Channing Tatum was born on April 26, 1980 in a small town called Cullman outside of Birmingham, Alabama. Growing up he was full of energy and somewhat troublesome, so his parents decided to enroll him in different sports such as Track, Baseball, Soccer, Football to keep him out of trouble. In the ninth grade he was sent to military school. It was there that he discovered his passion for football and his hopes became centered on earning an athletic college scholarship.

Channing's goal was finally met and in his senior year in high school, he was recruited and earned a full athletic college scholarship to a school in West Virginia. He is also skilled in Kung Fu and Gor-Chor Kung Fu a form of martial arts, in which he has earned belts in both. Channing later left college, and in the meantime worked as a construction worker and mortgage broker and salesman. He has modeled for Abercrombie & Fitch, Nautica, Gap, Aeropostale, Emporio Armani, and has been featured in television commercials for American Eagle, Pepsi and the very popular mountain dew commercials.

Channing can now be seen on the big screen as a featured actor in Coach Carter in which he plays a high school basketball player. He was also in the very popular TV series CSI Miami where he played the role of Bob Davenport.


Has modeled for Abercrombie & Fitch, Dolce & Gabbana and Aeropostale. In 2002, starred in commercials for both Mountain Dew ("Drive") and Pepsi ("Scratching"). Is of Native American, Irish, and French descent. Big break was being cast in Ricky Martin's video for "She Bangs," where he was paid $400 for a 7-day shoot. Stills spends his summer time with his grandparents back in Alabama Had worked as a construction worker, a mortgage broker, a salesman at the cologne counter of Dillard's, and a worker in a puppy/kitty nursery before started a modeling career. Has modeled for Abercrombie & Fitch, Dolce & Gabbana, American Eagle, Armani and Aeropostale. Received a full athletic football scholarship at Glenville State College in West Virginia, but he dropped out of college. During his time in school, he played football, soccer, track, and baseball. His first fashion show was at Level Nightclub in South Beach, Miami, for Men's Health magazine. Favourite childhood film was The Goonies (1985). Made the transition from modeling to acting because he didn't find modeling challenging enough for him. Has played a character called Duke twice, once in She's the Man (2006) and again in G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009). Engaged to Jenna Dewan his costar from the movie Step Up (2006) as of September 10,2008.