Simon Cowell
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 7, 1959 (age 67)
- Birthplace
- Lambeth, London, England, UK
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.
Known For
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Filmography
David Walliams: Power and Silence
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Simon Cowell: The Next Act
TV · as Self - Host · 6 eps
America's Got Talent: Fantasy League
TV · as Self - Judge · 8 eps
Boybands Forever
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Stock Aitken Waterman: Legends of Pop
Movie · as Self
Stock Aitken Waterman: Legends of Pop
TV · as Self · 2 eps
America's Got Talent: All-Stars
TV · as Self - Judge · 9 eps
America's Got Talent: Extreme
TV · as Self - Judge · 4 eps
The Jennifer Hudson Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Canada's Got Talent
TV · as Self - Guest Judge · 1 ep
Julia Scotti: Funny That Way
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The National Television Awards Celebrate 25 Years
Movie · as Self
Scoob!
Movie · as Simon Cowell (voice)
Ant and Dec's 30 Greatest Moments
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Men in Brown
Movie · as Self
Britain's Got Talent: Unseen
TV · as Judge · 29 eps
The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story
Movie · as Self - Talent Scout
America's Got Talent: The Champions
TV · 7 eps
The X Factor Celebrity
TV · as Self - Judge · 8 eps
Britain's Got Talent: The Champions
TV · as Judge · 6 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV · as Self · 3 eps
The X Factor The Band
TV · as Self - Judge · 4 eps
Darci Lynne: My Hometown Christmas
Movie
Made in Miami
Movie · as Self
Who Shot Simon Cowell?
Movie · as Simon Cowell
Britain's Greatest Hoaxer
Movie · as Self
Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives
Movie · as Self
OBJECTified
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
Movie · as Simon Cowell
20 Moments That Rocked Talent Shows
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Late Late Show with James Corden
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self · 1 ep
P!NK: Staying True
Movie · as Self
One Direction: This Is Us
Movie · as Self
1D Day
TV · as Self · 7 eps
Susan Boyle: An Unlikely Superstar
Movie · as Self
One Direction: A Year in the Making
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The X Factor
TV · as Self - Judge · 79 eps
Harry Hill's TV Burp Gold 3
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Family Guy Presents: Stewie Kills Lois and Lois Kills Stewie
Movie · as Simon Cowell (voice)
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
2009 Game Show Awards
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
Kate Garraway's Life Stories
TV · 1 ep
The Kylie Show
Movie · as Self
Britain's Got More Talent
TV · as Self · 26 eps
Britain's Got Talent
TV · as Self - Judge · 304 eps
Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story
Movie · as Self
The Story of Light Entertainment
TV · as Self · 1 ep
America's Got Talent
TV · as Self - Judge · 267 eps
The X Factor: Battle of the Stars
TV · as Self - Judge · 8 eps
American Idol: The Best of Seasons 1-4
Movie · as Self - Judge (archive footage)
American Idol: The Worst of Seasons 1-4
Movie · as Self - Judge
The Reichen Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The X Factor Revealed: The Greatest Auditions Ever
Movie · as Self
Far Far Away Idol
Movie · as Simon Cowell (voice)
The Paul O'Grady Show
TV · 2 eps
The Celebrity Apprentice
TV · 1 ep
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
TV · as Self · 3 eps
The X Factor
TV · as Self - Judge · 351 eps
Parkinson
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Scary Movie 3
Movie · as Simon Cowell
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV · as Self · 8 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self, Self - Guest, Self - "Mean Tweets" · 1 ep
Punk'd
TV · as Self · 1 ep
World Idol
TV · as Self · 2 eps
E!'s 101
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Cupid
TV · 11 eps
American Idol: The Search For A Superstar
Movie · as Judge
Top Gear
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
TV · as Self · 4 eps
American Idol
TV · as Self - Judge · 358 eps
Pop Idol
TV · as Self - Judge · 41 eps
When Louis Met...
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Family Guy
TV · as Simon Cowell (voice) · 2 eps
Loose Women
TV · as Self (voice) · 1 ep
So Graham Norton
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The View
TV · as Self · 1 ep
MADtv
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Frank Skinner Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
GMTV
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Late Show with David Letterman
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 7 eps
The Simpsons
TV · as Simon Cowell (voice), Henry (voice) · 1 ep
This Morning
TV · as Self · 2 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Comic Relief
TV · 1 ep
The Oprah Winfrey Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Entertainment Tonight
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self (uncredited) · 1 ep