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Entertainment Weekly (December 7, 2012) is pretty spot-on with its choices for the Entertainers of the Year, including Channing Tatum, Jennifer Lawrence and Ben Affleck. See all the rest here.

 

In GQ's December 2012 issue, Channing Tatum is declared to be one of the venerable men's magazine's "Men of the Year."

In his interview, he talks about his crazy work schedule over the past few years:

"Big actors have told me to get it while the getting is good. Grind it. Ahhh, I'm not gonna drop names. You konw, very successful, smart actors. And they were like, 'Grind it. If you love it, grind it.' I did. And a lot of people who didn't grind it, it's not that they're not in a good place, but I'm in a better place."

 

"The Amazing Race" could easily refer to some superhuman species to which these two belong

I recently spent some quality time in a tiny hotel room with Jaymes & James, the world's most famous Chippendales dancers. With my camera in tow, we had to drag the bed out of our way and figure out a good spot to show them off to their best advantage while still accomodating their hulking frames. "This feels like a porn," Jaymes joked. I swear it actually did. But of course the Chippendales are not seedy—they're razzle-dazzle and wink-wink, fun and fantasy.

The guys are raising cash to help Jaymes's dad

These two Chips are currently promoting a sizzling Chippendales 2012/2013 Sixteen Month Calendar with photography by John Ganun, out now, as well as their solo music careers and their goal to raise $250K to help Jaymes's desperately ill father. I also got a little Amazing Race dish out of them

Dating the Chippendales

Keep reading to check out my Q&A with the boys, who were only to happy to bare all no matter what question I asked...

 

Channing's sexiness documented in this gallery

Channing Tatum is "Sexiest Man Alive!" according to People (November 26, 2012). Maybe not sexiest, but he's definitely a good choice. As for his working out, he tells the mag:

"I'm around 195 lbs. right now, and that's bigger than I've been. In Magic Mike, I was, like, 175 lbs. When I'm not training, I get really round and soft. My wife likes to smoosh her face into my gut."

Great, then she and I won't be competing for a couple of other parts into which I'd like to smoosh my face.

I've got 3 Magic Mike pinup cards signed by Channing Tatum to give away!

To enter, simply comment this blog with the all-time best song for a guy to strip to—and I'll pick 3 of you at random to win 1 week from today! (Contest open only to those in the U.S. No P.O. Boxes.)

Magic Mike—own it on Blu-ray Combo Pack or Digital Download

From a press release: A dramatic comedy set in the world of male strippers, Magic Mike is directed by Academy Award winner Steven Soderberg (Traffic) and stars Channing Tatum in the title role. The film follows Mike as he takes a young dancer called The Kid (Alex Pettyfer) under his wing and schools him in the fine arts of partying, picking up women and making easy money.

Good luck!

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Zac Efron goes for edgy, overreaches:

 

ABS-olutely Fabulous Magic Mike Photo Gallery Above!

I've got 1 Blu-ray combo pack of Magic Mike (Warner Bros.) to give to a lucky reader, who will be chosen randomly one week from today at 5PM EST!

To enter, simply comment this blog with your favorite actor from the movie. As long as you're in the U.S. (no P.O. Boxes), you're eligible to win.

From a press release: A dramatic comedy set in the world of male strippers, Magic Mike is directed by Academy Award winner Steven Soderbergh (Traffic) and stars Channing Tatum in the title role. The film follows Mike as he takes a young dancer called The Kid (Alex Pettyfer) under his wing and schools him in the fine arts of partying, picking up women, and making easy money.

Good luck!

Joseph Gordon-Levitt on SNL, mocking Magic Mike as a means of showing off his bangin' body, was pretty successful.

Jarrett says McConaughey "isn't afraid to try something different"

Matthew McConaughey fronts for Nylon Guys (September 2012). Inside, the magazine refers to this period of his career as his "McConaissance"; the actor rails against the dumb-ass romantic comedies he's known for:

"On those romantic comedies, I'm going, 'How do I keep the balls on the dude?' They've written it so you have to come back emasculated and go, 'I've been no one without you. I was lost for all my life but now I found you—take me back.' And my deal was always, 'What fucking chick wants that guy?' C'mon, man, the guy's gotta come back with dignity.'"

His boredom or even contempt for that kind of role has led him to his more interesting recent choices, including Magic Mike, Killer Joe and The Paperboy (in which he plays a closeted gay reporter).

More photos by Marvin Scott Jarrett after the jump...