**Jason Thomas Orange** (born 10 July 1970) is a retired English singer-songwriter, dancer, musician and actor. He was a member of Take That during their original run from 1990 to 1996 and again following their reunion in 2005. He left the group in 2014.

Early life
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Orange was born in Crumpsall in Manchester. He attended South Trafford College for two years beginning in 2002 and studied A-level English, and an access course including psychology, biology and history though he did not progress onto higher education.

Early career
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He was part of the Manchester-based breakdance crew Street Machine in the mid 1980s. They won the Manchester round of the UK Breakdancing Championship in 1985. He also appeared in the show *The Hit Man and Her* as one of the featured dancers on the show (and in a duo called Look Twice) in the late 1980s.

Take That
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Orange joined the boy band Take That in September 1989 and stayed with the band until their split in February 1996. He then pursued a career in acting and appeared in the television thriller *Killer Net* in 1998, and the London stage production of *Gob* in 1999. He was the lead actor together with Tom Hayes in the play, which was written by Jim Kenworth, and directed by James Martin Charlton.

In 2005, Take That reformed as a four-piece and released a new greatest hits album, followed in 2006 by their first studio album since 1995, *Beautiful World*. Orange contributed both songwriting and lead vocals on the album. In 2008, they released another studio album, *The Circus.* In 2010, the album *Progress* was released by the band as a five-piece. On 24 September 2014, it was announced that Orange had left the band stating that he did not wish to continue recording music and touring.

Other work
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Orange appeared in a cameo role in the Channel 4 comedy *Shameless*, which aired in April 2013. He also appeared in the 1998 Lynda La Plante crime drama *Killer Net*, for which his appearance was a major selling point.

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Take That |
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* **Gary Barlow**
* **Howard Donald**
* **Mark Owen**

* Jason Orange
* Robbie Williams

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| Studio albums | 
* *Take That & Party*
* *Everything Changes*
* *Nobody Else*
* *Beautiful World*
* *The Circus*
* *Progress*
* *III*
* *Wonderland*

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| Other albums | 
* *The Greatest Day – Take That Present: The Circus Live*
* *Progressed*
* *Progress Live*

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| Compilation albums | 
* *Greatest Hits*
* *The Best of Take That*
* *Forever... Greatest Hits*
* *Never Forget – The Ultimate Collection*
* *The Platinum Collection*
* *Odyssey*

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| Singles | 
* "Do What U Like"
* "Promises"
* "Once You've Tasted Love"
* "It Only Takes a Minute"
* "I Found Heaven"
* "A Million Love Songs"
* "Could It Be Magic"
* "Why Can't I Wake Up with You"
* "Pray"
* "Relight My Fire"
* "Babe"
* "Everything Changes"
* "Love Ain't Here Anymore"
* "Sure"
* "Back for Good"
* "Never Forget"
* "How Deep Is Your Love"
* "Patience"
* "Shine"
* "I'd Wait for Life"
* "Reach Out"
* "Rule the World"
* "Greatest Day"
* "Up All Night"
* "The Garden"
* "Said It All"
* "Hold Up a Light"
* "The Flood"
* "Kidz"
* "Happy Now"
* "Love Love"
* "When We Were Young"
* "These Days"
* "Let in the Sun"
* "Higher Than Higher"
* "Hey Boy"
* "Cry"
* "Giants"
* "Pray (*Odyssey* version)"
* "Out of Our Heads"

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| Tours | 
* The Ultimate Tour
* Beautiful World Tour 2007
* Take That Present: The Circus Live
* Progress Live
* Take That Live
* Wonderland Live
* Greatest Hits Live

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| Television | 
* *Take That: For the Record*
* *Take That's Countdown to Midnight*

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| Musical theatre | 
* *Never Forget*
* *Greatest Days*

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| Related articles | 
* Discography
* Songs
* Nigel Martin-Smith
* John Shanks
* Stuart Price
* *SingStar Take That*

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