- Born
- Birth nameJenna Lee Dewan
- Height5′ 2″ (1.57 m)
- Jenna Dewan is an actress, former model, and dancer. She was born on December 3, 1980 in Hartford, Connecticut, to Nancy (Bursch) and Darryll Dewan. Her father is of half Syrian Lebanese and half Polish descent, and her mother has German, English, and Cornish ancestry. Jenna grew up in Grapevine, Texas and discovered a love for dancing at the age of five. She is a graduate of Grapevine High School and has also attended the University of Southern California, where she was a member of Pi Beta Phi. Jenna was discovered by a dance agent and toured alongside some of the greatest in music entertainment, most notably Janet Jackson and Ricky Martin. She has also appeared in several music videos for artists such as Justin Timberlake, Mandy Moore and Missy Elliott. She has also appeared in several television sitcoms, including Quintuplets (2004), The Young and the Restless (1973) and Joey (2004). Jenna is most noted for her role as Nora Clark in the movie, Step Up (2006), in which she played an accomplished dancer. Jenna has a daughter with her ex-husband, actor Channing Tatum, and a son with her fiancé Steve Kazee.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Aramerican
- SpouseChanning Tatum(July 11, 2009 - September 25, 2024) (divorced, 1 child)
- ChildrenRhiannon Lee Kathryn Kazee
- ParentsNancy Lee Bursch SmithClaude Brooks SmithDarryll Dewan
- Green eyes
- Has 3 children: daughter, Everly Tatum (b. May 31, 2013) with ex-husband, Channing Tatum, son, Callum Kazee (b. March 6, 2020) & daughter Rhiannon Lee Kathryn Kazee (born on June 14, 2024) with fiancée Steve Kazee.
- Met her now ex-husband Channing Tatum on the set of Step Up (2006). They began dating shortly after filming had finished.
- Was 3 months pregnant with her daughter Everly Tatum when she completed filming the pilot for Witches of East End (2013).
- (July 11, 2009) Married her boyfriend of 3 years Channing Tatum at Church Estates Vineyards in Malibu, California. The couple became engaged in early September 2008 in Maui.
- Toured as a dancer on Sean 'Diddy' Combs's "We Invented the Remix" Tour and Janet Jackson's "All For You" World Tour.
- I'm about 50/50 when it comes to technology. I can check my email and search for stuff, but if I hear we're on this and this and this site, then I need an exact link to get there otherwise I'm going to get lost.
- I love to act. I want to be doing this forever, and I love to learn from people who I think are better.
- I definitely believe in ghosts.
- I have such a girl-crush on Reese Witherspoon. I would love to do a comedy with her.
- I'm open to whatever the universe wants to bring me.
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