Jason Orange

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Jason Orange (born Jason Thomas Orange, 10 July 1970, Wythenshawe, Manchester, England) is an English singer, dancer and actor. He was a founding member of the successful English boyband Take That during the early-mid 1990s and again in the mid 2000s.


Orange's first experience with fame came when his breakdancing skills landed him a role The Hitman and Her.

After the break-up of Take That, Jason studied acting. In 1999, he performed in Gob by Jim Kenworth at the The King's Head Theatre in London. He then attended South Trafford College, studying psychology and sociology.

Orange is currently back with the re-formed Take That, who released a new album Beautiful World on 27 November 2006. During the first round of Take That Jason was best known for his skills as a dancer and was never given lead vocals on any of the songs. The new album features Jason on lead vocals for the first time in Take That, on the song, "Wooden Boat". He also performed the song on the Beautiful World Tour, and on the tour's opening night in Belfast he apologised if it was "pitchy" he admitted, "..it took me 17 years to do that".

Jason often appears on stage playing the guitar. He picked up the guitar for the first time during the making of Take That`s No.1 Hit single Babe back in 1993. Jason still enjoys playing the guitar on stage, and brought it with him on the band's two recent tours; The Ultimate Tour (2006) and The Beautiful World Tour (2007).

He claims to have not drunk alcohol for four years, and is very conscious of his impact on the environment. He also tries to eat organic foods and only shops in health stores.

He is currently undergoing treatment for a hamstring problem he has had for two years. Although it has not been noticeable when he is performing on stage, it has been bothering him and he has not been able to get rid of it.

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Take That discography
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NAME Orange, Jason
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION English singer and dancer
DATE OF BIRTH 1970-07-10
PLACE OF BIRTH Wythenshawe, Manchester, England
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH