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Tatum has been added to the cast of writer/director/producer [[Michael Mann (film director)|Michael Mann]]'s 2009 crime drama ''Public Enemies'', in which will play the ill-fated 1930s American gangster [[Pretty Boy Floyd]]. Tatum is also slated for the role of [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]] in 2009's ''[[G.I. Joe#live-action film|G.I. Joe]]'', [[Paramount Pictures]]' live-action film based on the popular [[Hasbro]] action figures. |
Tatum has been added to the cast of writer/director/producer [[Michael Mann (film director)|Michael Mann]]'s 2009 crime drama ''Public Enemies'', in which will play the ill-fated 1930s American gangster [[Pretty Boy Floyd]]. Tatum is also slated for the role of [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]] in 2009's ''[[G.I. Joe#live-action film|G.I. Joe]]'', [[Paramount Pictures]]' live-action film based on the popular [[Hasbro]] action figures. |
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==Official Site== |
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Launched in 2007, Channing Tatum's official website [http://channingtatumunwrapped.blogspot.com Channing Tatum Unwrapped] was created for his fans as a source of accurate and timely information on the actor. On a daily basis, fans around the world congregate to the blog which has up-to-the-minute news, photos, videos, commentary, chats, and contests that allow fans to learn about Tatum's personal life and career. |
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==Awards== |
==Awards== |
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Revision as of 02:44, 6 March 2008
Channing Tatum | |
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| Born | Channing Matthew Tatum |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, producer, model |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Website | http://channingtatumunwrapped.blogspot.com |
Channing Matthew Tatum[1] (born April 26 1980) is an American actor, producer, and former model. After beginning his career as a fashion model, he has branched out into acting roles, appearing in the films Havoc (2005), Coach Carter (2005), Supercross (2005), She's the Man, then Step Up, and A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints, all of which were released in 2006.
Early life
Born in Cullman, a small city in Alabama, Tatum has one sister. He has French, Irish, and Native American ancestry. His family moved to Mississippi when he was six, although he visits Alabama, where his mother's family still lives. Tatum grew up in the bayous near the Mississippi River, where he enjoyed a rural existence, including "All the rattlesnakes and alligators a boy could possibly chase, fishing every day, Pop Warner football league, stuff like that."[2]
Tatum was athletic while growing up, playing football, soccer, track, baseball, and performing martial arts, although he says that "girls were always [his] biggest distraction in school."[2] During the ninth grade, he "had an option either [to attend] a military school or a private school". He chose the private school, Tampa Catholic High School in Tampa, Florida. He graduated in 1998 and was voted most athletic. Afterward, Tatum won a football scholarship to Glenville State College in Glenville, West Virginia, although he soon lost interest in the sport and turned down the scholarship, citing his dislike of the demands of playing football.
Career
Tatum's first experience was in the fashion industry as a model. He was then cast as a dancer in Ricky Martin's "She Bangs" music video, after an audition in Orlando, Florida; he was paid $400 for the job. He subsequently signed with a modelling agency in Miami, Page 305 (Page Parkes Modeling Agency), and appeared in Vogue magazine. He soon appeared in campaigns for Abercrombie & Fitch, Nautica, Dolce & Gabbana, American Eagle Outfitters, and Emporio Armani. Tatum has also starred in a few television commercials for American Eagle Outfitters, Pepsi, and Mountain Dew, and was picked as one of Tear Sheet magazine's "50 Most Beautiful Faces" of October 2001.[2]
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".[2]
Tatum began his acting career in 2004, appearing in an episode of the television series CSI: Miami. His first feature film role was in 2005's high school drama, Coach Carter, playing Jason Lyle, a street smart basketball player opposite Samuel L. Jackson; Tatum also appeared in rapper Twista's "Hope" music video, which accompanied the film. In the same year, Tatum had an uncredited bit role in War of the Worlds when posing as a boy in a church, a factory endorsed top motocross racer in Supercross, and part of the supporting cast in Havoc. Although Tatum has said that he loves modeling, he has taken a break from the profession to concentrate on his acting career, saying that he prefers making more mature films.
Tatum was originally scheduled to play Genghis Khan in the film Mongol, but was replaced by actor Tadanobu Asano. He also auditioned for the role of Gambit in X-Men: The Last Stand, but was not cast as the character was eventually removed from the film.[3] The film's producer, Lauren Shuler Donner, noticed Tatum and cast him in the film She's the Man, where he plays the love interest of Amanda Bynes's character. The film opened on March 17, 2006.
Tatum's most recent roles are in Step Up, a dance-themed romance which opened on August 11, 2006 and the 1980s-set drama A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints, in which he plays Antonio, a street youth in Astoria, Queens. Tatum has described the latter film as his "first dramatic role"; his performance received positive notices at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival, where the film premiered.[4] The acclaim continued when he received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for "Best Supporting Actor".[5]
Tatum's next film roles will be in director Kimberly Peirce's highly-anticipated film Stop-Loss, about a soldier returning home from the Iraq War, and director Stuart Townsend's film Battle in Seattle, about the huge 1999 protest of the World Trade Organization meeting in Seattle.
Tatum will play in the indie film The Trap, which is directed by Tom Hanks' wife Rita Wilson. The actor was chosen to play a role in the film Poor Things, starring Lindsay Lohan, Shirley MacLaine, Rosario Dawson, and Olympia Dukakis, but had to turn down the role because of scheduling conflicts. Tatum will also be playing a soldier in another New Line Cinema film which is based on a popular Nicholas Sparks bestseller called Dear John. Besides, he will be starring in Christopher McQuarrie's upcoming feature project The Stanford Prison Experiment, Paul McGuigan's film Push, and Oliver Stone's next Vietnam War drama, Pinkville, with veteran actor Bruce Willis. Tatum is also slated to play a renegade New York City cop who must infiltrate the underground world of free running, known as parkour, to bust a seemingly unstoppable gang of bank robbers in an untitled film for New Line Cinema.
Tatum and Dito Montiel, the star and director of 2006's acclaimed independent feature A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints, have signed to reteam on an action drama for Rogue Pictures. Kevin Misher will produce the film called Fighting through his Misher Films. Rogue co-presidents Andrew Karpen and Andrew Rona made the official announcement about the film. Tatum will star as Sean Arthur, a young man who scrapes up a living scalping tickets in New York City.
Fox Searchlight Pictures's subdivision Fox Atomic has also picked up a pitch from screenwriter Doug Jung. The role as a "fish-out-of-water" story where Tatum will play an American cop in South Korea, a country that no other Hollywood production studio has ever filmed in. Tatum is not only starring in the film, he's also going to be one of the film's executive producers along with two of his managers (Peter Kiernan and William Choi from Management 360).[citation needed]
Tatum has been added to the cast of writer/director/producer Michael Mann's 2009 crime drama Public Enemies, in which will play the ill-fated 1930s American gangster Pretty Boy Floyd. Tatum is also slated for the role of Duke in 2009's G.I. Joe, Paramount Pictures' live-action film based on the popular Hasbro action figures.
Official Site
Launched in 2007, Channing Tatum's official website Channing Tatum Unwrapped was created for his fans as a source of accurate and timely information on the actor. On a daily basis, fans around the world congregate to the blog which has up-to-the-minute news, photos, videos, commentary, chats, and contests that allow fans to learn about Tatum's personal life and career.
Awards
| Year | Group | Award | Film | Won? | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Independent Spirit Award | "Best Supporting Actor" | A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints | No | Awarded to Alan Arkin for Little Miss Sunshine |
| Sundance Film Festival | Special Jury Prize | Yes | Shared between Robert Downey Jr., Shia LaBeouf, Rosario Dawson, Chazz Palminteri, and Dianne Weist |
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Coach Carter | Jason Lyle | |
| Havoc | Nick | Direct-to-video | |
| War of the Worlds | Boy in church scene | Uncredited | |
| Supercross | Rowdy Sparks | ||
| 2006 | She's the Man | Duke Orsino | |
| Step Up | Tyler Gage | ||
| A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints | Antonio | Limited release | |
| 2007 | The Trap | Greg | |
| 2008 | Step Up 2 the Streets | Tyler Gage | Cameo |
| Stop-Loss | Steve Shriver | ||
| Battle in Seattle | Johnson | ||
| Fighting | Sean Arthur | post-production | |
| 2009 | G.I. Joe | Duke Hauser | filming |
| Parkour | TBA | pre-production | |
| Public Enemies | Pretty Boy Floyd | pre-production |
References
- ^ "ChanningTatumUnwrapped.com". NEWS FLASH: Channing Tatum's Real Name...We Were All Wrong!!!. Retrieved June 22.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c d "ModelLaunch.com". Channing Tatum: Relentless (Interview). Retrieved March 13.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - ^ "The X-Verse". Lauren Shuler Donner Q&A. Retrieved June 19.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - ^ "TeenPeople". Channing Tatum Takes a Dramatic Turn. Retrieved September 30.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - ^ "FilmIndependent.org". Spirit Award Nomination. Retrieved February 1.
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