Simon Cowell

English television personality, businessman, producer, record executive

Photo by: Alison Martin of SimonCowellOnline.com · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Born:October 7, 1959

Age:67

Zodiac Sign:Libra

Height:1.75 m (5′9″)

Children:1

Born in:Lambeth, United Kingdom

Residence:London, United Kingdom

Languages:English

Film Producer A&R (Artists And Repertoire)Actor Television Producer Record Producer Writer Television Presenter Composer Talent Manager Talent Agent

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Famous For

Movies & TV

Scary Movie 3One Direction: This Is UsPopstar: Never Stop Never StoppingFar Far Away IdolGeorge Michael: A Different Story

Books

I Don't Mean to be Rude, But...

Awards

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Simon Cowell

English television personality, businessman, producer, record executive

Biography

Simon Phillip Cowell (; born 7 October 1959) is an English television personality, record executive, businessman, and producer. He has judged on the British television talent competition shows Pop Idol (2001–2003), The X Factor (2004–2010; 2014–2018), and Britain's Got Talent (2007–present), as well as the American television talent competition shows American Idol (2002–2010), The X Factor (2011–2013), and America's Got Talent (2016–present). Cowell founded the entertainment company Syco Entertainment in 2005, as well as its defunct predecessor, Syco Music (also known as S Records) in 2002. He is the creator of the X Factor and Got Talent television franchises, which have been adapted in numerous countries around the world. After some success in the 1980s and 1990s as a record producer, talent agent and consultant in the British music industry, Cowell came to public prominence in 2001 as a judge on Pop Idol, a television show which he and its creator Simon Fuller successfully pitched to ITV Controller of Entertainment Claudia Rosencrantz. Cowell is known for making blunt, critical and controversial comments as a television music and talent show judge, including insults and wisecracks about contestants and their singing abilities. Through his work in television and the music industry, he has been involved in launching and developing the careers of a number of commercially successful recording artists and groups including Little Mix, Fifth Harmony, One Direction, Susan Boyle, Leona Lewis, Westlife, James Arthur, Il Divo, and CNCO. In 2004 and 2010, Time named Cowell one of the 100 most influential people in the world. In 2006, the British public ranked him number 28 in ITV's poll of TV's 50 Greatest Stars, and in 2008, The Daily Telegraph ranked him sixth in their list of the "100 most powerful people in British culture". In 2008, 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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Quotes

“Very simple. I'm putting up the money, and I also have ears.”

— On Americans who question his right to judge Americans since he is British; Quoted in Bill Keveney, "Viewers 'Idol'-ize this saucy search for a superstar," USA Today (18 June 2002)

“The host is pathetic! The show is pathetic! The audience is pathetic!”

— On the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards; Quoted in "MTV hypefest turns into snoozer", originally published in the Chicago Sun-Times, August 30 2002

“You know Paula, who I couldn't look at the beginning of the series... I love her to death now. I hate to admit it but I do.”

— Quoted on Entertainment Tonight (21 May 2003)

Quotes sourced from the Wikiquote article "Simon Cowell", available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.

Photos

Simon Cowell in 2011.

Simon Cowell in 2026

Simon Cowell at Greater Together LA 2026

London,England,27th August 2014 : Simon Cowell attends The X Factor - press launch at The Ham Yard Hotel in London. Photo by See Li

Simon Cowell with a Norwood service user at the annual dinner 2010.

Simon Cowell at the en:National Television Awards at the en:Royal Albert Hall, en:London, October 2006.

Lauren Jauregui, Simon Cowell, Carly Rose Sonenclar, Britney Spears, and Tate Stevens promoting The X Factor USA in 2012

Simon Cowell at the en:National Television Awards at the en:Royal Albert Hall, en:London, October 2006.

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