10 Terrible Actors Who Got Lucky Breaks

4. Channing Tatum

Here€™s an actor I constantly find myself going back and forth on, because I can€™t decide quite how bad he is. Channing Tatum€™s career began as very mixed bag; he showed absolutely zero character in the infamous Step Up dance film series, but was excellent in A Guide To Recognising Your Saints. Then he was dreadful in a glut of films tailored entirely to his physical attributes (Dear John, Fighting. G.I. Joe, The Eagle), but in 2012, enjoyed one of the luckiest breaks of any actor in recent history. Being cast in the tri-fecta of Steven Soderbergh€™s Magic Mike and Haywire, as well as 21 Jump Street, Tatum was exceptionally well-placed in all three roles, as they required him to play the dumb lug or the good-looking guy, resulting in him naturally succeeding. I€™m not saying Tatum€™s a dumb guy, but he never really displays much personality, causing his performances to often seem quite bland and awkward, yet this is something that is perfectly harnessed in 21 Jump Street and Haywire in particular. For Magic Mike, it was all about exploiting the most base element, that he€™s a good-looking guy, and women want to see him gyrating around on screen. As a result of all this success, he€™s now one of Hollywood€™s hottest properties.
 
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