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My Take
Channing Tatum earns my respect as the rare leading man who never pretends his past didn't happen. A dancer and model from small-town Alabama, he built his screen persona on physicality — and then revealed surprisingly sharp comic timing in 21 Jump Street and an easy charm in everything from White House Down to animated fare like Smallfoot. What interests me most is his producer side: he understands his own image well enough to package it, which is a savvier skill than acting itself. The 2022 Time 100 nod felt less like flattery than recognition that he turned a niche into a durable Hollywood brand.
Overview
Channing Matthew Tatum (born April 26, 1980) is an American actor and film producer. He made his film debut in the drama Coach Carter (2005), and had his breakthrough with the sports comedy film She's the Man (2006) and the dance film Step Up (2006). He rose to prominence for playing Duke in the action films G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009) and G.I.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Channing Tatum
- Name (Japanese)
- チャニング・テイタム
- Reading
- ちゃにんぐ・ていたむ
- Born
- April 26, 1980 (age 46)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Monkey
- Origin
- Cullman, Alabama, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / film producer / dancer / model / film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Gaither High School
- University
- Glenville State University
Awards & achievements
- 2022 Time 100
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Smallfoot | — | |
| Notable work | The Book of Life | — | |
| Notable work | This Is the End | — | |
| Notable work | 21 Jump Street | — | |
| Notable work | White House Down | — | |
| Notable work | A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints | — |
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.