Line #6 Creator/ChanningTatum


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2	[[caption-width-right:300:"[[Film/TwentyTwoJumpStreet Remember me?]] [[VerbalBackspace I'm your best nightm]]-- [[PreAssKickingOneLiner I'm your worst nightmare.]]"]]
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4	Channing Matthew Tatum (born April 26, 1980) is an American actor, film producer, dancer, and model born in Cullman, Alabama.
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6	Originally growing to prominence with the dance film ''Film/StepUp'', he's since made a name for himself in movies of all genres: Romance (''Film/DearJohn'', ''Film/TheVow''), Comedy (''Film/TwentyOneJumpStreet'' series, ''Film/ShesTheMan'', ''Film/LoganLucky''), Action (''Film/GIJoeTheRiseOfCobra'', ''Film/TheEagle2011'', ''Film/WhiteHouseDown'', ''Film/JupiterAscending''), and Drama (''Film/SideEffects'', ''Film/{{Foxcatcher}}''). The ''Film/MagicMike'' series --inspired by his time as an exotic dancer-- probably brought his career full circle.
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8	He married his ''Film/StepUp'' co-star Creator/JennaDewan in July 2009, with whom he had a daughter named Everly in May 2013. He and Dewan divorced in 2019. In 2012, he was named [[MrFanservice "Sexiest Man Alive"]] by People Magazine.
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11	!! Selected filmography
12	* ''Series/CSIMiami'' (2004) as Bob Davenport
13	* ''Film/CoachCarter'' (2005) as Jason Lyle
14	* ''Film/WarOfTheWorlds2005'' as boy in church
15	* ''Film/Havoc2005''
16	* ''Film/ShesTheMan'' (2006) as Duke Orsino
17	* ''Film/AGuideToRecognizingYourSaints'' (2006) as Antonio
18	* ''Step Up'' series (2006 -- 2008) as Tyler Gage
19	** ''Film/StepUp'' (2006)
20	** ''Step Up; The Streets'' (2008)
21	* ''Film/BattleInSeattle'' (2007) as Johnson
22	* ''Film/StopLoss'' (2008) as Sgt. Steve Shriver
23	* ''Film/{{Fighting\|2009}}'' (2009) as Shawn [=MacArthur=]
24	* ''Film/PublicEnemies'' (2009) as Pretty Boy Floyd
25	* ''G.I. Joe'' series (2009 -- 2013) as Duke / Conrad Hauser:
26	** ''Film/GIJoeTheRiseOfCobra'' (2009)
27	** ''Film/GIJoeRetaliation'' (2013)
28	* ''Film/DearJohn'' (2010) as John Tyree
29	* ''Film/TheEagle2011'' as Marcus Flavius Aquila
30	* ''Film/TheVow'' (2012) as Leo Collins
31	* ''Jump Street'' series (2012 -- present) as Greg Jenko:
32	** ''Film/TwentyOneJumpStreet'' (2012)
33	** ''Film/TwentyTwoJumpStreet'' (2014)
34	* ''Film/MagicMike'' (2012) as Michael "Magic Mike" Lane
35	** ''Film/MagicMikeXXL'' (2015)
36	** ''Film/MagicMikesLastDance'' (2022)
37	* ''Film/SideEffects'' (2013) as Martin Taylor
38	* ''Film/ThisIsTheEnd'' (2013) [[AdamWesting as himself]]
39	* ''Film/WhiteHouseDown'' (2013) as John Cale
40	* ''WesternAnimation/TheLEGOMovie'' (2014) as the voice of ComicBook/{{Superman}}
41	** ''WesternAnimation/TheLEGOBatmanMovie'' (2017)
42	** ''WesternAnimation/TheLEGOMovie2TheSecondPart'' (2019)
43	* ''WesternAnimation/TheBookOfLife'' (2014) as the voice of Joaquin
44	* ''Film/{{Foxcatcher}}'' (2014) as Mark Schultz
45	* ''Film/JupiterAscending'' (2015) as Caine
46	* ''Film/HailCaesar'' (2016) as Burt
47	* ''Series/ComradeDetective''(2017) as Gregor Anghel (English dub)
48	* ''Film/LoganLucky'' (2017) as Jimmy Logan
49	* ''Film/KingsmanTheGoldenCircle'' (2017) as Tequila
50	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Smallfoot}}'' (2018) as Migo.
51	* ''WesternAnimation/AmericaTheMotionPicture'' (2021) as UsefulNotes/GeorgeWashington
52	* ''Film/FreeGuy'' (2021) as Revenjamin Buttons
53	* ''Film/{{Dog\|2022}}'' (2022) as Jackson Briggs -- Directorial debut
54	* ''Series/TheAfterparty'' (2022) AsHimself (1 episode)
55	* ''Film/TheLostCity'' (2022) as Alan Caprison
56	* ''Film/BulletTrain'' (2022) as a train passenger (uncredited)
57	* ''Film/{{Fly Me to the Moon\|2024}}'' (2024) as Cole Davis
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59	!! He provides examples of:
60	* TheCastShowOff: Attending military school was able to make him be comfortable in doing action films. His dancing is remarkable, as can be seen in movies like ''Film/MagicMike'' and ''Film/StepUp''.
61	* DullSurprise: A common complaint of his early works is that he doesn't show a lot of emotions. His later productions where he moved away from his typecast role as a meathead have averted this, as he's come into his own as an actor, leading to critical acclaim in works such as ''Foxcatcher''.
62	* SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct: He was typecasted as the male lead of romance films while appearing in the occasional action flick. ''Film/TwentyOneJumpStreet'', his first true comedy role, broke that trend and improved many critics' perception on him. Furthermore, ''Film/{{Foxcatcher}}'' established that he could also be effective in dramatic roles.[[invoked]]
63	* MrFanservice: Tends to do {{Shirtless Scene}}s. Considering that he used to be a male stripper, this isn't surprising.
64	* PersonAsVerb: He participated in a parodic song on ''Series/JimmyKimmelLive'' called "[[DoubleEntendre Channing All Over Your Tatum]]". He noted how weird it was to be repeating his own name dozens of times.
65	* RomanceOnTheSet: He began dating his ''Step Up'' co-star Jenna Dewan in 2006 after they met filming the movie; they were married from 2009 to 2019.
66	* ThoseTwoActors: With Creator/JonahHill, with whom he appears with in ''Film/TwentyOneJumpStreet'' and its sequels, ''Film/ThisIsTheEnd'', and ''Film/HailCaesar''. They also both have roles that speak to each other in ''WesternAnimation/TheLegoMovie'' and its sequels.
67	* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
68	** He was set to star as [[Comicbook/{{Gambit}} Remy LeBeau/Gambit]] in the ''Film/XMenFilmSeries'' in a spin-off on the character; however the film spent years locked in DevelopmentHell and was repeatedly taken on and off [[Creator/TwentiethCenturyStudios Twentieth Century Fox]]'s release schedule, before being officially cancelled in 2019 after Creator/{{Disney}} acquired Fox.
69	** His directorial debut was supposed to be an adaptation of the book Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock by Matthew Quick, but it fell apart following the [[Creator/TheWeinsteinCompany Harvey Weinstein]] scandal, who he was developing the film with.

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