Orange 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 on the show
The Hit Man and Her as a featured dancer and was a member of a duo called Look Twice. in the late 1980s. Orange joined
Take That when the group was created in 1990 and stayed with them until their hiatus in February 1996. As an actor, he appeared in the 1998 crime drama series
Killer Net, for which his appearance was a major selling point. The following year, he took the leading role in a London stage production of
Gob, written by
Jim Kenworth and directed by
James Martin Charlton. Take That reunited without
Robbie Williams in 2005 and released a new greatest hits album, followed in 2006 by
Beautiful World, their first studio album since 1995. Orange contributed both songwriting and lead vocals on the album, as he had done for past albums. In 2008, the band released the album
The Circus. In 2010, Williams rejoined the group and they released the album
Progress. Orange continued to act, appearing in a cameo role as "DJ Scouse Mouse" in the
Channel 4 comedy series
Shameless in April 2013. On 24 September 2014, it was announced that Orange had left Take That as he wished to retire from the entertainment industry. On 27 January 2026,
Netflix released a 3 episode-documentary about Take That. The documentary features never seen before footage, and includes interviews with Orange and the other four members. ==Personal life==