Channing Tatum was born on April 24, 1980, in Cullman (Alabama, USA). He was the eldest in a large family of eight children. His mother worked for a local airline and his father held a position in the construction business. It is known that in addition to American roots, the actor has Irish and French. The future celebrity grew up on the banks of the longest river in the world in the countryside. The young man loved to play sports. He was primarily interested in athletics, football, rugby, baseball, and martial arts. As a teenager, Tatum went to Tampa, Florida. There he entered Gaither High School and then the military Tampa Catholic High School. At the last school, Channing was taken to the football team, he played well enough, so in 1998 he began to receive an athletic scholarship that would allow him to study in West Virginia at Glenville State College. However, Tatum soon decided to abandon it.
Returning to his hometown, Channing begins looking for himself in various fields of activity and works several jobs at once. In the American tabloids, information appeared more than once that he was a stripper. In these bars, he allegedly called himself Chen Crawford. In 2010, the actor himself confirmed these data when he announced that he was ready to shoot a picture about his past, in particular, his striptease experience. In addition, Channing has worked as a construction worker, mortgage broker, supermarket salesman, and veterinary assistant. After a while, Tatum moved to Miami. There he was lucky enough to meet one agent.
Promising modeling career
First, Channing was sent to audition for Ricky Martin’s music video. He did his job brilliantly, so the producers approved him. In the video, he acted as a dancer and appeared in the video for the song “She Bangs”. He was paid only $ 400 for filming. The future actor managed to get his first modeling experience while working for world clients Abercrombie & Fitch and Armani. The first fashion show was organized specifically for the men’s magazine “Men’s Health” in Miami at the end of 2000. Then the young man starred in commercials for various drinks. Later, he signed his first contract with the agency on Page 305. It was at this time that Tatum radically changed his image and cut his hair short. As such, he appeared in the magazine Citizen K, Elegance Magazine, Contents, and Out Magazine. “Vogue”.
Tatum also worked for Dolce & Gabbana, Nautica, Abercrombie & Fitch, American Eagle Outfitters, and Emporio Armani campaigns. At the end of 2011, Tatum was included in the list of 50 most beautiful faces according to Tear Sheet magazine. By the way, later in an interview, Tatum said that the modeling career helped to arrange life priorities on the shelves. His existence was greatly simplified since he had a stable job and perfectly understood what he would do in the future. This profession helped him realize that he is crazy about cinema.
Debut in the world of cinema
Channing first appeared on television in 2004. He landed a cameo role in the mega-popular American TV series C.S.I .: Miami Crime Scene Investigation. A year later, Tatum was offered a role in the drama “Coach Carter”, where Samuel L. Jackson himself played the main role. The actor was also lucky enough to star in the video for the song “Hope” by rapper Twista. The song became the soundtrack for the tape.
After that, the actor played rather insignificant roles in such films as “War of the Worlds” by Steven Spielberg (the role of a young man from the church), “Supercross” (one of the bikers), as well as “Crazy” (a cameo role of a young man).
Shooting in films captivated Channing so much that he decided to quit modeling for a while and try himself in the world of big cinema. Rumor has it that it was Tatum who was supposed to get the role of Genghis Khan in the legendary film “Mongol” by Sergei Bodrov, but at the last moment, the director’s choice actor fell on Tadanobu Asano. The actor also auditioned for the role of Gambit in the film X-Men: The Last Stand, however, in the end, the hero himself was removed from the script.
But not all was lost. Quite by chance, Lauren Shuler Donner, who was the producer of the X-Men blockbuster, noticed the young man on the auditions. She then invited the actor to try his hand at the youth tape “She is a man.” It was a free adaptation of Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night”. The film premiered in 2006. Tatum has repeatedly said that his hero Duke is him in early school since the actor himself never felt comfortable in the company of girls. He either talked too much or was silent like a fish. Co-star Amanda Bynes spoke very well of Tatum. The girl said that Channing is an incredibly talented and insightful guy.
