Channing Matthew Tatum was born in April 26, 1980, Cullman, Alabama .Tatum is skilled in Kung Fu and in Gor-Chor Kung Fu, a form of martial arts, in which he has earned belts. Channing later left college and, in the meantime, worked as a construction worker, a stripper, a mortgage broker and salesman. He has modeled for Gap, Emporio Armani, and has been featured in television commercials for American Eagle, Pepsi, and some very popular Mountain Dew commercials.Tatum's films include "White House Down" (2013), "Foxcatcher" (2014), "The Hateful Eight" (2015), "Hail, Caesar!" (2016), "Logan Lucky"(2017), and "The Lost City" (2022). He has produced several of his films, including the road film "Dog" (2022), which he also starred in and co-directed. He rose to prominence for playing Duke in the action films "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra" (2009) and "G.I. Joe: Retaliation" (2013), the title role in the comedy-drama films "Magic Mike" (2012), "Magic Mike XXL" (2015) and "Magic Mike's Last Dance" (2023), and an undercover cop in the action-comedy films "21 Jump Street" (2012) and "22 Jump Street" (2014).