Magic Mike Movie – Channing Tatum as Stripper

Actor Channing Tatum will play as a stripper in a movie called Magic Mike to be directed by Steven Soderbergh. The inspiration for the movie is Channing’s own experiences as a stripper when he was 19.

US Weekly reported that Tatum worked as an exotic dancer at a local nightclub, under the name “Chan Crawford.”

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“This was a wild and pivotal time in my life and I couldn’t be more thrilled to go down the rabbit hole with Steven,” Tatum said in a statement.