CHANNING TATUM VIDEOS OF THE WEEK: 2008 Teen Choice Awards & Jenna Dewan E! Interview

August 15, 2008

Today’s Videos of the Week were submitted by Fabulous Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan Fans Naz from London and Tina from the Phillippines.

Naz has submitted the first video which features Channing Tatum’s interview in the press room after he won the Choice Dramatic Actor Award for his role in ‘Stop-Loss‘ at this year’s 2008 Teen Choice Awards. In the video, Chan talks about surfing, dancing and the biggest challenge for kids today. Enjoy!

Tina taped and submitted the next video which shows a recent interview that Chan’s girlfriend Jenna Dewan did for E! Television when she was promoting her highly successful Lifetime Television movie ‘Fab Five: The Texas Cheerleader Scandal‘. It’s a cute interview that shows Jenna teaching dance to the kids at the Gabriella Charter School that recently awarded her with their Limelight Award. Enjoy!!!

If you have a favorite video that you would like me to consider, send a link to the video to votw@channingtatumunwrapped.com and tell me why you like it. I will post it and your explanation on the blog.




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CTU EXCLUSIVE: Channing Tatum and Girlfriend Jenna Dewan at the 2008 Teen Choice Awards

August 10, 2008

CTU Webmaster Q, Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan at 2008 Teen Choice Awards

In the first of 4 articles recapping my 5-day trip to Los Angeles, California last week, you all learned about my awesome visit with ‘Stop-Loss’ director Kimberly Peirce.

Today’s post is all about my amazing experiences at the 2008 Teen Choice Awards on Sunday, August 3, 2008. Before the event, my best friend and I had breakfast at a popular Santa Monica farmer’s market, went home to get ready, and then took part in an age-old awards show tradition of getting my makeup done before we headed over to the venue.

As I mentioned before, getting tickets to this particular event is really difficult because of the popularity of it. In the end, I was able to get a ticket from my best friend’s company and 2008 Teen Choice Awards sponsor, Neutrogena. They had 65 tickets in total, and from what I understand, ten of them were VIP. Once we arrived, we had to meet up with the person who had what I thought was going to be my general admission ticket to the event. For whatever reason, when I opened the envelope, it had a VIP pass and ticket inside instead. Can’t even explain how excited I was!!!

You’re probably asking what is the difference between a General and a VIP ticket. Well, I now know that there’s a world of difference! The people with General tickets enter the venue from the front door and are restricted from entering in certain areas in the arena (generally the ones where celebrities are sitting or congregating).

On the other hand, VIP ticket holders get to enter the venue from a guarded back entrance with celebs, get to walk the red (blue in this case) carpet if you want, get to hang out with the celebs outside before they take their seats, get to go into the heavily-guarded pit-o-celebs at the foot of the stage where you all saw people sitting on the white couches on TV, and most importantly, get access to the ever-popular, goody-packed gifting retreat that you see Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan in with American Idol’s Randy Jackson on the right.

When we arrived, we decided to bypass the blue carpet. We figured the photographers would not be too interested in us no-celebs and decided to save us all a little embarrassment when their cameras would have gone silent as we made out way down the carpet.

Once we entered the outside backstage area, I started spotting stars like Minka Kelly form “Friday Night Lights”, Josh Duhamel from “Las Vegas”, Hayden Panettiere from “Heroes”, Mandy from the M&M Cru, Jon M. Chu and the entire ACDC crew, Selena Gomez from Disney’s “Wizards of Waverly Place”, and the list goes on. It was like I was standing smack dab in the middle of an issue of US Weekly. I was loving every bit of it and still not believing my luck with the VIP pass!

Not knowing when Chan and Jenna would arrive, I decided to go inside the venue. I took a short video from my seat in the Gibson Amphitheater at Universal City to give you all an idea of the atmosphere of the event. You can check it out below:

Although there was a lot of activity, it took awhile for the show to actually start taping. In the meantime, I was able to star watch as the celebrities continued to arrive at the event and sit in the white couch area in front of the stage.

From Fergie to Will Smith and his kids to Zach Efron and Vanessa Hudchens to David Beckham, Posh, and their kids to the Gossip Girl cast to Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan, the stars were showing up in droves and the fans in the audience were screaming for all of them like crazy.

If you even looked like you were going to say the words Miley or Jonas Brothers, the crowd erupted into eardrum-piercing screams. The energy in the room was insane and contagious!

The show finally began with Miley singing her new hit single ‘7 Things’, and I have to say that I was even singing along to it. It’s what happens when you have a 3 and an 8 year old that watch the Disney Channel 24/7.

Later on, Mariah Carey also performed her song “I’ll Be Lovin’ U Long Time” to the delight of the very excited crowd. How she did not fall in those insanely high yellow heels, I’ll never know, but the performance was great.

As I mentioned in a previous article, your hard work and votes helped Channing Tatum win Choice Dramatic Actor for ‘Stop-Loss‘ and helped his movie ‘Step Up 2: The Streets‘ win Choice Drama. Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan’s M&M Cru also won the BIGGEST online dance battle known to mankind. Although we did not get Choice MySpacer, thanks to everyone who took the time to vote for all of the categories that Channing was nominated in, and as far as I’m concerned, 3 out of 4 is nothing to sneeze at!!!

During one of the commercial breaks, my magical VIP pass allowed me to cross the sea of stars sitting on the white couches to get to Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan. With Will Smith and his kids sitting in the couch in front of them and the Beckhams not far away on their right, I honestly felt like I was in an alter-world or something.

Chan saw me and bounced off the couch to give me a big hug and kiss on the cheek (I’m looking into how to preserve my face at this time). I was even more excited, because after emailing for months, I finally got to meet Jenna Dewan in person for the first time, and she gave me a big hug too. We did not get to talk all that long, because I had to return to my seat before the commercial break was over, but we did make plans to meet for dinner before I left LA (more on that in LA-recap post #4).

Later in the night, I made another venture into what I affectionately call the “Celeb Pit” to finally meet Jon M. Chu and Adam Sevani in person. Jon was awesome and very nice. And if you watched the “So You Think You Can Dance” finale this week, then you know that ‘Step Up’ and ‘Step Up 2′ executive producer Adam Shankman (who was also at Teen Choice) announced that Jon will return to direct ‘Step Up 3-D‘ and that Adam Sevani will also be starring in the film. I want to send out a huge congrats to both of them!!!

Channing Tatum Unwrapped Webmaster Q (on right) with Friend at 2008 Teen Choice AwardsAfter the show, most of the celebs headed home or to other destinations, but before he left, Channing and numerous other celebrities at the 2008 Teen Choice Awards autographed Texas Instruments gear for City of Hope, a leading research and treatment center for cancer, diabetes and other life-threatening diseases. The autographed TI-Nspire graphing calculators will be given to patients at City of Hope for use in their math and science courses.

The rest of us walked to the show’s after party at a place called Jillian’s in Universal City. At the party, they gave away blue Teen Choice Awards cooler bags with swag from sponsors Dr. Pepper, Neutrogena, Fox, and more.

Although you all may not have been able to attend the event with Chan, Jenna, and I, one lucky CTU reader is not only going to be able to win the bag that you see me holding in the photo on the left, but I also had Channing autograph the all-important VIP pass that allowed me to rub elbows with the celebs at the event. It did not hit me until after I got home from LA that I should of had Jenna sign it too, but I promise I will not make that mistake again.

If you would like to win the exclusive, autographed VIP pass and 2008 Teen Choice Awards goody bag, then here’s what you need to do to enter the contest:

1) CLICK HERE to quickly signup for the Channing Tatum Unwrapped newsletter where you will get a daily email with any articles I have posted in the last 24 hours. If you don’t want to miss out on any juicy Channing Tatum and/or Jenna Dewan news, then the newsletter is the best way to go. If you are already subscribed to the newsletter, then you can skip to step #2.

2) Send me an email from the address you used to sign up for the newsletter to contests@channingtatumunwrapped.com with “Teen Choice” in the subject and your mailing address in the body of the email. I have another contest that will start in a few days, so it’s important that you have the correct subject on your email.

Each fan can enter the contest one time. Please do not submit multiple entries, because only your first submission will be used. The winner of the contest will be announced on this Saturday, August 16, 2008 (the 1 year anniversary of Channing Tatum making CTU his official site), so please submit your entries by the end of the day on Friday, August 15, 2008 to try to win the prize. Good luck everyone!!!!

I had an amazing time at the 2008 Teen Choice Awards. My only regret is that I completely forgot to go to the gifting retreat, and I heard that they had some really awesome swag in there. Let it be known that I will NOT make that mistake twice.

I know that Channing and Jenna have plenty more awards shows, premieres, and sets that they will be involved with for many years to come. If given the opportunity, I hope to be able to cover some of them too so I can share the experience with all of you. Well, that’s it for this show, but fans can CLICK HERE to check out tons of photos from the event.

Stay tuned for tomorrow’s post where I will recap my awesome day with Channing Tatum’s mom Kay. Yet another one I promise fan’s won’t want to miss.



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NEWS FLASH: Channing Tatum Wins BIG at 2008 Teen Choice Awards

August 5, 2008

Channing Tatum Accepting Award for Choice Dramatic Actor at 2008 Teen Choice Awards

If you watched the 2008 Teen Choice Awards last night or have read any of the entertainment sites today, then I’m sure you all know the results of last night’s star-studded awards show.

If you haven’t heard yet, then its my pleasure to let you all know that all of your hard work and votes helped Channing Tatum win Choice Dramatic Actor for ‘Stop-Loss‘ and helped his movie ‘Step Up 2: The Streets‘ win Choice Drama. Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan’s M&M Cru also won the BIGGEST online dance battle known to mankind.

Although we did not get Choice MySpacer, I’m truly grateful for the nomination and thankful to everyone who took the time to vote for all of the categories that Channing was nominated in. Great job everybody!!!

I’m still in LA, but once I get home later this week, I promise to give you all the details about the awards show and my very special visits with ‘Stop-Loss‘ director Kimberly Peirce, Chan’s mom Kay, and Chan and Jenna. It’s been an unforgettable trip and I really can’t wait to share it with everyone!!!

In the meantime, you can all check out the photos and video of Channing Tatum, Jenna Dewan and other stars that I have added to the Channing Tatum Unwrapped Photo Gallery. Hopefully they will tide you over for a bit until I can give you all the juicy details. CLICK HERE to check out the photos!!!

You can also read a really cute interview below that Chan did on the red carpet for TeenHollywood.com where he lets his fans know that he does not have a personal MySpace profile. Enjoy!!!

Channing Tatum On Miley Cyrus As Teen Choice 2008 Host

Hunky Channing Tatum, looking comfy casual in white shirt and jeans won “Choice Movie Actor: Drama” for his touching role in the Iraq war movie Stop Loss. He admitted that, yes, he does surf a bit when he’s in California but the award board he won is a little too short for a great surfing experience. A tiny, very young reporter approached the star…

Channing: What’s up, little man? You’re the cutest thing I think I’ve ever seen.. So you want to know what’s the best advice I ever got? Okay, probably, keep people around you that can keep you yourself. Hold on to the people you love dearly.

Q: What kind of an influence does the internet have on teens?

Channing: Huge! And I think it can be bad as well. I’m one for getting off of the internet and getting outside. I’m not a big internet guy. I don’t have a MySpace. I think they can be great if they are used right and incredibly bad if they’re used wrong.

Q: After your dramatic experience on Stop Loss will you seek more dramatic roles or go back to more dance stuff?

Channing: No more dance stuff for at least a little while. I haven’t done a love story and I really want to do a love story and see that side of me. I’m tired of being with all the guys [in films].

Q: Which dance crew did you root for tonight?

Channing: It shouldn’t be one or the other. They’re all amazing. That’s one reason I didn’t dance tonight is I can’t dance with those kids. They’re unbelievable. I think I chose the M&M crew because I thought it would be funny to get back at the Step Up crew and it was great.

Q: What do you think is a big problem for teens today?

Channing: The education system. I didn’t do very good in school. As a teen that made me go off and figure out something else to do. How do we fix it? I think if we can streamline a multi-billion dollar company, we can definitely figure out how to straighten out a school so it works better. I think it’s just going to take money.

Q: How is Miley doing as host tonight?

Channing: She’s killing. I get nervous every time the cameras roll and she’s just talking with somebody and then next thing [she’s back on and faces the camera] So,… dah, dah dah… Her and Will Smith have the most charisma I think I’ve ever seen in front of the camera, saying and doing whatever.

And finally, you can check out a HollyScoop.com video that Fabulous Channing Tatum Fan Naz sent me which highlights some of stars that were on the 2008 Teen Choice Award blue carpet before the show:




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REMINDER: Watch Channing Tatum on the 2008 Teen Choice Awards TONIGHT!!!

August 4, 2008

CTU Webmaster Q, Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan at 2008 Teen Choice Awards

Thanks to an awesome VIP ticket and backstage pass from sponsor Neutrogena, I was able to attend the 2008 Teen Choice Awards last night. I had a blast and saw more celebrities than I can even believe up close and personal!!! More importantly, I’m so excited that I got to hang out with Channing Tatum and his girlfriend Jenna Dewan during part of the event.

Stay tuned to Channing Tatum Unwrapped and I promise to post an article all about my experiences here in LA, which included eating dinner next to Davie Spade, having Sharon Stone spark up a conversation with me in the restroom of all places, getting some inside scoop from ‘Stop-Loss‘ director Kimberly Peirce, finally meeting director Jon M. Chu and Adam Sevani in person after watching the dance battle go down, seeing Mariah Carey and Miley Cyrus perform, having the Jonas brothers fly over my head before meeting their mom (who is extremely sweet by the way) and hanging out with a few very special people that I know you all will be extremely interested in hearing about. Check back later this week for all of the inside scoop I promise you will not want to miss.

I will be adding a ton of pictures and video from inside the event and the after party later today. Make sure to watch Channing on tonight’s 2008 Teen Choice Awards at 8pm Eastern/Pacific on FOX to see if he wins his three award nominations and to see who runs away with the dance battle title!!!




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CHANNING TATUM VIDEOS OF THE WEEK: From Online to Primetime…Live Dance Battle Announcement

July 29, 2008

Today’s Video of the Week is another dance battle teaser video, but this time, it being released by both Miley Cyrus and Mandy Jiroux’s M&M Cru and Jon M. Chu and Adam Sevani’s ACDC dance crew to promote their final dance battle that will play out at the 2008 Teen Choice Awards next Monday. Enjoy!!!

You can CLICK HERE to watch the video or you can check it out below:

Here’s what the crews have to say about the highly-anticipated battle finale:

It’s finally here, our OFFICIAL announcement of the LIVE FACE TO FACE dance battle between The Adam/Chu Dance Crew (AKA THE ACDC) and the Miley and Mandy Cru (AKA M&M CRU).

On Monday, August 4th 2008 there will only be ONE standing. Be a witness to history as the BIGGEST ONLINE DANCE BATTLE IN THE HISTORY OF YOUTUBE becomes the BIGGEST LIVE DANCE BATTLE IN THE HISTORY OF MANKIND.

TEEN CHOICE AWARDS is the event.
Gibson Amphitheater is the venue.
And there WILL be a winner determined that night.

What began as a fun dance battle ends face to face. So mark it in your calendars as the ACDC and the M&M CRU go head to head.

Millions will watch as we finally take this battle from ONLINE to PRIMETIME.

MONDAY AUGUST 4th 2008, FOX
8pm/ 7pm Central

I can’t even explain how excited I am to see this all go down in person. I truly can’t wait, and I hope that Chan and Jenna make an appearance as a part of the M&M Cru!!!

Need to catch up on your dance battle history? Fans can CLICK HERE to watch all of the previous videos from the biggest online dance battle in the history of mankind. Who do you think is going to end up on top?

If you have a favorite video that you would like me to consider, send a link to the video to votw@channingtatumunwrapped.com and tell me why you like it. I will post it and your explanation on the blog.




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NEWS FLASH: Channing Tatum to Appear at 2008 Teen Choice Awards!!!

July 27, 2008

Channing Tatum Nominated for Choice MySpacer Award at 2008 Teen ChoiceMake sure to set those Tivos, because the 2008 Teen Choice Awards has officially announced that Channing Tatum will definitely make an appearance on the upcoming show.

Channing Tatum Nominated for Choice MySpacer Award at 2008 Teen ChoiceFans who tune into the show will be able to see if Channing and his films win the Choice Dramatic Actor, Choice MySpacer and Choice Dramatic Movie awards.

Choice MySpacer Award nominees are even featured on the homepage of MySpace today. And don’t forget that you’re all still able to vote everyday at Teen Choice Award.com to help Channing and his films win all of the nominations.

Like shows in the past, this year’s event continues the star-studded tradition. In addition to her hosting duties, Miley Cyrus is also set to perform her new hit single “7 Things” and as previously announced, multi-platinum artist Mariah Carey will also perform her new single “I’ll Be Lovin’ You Long Time”.

In addition to Channing Tatum and his girlfriend Jenna Dewan, fans can look forward to seeing other stars like Shia LaBeouf, Rachel Bilson, David Cook, David Archuleta, Lil Mama, LL Cool J, Demi Lovato, James Marsden, Katharine McPhee, Leighton Meeste, Jordin Sparks, Sophia Bush, Josh Holloway, Ryan Sheckler, Steve Carell, Chris Brown, Scarlett Johansson, Zac Efron, Pink, Jaime Pressly, Danica Patrick, Selena Gomez, JoJo, Minka Kelly, Jesse McCartney, Chad Michael Murray, Chace Crawford, Kristen Bell, Drake Bell, Mischa Barton, Brittany Snow and Hayden Panettiere on the red carpet and throughout the event.

As I previously posted, the epic online dance battle between Miley Cyrus’ and Mandy Jiroux’s M&M Cru and ACDC, the dance crew featuring Jon M. Chu and Adam Sevani of ‘Step Up 2: The Streets‘ is about to declare a winner when the two crews face-off at the popular award show that is broadcast to millions of viewers all over the world.

ACDC vs. M&M Cru Dance Battle LogoIn April 2008, Chu and Sevani (Adam/Chu Dance Crew) challenged best friends Cyrus and Jiroux to a video dance battle. Since then, the competition has escalated as each crew retaliates with new dance videos that have attracted millions of fans. As promised, the M&M Cru and ACDC will battle in-person during the final showdown at this year’s Teen Choice. For those who don’t know, both Channing Tatum and his real-life girlfriend Jenna Dewan are one of the many talented members of the M&M Cru, so I hope to see both of them “duking” it out with ACDC in the highly-anticipated battle.

In a recent post, I also mentioned that I may be able to attend the event. I now know that I will be attending this year’s Teen Choice Awards, and I could not be more excited about it!!! From hopefully being able to see Chan accept his awards to seeing the final dance battle unfold, I can already say that this is going to be one of the most incredible experiences that I’ve ever had. In addition to the results, I will now be able to give you some of the inside scoop on the event after the show airs on August 4th, and I truly can’t wait!!!

Teen Choice celebrates the hottest teen icons in film, television, music, sports and fashion. The coolest stars will receive coveted Teen Choice surfboard awards when Teen Choice 2008 airs Monday, Aug. 4 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. Fans can still vote once each day for their favorite Teen Choice nominees at www.TeenChoiceAwards.com.



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NEWS FLASH: ACDC vs. M&M Cru Final Dance Battle Showdown at the 2008 Teen Choice Awards!!!

July 17, 2008

ACDC vs. M&M Cru Dance Battle Logo For fans of the ongoing online dance battle of the century between Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan’s M&M Cru and Jon M. Chu’s ACDC Crew (which pretty much includes everyone reading this post right now), I have some really great news!!!

E! News just announced where the final live dance battle that will end it once and for all is going to go down and I’ll explain in a bit why I could not be more excited about it. Check out the article below for all of the details:



Miley Taking Dance-off to Teen Choice

by Whitney English and Ashley Fultz

Take your unicycle and get lost, Carolla, it’s time for Dancing With Miley.

Miley Cyrus and pal Mandy Jiroux’s ongoing online dance contest is stepping up to network television, E! News has learned exclusively.

Multiple show sources confirm that Cyrus, who is hosting the Teen Choice Awards on Fox, has arranged to do a series of dance battles against her and Jiroux’s rival ACDC male dance crew.

Miley, who debuts songs from her new album “Breakout” tomorrow on Good Morning America, had been pushing to settle the popular YouTube competition on network TV. “She knows fans want to see more, and this seemed like a perfect way to do it,” says a show source, adding that producers are still working on how voting will take place.

At Monday night’s Step Up 2: The Streets DVD release party, actor/dancer Adam Sevani, lead member of the rival dance group ACDC, told E! News where the next dance battle would take place: “It’s the Teen Choice Awards.”

Asked who will win, Sevani replied, “We’ll see.”

Cyrus will lord over the ceremony Aug. 3 in L.A.; it will air on tape-delay the following day. A Fox rep declined to comment.

Sources say Cyrus had been shopping around the dance-off, taking it to at least one other network besides Fox.

The dance battle so far has been viewed more than 18 million times on YouTube.

The high-stepping showdown began after the ACDC crew challenged Cyrus and best friend/backup dancer Jiroux to a friendly competition.

On April 10, a group formed by Jon Chu (director of Step Up 2: The Streets) and Sevani challenged the girls to “the biggest dance battle in online history.” ACDC posted a dance video on YouTube and asked M&M to respond with one of their own.

Channing Tatum and Girlfriend Jenna Dewan in Round 2 M&M Cru Dance Battle Video in Prague, Czech RepublicOn April 13, the “M&M Cru With a U” released a video to the Madonna and Justin Timberlake song “4 Minutes.” It was an instant YouTube smash, with more than 1 million views in the first 24 hours. The video even included Step Up stars Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan.

ACDC responded with an April 30 clip featuring Lindsay Lohan, Adam Sandler and Chris Brown and telling M&M to “step your game up.”

And step it up they did. On June 10, the girls released their “Final Dance Video,” featuring Jenna Dewan, Carson Daly, Joey Fatone and Ryan Seacrest, who showed off his best chicken dance.


This battle and I go way back…I’ve been following it religiously since Jon Chu contacted me to let me know about the first video he and Adam made. The reason why I’m extremely excited about this newest development goes beyond the fact that I can’t wait to see the two crews battle it out live on stage.

What I haven’t mentioned to many of you is that I have a planned trip to LA the weekend of the 2008 Teen Choice Awards, and I may be able to attend the ceremony. I’m not really into westerns, but it should be no surprise to anyone who’s been reading this site for a while that this is one showdown that I would give my right foot to see in person.

I’m horribly excited about the possibility of being able to give you all and in depth report on the awards show from the inside. Whether I’ll be at the awards show is not definite yet, so everyone keep your fingers crossed that the stars align.

The 2008 Teen Choice Awards airs on Monday, August 4 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. Fans can continue to vote for Channing everyday at TeenChoiceAwards.com.

In the mean time, if you need to get caught up on all of the dance battle related videos that have been released by both crews and others who have gotten involved in the battle, you can watch many of them in the YouTube playlist I created below. Enjoy!!!




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NEWS FLASH: Check Out New Movie Stills and Video from Jenna Dewan’s ‘Fab Five’

July 12, 2008

As I’ve previously reported, Channing Tatum’s girlfriend Jenna Dewan has a new movie coming out on Lifetime Television next month.

The real-life story, which also stars Tatum O’Neal and Ashley Benson, is called ‘Fab Five: The Texas Cheerleader Scandal‘ and is about a group of mean girl cheerleaders nicknamed the “Fab Five”. The girls ran their Texas high school and lived to break the rules until a new coach named Emma Carr (played by Jenna Dewan) tried to turn them around.

Fans can check out movie stills with Jenna below and can CLICK HERE to see all of the photos in the movie’s gallery.

Fans can also watch the videos below that Lifetime just released for the film to learn more about the movie through interviews with Jenna, the cast and crew, and the real people who were involved in the scandal.


These Teens Ruled The School
One coach tries to stop some out-of-control heerleaders in this shocking true story.

Girls Gone Bad
The “Fab Five: The Texas Cheerleader Scandal” is about teens who crossed the line.

Wild, Young and Craving Fame
In this scene from “Fab Five: The Texas Cheerleader Scandal” these girls get attention for all the wrong reasons.

The ‘Fab Five: The Texas Cheerleader Scandal‘ premieres August 2, 2008 at 9 pm ET/PT on Lifetime Television.




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CHANNING TATUM VIDEOS OF THE WEEK: Channing in Ricky Martin’s ‘She Bangs’ Video

July 1, 2008

CTU EXCLUSIVE: Channing Tatum Behind-the-Scenes at Ricky Martin 'She Bangs' Video Shoot

Today’s Video of the Week is a continuation of the Blast from the Past post I did earlier this week.

The photo to the left was sent in by a very special fan and is a never before seen, behind-the-scenes pic of Channing Tatum on the set of his very first official acting gig, the Ricky Martin music video shoot for the song “She Bangs” in 2000.

Here’s what the fan has to say about the exclusive photo that inspired today’s post:

“In keeping with the “blast from the past” … attached is a picture I found recently. It was taken as the makeup artist was painting the (tattoo-like) design on Chan’s face for the Ricky Martin “She Bangs” video, during the summer of 2000, I think. It’s hard to believe it’s been that long ago. Hope everyone enjoys it.”

Chan has definitely come a long way since those video days just a few years ago. Fans can see him and his freshly painted tattoo in the video below. His part goes by quickly, but if you pay close attention, you’ll find him around the 2:59 mark in the video.

You can CLICK HERE or on the image of Chan below to check out the extremely hot video on Ricky Martin’s YouTube channel:

Channing Tatum in Ricky Martin's 'She Bangs' Video (2000)

You can also watch the video below via Sony’s website:

I want to give a huge thanks to Chan’s very special fan for sending in the photo!!!

If you have a favorite video that you would like me to consider, send a link to the video to votw@channingtatumunwrapped.com and tell me why you like it. I will post it and your explanation on the blog.




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NEWS FLASH: Channing Tatum’s TV Schedule in the US and the UK

December 22, 2007

Below you can find dates, times, and channels of upcoming airings of Channing Tatum’s movies and shows on TV in the US and the UK. This coming week you can try to catch Channing’s movies ‘CSI:Miami‘ and ‘Coach Carter‘ in the US and ‘Step Up‘ and ‘She’s the Man‘ in the UK.

Next US TV Airings:

Mon. Dec. 24 6:00 PM AETV CSI: Miami Pro Per #3.2
Thur. Dec. 27 8:00 PM FX Coach Carter
Thur. Dec. 27 11:00 PM FX Coach Carter

Channing Tatum at Coach Carter Premiere (2005)

Next UK TV Airings:

She’s The Man
Starting: 11:50 on Friday 28th December. Duration: 1 hour and 45 minutes
Showing on Sky Movies Comedy.
She’s The Man
Starting: 18:00 on Friday 28th December. Duration: 1 hour and 45 minutes
Showing on Sky Movies Comedy.
Step Up
Starting: 10:05 on Wednesday 2nd January. Duration: 1 hour and 45 minutes
Showing on Sky Movies Family.
Step Up
Starting: 16:45 on Wednesday 2nd January. Duration: 1 hour and 45 minutes
Showing on Sky Movies Family.
She’s The Man
Starting: 16:30 on Thursday 3rd January. Duration: 1 hour and 50 minutes
Showing on Sky Movies Comedy.
She’s The Man
Starting: 21:30 on Thursday 3rd January. Duration: 1 hour and 45 minutes
Showing on Sky Movies Comedy.

Channing Tatum at She’s the Man Premiere (2006)

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Channing Tatum Videos of the Week: Channing Tatum’s CSI:Miami Episode

September 28, 2007

Today’s Video of the Week was submitted by Fabulous Channing Tatum Fan Kerline from New York. It’s Channing Tatum’s CSI:Miami episode where he played criminal Bob Daveport.

If you click here or on the image below, it takes you to a page with a list of previous CSI:Miami episodes. Find season 3 and go to episode #2 called “Pro Per”. You can click on the link that says “Part 2″ and you will find Channing about 9 minutes and 30 seconds into the video.


Thanks, Kerline for letting me know about this great site that allows all of us to see Channing’s episode in it’s entirety!

If you have a favorite video that you would like me to consider, send a link to the video to votw@channingtatumunwrapped.com and tell me why you like it. I will post it and your explanation on the blog.

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Channing Tatum Videos of the Week: Channing Tatum in ‘CSI:Miami’ (aka Les Experts a Miami in France)

July 17, 2007

What is even more sexy than Channing Tatum? Not much, but how about Channing Tatum playing a bad boy AND speaking French? I found these two videos on YouTube from the French version of ‘CSI: Miami’ which is known as ‘Les Experts a Miami’ in France. Channing played a thug by the name of Bob Davenport in this 2004 episode called ‘Pro Per’.

Do I speak French? Nope. Do I NEED to speak French to appreciate Channing in today’s Videos of the Week? Not as far as I’m concerned. Enjoy!

You can click here to watch part 1, click here to watch part 2 or click on the play buttons above to check out the videos.

Want to see more Channing Tatum videos? Feel free to checkout a lot more of his videos and interviews in the Channing Tatum Unwrapped YouTube Playlist.

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Channing Tatum Videos of the Week: Channing Tatum in Twista and Faith Evans’ ‘Hope’ Video from ‘Coach Carter’

July 7, 2007

Today’s Video of the Week is a beautiful song called ‘Hope’ by Twista and Faith Evans that was created for Channing Tatum’s 2005 movie ‘Coach Carter’. Channing is so gorgeous in this video playing a young dad with an adorable daughter and a troubled family situation. Click here or on the player below to check out the video. Enjoy!

Want to see more Channing Tatum videos? Feel free to checkout a lot more of his videos and interviews in the Channing Tatum Unwrapped YouTube Playlist.

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Channing Tatum’s Biography Added to About.com

May 7, 2007

Months ago when I started this blog, I sent an email to About.com asking that they add a Channing Tatum Biography to their site. They had numerous articles on him, but it baffled me that they had no biography for some reason.

I am happy to say that they have finally added Channing Tatum’s biography to the site. I think that it is a good synopsis and the only major thing I see missing is his upcoming movie Dear John. Also, the article says he attended military school, but Channing said that he did not in the MovieJungle.com article I posted on the blog recently (Thanks, Amy!).

Here is how About.com unwraps Channing Tatum:

Channing Tatum’s Biography
From Diana Saenger

Channing Tatum’s Place of Birth : Cullman, Alabama

Birth Date : April 26, 1980

Role That Really Got Channing Tatum Noticed :

In the coming-of-age drama A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints (2006), Tatum appeared in his first dramatic role as Antonio, opposite Robert Downey, Jr., Dianne Wiest and Shia LaBeouf. He received positive buzz about his performance after the films’ showing at the Sundance Film Festival and was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award as Best Supporting Male for the film.
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TV Credit of Note :
In a 2004 episode of CSI Miami Tatum played the role of Bob Davenport.

Interesting Trivia :
Tatum has earned Martial Arts belts in both Kung Fu and Gor-Chor Kung Fu. It was his casting as a dancer in Ricky Martin’s “She Bangs” music video that got Tatum noticed by the modeling world. In 2001, Tear Sheet magazine picked Tatum as one of the “50 Most Beautiful Faces.”

Biography :
April 2007 - Born Channing Matthew Tatum, it’s no wonder he goes by the nickname of Chan. Tatum was raised near Birmingham, Alabama. He loved the bayous, adventure and sports. When football, track, baseball and soccer failed to keep him on track, Tatum’s parents sent him to military school in ninth grade. [This is actually not correct. Click here to read the interview where Channing refutes the military school rumor.] The move paid off. Passionate about football, Tatum earned a full athletic college scholarship to Glenville State College in West Virginia.

Tatum left college and worked in construction and real estate before he began a modeling career; appearing in ads for Abercrombie & Fitch, Armani, Aeropostale, Emporio, Gap and Nautica. His striking and unique good looks didn’t go unnoticed, and Tatum was soon making TV commercials in ads for Pepsi, American Eagle and Mountain Dew.

Sprouting his wings, Tatum auditioned for and landed four small film roles in 2005. In Havoc he played one of the background characters. In Coach Carter he played the street smart basketball player, Jason Lyle, opposite Samuel L. Jackson. He portrayed a top motocross racer in Supercross and had a small unaccredited part in War of the Worlds.

Tatum seemed perfect to play the love interest of Amanda Bynes’s character in She’s the Man (2006). Step Up, however, that same year, seemed to be the turning point of his career. Tatum played a lead in the film, a rebel from the wrong side of the tracks who lands in big trouble and is rescued by a privileged ballet dancer (Jenna Dewan). A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints, his next movie, garnered him an Independent Spirit Award.

Two new films are further accentuating Tatum’s acting strengths. In Kimberly Peirce’s Stop Loss, Tatum plays Jared - opposite Ryan Phillippe - in a story about a soldier returning back home to Texas after fighting in Iraq and refusing a government mandate to return to battle. Tatum will play Johnson, an activist protesting the 1999 World Trade Organization meeting in Seattle, in Stuart Townsend’s Battle In Seattle.

In Parkour, a film in production, Tatum will portray a renegade New York City cop who must infiltrate the world of bank robbers.

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CHANNING TATUM FOR DUMMIES… Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Hot Actor

May 1, 2007

As I explained in a previous blog entry, I have started a new blog article series called Channing Tatum for Dummies where I will answer the most frequently asked questions about Channing Tatum that I receive from readers or find on message boards all over the internet.

Here are today’s Channing Tatum frequently asked questions and answers:

Question:
Does Channing Tatum have a MySpace profile?
CTU Answer:
No. Channing does NOT have a MySpace profile. There are a ton of posers out there, so please do not be fooled.
[ Click here to get more info on Channing Tatum’s most popular MySpace poser. ]

Fabulous Channing Tatum Fan Laurie’s Question:
Did Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan break up? (I hope not, I love them together!)
CTU Answer:
I am happy to say that, as far as I know, Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan are still dating. This has been confirmed recently by a close friend of the couple and they were also seen together this past weekend hanging out with fans in California.
[ Click here to get more info on Channing Tatum and his girlfriend Jenna Dewan. ]

Fabulous Channing Tatum Fan Laurie’s Question:
What episode of CSI is Channing in? (I can’t find that anywhere! :S)
CTU Answer:
Here is everything you ever wanted to know about Channing Tatum’s episode on CSI:

Series: ‘CSI: Miami’
Episode Title: ‘Pro Per’
Season: 3
Episode Number: 2
Synopsis: “A woman is killed during a posh party at an exclusive waterfront estate when a man opens fire on the proceedings from a cigarette boat. When a former