Channing Tatum tidbits: "Magic Mike XXL" star reveals a lot in Reddit AMA session
Here are eight of the most interesting things you didn't know about "Magic Mike XXL" star Channing Tatum from his extensive "Ask Me Anything" interview session on Reddit Wednesday.
He was part of the Sony hacking scandal and email leak.
In addition to the leak of "The Interview" and four other Sony films, the infamous hackers got hold of Tatum's over-the-top email to "22 Jump Street" co-star Jonah Hill following their record-breaking opening:
"I hit the h and a for a long time before I realized I could copy and paste. I'm not the most tech savvy person around but it did become a lot easier and faster."
He got into an airport without ID and finagled for beer and chicken.
"Q: Hello Channing Tatum! This is something I've always wanted clarified since it happened...were you ever in Sea-Tac airport at the Chili's restaurant looking for a beer but IDless? I was the one working there who had to make the difficult decision as to whether we could serve you or not. It all ended with a picture of you giving each of us a peck on the cheek, myself included. It's still one of my favorite stories to tell so I hope I wasn't just duped by a very convincing look-alike."
"A: That absolutely was me. Because I love Chili's. And no one believed me that i got into an airport without my id. I just wanted a beer and some chicken crisps, and i actually couldn't get either of them for a while, because i remember you guys didn't have chicken crisps either! what's a Chili's without chicken crisps?"
He pooped in a blizzard.
"I just went to Iceland and tried to do a small expedition across the glacier and we didn't make it. We had to be emergency evacuated as there was a white out blizzard which I got to take a poop in. It actually freezes before it hits the ground."
He has deep feelings for Jonah Hill.
"Jonah is one of those people who if you just sit back and just watch him you in no way shape or form can understand how he's doing what he's doing. He's the fastest most quickest wittiest person I've ever met. And I think people when they think of comedic actors they forget that they are people with a point of view and experiences and depth. And Jonah is one of the most sensitive and deep people i know. And that's why I think he can be a comedic actor and a deep actor as well."
...and his "Magic Mike XXL" costar Matt Bromer.
"Q: Do you ever get lost looking into Matt Bromer's eyes?"
"absof***inglutely. no matter if you're a man, woman, cat, hamster, you will get lost in matt bomer's eyes. I don't know what they are made of outside of dreams and rainbows and amazingness but it truly doesn't matter. And when he sings. It's like god gave with both hands and then grew a third hand and graced him with more. he's crazy talented.
He learned to dance (and strip) on his own.
"To be completely honest, clubbing. i straight learned how to dance in the club. I don't know how to describe it any other way. I never took a dance class or anything, when i was really really young i remember going to the theater with my mom and my sister, so me and my mom sat in the theater away from my sister and her friends, it was Breakin' 1, and my mom said after the movie I started trying to do headstands. My mom said i mortified my sister. But i think I was always fascinated by physical things. But I can't tell you i had any training other than going out to Florida clubs and getting sweaty."
He turns to Pinterest, and his Care Bear, when he has a rough day.
"Oh man. I love Pinterest. Swear to god. Just to not think about all the shit I have to do or what's going wrong, I just go and look at Pinterest. Or flipboard."
"I was just given a bear for my 35th Birthday by a friend Joanne and it was a bear with a heart on it. The carebear cousins were my favorite. There was the lion and the fast rabbit. Those two were pretty awesome."
He has a name for his penis.
"Gilbert."