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Jessica Sansome

Gary Barlow's career, age, wife, kids, where he's from and everything else you need to know

Gary Barlow is back on screen again tonight, days after his own music special.

The singer is in the line-up for the Royal Variety Performance 2020 which is being hosted by Jason Manford from the historic Blackpool Opera House.

It comes after he brought together a collection of his hits, brand new songs and some special guests for Gary Barlow's Night at the Museum.

The one-off ITV show was filmed at London's iconic Natural History Museum in November as he aims to cheer up fans after a “tumultuous” year and aired on Sunday night (December 6).

The Take That star will performing both new music, from his new album 'Music Played By Humans', and some of his greatest hits accompanied by an orchestra.

Global superstar and friend Michael Bublé is among the special guests and there's bound to be a few more surprises.

From his career to family life, here's everything you need to know about Gary Barlow.

The 46-year-old has been a part of Take That, on-and-off, since 1991 and has also paved his own successful solo career.

Gary Barlow on his Night At The Museum show (ITV)

Gary was born in Frodsham, Cheshire but now resides at his Cotswolds home in Alvescot, Oxfordshire.

Gary married Dawn Andrews, who was a dancer on Take That's 1995 tour, in 2000 and the couple have four children together - Daniel, Emily, and Daisy.

The couple's daughter Poppy was stillborn in 2012. Gary has previously opened up about the pain of losing his daughter in his autobiography, A Better Me.

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