Channing Tatum's male stripper past (VIDEO)
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.

Reader Comments
1. stuperstar - August 11, 2009 5:26 PM
HOT!! I want to see video!
2. Ren - August 11, 2009 5:27 PM
That is one ugly dude.
3. Charlie m - August 11, 2009 5:29 PM
boneage ownage!
4. Captain_Insano - August 11, 2009 5:34 PM
Hoo boy thats gay.
Talentless actor, even less talented as a stripper.
5. Dusk till Dawn - August 11, 2009 5:35 PM
I would drink his bathwater!!!
6. Kathleen - August 11, 2009 5:37 PM
Very nice body
7. paulaabdul - August 11, 2009 5:39 PM
i thought william hung sang that song.
8. WOWza - August 11, 2009 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.
9. Poetic Nunya - August 11, 2009 5:50 PM
Hmm.. hot c*m
10. Guest - August 11, 2009 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.
11. Aimee - August 11, 2009 5:52 PM
Look at those pants. How ghetto. Where exactly did he strip? Red Lobster?
12. Salvatore Gustafsson - August 11, 2009 5:52 PM
MAN WHORE!!!
13. Aimee - August 11, 2009 5:52 PM
Look at those pants. How ghetto. Where exactly did he strip? Red Lobster?
14. Bella - August 11, 2009 5:54 PM
Hot damn! I'd ride his disco stick any time any day of the week!
15. gregorio - August 11, 2009 5:57 PM
What's the deal with all of these talentless male and female skanks taking over the entertainment industry?
16. Uhm - August 11, 2009 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.
17. Spaceman - August 11, 2009 5:58 PM
He still looks like the love child of Mark McGrath and Corky from Life Goes On.
18. bUzztoe - August 11, 2009 6:03 PM
Was that Jessica Simpson he was dry humping in the first row?
19. ROUGH Daddy - August 11, 2009 6:09 PM
This is Backwood Bitch's favorite topic...he must be salivating right now...
20. spiritkittykat - August 11, 2009 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.
21. SOS - August 11, 2009 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!
22. Kat - August 11, 2009 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.
23. sheana - August 11, 2009 6:26 PM
yummy yum yum....... he dresses up reeeal nice. did i say yum? YUM!
24. JaniceGunit - August 11, 2009 6:36 PM
Yes # 21! What is with the socks, sooooo gross.
25. giiirl - August 11, 2009 6:38 PM
he is frickin baaangin.
26. giiirl - August 11, 2009 6:38 PM
he is frickin baaangin.
27. Gaybe G. Gayness - August 11, 2009 6:45 PM
GAY as a french horn.
28. Bearer of Bad News - August 11, 2009 7:03 PM
underbite from excessive GH?
29. Delish - August 11, 2009 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!
30. lolwit - August 11, 2009 7:08 PM
fap fap fap fap fap!
31. wanks - August 11, 2009 7:19 PM
awwww sick he kissed his hand after touching his dick
32. bluecat - August 11, 2009 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).
33. ck - August 11, 2009 7:43 PM
i think my favorite part is that he left his socks on.
34. emjay - August 11, 2009 7:47 PM
I'm 28 yea old woman and dudes stripping are just not sexy. At all.
35. stoplookingatme - August 11, 2009 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!!!
36. hmm - August 11, 2009 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.
37. lizzy - August 11, 2009 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!
38. Amy - August 11, 2009 10:21 PM
Note to self: If I ever decide to strip, lose the socks.
39. David - August 11, 2009 10:24 PM
# 29, I don't know what picture you were looking at, but I think #20 is pretty fucking hot.
40. Cyndi - August 11, 2009 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.
41. Goofy - August 11, 2009 11:07 PM
The guy has a watermelon head!
42. clpierced - August 11, 2009 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
43. Indrani - August 11, 2009 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.
44. You make Sandra Bernhard look like Halle Berry - August 12, 2009 1:22 AM
@ 29
Dear Miss Hosebeast Badweave,
Those in glass houses should not throw stones.
That is all.
45. Shari - August 12, 2009 1:39 AM
oh man =/ that's embarrassing. I feel bad for him.
46. iow - August 12, 2009 2:42 AM
yuck.
47. Jeff - August 12, 2009 5:10 AM
EASY ON THE MAKEUP, MANNEQUIN MAN...
48. me - August 12, 2009 6:58 AM
lmao@last post
49. Jeezy - August 12, 2009 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!
50. Skinnybitch - August 12, 2009 8:45 AM
Male strippers are GAY.
51. hateyoufornoreason - August 12, 2009 9:07 AM
Definite gayface. With a name like Channing Tatum, well....
52. Tom K - August 12, 2009 9:11 AM
What the fuck is going these days any old wigger and whore can become a celebrity and make millions in hollywood. He probably sucked a few dicks to get to the top. He seems like the type.
53. Blue - August 12, 2009 9:17 AM
Oh god, how embarassing. And the SOCKS. Eeesh.
54. Darth - August 12, 2009 10:20 AM
His neck is almost thicker than his head.
55. Rhialto - August 12, 2009 10:27 AM
$50 a night? I think that's not much for a stripper.Ladies?
56. Galtacticus - August 12, 2009 10:37 AM
At the age of 18 already a stripper in a club? That's remarkable for a straight guy.
57. Gando - August 12, 2009 10:42 AM
#56 He must have been a nymphomaniac.
58. Nero - August 12, 2009 10:48 AM
Was Ron Jeremy his idol?
59. elaina - August 12, 2009 12:54 PM
dude just put his hand on his jock and kissed it. Hahahaha! SICK!
60. Prettybaby - August 12, 2009 12:56 PM
Hey thanks Superfish Guy. Finally some hot (but slightly gay) sexy boys on here today.
This guy is delicious. *kicks Eddie Cibrian out of bed*
61. froggerdriveby - August 12, 2009 1:03 PM
Those of you that say he can't act, go check out A Guide To Recognizing Your Saints. I think he is better than a fair amount of talentless leading men and women out there making movies. He's probably rolling in the dough now, so Kudos for him. All you internet tough-guys need better hobbies.
62. gotmilk? - August 12, 2009 4:22 PM
holy FUCK, what the hell was that? i'm in tears over the thong and socks.
that was the best stand up comedy i've ever seen.
63. Stinky - August 12, 2009 4:44 PM
Wow, the South Park guys are making more realistic looking puppets every day! He almost looks human!
64. HOOTERS! - August 12, 2009 6:59 PM
You guys need to quit being jealous. Us girls have to look at photos of female celebs every day... so THANK YOU Mr. Superficial Writer.
Mmmmmmmm get in my bed please :)
65. hannah montana is a freak - August 12, 2009 10:09 PM
wow that was literally the queerest thing ive seen in days.
hes ugly as a stick.
i wish i could beat him to death so he would just go away and never show his face again
hollywood is a bunch of trash-ho's anyway. is that new to anyone?
66. Audrey - August 13, 2009 12:01 AM
I think he's a great dancer however it's shocking to see something personal like this online. I hope it doesn't effect his career & potential outlook any moral like stance.
67. Captain - August 13, 2009 2:17 AM
Thom Yorke and Owen Wilson's lovechild.
68. Queen Burke - August 13, 2009 10:58 AM
In socks, that's all I can say.
Oh and I felt like I was watching a female stripper, same moves but in socks?!
69. Staci - August 13, 2009 11:15 AM
hahah omg that was funny and hot at the same time
70. debt reduction - August 13, 2009 12:31 PM
everyone has got to make money some how
71. Mrs. Robinson - August 14, 2009 1:09 AM
Male strippers are NEVER hot. It's tacky and awkward, and just downright silly. No woman I know enjoys some dude (usually dressed as a cop or some other stupid costume) aggressively grinding his junk all in her face.
...However, I would pay good money to quietly watch some lean young hottie take all his clothes off sloooowly (no ghey music, gyrations, etc.) and let me get a big snootful of his musky pits and/or loins and let me grope his chest all the way down his nice firm little belly. (Hmmm... take him to the "champagne room" and pay to watch him get himself off?) Ooooh baby. I would pay DAMN good for that. HAWT.
I think I better go now.
72. jenny - August 20, 2009 2:56 AM
Hot Damn! I did not know he was a stripper. I have to say he is pretty damn hot though. He can move his body!!! umph! God I want to meet him!
73. jenny - August 20, 2009 2:59 AM
And all you men can't say anything about him because you are all drooling over Megan Fox, who is NOT a good actress. You guys like her because she's hot. Well us girls need eye candy too! And Channing is a pretty decent actor. I'd take him over Megan Fox when it comes to movies any day.
74. mikael christiansen - August 25, 2009 5:16 AM
hot stripper to girls party great
75. Website Designer - September 3, 2009 10:12 PM
That's incredible he began as a male stripper
76. Male Stripper - September 3, 2009 10:13 PM
I'm a male stripper myself. Maybe I'll lucky like him.