Five Fun Facts About Channing Tatum

5. He and Jenna have matching tattoos that say "side by side" in Balinese.

4. Told Vogue that one of his biggest industry heroes is Clint Eastwood. "I'd like to write him and ask for some advice, even though I'm sure if I met him in person I'd probably just stand there speechless," he told the magazine.

3. Before hitting it big, held a variety of odd jobs including bricklayer, broker, department store clerk and model for major brands Abercrombie & Fitch, Emporio Armani and Dolce & Gabbana. The Magic Mike star even worked as a Chippendale-style stripper at age 19.

2. Got his big break in Ricky Martin's hugely successful music video She Bangs.

1. Born April 26, 1980 in Cullman, Alabama -- he's of Native American, Irish, and French descent. His mom was an airline employee and his father worked in construction.

This 2012 choice for People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive is a proud father of eight-month-old Everly, his daughter with wife Jenna Dewan. He talked about Everly and also his current fat-happy "fappy" state during a recent chat with Ellen DeGeneres. Click through to learn five fun facts you probably didn't know about Channing Tatum, who voices the Superman character in the new animated action flick The Lego Movie!