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Simon Cowell
Biography
Simon Phillip Cowell (born 7 October 1959) is an English television personality, entrepreneur and record executive. He is the founder and sole owner of the British entertainment company Syco and is the creator of the X Factor and Got Talent franchises. He has judged on the British television talent competition shows Pop Idol (2001–2003), The X Factor UK (2004–2010, 2014–2018) and Britain's Got Talent (2007–present), and the American television talent competition shows American Idol (2002–2010), The X Factor US (2011–2013) and America's Got Talent (2016–present). After some success in the 1980s and 1990s as a record producer, talent agent and consultant in the UK music industry, Cowell came to public prominence in 2001 as a judge on Pop Idol, a talent television show which he and its creator Simon Fuller successfully pitched to ITV Controller of Entertainment Claudia Rosencrantz. He subsequently created The X Factor in 2004 and Got Talent in 2006, which have become successful television franchises sold around the world. Cowell often makes blunt and controversial comments as a television music and talent show judge, including insults and wisecracks about contestants and their singing abilities. He combines activities in both the television and music industries. Cowell has produced and promoted successful singles and albums for various recording acts whom he has signed and taken under his wing, including Little Mix, James Arthur, Labrinth, Leona Lewis, Fifth Harmony, Il Divo, Olly Murs, Noah Cyrus, Cher Lloyd, Fleur East, Ella Henderson, and Susan Boyle. He has also signed successful boy bands such as Westlife, One Direction, PrettyMuch, and CNCO. In 2004 and 2010, Time named Cowell one of the 100 most influential people in the world. In 2008, The Daily Telegraph ranked him sixth in their list of the "100 most powerful people in British culture".The same year, he received the Special Recognition Award at the National Television Awards.At the 2010 British Academy Television Awards, Cowell received the BAFTA Special Award for his "outstanding contribution to the entertainment industry and for his development of new talent". In 2018, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the television category. Description above from the Wikipedia article Simon Phillip Cowell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
October 7, 1959
Age
66 years old
Place of Birth
Lambeth, London, England, UK
Popularity Score
1.1
Filmography
Simon Cowell: The Next Act
Self - Host
2025TV
Simon Cowell: The Next Act
Creator
2025TV
America's Got Talent: Fantasy League
Self - Judge
2024TV
Boybands Forever
Self
2024TV
America's Got Talent: Fantasy League
Creator
2024TV
Les incroyables talents sont éternels
Creator
2024TV
Stock Aitken Waterman: Legends of Pop
Self
2023Movie
Stock Aitken Waterman: Legends of Pop
Self
2023TV
America's Got Talent: All-Stars
Self - Judge
2023TV
Got Talent All Stars
Creator
2023TV
America's Got Talent: Extreme
Self - Judge
2022TV
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self
2022TV
Canada's Got Talent
Self - Guest Judge
2022TV
America's Got Talent: Extreme
Executive Producer
2022TV
Canada's Got Talent
Creator
2022TV
The Dancer
Creator
2021TV
Julia Scotti: Funny That Way
Self (archive footage)
2020Movie
The National Television Awards Celebrate 25 Years
Self
2020Movie
Scoob!
Simon Cowell (voice)
2020Movie
Ant and Dec's 30 Greatest Moments
Self (archive footage)
2020Movie
Men in Brown
Self
2020Movie
Britain's Got Talent: Unseen
Judge
2020TV
Persia's Got Talent
Creator
2020TV
The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story
Self - Talent Scout
2019Movie
America's Got Talent: The Champions
2019TV
The X Factor Celebrity
Self - Judge
2019TV
Britain's Got Talent: The Champions
Judge
2019TV
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019TV
The X Factor The Band
Self - Judge
2019TV
Les Incroyables Talents de la musique
Creator
2019TV
Darci Lynne: My Hometown Christmas
2018Movie
Made in Miami
Self
2018Movie
Who Shot Simon Cowell?
Simon Cowell
2017Movie
Britain's Greatest Hoaxer
Self
2017Movie
Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives
Self
2017Movie
OBJECTified
Self
2017TV
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
Simon Cowell
2016Movie
WIRED's Autocomplete Interviews
Self - Guest
2016TV
Got Talent España
Creator
2016TV
X Factor Brasil
Creator
2016TV
20 Moments That Rocked Talent Shows
Self (archive footage)
2015Movie
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self
2015TV
Got Talent Portugal
Creator
2015TV
X Factor Romania
Creator
2015TV
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
2014TV
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014TV
Pudsey the Dog: The Movie
Producer
2014Movie
Danmark har talent
Creator
2014TV
P!NK: Staying True
Self
2013Movie
One Direction: This Is Us
Self
2013Movie
1D Day
Self
2013TV
One Direction: This Is Us
Producer
2013Movie
One Chance
Producer
2013Movie
The X Factor: Zhongguo Zui Qiang Yin
Creator
2013TV
Canada's Got Talent
Creator
2012TV
X Factor
Creator
2012TV
Susan Boyle: An Unlikely Superstar
Self
2011Movie
One Direction: A Year in the Making
Self (archive footage)
2011Movie
The X Factor
Self - Judge
2011TV
X Factor Polska
Creator
2011TV
X Factor
Creator
2011TV
Romania's Got Talent
Creator
2011TV
Red or Black?
Creator
2011TV
Harry Hill's TV Burp Gold 3
Self (archive footage)
2010Movie
X-Factor
Original Series Creator
2010TV
China's Got Talent
Creator
2010TV
Bulgaria Searches for a Talent
Creator
2010TV
X Factor
Creator
2010TV
Pilipinas Got Talent
Creator
2010TV
Family Guy Presents: Stewie Kills Lois and Lois Kills Stewie
Simon Cowell (voice)
2009Movie
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
Self (archive footage)
2009Movie
2009 Game Show Awards
Self (archive footage)
2009TV
Kate Garraway's Life Stories
2009TV
Italia's Got Talent
Director
2009TV
Italia's Got Talent
Creator
2009TV
SA's Got Talent
Creator
2009TV
X Factor
Creator
2009TV
Norske Talenter
Creator
2008TV
X Factor
Creator
2008TV
X Factor
Creator
2008TV
The Kylie Show
Self
2007Movie
Britain's Got More Talent
Self
2007TV
Britain's Got Talent
Self - Judge
2007TV
Britain's Got Talent
Creator
2007TV
Factor X España
Creator
2007TV
Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story
Self
2006Movie
The Story of Light Entertainment
Self
2006TV
America's Got Talent
Self - Judge
2006TV
The X Factor: Battle of the Stars
Self - Judge
2006TV
La France a un incroyable talent
Creator
2006TV
La France a un incroyable talent, ça continue
Creator
2006TV
American Idol: The Best of Seasons 1-4
Self - Judge (archive footage)
2005Movie
American Idol: The Worst of Seasons 1-4
Self - Judge
2005Movie
The Reichen Show
Self
2005TV
The X Factor
Creator
2005TV
The X Factor Revealed: The Greatest Auditions Ever
Self
2004Movie
Far Far Away Idol
Simon Cowell (voice)
2004Movie
The Paul O'Grady Show
2004TV
The Celebrity Apprentice
2004TV
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
Self
2004TV
The X Factor
Self - Judge
2004TV
The X Factor
Creator
2004TV
Scary Movie 3
Simon Cowell
2003Movie
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003TV
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003TV
Punk'd
Self
2003TV
World Idol
Self
2003TV
E!'s 101
Self
2003TV
Cupid
2003TV
American Idol: The Search For A Superstar
Judge
2002Movie
Top Gear
Self
2002TV
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Self
2002TV
American Idol
Self - Judge
2002TV
Pop Idol
Self - Judge
2001TV
Idols
Creator
2001TV
When Louis Met...
Self
2000TV
Family Guy
Simon Cowell (voice)
1999TV
Loose Women
Self (voice)
1999TV
So Graham Norton
Self
1998TV
The View
Self
1997TV
Emmerdale: The Dingles Down Under
Executive Producer
1997Movie
MADtv
Self
1995TV
The Frank Skinner Show
Self
1995TV
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993TV
GMTV
Self
1993TV
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest
1993TV
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self
1992TV
The Simpsons
Simon Cowell (voice)
1989TV
This Morning
Self
1988TV
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988TV
Entertainment Tonight
Self
1981TV
Saturday Night Live
Self (uncredited)
1975TV
Betty Boop
Producer
—Movie
Albanians Got Talent
Creator
—TV
X Factor Georgia
Creator
—TV