Conrad S. Hauser/Duke in G.I. Joe: Retaliation, the sequel to 2009's G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, in an ensemble cast that included Dwayne Johnson and Bruce Willis. Originally scheduled for release on June 29, 2012, the film was pushed back to March 2013, in order to convert it to 3D and to add more scenes for his character, who was killed at the beginning of the movie.[29] Tatum later said he had not wanted to appear in the sequel and was happy his character had been killed off.[30] Also in 2013, he appeared in another action movie, White House Down.[31]

Tatum reprised his role from 21 Jump Street in its sequel, 22 Jump Street, which was released on June 13, 2014.[32]

Also in 2014, he co-starred with Steve Carell in Foxcatcher, the story of John du Pont, who suffered from paranoid schizophrenia and killed Olympic wrestler Dave Schultz, the brother of the character played by Tatum, who also had won Olympic gold.[33] Tatum was set to star as X-Men character Remy LeBeau / Gambit in a solo film, set within the X-Men film universe, which he would have produced,[34][35][36] but the film was cancelled in May 2019 after languishing in development hell since 2014.[37]

33andOut Productions

Tatum started two production companies, 33andOut Productions[38] and Iron Horse Entertainment.[39] Their first production was the documentary Earth Made of Glass.

Personal life

In 2006, Tatum met actress Jenna Dewan on the set of their movie Step Up; they married on July 11, 2009 in Malibu, California.[40] They have one daughter, born in 2013.[41] On April 2, 2018, the couple announced they were separating.[42] Six months later, Dewan filed for divorce from Tatum.[43] The divorce was finalized in November 2019.[44]

In 2018, Tatum started dating English singer Jessie J.[45][46]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	Coach Carter	Jason Lyle
2005	Havoc	Nick
2005	Supercross	Rowdy Sparks
2005	War of the Worlds	Boy in church	Uncredited
2006	She's the Man	Duke Orsino
2006	Step Up	Tyler Gage
2006	A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints	Young Antonio
2007	The Trap	Greg	Short film
2007	Battle in Seattle	Johnson
2008	Step Up 2: The Streets	Tyler Gage	Cameo appearance
2008	Stop-Loss	Steve Shriver
2009	Fighting	Shawn MacArthur
2009	Public Enemies	Pretty Boy Floyd
2009	G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra	Conrad S. Hauser / Duke
2010	Dear John	John Tyree
2011	The Dilemma	Zip
2011	The Son of No One	Jonathan "Milk" White
2011	The Eagle	Marcus Flavius Aquila
2011	10 Years	Jake Bills	Also producer
2011	Haywire	Aaron
2012	The Vow	Leo Collins
2012	21 Jump Street	Greg Jenko	Also executive producer
2012	Magic Mike	Michael "Magic Mike" Lane	Also producer
2013	Side Effects	Martin Taylor
2013	G.I. Joe: Retaliation	Conrad S. Hauser / Duke
2013	This Is the End	Himself	Cameo appearance
2013	White House Down	John Cale	Also executive producer
2013	Don Jon	Connor Verreaux	Cameo appearance
2014	The Lego Movie	Superman	Voice role
2014	Foxcatcher	Mark Schultz
2014	22 Jump Street	Greg Jenko	Also producer
2014	The Book of Life	Joaquin	Voice role
2015	Jupiter Ascending	Caine
2015	Magic Mike XXL	Magic Mike	Also producer
2015	The Hateful Eight	Jody
2016	Hail, Caesar!	Burt Gurney
2017	The Lego Batman Movie	Superman	Voice role
2017	Dark Hoser	Superman	Voice role, short film
2017	Logan Lucky	Jimmy Logan	Also producer
2017	Kingsman: The Golden Circle	Tequila	[47]
2018	Smallfoot	Migo	Voice role
2019	The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part	Superman	Voice role
2021	Dog	Army Ranger Briggs	Filming, also director

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	CSI: Miami	Bob Davenport	Episode: "Pro Per"
2012	Saturday Night Live	Himself (host)	Episode: "Channing Tatum/Bon Iver"
2014	The Simpsons	Himself	Voice; Episode: "Steal This Episode"
2016	Lip Sync Battle	Himself	Episode: "Channing Tatum vs. Jenna Dewan-Tatum"
2017	Comrade Detective	Gregor Anghel	6 episodes; Voice role and also executive producer

Producer

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	Earth Made of Glass	Executive producer	Documentary
2018–present	Step Up	Executive producer	Television series
2018	6 Balloons	Producer	Feature film
TBA	Untitled Space X/HBO Project	Executive producer	Limited Series[48]

Music videos

Year	Title	Artist	Notes
2000	"She Bangs"	Ricky Martin
2006	"(When You Gonna) Give It Up to Me"	Sean Paul featuring Keyshia Cole
2006	"Get Up"	Ciara featuring Chamillionaire
2013	"(I Wanna) Channing All Over Your Tatum"	Jamie Foxx and Channing Tatum featuring Jimmy Kimmel
2017	"Beautiful Trauma"	Pink

Awards and nominations

Critics' Choice Movie Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result	Ref.
2016	The Hateful Eight	Best Acting Ensemble	Nominated

Golden Raspberry Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result	Ref.
2016	Jupiter Ascending	Worst Actor	Nominated

Independent Spirit Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result	Ref.
2007	A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints	Best Supporting Actor	Nominated
2015	Foxcatcher	Special Distinction Award	Won

MTV Movie & TV Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result	Ref.
2010	Dear John	Best Male Performance	Nominated	[49]
	G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra	Biggest Badass Star	Nominated
2012	21 Jump Street	Best Fight (with Jonah Hill)	Nominated	[50]
		Best Cast (shared with 21 Jump Street cast)	Nominated
	The Vow	Best Male Performance	Nominated
		Best Kiss (with Rachel McAdams)	Nominated
2013	Magic Mike	Best Musical Moment	Nominated	[51]
2014	White House Down	Best Hero	Nominated
2015	22 Jump Street	Best Comedic Performance	Won
		Best On-Screen Duo (with Jonah Hill)	Nominated
	Foxcatcher	Best Male Performance	Nominated
		Best Shirtless Performance	Nominated

People's Choice Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result	Ref.
2012	21 Jump Street	Favorite Movie Actor	Nominated	[52]
	Magic Mike
	The Vow
	21 Jump Street	Favorite Comedic Movie Actor	Nominated
	Magic Mike	Favorite Dramatic Movie Actor	Nominated
	The Vow
2016	Favorite Movie Actor		Won	[53]
	Favorite Dramatic Movie Actor		Nominated

Sundance Film Festival

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result	Ref.
2006	A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints	Special Jury Prize (shared with the A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints cast)	Won

Teen Choice Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result	Ref.
2008	Stop-Loss	Choice Movie Actor: Drama	Won	[54]
	Step Up 2: The Streets	Choice Movie: Drama (shared with the Step Up 2: The Streets cast)	Won[54]
	Choice MySpacer		Nominated
2009	Fighting	Choice Movie Actor: Drama	Nominated
2010	Dear John	Choice Movie Actor: Drama	Nominated	[55]
		Choice Movie: Chemistry (with Amanda Seyfried)	Nominated
	G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra	Choice Movie Actor: Action	Won
2012	21 Jump Street	Choice Movie Actor: Comedy	Won	[56][57]
		Choice Movie Chemistry (with Jonah Hill)	Nominated
		Choice Movie Hissy Fit (with Jonah Hill)	Nominated
	The Vow	Choice Movie Actor: Drama	Nominated
		Choice Movie Liplock (with Rachel McAdams)	Nominated
		Choice Movie Actor: Romance	Nominated

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External links

• Channing Tatum at IMDb