Apparently Channing Tatum (G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra) started his career as a male stripper in Florida back in 1999, according to Us Magazine:
Then 18, the star — who performed under the alias “Chan Crawford” — approached the troupe’s owner London Steele at a now-defunct Florida nightclub about a job.
“He was shy at first, but he really knew how to work the stage,” Steele tells Us, adding that Tatum lip-synched in the act and earned $50 a night (plus tips) during his year-long stint.
“The women went crazy for him!” Steele added.
The actor — who wed his Step Up costar Jenna Dewan on July 11 — was so impressive he caught the eye of a female casting agent who put him in Ricky Martin’s “She Bangs” music video.
I posted the video of Channing’s routine, and if you’re into dudes wearing impossibly baggy clothes then removing said clothes, holy shit, are you in luck. Also, a middle-aged woman gets dry-humped in the front row, so it’s got that going for it. Your mom’ll love it.
stuperstar | August 11, 2009 at 5:26 pm
HOT!! I want to see video!
Ren | August 11, 2009 at 5:27 pm
That is one ugly dude.
Charlie m | August 11, 2009 at 5:29 pm
boneage ownage!
Captain_Insano | August 11, 2009 at 5:34 pm
Hoo boy thats gay.
Talentless actor, even less talented as a stripper.
Dusk till Dawn | August 11, 2009 at 5:35 pm
I would drink his bathwater!!!
Kathleen | August 11, 2009 at 5:37 pm
Very nice body
paulaabdul | August 11, 2009 at 5:39 pm
i thought william hung sang that song.
WOWza | August 11, 2009 at 5:49 pm
Okay, FINALLY something for the girl readers! He is H-O-T, but why was his ass censored? I’ve had to endure countless pics of female ass on this site, but you can’t show Channing Tatum’s ass? Wrong. HOWEVER, I enjoy the little thong thing he has going on… he has a great body, and a really cute butt, too.
BUT, I still have to say, with men in the world willing to hump anything with boobs, why does a woman have to go to a male strip show? It’s stupid. That would make me so uncomfortable.
Poetic Nunya | August 11, 2009 at 5:50 pm
Hmm.. hot c*m
Guest | August 11, 2009 at 5:51 pm
OMFG.
bhhahahha that made me laugh SOOOO hard!
Ew. That was super embarrassing to even
watch. Male strippers aren’t sexy …
Hahahhaaa
the sad thing is, all those self-respectless girls
are still gonna love him and think he’s the
hottest thing alive.
Which he isn’t.
GAY.
Aimee | August 11, 2009 at 5:52 pm
Look at those pants. How ghetto. Where exactly did he strip? Red Lobster?
Salvatore Gustafsson | August 11, 2009 at 5:52 pm
MAN WHORE!!!
Aimee | August 11, 2009 at 5:52 pm
Look at those pants. How ghetto. Where exactly did he strip? Red Lobster?
Bella | August 11, 2009 at 5:54 pm
Hot damn! I’d ride his disco stick any time any day of the week!
gregorio | August 11, 2009 at 5:57 pm
What’s the deal with all of these talentless male and female skanks taking over the entertainment industry?
Uhm | August 11, 2009 at 5:58 pm
What a sad life he had back then. First he lost the role of Brandon on 90210 to Jason Priestly, keeping the hairstyle, and then he failed the audition for a spot in mega-black-boy band NWA (Niggaz With Attitude).
Thank God he did 180. Now he strips at the Manhole in Chicago for cash and buckets of KFC. Extra crispy.
Spaceman | August 11, 2009 at 5:58 pm
He still looks like the love child of Mark McGrath and Corky from Life Goes On.
bUzztoe | August 11, 2009 at 6:03 pm
Was that Jessica Simpson he was dry humping in the first row?
ROUGH Daddy | August 11, 2009 at 6:09 pm
This is Backwood Bitch’s favorite topic…he must be salivating right now…
spiritkittykat | August 11, 2009 at 6:14 pm
I’m a lady who enjoys a nice looking man…but that was awful! I don’t think he’s hot now and he sure as shit wasn’t then…If I could post a photo (and wasn’t too lazy to) of my disgusted face…I would.
SOS | August 11, 2009 at 6:16 pm
oh my god oh my god oh my god it is soooooo stupid!!!
I can’t watch it!!!!
Oh god a yellow thong!!! And the SOCKS!!! Then he’s feeling himself something queer!
Kat | August 11, 2009 at 6:23 pm
He looks to much like a kid in this video. I feel like I should call the police and report myself as a child molester. Because I would still totally hit that.
sheana | August 11, 2009 at 6:26 pm
yummy yum yum……. he dresses up reeeal nice. did i say yum? YUM!
JaniceGunit | August 11, 2009 at 6:36 pm
Yes # 21! What is with the socks, sooooo gross.
giiirl | August 11, 2009 at 6:38 pm
he is frickin baaangin.
giiirl | August 11, 2009 at 6:38 pm
he is frickin baaangin.
Gaybe G. Gayness | August 11, 2009 at 6:45 pm
GAY as a french horn.
Bearer of Bad News | August 11, 2009 at 7:03 pm
underbite from excessive GH?
Delish | August 11, 2009 at 7:05 pm
@ # 20 I just looked at your picture
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xNbLyZZcWcc/SnDNlJLNlcI/AAAAAAAAAFk/w1fqh7SdY1M/S220-h/Me+02.jpg
And I am sure any man would rather date Channing Tatum’s ass with a wig and a smiley face drawn on it then look in your direction. I should send you a picture of my face looking at what I think was you….. or a basset hound in sunglasses….. Channing Tatum is smexy!
lolwit | August 11, 2009 at 7:08 pm
fap fap fap fap fap!
wanks | August 11, 2009 at 7:19 pm
awwww sick he kissed his hand after touching his dick
bluecat | August 11, 2009 at 7:28 pm
He looks like he’s more interested in hanging onto the woman in the white dress (at the premiere) than he is with his wife/Jenna (in the turquoise dress).
ck | August 11, 2009 at 7:43 pm
i think my favorite part is that he left his socks on.
emjay | August 11, 2009 at 7:47 pm
I’m 28 yea old woman and dudes stripping are just not sexy. At all.
stoplookingatme | August 11, 2009 at 8:14 pm
I’m too baffled by the video (and the many commenters who actually found it sexy) to even comment on it. But I will say this about the pics: much like Troy Aikman, his lips are the same color as the rest of his face… CREEEEEPY!!!
hmm | August 11, 2009 at 8:58 pm
#29, be very careful about calling anyone out on their looks man. someone else could easily turn the finger back at you.
lizzy | August 11, 2009 at 9:13 pm
AHAHAHAHAHAHA. THIS IS FUCKING DISGUSTING YET SO HYSTERICAL.
1. i NEVER liked channing tatum because HE CANNOT ACT.
2. i NEVER liked channing tatum because it’s obvious that he is well… stupid.
3. i NEVER liked channing tatum because he would be nothing without his body.
AND NOW THIS
makes it ALOT harder to muster up any sort of respect for him.
WHAT A LOSER!
Amy | August 11, 2009 at 10:21 pm
Note to self: If I ever decide to strip, lose the socks.
David | August 11, 2009 at 10:24 pm
# 29, I don’t know what picture you were looking at, but I think #20 is pretty fucking hot.
Cyndi | August 11, 2009 at 10:38 pm
Channing Tatum is a nice looking man…and he has some good moves, but male stripping is never ok. NEVER. I don’t care if you need to make money for college…go sell drugs like the other boys. lol A thong on a man is NEVER ok. Socks ON while you’re stripping is NEVER EVER ok.
BUT…his body is bangin’…and I’d bounce up on that.
Goofy | August 11, 2009 at 11:07 pm
The guy has a watermelon head!
clpierced | August 11, 2009 at 11:34 pm
hells yes that was hott :) butttt..it looked like it was from the early 90s. i love how he still had socks on. andd i want him to dry hump me instead of someone as old as my mom. channing= 9.25 out of 10 for fuckable. now i need to use my vibrator and get off mmm
Indrani | August 11, 2009 at 11:58 pm
GOD HE IS HOT. I am so turned on right now. (I realize this might come across sarcastic, it is not.) He looks delicious (better with the pants on though, once he took the pants off, it was a bit too much with the moves), and he’s a great dancer. And only 18 in the vid! What wouldn’t I give to have him grind up on me.
You make Sandra Bernhard look like Halle Berry | August 12, 2009 at 1:22 am
@ 29
Dear Miss Hosebeast Badweave,
Those in glass houses should not throw stones.
That is all.
Shari | August 12, 2009 at 1:39 am
oh man =/ that’s embarrassing. I feel bad for him.
iow | August 12, 2009 at 2:42 am
yuck.
Jeff | August 12, 2009 at 5:10 am
EASY ON THE MAKEUP, MANNEQUIN MAN…
me | August 12, 2009 at 6:58 am
lmao@last post
Jeezy | August 12, 2009 at 8:35 am
@29: Yeah, you ain’t really all that great looking yourself.
@20: Don’t listen to that bitch “Delish” (Dawn Chapman Fogle). You are a cutie!
Skinnybitch | August 12, 2009 at 8:45 am
Male strippers are GAY.