What is Jason Orange?
{{Infobox musical artist|Name=Jason Orange|Background=solo_singer|image=Progress Live 2011 Tour, Sunderland Stadium of Light Jason Orange (5783421663).jpg|caption=Orange on stage with [[Take That]], [[Progress Live]] 2011 Tour|Birth_name=Jason Thomas Orange|birth_date={{birth date and age|df=yes|1970|7|10}}|birth_place=[[Crumpsall]], [[Manchester]], England|Genre={{hlist|[[Pop music|Pop]]|[[pop rock]]}}|Occupation={{hlist|Singer|songwriter|dancer|musician|actor}}|Instrument={{hlist|Vocals|guitar}}|Years_active=1988–1999<br/>2005–2014|Label=|Associated_acts={{hlist|[[Take That]]|Street Machine|Look Twice}}}} '''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 == Orange was born in Crumpsall in [[Manchester]]. He attended South Trafford College for two years beginning in 2002 and studied [[GCE Advanced Level|A-level]] [[English language|English]], and an access course including [[psychology]], [[biology]] and history though he did not progress onto higher education. == Early career == 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 == 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 i