G.I. Joe's Channing Tatum Stripper Past

G.I. Joe star, Channing Tatum (then 18) dances in a Chippendales-like show called "Male Encounter" in 1999 at a now-defunct Florida nightclub.

“He was shy at first, but he really knew how to work the stage,” the troupe’s owner London Steele tells Us Weekly. “The women went crazy for him!”

Channing, who performed under the alias “Chan Crawford”, earned $50 a night (plus tips).

Here is the video as proof.

Channing Tatum Goes Shirtless for GQ

G. I. Joe never looked this good.

Channing Tatum, who stars in next month's G.I. Joe: Rise of the Cobra, based on the popular toy line, shows off his action hero body in a sexy photo shoot for the August issue of GQ.

The actor, 29, says he got in shape for the shoot by adhering to a strict meal plan: "just chicken and broccoli and brown rice. Four times a day. And egg whites."

Tatum, who wed Jenna Dewan on Saturday, tells the magazine that the Step Up costar is "the love of my life."

He and Dewan tried to keep their wedding as low-key as possible. Tatum told his relatives, "Wear whatever you want. Wear jeans if you want ... Don't go renting tuxedos."

Though he is being hailed as Hollywood’s next big thing, Tatum, says he is a small-town Southern boy at heart. "I got crazy lucky," he says. "Sometimes I think I won the lottery."

No matter how big he gets, Tatum promises to never forget his Wetumpka, Ala., roots. "I love the smell of country," he says, "[Alabama] is just one of those really quiet places. There’s real folks here."

G.I. Joe: Rise of the Cobra is out August 7th.

Coming Soon - G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

The trailer for "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra" has been released in HD and it is amazing.

From the Egyptian desert to deep below the polar ice caps, the elite G.I. Joe team uses the latest in next-generation spy and military equipment to fight the corrupt arms dealer Destro and the growing threat of the mysterious Cobra organization to prevent them from plunging the world into chaos.

The Stephen Sommers directed adaptation opens this summer on August 7th. The superhero flick stars: Sienna Miller, Channing Tatum, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Christopher Eccleston, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Byung Hun Lee, Rachel Nichols, Ray Park, Said Taghmaoui, Marlon Wayans and Dennis Quaid.

Here's the trailer for your enjoyment.