Channing Tatum Personal Life, Wife, Divorce, Net Worth, Metrics

Channing Tatum is an American actor, producer and dancer. Before starting his career, he worked for a while as a stripper under the name Chan Crawford. Then he entered the entertainment industry as a model after being spotted by a modeling talent scout.

Moreover, he started his screen career in the drama film ‘Coach Carter’ in 2005 and then appeared in ‘She’s the Man’. However, he got his breakout role in the 2006 dance film ‘Step Up’ which made him widely recognized. He played the lead role in movies like ‘Magic Mike (2012)’ and its sequel, Magic ‘Mike XXL (2015)’, ’21 Jump Street’, etc. Scroll below to learn more about his personal life, career, and net worth.

CHANNING TATUM: BIOGRAPHY, FAMILY, EDUCATION

The actor was born as Channing Matthew Tatum on April 26, 1980 in Cullman, Alabama, United States. He is the son of Kay Tatum, an airline employee, and Glenn Tatum, who worked in construction. When he was six, his family moved to the Pascagoula, Mississippi area and grew up in the bayous near the Pascagoula River. Additionally, he has a sister named Paige. He has an American nationality and has mainly English ancestry.

Growing up, he was diagnosed with attention deficit disorder as well as dyslexia. But he was active in sports like football, soccer, track and field, baseball, and martial arts. During his childhood, he practiced wuzuquan kung fu. He had spent most of his teenage years in the Tampa area and attended Gaither High School, but later graduated in 1998 from Tampa Catholic High School. Then he joined Glenville State College on a football scholarship, but he dropped out. After that, he returned home and started doing odd jobs which led to him moving to Miami where he was discovered by a model talent scout. Before that, he worked as a stripper at a local nightclub under the name Chan Crawford.

CHANNING TATUM: CAREER AND LIFE ACHIEVEMENTS

He started his career as a model and has modeled for Abercrombie & Fitch, Dolce & Gabbana and Aeropostale. He then modeled and directed commercials for major brands such as Mountain Dew and Pepsi. In 2005, he started his acting career by appearing in the film directed by Thomas Carter ‘Coach Carter’. The same year, he appeared in three more films, including ‘Havoc’ and ‘Supercross’. Later he starred in the movie ‘She’s the Man’ opposite actress Amanda Bynes .

Although he had a starring role before, he got his breakthrough role in 2006 with his ex-wife, Jenna Dewan. Additionally, he has worked in films like ‘Battle in Seattle’, ‘GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra’, ‘Dear John’, ‘The Vow’, ‘White House Down’, ‘The Hateful Eight’ and ‘Kingsman : The Golden Circle”, among others . Tatum has also provided his voice for animated films like ‘The Lego Movie’, ‘The Book of Life’, ‘The Lego Batman Movie’, ‘Logan Lucky’ and ‘Smallfoot’.

He’s appeared on a few TV shows, including “CSI: Miami,” “Saturday Night Live,” “Lip Battle Sync,” and “Comrade Detective.” Additionally, he was the executive producer of the 2010 documentary ‘Earth Made of Glass’ and the 2018 web TV series ‘Step Up: High Water’. Also, Tatum, as a producer, had produced the movie ‘6 Balloons’ directed and written by Marja-Lewis Ryan.

CHANNING TATUM: PERSONAL LIFE, WIFE, AFFAIR

Coming to his personal life, he is currently single since the end of 2019 and is enjoying his single life. Previously, he was married for nine years to American actress and dancer Jenna Dewan. The former couple first met while filming Step It Up in 2006. After knowing each other for three years, they got married in 2009. However, in 2018 they announced their magical journey to stop and divorced six months later. Additionally, Dewan mentioned that the duo decided to call off their wedding before they began filming World of Dance season two, in his book. In addition, the ex-couple had also welcomed a daughter, Everly Tatum on April 2, 2018 together.

After his divorce, Tatum had been in an off-on relationship with Jessie J since late 2018. The pair have struggled to maintain their relationship, but recently, in April, they decided it was best to be friends. In the past, after a year of dating, they broke up and reconciled in January. But it seems their relationship wasn’t strong enough to hold on, so they planned to stay friends. During this time, Dewan also began dating Tony Award-winning Broadway actor Steve Kazee. Moreover, the couple are expecting a baby soon.

CHANNING TATUM: NET WORTH AND SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILES

He gradually became the star who is best known for his lighthearted teen films and films, then finally settled on a producer. His real-life story became the movie ‘Magic Mike’ in 2012, which became a huge hit grossing $167 million on a budget of $7 million. This epidemic raised a considerable amount of money by producing and playing. Hence, at present, he has an estimated net worth of around $50 million. Plus, he bought a Cape Cod-style home in Beverly Hills for $6 million. Additionally, he bought filmmaker Robert Sneider’s home for $4,425 in 2011.

He is very active on different social media profiles with personal and verified accounts amassing huge followers. He has a @channingtatum Facebook account with over 18 million followers. On Twitter, he goes through the @channingtatum account with 8.2 million followers. He goes by the Instagram handle @channingtatum with 17.4 million followers.

CHANNING TATUM: BODY MEASUREMENTS

The handsome actor has a well-trained muscular body who stands 6 feet 1 inches or 1.85 meters tall and weighs 83 kg. His perfectly ripped body has bicep measurements of 16 inches, a chest measurement of 40 inches and a waist measurement of 31 inches with a shoe size of 10.5 (US). He has green eye color with dark brown hair which he has changed to new styles.