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.
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Filmography
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self 80
TV Shows 79
Movies 37
Creator 16
Writer 5
Producer 3
Director 1
America's Got Talent: Fantasy League (2024)
Got Talent All Stars (2023)
Stock Aitken Waterman: Legends of Pop (2023)
America's Got Talent: All-Stars (2023)
The Jennifer Hudson Show (2022)
America's Got Talent: Extreme (2022)
The Dancer (2021)
Max Clifford: The Fall of a Tabloid King (2021)
Ant and Dec's 30 Greatest Moments (2020)
Howie Mandel: But, Enough About Me (2020)
Scoob! (2020)
Julia Scotti: Funny That Way (2020)
The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story (2020)
Britain's Got Talent: Unseen (2020)
The National Television Awards Celebrate 25 Years (2020)
The X Factor The Band (2019)
The X Factor Celebrity (2019)
The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019)
Britain's Got Talent: The Champions (2019)
America's Got Talent: The Champions (2019)
Bradley Walsh: When Dummies Took Over the World (2018)
Darci Lynne: My Hometown Christmas (2018)
Made in Miami (2018)
Who shot Simon Cowell? (2017)
Little Mix: Glory Days - The Documentary (2017)
OBJECTified (2017)
Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives (2017)
Britain's Greatest Hoaxer (2017)
X Factor Brasil (2016)
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016)
Got Talent España (2016)
20 Moments That Rocked Talent Shows (2015)
The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015)
Got Talent Portugal (2015)
Danmark har talent (2014)
Pudsey the Dog: The Movie (2014)
Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
P!NK: Staying True (2013)
The X Factor (2013)
One Chance (2013)
One Direction: This Is Us (2013)
The X Factor: Zhongguo Zui Qiang Yin (2013)
One Direction: All for One (2012)
Canada's Got Talent (2012)
Susan Boyle: An Unlikely Superstar (2011)
The X Factor (2011)
X Factor (2011)
X Factor Polska (2011)
X Factor (2010)
China's Got Talent (2010)
Bulgaria Searches for a Talent (2010)
Italia's Got Talent (2009)
SA's Got Talent (2009)
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants (2009)
2009 Game Show Awards (2009)
Kate Garraway's Life Stories (2009)
A Night of Heroes: The Sun Military Awards (2008)
Norske Talenter (2008)
DreamWorks Shrek's Swamp Stories (2008)
X Factor (DK) (2008)
The Kylie Show (2007)
Family Guy Presents: Stewie Kills Lois and Lois Kills Stewie (2007)
Hey Paula (2007)
Britain's Got More Talent (2007)
Britain's Got Talent (2007)
Factor X (2007)
Comic Relief Does The Apprentice (2007)
Australia's Got Talent (2007)
The Weird World Of Louis Theroux (2007)
La France a un incroyable Talent (2006)
Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story (2006)
The Story of Light Entertainment (2006)
America's Got Talent (2006)
American Idol: The Worst of Seasons 1-4 (2005)
The Reichen Show (2005)
The X Factor (2005)
George Michael: A Different Story (2004)
Far Far Away Idol (2004)
The Paul O'Grady Show (2004)
The X Factor (2004)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: The Best of Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (2004)
The Celebrity Apprentice (2004)
The X Factor Revealed: The Greatest Auditions Ever (2004)
On Air with Ryan Seacrest (2004)
World Idol (2003)
Scary Movie 3 (2003)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003)
E!'s 101 (2003)
Cupid (2003)
Punk'd (2003)
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003)
Top Gear (2002)
American Idol (2002)
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway (2002)
Idols (2001)
Pop Idol (2001)
When Louis Met... (2000)
Family Guy (1999)
So Graham Norton (1998)
The View (1997)
MADtv (1995)
The Frank Skinner Show (1995)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)
GMTV (1993)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
The Simpsons (1989)
This Morning (1988)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988)
Entertainment Tonight (1981)
The Xtra Factor
American Idol Extra
The Royal Variety Performance 2023
I Dreamed a Dream: the Susan Boyle Story
The Talent Show Story
American Idol: The Search For A Superstar
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1959-10-07 (64 years old)
Birth NameSimon Phillip Cowell
Birth PlaceLondon Borough of Lambeth, United Kingdom
Height1.75-meter
ChildrenEric Cowell
SiblingsNicholas Cowell, Tony Cowell
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
ResidencesElstree, United Kingdom, Los Angeles, United States of America
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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