NAME:Channing Tatum BIRTH DATE:April 26, 1980 (Age: 33) PLACE OF BIRTH:Cullman, Alabama

Channing Matthew Tatum was born on April 26, 1980, in Cullman, Alabama and raised in Tampa Florida by his mother Kay, an airline worker, and his father Glenn Tatum, a construction worker. He initially attended Gaither High School before transferring to Tampa Catholic High School. Ensuing his graduation in 1998, Tatum was offered a substantial football scholarship to Glenville State College in Glenville, West Virginia, but declined to pursue a different life path.

His new path guided him to his first financially sound job at the local nightclub as an exotic dancer, entertaining the guests under the name "Chan Crawford." Despite being noticed every night at the nightclub, Tatum's face wasn't publically recognized until he was discovered by a modeling agency whole strolling down the streets of Miami. As soon as he signed a contract, Tatum's face and body began to pop up in various ads, including Gap, Abercrombie & Fitch, American Eagle Outfitters and Nautica. He later made his debut on-camera appearance as a backup dancer in Ricky Martin's "She Bangs" music video, followed by a few stints in Pepsi and Mountain Dew commercials.

In 2004, Tatum officially started his career in acting with a featured role on CSI: Miami, which persuaded him to focus solely on acting. He made another big step in his career when he starred in the drama Coach Carter with Samuel L. Jackson, followed by roles in Havoc (2005), Supercross (2005) and Steven Spielberg's War of the Worlds (2005).

Tatum continued making big strides in Hollywood during 2006, with lead roles in the dance/romance Step Up, the romantic comedy She's the Man and the drama A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints in which he earned a Gotham Award nomination and an Independent Spirit Award nomination. His grew even stronger when he landed big-screen roles in the action film G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2007) and the biopic Public Enemy (2008) with Johnny Depp, ensued by a new venture into the world of romantic dramas with a leading role in Dear John (2009) opposite Amanda Seyfried.

Tatum's most recent projects include, starring roles in Ron Howard's comedy The Dilemma (2011) with Vince Vaughn and Kevin James, the action-thriller Haywire (2011), the romantic comedy The Vow (2012) opposite Rachel McAdams, the comedy 21 Jump Street (2012) alongside Jonah Hill. He has also teamed up with director Steven Soderberg and Matthew McConaughey in Magic Mike (2012), a film based loosely on Tatum's phase as a male stripper, and is set to revive his role in G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013), followed by the thriller The Bitter Pill (2013).

Channing Tatum Wife & Dating History

2006

Tatum and actress Amanda Bynes were rumored to be dating while they were filming the comedy She's the Man (2006). Reportedly, the rumor started when the two were caught making out, most likely for one of their scenes.

2006 - Present

Tatum and actress Jenna Dewan-Tatum first met on the set of Step Up (2006) and a romance evolved soon after the movie was wrapped. In September 2008, the two got engaged in Maui, Hawaii and later married in Malibu, California, on July 11, 2009.