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Channing Matthew Tatum is an American actor, film producer, dancer, and former model, best known for his roles in Step Up , G.I. Joe: The Rise of... Cobra , Dear John , The Vow , and 21 Jump Street . He has also appeared in films such as Coach Carter , She's the Man , A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints , and Fighting . While mostly known for his dramatic performances in Dear John and The Vow, he has since ventured into more comedic territory. Tatum was born in Cullman, Alabama. His mother, Kay , is an airline worker, and his father, Glenn Tatum, worked in construction. His ancestry includes Irish, German, French, and Native American. Tatum's family moved to Mississippi when he was six, and he grew up in the bayous near the Mississippi River, where he lived in a rural setting. Tatum was athletic while growing up, playing football, soccer, track, baseball, and performing martial arts; he has said that "girls were always [his] biggest distraction in school." As a child, he practiced wuzuquan kung fu under the lineage of 10th dan Grandmaster Chee Kim Thong.
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Channing Matthew Tatum is an American actor, film producer, dancer, and former model, best known for his roles in Step Up , G.I. Joe: The Rise of... Cobra , Dear John , The Vow , and 21 Jump Street . He has also appeared in films such as Coach Carter , She's the Man , A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints , and Fighting . While mostly known for his dramatic performances in Dear John and The Vow, he has since ventured into more comedic territory. Tatum was born in Cullman, Alabama. His mother, Kay , is an airline worker, and his father, Glenn Tatum, worked in construction. His ancestry includes Irish, German, French, and Native American. Tatum's family moved to Mississippi when he was six, and he grew up in the bayous near the Mississippi River, where he lived in a rural setting. Tatum was athletic while growing up, playing football, soccer, track, baseball, and performing martial arts; he has said that "girls were always [his] biggest distraction in school." As a child, he practiced wuzuquan kung fu under the lineage of 10th dan Grandmaster Chee Kim Thong.
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Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama is the 30th-most extensive and the 23rd-most populous of the 50 United States. Alabama ranks second in the area of its inland waterways. From the American Civil War until World War II, Alabama, like many Southern states,... suffered economic hardship, in part because of continued dependence on agriculture. Despite the growth of major industries and urban centers, white rural interests dominated the state legislature until the 1960s, while urban interests and African Americans were under-represented. Following World War II, Alabama experienced growth as the economy of the state transitioned from agriculture to diversified interests in heavy manufacturing, mineral extraction, education, and technology. In addition, the establishment or expansion of multiple military installations, primarily those of the U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force, added to state jobs. Alabama is unofficially nicknamed the Yellowhammer State, after the state bird.
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