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| {{Infobox actor | |||
| | name = Channing Tatum | |||
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| | weight = 194 | |||
| | height = 6' 1" | |||
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| | birthdate = ], ] (age 26) | |||
| | location = ] ], ], ] | |||
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| | birthname = Channing Bryan Isaac Tatum Anderson | |||
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| | notable role = '']'' (2006) | |||
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| '''Channing Tatum''' (born ], ]) is an ] ] and former ]. After beginning his career as a fashion model, he has branched out into acting roles, appearing in the films '']'' (2005),'']'' (2005), '']'' (2005), '']'', then '']'', and '']'', all of which were released in 2006. | |||
| ===Early life=== | |||
| Born '''Channing Bryan Isaac Tatum Anderson''' in ], a small city in ], as the oldest of eight children. He has ], ] and ] ancestry. His family moved to ] when he was six, although he visits Alabama, where his mother's family still lives, every summer. Tatum grew up in the ]s near the ], where he enjoyed a rural existence, including "All the rattlesnakes and alligators a boy could possibly chase, fishing every day, ] football league, stuff like that".<ref name="background">{{cite web | title=ModelLaunch.com | work=Channing Tatum: Relentless (Interview) | url=http://www.modellaunch.com/face/article.php?id=Channing_Tatum | accessdate=March 13 | accessyear=2006}}</ref> | |||
| Tatum was athletic while growing up, playing ], ], ], ] and ], and had "a lot of energy", although he says that "Girls were always my biggest distraction in school".<ref name="background" /> During the ninth grade, he was sent to a ], where he played on the football team. Tatum won a football scholarship to ] in ], although he soon lost interest in the sport and turned down the scholarship, citing his dislike of the demands of playing football. | |||
| ===Career=== | |||
| Channing Tatum's first experience was in the ] industry as a model. He was then cast as a dancer in ]'s "]" music video, after an audition in ]; he was paid $400 for the job. He subsequently signed with a modelling agency in ], Page 305 (Page Parkes Modeling Agency), and appeared in '']'' magazine. He soon appeared in campaigns for ], ], ], ], and ]. Tatum has also starred in a few television commercials for American Eagle Outfitters, ] and ], and was picked as one of ''Tear Sheet'' magazine's "50 Most Beautiful Faces" of ].<ref name="background" /> | |||
| Tatum has said that his modeling career has helped him with his life, specifying that "It's made my life, and my family's life, a lot easier, because I never knew what I wanted to do and now they don't really have to worry about me anymore. I've been able to explore life, and through exploring it I've found that I love art, I love writing, I love acting, I love all the things that make sense to me. And I've been given the chance to go out and see the world, and to see all the things out there. Not everyone gets that chance".<ref name="background" /> | |||
| Tatum began his acting career in 2004, appearing in an episode of the television series '']''. His first feature film role was in 2005's high school drama, '']'', playing Jason Lyle, a street smart basketball player opposite ]; Tatum also appeared in ]'s "Hope" music video, which accompanied the film. In the same year, Tatum had an uncredited bit role in '']'' when posing as a boy in a church, a factory endorsed top motocross racer in '']'', and part of the supporting cast in '']''. Although Tatum has said that he loves modeling, he has taken a break from the profession to concentrate on his acting career, saying that he prefers making more mature movies. | |||
| Tatum was originally scheduled to play ] in director ]'s epic, '']'', but was replaced by actor ]. He also auditioned for the role of ] in '']'', but was not cast as the character was eventually removed from the film.<ref name="gambit">{{cite web | title=The X-Verse | work=Lauren Shuler Donner Q&A | url=http://www.thexverse.com/interviews/311.shtml | accessdate=June 19 | accessyear=2006}}</ref> The film's producer, Lauren Shuler Donner, noticed Tatum and cast him in the film '']'', where he plays the love interest of ]'s character. The film opened on ], ]. | |||
| Tatum's most recent roles were in '']'', a dance-themed romance which opened on ], ] and the ]-set drama '']'', in which he plays Antonio, a street youth in ]. Tatum has described the latter film as his "first dramatic role"; his performance received positive notices at the ], where the film premiered.<ref name="tpeople906">{{cite web | title=TeenPeople | work=Channing Tatum Takes a Dramatic Turn | url=http://www.teenpeople.com/teenpeople/article/0,22196,1539523,00.shtml | accessdate=September 30 | accessyear=2006}}</ref> The acclaim continued when he received an ] nomination for Best Supporting Male. <ref name="SpiritAwards">{{cite web | title=FilmIndependent.org | work=Spirit Award Nomination | url=http://filmindependent.org/spiritawards/nominees/nominees.php| accessdate=February 1 | accessyear=2007}}</ref> | |||
| Tatum's next film role will be in director ]'s '']'', about a soldier returning home from the ]. | |||
| ===Personal life=== | |||
| In August of 2006, columnist Janet Charlton reported that Tatum has been dating his ''Step Up'' co-star, ], since 2005; the two met on the film's set. Tatum and Dewan both reported that they didn't start dating until the filming of the movie was finished. <ref name="hwood.com806">{{cite web | title=Hollywood.com | work=Tatum and Dewan 'Step Up' Real-Life Romance | url=http://www.hollywood.com/news/detail/id/3543010 | accessdate=September 30 | accessyear=2006}}</ref> | |||
| ==Awards== | |||
| {| class="wikitable" | |||
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| ! Year !! Group !! Award !! Film !! Won? !! Notes | |||
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| |rowspan="3"| ] | |||
| | ] | |||
| | Best Supporting Male | |||
| |rowspan="2"| '']'' | |||
| | TBD | |||
| | to be awarded February 24, 2007 | |||
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| | ] | |||
| | Special Jury Prize | |||
| | style="background: #ddffdd" | Yes | |||
| | Shared between ], ], ], ], and ] | |||
| |} | |||
| ==Filmography== | |||
| {| class="wikitable" | |||
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| ! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes | |||
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| |rowspan="2"| ] || '']'' || Johnson || | |||
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| |'']'' || Jared || | |||
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| |rowspan="3"| ] || '']'' || Antonio || limited release | |||
| |- | |||
| |'']'' || Tyler Gage || | |||
| |- | |||
| |'']'' || Duke Orsino || | |||
| |- | |||
| |rowspan="3"| ] || '']'' || Rowdy Sparks || | |||
| |- | |||
| |'']'' || Nick || ] | |||
| |- | |||
| |'']'' || Jason Lyle || | |||
| |} | |||
| ==Footnotes== | |||
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| ==External links== | |||
| *{{imdb name|id=1475594|name=Channing Tatum}} | |||
| * Fansite | |||
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| * Fan Blog | |||
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