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Mag Bares GI Joe Star's Stripper Past

18-year-old made $50 a night, plus tips

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(Newser) – Channing Tatum is a rising star—but before his high-profile turn in GI Joe, he was known as “Chan Crawford,” a stripper at a Florida nightclub. Us has video of the then-18-year-old (watch it at left) peeling off everything but a thong as a dancer in the Chippendales-style revue. He “was shy at first," says the owner, "but he really knew how to work the stage. The women went crazy for him!”

Channing Tatum is shown in a still from his stripper video.
Channing Tatum is shown in a still from his stripper video.   (MisterMovies)
Actor Channing Tatum, from the new film
Actor Channing Tatum, from the new film "GI Joe: Rise of Cobra," appears on the NBC's "Today" show in New York Friday, July 31, 2009.   (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Ryan Phillippe, left, and Channing Tatum star in
Ryan Phillippe, left, and Channing Tatum star in "Stop-Loss."   (AP Photo/Paramount Pictures and MTV Films, Frank Masi)
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Us has this clip of Channing Tatum dancing in a Chippendales-style revue called Male Encounter in 1999.   (drey1124)

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ruserious
Aug 12, 09 10:24 AM CDT
I have got to say I don't understand male strippers--it seems like most guys around that age are more than happy to remove their clothing, whether dollar bills be present or not. Reply
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Sonny_Crockett
Aug 12, 09 11:13 AM CDT
Get the cobra, Duke ! Reply
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Derni
Aug 12, 09 11:31 AM CDT
It pays the bills and helps the ego-and other things Reply
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Scrambles
Aug 12, 09 11:39 AM CDT
the reason for his lack of acting ability is now clear Reply
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sache
Aug 12, 09 3:43 PM CDT
So what. He was making an honest living and from the article good at his job Reply
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