Channing Tatum is one of the world’s most-paid actors in the industry. He has been luckier in his career since the beginning. Marking his debut in 2005, he started playing highly paid leading film roles by 2006. Earning a huge income, Channing Tatum has a huge net worth too. We will learn more about his wife, career, age, height, etc.
Family Background & Early Life
Channing Tatum belongs to a family of mixed ancestry. He entered the world on April 26, 1980, in Cullman City, Alabama in the United States. He is the only son of Glen Tatum who is a construction worker and Kay Tatum, an airline worker. Channing has a sister called Paige.
Tatum has grown up with his sister. He was nearly six when his family moved out of Cullman and shifted to Pascagoula, Mississippi. He thrived in the rural facilities there. Tatum was also affected with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and Dyslexia in his childhood.
Education and Growing Up
Channing Tatum was always given the freedom to choose his life. While living in the Tampa region, he attended Gaither High School in Florida. Later, he was asked by his parents to put more effort into his education with a better school. He then selected Catholic High School in Tampa.
During his school, Tatum was a sports person and played different games like soccer, football, baseball, etc. Channing Tatum was also voted as the most athletic person in the school on passing out of high school in 1998. Furthermore, he went to Glenville State University but did not complete the degree and dropped off. He worked in odd jobs on returning home.
Career in the Industry
Channing Tatum had worked as a stripper in a nightclub as Chan Crawford. He then moved to Miami and was recognized by the Model talent scout. His first appearance was noted in a music video “She Bangs” sung by Ricky Martin in 2000. Then he started working in the fashion industry as a model for various brands. He also appeared in some TV advertisements and signed with Ford Models in New York City.
In 2001, Channing was selected as one of the “50 Beautiful Faces” for Tear Sheet’s Magazines.
Elevating his career, Channing Tatum started working in films. His breakout movie was Step Up in which he acted alongside his future wife Jenna Dewan. One popular film he was hesitant to star in, due to its association with war, was G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra. It was his first action movie. Then in 2010, he played another similar character in Dear John to learn from its director Lasse Hallstrom.
Breakthrough Role
The year 2012 was his life-changing phase. He acted in four films and also hosted a show Saturday Night Live. He produced one film, along with his director Soderbergh, based on his eight-month experience of his job as a stripper in Florida. The film was titled Magic Mike and played the character of Mike. The film was a huge hit.
In 2013, he appeared in another action film White House Down. He reprised his role as Mike in 2015 with Magic Mike XXL. He also made his debut as a director for Dog in the same year. In 2022, he appeared in a romantic action and adventure film The Lost City, alongside Sandra Bullock. Next, he played his character as Mike Lane in Magic Mike’s Last Dance, released in February 2023.
Most recently, Channing Tatum has appeared in a thriller film released in August 2024. The film is titled Blinked twice and has premiered in a single theatre up to now in Los Angeles.
Other Ventures
Channing Tatum is bold and clear in his intentions and accepts openly that he does not want to be in any more films that he has not produced. Because of this reason, he, with his then-wife Jenna Dewan and production partner, signed a production deal with Relativity Media for two years. Thus, they shared the expenses and profits for any of the films they produced in these years.
Moreover, Tatum has established a few production companies. Two of these were set up in 2010: 33andOut Productions and Iron Horse Entertainment. In 2021, another production company Free Association signed its first deal with MGM.
Channing – A Writer
Channing Tatum has also written two picture books inspired by his daughter in 2021 and 2022. The first book, The One and Only Sparkella, became a bestseller in The New York Times the week it was published. Another was The One and Only Sparkella Makes A Plan.
Channing Tatum Wife
Channing Tatum married his co-actor from Step Up Sets Jenna Dewan, whom he met in 2006. After dating for more than two years, they ended up marrying in Malibu, California on July 11, 2009. They were blessed with a daughter in 2013. After dating for about ten years, the couple decided to get separated from each other. Their divorce was accepted in November 2019. He has not married anyone else since then. However, Channing reveals that his bond with his daughter has deepened after their divorce.
In 2021, Channing got into a romantic relationship with Zor Kravitz. They got engaged in 2023 and have recently been seen together on Blink Twice’s premiere in Los Angeles.
Awards & Recognition
Channing Tatum has been nominated 72 times till now. He won his first award in 2006 for his remarkable performance in Step Up, She’s the Man, and A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints. Here is a list of his most promising awards:
| Award | Year | Title | Category |
| Hollywood Film Awards | 2014 | Foxcatcher | Ensemble Award |
| Jupiter Awards | 2014 | White House Down | Best International Actor |
| Gotham Awards | 2014 | Foxcatcher | Special Jury Award |
| MTV Movie & TV Awards | 2014 | – | MTV Trailblazer Award |
| Teen Choice Awards | 2015 | Magic Mike XXL | Choice Summer Movie Star |
He has won a total of 19 Awards, including the above and International Spirit Award.
Channing Tatum Net worth
Channing Tatum is among the most paid actors in the industry of the world. Starting with earning $400 for his role in a music video, he has come a long way to this platform. Today, his net worth is estimated to be $80 Million. He earns through his roles as an actor, model, dancer, and more.
