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Mark Owen
Actor, ProducerBorn January 27, 1972 (54 years)
Mark Owen (born 27 January 1972) is an English singer and songwriter best known for being a member of pop group and band Take That; as of 2019, the group have sold 14 million albums and 11.4 million singles in the UK. In Owen's solo career, he has released five studio albums: Green Man (1996), In Your Own Time (2003), How the Mighty Fall (2005), The Art of Doing Nothing (2013) and his most recent, Land of Dreams, which was released in September 2022 and debuted at number 5 on the UK Official Albums Chart.
Growing up, Owen lived in a small council house with his mother Mary, his father Keith, brother Daniel, and sister Tracey in Oldham. His father was a decorator, later getting a job at a police station. His mother was a supervisor in a bakery. Owen was educated at Holy Rosary Primary and St Augustine's Catholic Schools, both in Oldham. He had little interest in music and played football briefly for Chadderton F.C., in addition to having trials at Manchester United and Rochdale. Before auditioning for Take That, he worked at Barclays in Failsworth.
After selecting Gary Barlow as the group's lead singer in 1989, Nigel Martin-Smith introduced Owen, Howard Donald, Jason Orange and finally Robbie Williams to the fold. The group were signed to RCA records, and after a number of top 40 hits, eventually secured their first number one with Barlow's "Pray". Previous hits included "A Million Love Songs", "It Only Takes a Minute" and "Could It Be Magic".
The band's debut album Take That & Party was released on 17 August 1992. It reached number two on the UK Album Chart. The following year saw the release of their second album, Everything Changes. It went straight in at number one on the UK Albums Chart and spawned four number-one singles, as well as "Why Can't I Wake Up with You" and "Love Ain't Here Anymore" hitting number two and three respectively. Owen sang lead vocals on "Babe", which was released in December 1993. Their third album Nobody Else went straight to number 1 and was to be their last studio album of the '90s. The album had three number-one singles, including "Back for Good" which peaked at number seven on the US Billboard Hot 100 and was brought forward an unprecedented six weeks before its official release such was the demand for the single. Owen also sang lead vocals on "The Day After Tomorrow" from the album. A Greatest Hits collection followed again reaching number one. The album featured the band's eighth number-one single "How Deep Is Your Love". This was to be the first single released by Take That as a four piece (without Williams) and it was their last single until they reformed in 2005.
Although Owen's vocal contributions were limited in Take That's original run, he was arguably the most popular member of the group, on account of his boyish good looks and sweet demeanour, regularly earning awards such as Smash Hit's "Most Fanciable Male in the World" and "Best Haircut". ...
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Growing up, Owen lived in a small council house with his mother Mary, his father Keith, brother Daniel, and sister Tracey in Oldham. His father was a decorator, later getting a job at a police station. His mother was a supervisor in a bakery. Owen was educated at Holy Rosary Primary and St Augustine's Catholic Schools, both in Oldham. He had little interest in music and played football briefly for Chadderton F.C., in addition to having trials at Manchester United and Rochdale. Before auditioning for Take That, he worked at Barclays in Failsworth.
After selecting Gary Barlow as the group's lead singer in 1989, Nigel Martin-Smith introduced Owen, Howard Donald, Jason Orange and finally Robbie Williams to the fold. The group were signed to RCA records, and after a number of top 40 hits, eventually secured their first number one with Barlow's "Pray". Previous hits included "A Million Love Songs", "It Only Takes a Minute" and "Could It Be Magic".
The band's debut album Take That & Party was released on 17 August 1992. It reached number two on the UK Album Chart. The following year saw the release of their second album, Everything Changes. It went straight in at number one on the UK Albums Chart and spawned four number-one singles, as well as "Why Can't I Wake Up with You" and "Love Ain't Here Anymore" hitting number two and three respectively. Owen sang lead vocals on "Babe", which was released in December 1993. Their third album Nobody Else went straight to number 1 and was to be their last studio album of the '90s. The album had three number-one singles, including "Back for Good" which peaked at number seven on the US Billboard Hot 100 and was brought forward an unprecedented six weeks before its official release such was the demand for the single. Owen also sang lead vocals on "The Day After Tomorrow" from the album. A Greatest Hits collection followed again reaching number one. The album featured the band's eighth number-one single "How Deep Is Your Love". This was to be the first single released by Take That as a four piece (without Williams) and it was their last single until they reformed in 2005.
Although Owen's vocal contributions were limited in Take That's original run, he was arguably the most popular member of the group, on account of his boyish good looks and sweet demeanour, regularly earning awards such as Smash Hit's "Most Fanciable Male in the World" and "Best Haircut". ...
Source: Article "Mark Owen" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Mark Owen Filmography
| 2026 | Take That (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2024 | Take That: This Life - Live in Concert · as Himself |
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| 2023 | Radio 2 In Concert Take That · as Self |
| 2019 | Take That - Greatest Hits Live (Concert) · as Self |
| 2018 | Reel Stories (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2017 | Take That: Wonderland Live from the O2 · as Self |
| 2017 | One Love Manchester · as Self |
| 2015 | Take That Live at Apple Music Festival · as Self |
| 2015 | Take That Live 2015 · as Self |
| 2015 | The Late Late Show with James Corden (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2014 | Die Helene Fischer Show 2014 · as Self - Take That |
| 2014 | Good Morning Britain (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | Baloise Session (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music · as Self - Take That |
| 2012 | Sunday Brunch (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2011 | Take That: Progress Live · as Self |
| 2011 | The Jonathan Ross Show (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2010 | Take That: Look Back, Don't Stare · as Self |
| 2010 | Radio 2 In Concert (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | Take That: In Session At Abbey Road · as Self |
| 2009 | Take That: The Circus Live · as Self |
| 2009 | The Project (2009) (TV Series) · as Self - Take That |
| 2009 | Take That: Where Did It All Go Right? · as Self |
| 2009 | Skavlan (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2008 | Take That Come to Town · as Self |
| 2008 | Britannia High (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2008 | Celebrity Juice (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2008 | Take That - Beautiful World Live · as Self |
| 2007 | The Big Fat Quiz of the Year · as Self |
| 2007 | Concert for Diana · as Self - Take That |
| 2007 | Comic Relief 2007: The Big One · as Self - Performer |
| 2007 | The Graham Norton Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | An Audience with Take That: Live! · as Self |
| 2006 | Take That: The Ultimate Tour · as Self |
| 2006 | Take That: The Ultimate Story · as Self |
| 2006 | Beat the Raab (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | The ONE Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | Soccer Aid (TV Series) · as Self - Player |
| 2006 | Take That: For the Record · as Self |
| 2004 | Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2004 | The Xtra Factor (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | The X Factor (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | Le grand journal de Canal+ (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | The Mysti Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | MTV Europe Music Awards Edinburgh 03 · as Self |
| 2003 | Robbie Williams Live at Knebworth · as Self |
| 2002 | Today with Des and Mel (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | Bo' Selecta! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway (TV Series) · as Self - Performer |
| 2002 | V Graham Norton (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2001 | Richard & Judy (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2001 | The Kumars at No 42 (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2001 | Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2001 | Lorraine (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2001 | Football Focus (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2001 | Big Brother's Little Brother (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2001 | Celebrity Big Brother (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2000 | Life & Cooking (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1998 | CD:UK (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1998 | Die Johannes B. Kerner Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | Never Mind the Buzzcocks (TV Series) · as Self - Panellist |
| 1996 | TFI Friday (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | Simply the Best: CITV Awards · as Self |
| 1994 | Take That: Live in Berlin · as Self |
| 1993 | Shooting Stars (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1993 | Live & Kicking (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1993 | GMTV (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | The Big Breakfast (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1990 | Söndagsöppet (TV Series) · as Self (as Take That) |
| 1990 | Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1990 | The Word (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1989 | Geld oder Liebe (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1989 | Kelly (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1987 | Sat.1-Frühstücksfernsehen (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1987 | Going Live! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1981 | Wetten, dass..? (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1978 | An Audience With (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1964 | Top of the Pops (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 1951 | Sanremo (TV Series) · as Self - Performer |
| 2023 | Greatest Days · as Train Busker |
| 2006 | Dancing on Ice (TV Series) · as Performer |
| 2004 | The Paul O'Grady Show (TV Series) · as Interviewee |
| 2002 | RI:SE (TV Series) |
| 2002 | Make My Day (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 2023 | Greatest Days · as Executive Producer |