Biographic - Sunday July 1, 2012 Comic Strip Licensing and Permissions

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Born in Cullman, Alabama, on April 26, 1980, Channing Tatum grew up in Alabama, Mississippi and Florida. He played a variety of sports in High School and studied martial arts before briefly attending college in West Virginia on a Football Scholarship. He worked as a dancer in a Tampa Nightclub before making his mark as a very successful model. Most notably appearing in the Ambercrombie & Fitch catalogs. An appearance on "CSI: Miami" in 2005, was followed by a string of movies and a meteoric rise to starring roles, including "Step Up" a dance/romance film that cast him opposite Jenna Dewan. The two began dating, became engaged in 2008, and married a year later, by which time Channing's star had continued to rise thanks to likes of "Fighting" and "Public Enemies." Over the ensuing three years, each starring role has raised his profile further, from such action-packed movies as "G.I Joe: The Rise of Cobra." and the historical roman epic "The Eagle," to the romantic fare of "Dear John." and "The Vow." 2011's "The Son Of No One" saw him take top billing over Al Pacino and Ray Liotta, and his comedy romp with Jonah Hill, a reworking of TV's "21 Jump Street" topped the box office in its opening weekend, taking in more than $184 million worldwide. "G.I. Joe: Retaliation" sees him reprise his role as Duke/Conrad Hauser... and compete against himself at the box office! Released the smae day, "Magic Mike" directed by Steven Soderbergh- takes Hollywood superstar Channing back to his Tampa nightclub roots.

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