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Simon Cowell

Simon Cowell

Known For Acting
Birthday Oct 07, 1959 (66)
Birthplace Lambeth, London, England, UK
Popularity 0.7 (history)
Updated Dec 19, 2024
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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.

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Filmography

Scoob!

Scoob!

2020

as Simon Cowell (voice)

Who Shot Simon Cowell?

Who Shot Simon Cowell?

2017

as Simon Cowell

Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

2016

as Simon Cowell

Far Far Away Idol

Far Far Away Idol

2004

as Simon Cowell (voice)

Scary Movie 3

Scary Movie 3

2003

as Simon Cowell

No data available

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One Chance

One Chance

2013

Producer

Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Britain's Got Talent: Unseen

as Judge

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Apr 11, 2020

Britain's Got Talent: The Champions

as Judge

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Aug 31, 2019

Family Guy

as Simon Cowell (voice)

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 31, 1999

The Simpsons

as Simon Cowell (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 17, 1989

The Simpsons

as Henry (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 17, 1989

American Idol

as Self - Judge

Episodes: 358

First Aired: Jun 11, 2002

The X Factor

as Self - Judge

Episodes: 329

First Aired: Sep 04, 2004

Britain's Got Talent

as Self - Judge

Episodes: 277

First Aired: Jun 09, 2007

America's Got Talent

as Self - Judge

Episodes: 220

First Aired: Jun 21, 2006

The X Factor

as Self - Judge

Episodes: 79

First Aired: Sep 21, 2011

Pop Idol

as Self - Judge

Episodes: 41

First Aired: Oct 06, 2001

Britain's Got More Talent

as Self

Episodes: 26

First Aired: Jun 09, 2007

Cupid

Episodes: 11

First Aired: Jul 09, 2003

America's Got Talent: All-Stars

as Self - Judge

Episodes: 9

First Aired: Jan 02, 2023

America's Got Talent: Fantasy League

as Self - Judge

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Jan 01, 2024

The X Factor Celebrity

as Self - Judge

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Oct 12, 2019

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

as Self

Episodes: 7

First Aired: May 25, 1992

America's Got Talent: The Champions

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Jan 07, 2019

1D Day

as Self

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Nov 23, 2013

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as Self

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Sep 08, 2003

Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

as Self

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Jun 08, 2002

America's Got Talent: Extreme

as Self - Judge

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Feb 21, 2022

The X Factor The Band

as Self - Judge

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Dec 09, 2019

On Air with Ryan Seacrest

as Self

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 01, 2004

E!'s 101

as Self

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jul 13, 2003

Boybands Forever

as Self

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Nov 16, 2024

Top Gear

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 20, 2002

This Morning

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 03, 1988

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 05, 1988

The Paul O'Grady Show

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 11, 2004

World Idol

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Dec 25, 2003

The Late Late Show with James Corden

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Mar 23, 2015

Entertainment Tonight

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 15, 1981

Stock Aitken Waterman: Legends of Pop

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 21, 2023

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 26, 2003

Punk'd

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 17, 2003

The View

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 11, 1997

The Celebrity Apprentice

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 08, 2004

MADtv

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 14, 1995

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1993

The Frank Skinner Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1995

So Graham Norton

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 03, 1998

GMTV

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 01, 1993

The Story of Light Entertainment

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 22, 2006

2009 Game Show Awards

as Self (archive footage)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 06, 2009

Kate Garraway's Life Stories

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 22, 2009

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 25, 2014

When Louis Met...

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 13, 2000

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 2019

The Jennifer Hudson Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 2022

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 17, 2014

The Reichen Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 11, 2005

OBJECTified

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 2017

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 2019

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 11, 1975

Loose Women

as Self (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 06, 1999

Canada's Got Talent

as Self - Guest Judge

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 22, 2022

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