The Year in Channing Tatum

Unfathomable though it may be, Channing Tatum wasn’t always the critically acclaimed acting, producing, restaurant-owning Sexiest Former Stripper Alive that he is today. How did he get here? A recap of Tatum’s amazing 2012.

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By Amanda Dobbins
Published Dec 2, 2012

Photographs: Claudette Barius/Courtesy of Relativity Media (Haywire); Jaimie Trueblood/Courtesy of Paramount Pictures (GI Joe); Courtesy of Sony Pictures (21 Jump Street); Patrick McMullan (Bloom, Gyllenhaal); Claudette Barius/Courtesy of Warner Brothers Pictures (Magic Mike); Colleen E. Hayes (10 Years); Everett Collection (Evel Knievel); Kerry Hayes/Courtesy of Sony Pictures (The Vow); Laurie Sparham/Courtesy of Focus Features (Anna Karenina); Courtesy of Oscilloscope Pictures (Wuthering Heights).

Movies: David Edelstein's Top 10 Films	TV: Matt Zoller Seitz's Top 10 Shows
Movies: Charting the Oscar Front-runners	TV: The Undulating Curve of Lena Dunham
Movies: The Year in Channing Tatum	TV: The Kids of the Year
Movies: Best Performance: Rachel Weisz	TV: Best Performance: Damian Lewis
Pop: Nitsuh Abebe's Top 10 Albums	Theater: Scott Brown's Top 10 Productions
Pop: The Year in Comebacks	Theater: The Twee Balancing Act
Pop: Best Song: "Everything Is Embarrassing"	Theater: Best Performance: Shuler Hensley
Art: Jerry Saltz's Top 10 Exhibitions	Books: Kathryn Schulz's Top 10 Reads
Classical: Justin Davidson's Top 10 Performances	Roundtable: Our Critics Look Back on the Year
Plus: Culturati Share Their 2012 Favorites