20 actors for whom acting was not a first choice 

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The Hollywood Reporter
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9) Channing Tatum

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Before his successful career in acting with films, like Step Up, Magic Mike, and 21 Jump Street, Channing Tatum was studying at a college in West Virginia on a football scholarship. But it wasn't working out for him so eventually he had to drop out and find work elsewhere. He moved to Miami, and it was there that a model recruiter found him and got him jobs with brands like Abercrombie and Fitch, Nautica, Gap, Pepsi, Mountain Dew, and more. He even started appearing in music videos and eventually moved on to movies, becoming the great actor that he is today.

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Edited by Amey Mirashi