Channing Tatum has established himself as a leading actor, producer and now director with his debut film, Dog, which he is co-directing with his production partner, Reid Carolin. Together they founded their production company Free Association along with Peter Kiernan. Free Association has produced the 21 Jump Street and Magic Mike franchises. They also produce the worldwide stage experience, Magic Mike Live, which premiered in Las Vegas and expanded to London, Berlin and Australia. However, his favorite role to date is being father to his six-year-old daughter, Everly, who loves sparkly, rainbow-y things. He currently resides in Los Angeles.
Kim Barnes lives on the Isle of Wight with her partner and two children, Leo and Cameo, who greatly inspire her work. She graduated from Lincoln University, England, and has drawn ever since she was a young child.
Channing Tatum is known for his work both on-screen as an actor and behind-the-scenes as a producer and director. In 2021, he added #1
New York Times-bestselling Author to his body of work when his first children’s book,
The One and Only Sparkella, debuted at the top spot. In 2014, Tatum founded his production company Free Association with partners Peter Kiernan and Reid Carolin. He and Carolin produced and co-directed
Dog, in which Tatum also starred. Tatum’s feature credits include the Magic Mike and Jump Street franchises; Matthew Vaughn’s
Kingsman:
The Golden Circle; the critically-acclaimed drama
Foxcatcher; the Coen Brothers’
Hail, Caesar!, Quentin Tarantino’s
The Hateful Eight;
Dear John; and
The Vow. However, his favorite role to date is being father to his daughter Everly, who loves sparkly, rainbow-y things. He currently resides in Los Angeles.
Kim Barnes lives on the Isle of Wight with her partner and two children, Leo and Cameo, who greatly inspire her work. She graduated from Lincoln University, England, and has drawn ever since she was a young child. She is the illustrator of the Sparkella series written by Channing Tatum (
The One and Only Sparkella and
The One and Only Sparkella Makes a Plan).
