Channing Tatum Got Start as a Stripper

While Hollywood starlets like Vanessa Hudgens and Ashley Greene are embarrassed about their naked photo past, Channing Tatum has nothing to be shy about.

Usmagazine.com has obtained a video of the "G.I. Joe" star showing off his chiseled abs and raunchy dance moves when he performed in a Chippendales-style revue called Male Encounter in 1999.

The then 18-year-old former model approached the group's owner, London Steele, at a now-closed Florida nightclub about a job. "He was shy at first, but he really knew how to work the stage," Steele said. "The women went crazy for him!" Performing under the stage name "Chan Crawford," Tatum lip-synched in his act and earned $50 a night plus tips during his year-long stint. Unfortunately for his female admirers, Tatum could only strip down to his skivvies because the stage show had a strict no-nudity policy.

Regardless, the actor's moves caught the eye of a female casting agent, who put him in Ricky Martin's "She Bangs" music video.Tatum went on to show off his dance skills in the 2006 flick "Step Up," where he met his future wife, actress Jenna Dewan. The couple wed in Malibu on July 11.

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