Man Candy: Channing Tatum

Channing Tatum (born April 26, 1980) is an American actor and former model. After beginning his career as a fashion model, he branched out into acting, appearing in Coach Carter (2005), Supercross (2005), She's the Man (2006), Step Up (2006), and Stop-Loss (2008).

Channing was born in Alabama, as the oldest of eight children. He enjoyed a rural childhood, including "All the rattlesnakes and alligators a boy could possibly chase, fishing every day, Pop Warner football league, stuff like that".

Tatum was athletic while growing up, playing football, soccer, track, baseball and martial arts, and had "a lot of energy", although he says that "Girls were always my biggest distraction in school".

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".

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