Thanks to the release of Steven Soderbergh's 2012 film "Magic Mike," the life story of Channing Tatum is pretty well-known. He was working as a roofer as a young man and moonlighting as a stripper. In 2000, he got paid $400 to be a background dancer in Ricky Martin's "She Bangs" music video, which led to a series of TV commercials and modeling gigs. These, in turn, led to auditions for major film projects, his first being a small role in Thomas Carter's 2005 sports film "Coach Carter." His handsome face and laidback demeanor led immediately to more and more film work. His big break came in 2006 when he starred in the dance-off movie "Step Up," a film that spawned a franchise.

By 2010, he was a major movie star, having led films like "Stop-Loss," "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra," and "Dear

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