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Simon Cowell(I)

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Simon Cowell in American Idol (2002)
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Simon Cowell was born in Lambeth, London and brought up in Elstree, Hertfordshire. He is the son of Julie Cowell (née Josie Dalglish), a ballet dancer, and Eric Selig Phillip Cowell, a music industry executive. Simon started his career in the music industry working in the mailroom at EMI Music Publishing. He worked as a record producer, talent scout and consultant within the music industry before becoming a judge on the hit British TV show Pop Idol (2001) and its U.S. counterpart, American Idol (2002). Cowell's scathing comments were famous during his 10 seasons as a judge on American Idol.
BornOctober 7, 1959
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  • Nominated for 5 Primetime Emmys

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Simon Cowell in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
Simon Cowell in Conan (2010)
Simon Cowell in Conan (2010)
Simon Cowell in Conan (2010)
Simon Cowell and Demi Lovato in Conan (2010)
Paulina Rubio and Simon Cowell in Conan (2010)
Simon Cowell in Conan (2010)
Simon Cowell in Conan (2010)
Simon Cowell in London Race (2007)
Britney Spears, Simon Cowell, L.A. Reid, and Demi Lovato in The X Factor (2011)
Britney Spears, Simon Cowell, L.A. Reid, and Demi Lovato in The X Factor (2011)
Britney Spears, Simon Cowell, L.A. Reid, and Demi Lovato in The X Factor (2011)

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Charlie Sheen, Leslie Nielsen, Denise Richards, Queen Latifah, Simon Rex, Anthony Anderson, Anna Faris, and Eddie Griffin in Scary Movie 3 (2003)
Scary Movie 3
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  • Simon Cowell
  • 2003
Dermot O'Leary, Sharon Osbourne, Nicole Scherzinger, Simon Cowell, and Louis Walsh in The X Factor UK (2004)
The X Factor UK
4.3
TV Series
  • Music Department
American Idol (2002)
American Idol
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  • Self - Judge
  • Self
  • Self - Host
America's Got Talent (2006)
America's Got Talent
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  • Producer

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Producer

  • Betty Boop
    • In Production
  • America's Got Talent: All-Stars (2023)
    America's Got Talent: All-Stars
  • Canada's Got Talent (2012)
    Canada's Got Talent
  • America's Got Talent: Extreme (2022)
    America's Got Talent: Extreme
  • The X Factor: The Band (2019)
    The X Factor: The Band
  • The X Factor: Celebrity (2019)
    The X Factor: Celebrity
  • Britain's Got Talent: The Champions (2019)
    Britain's Got Talent: The Champions
  • America's Got Talent (2006)
    America's Got Talent
  • Heidi Klum, Howie Mandel, Terry Crews, Simon Cowell, and Alesha Dixon in America's Got Talent: The Champions (2019)
    America's Got Talent: The Champions
  • Make Things Happen (2018)
    Make Things Happen
  • Mark Williams-Thomas in The Investigator: A British Crime Story (2016)
    The Investigator: A British Crime Story
  • Septimius The Great in America's Got Talent 2015 Auditions 7 (2015)
    America's Got Talent 2015 Auditions 7
  • Bleona in X Factor: Albania (2015)
    X Factor: Albania
  • One Chance (2013)
    One Chance
  • Liam Payne, Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan, One Direction, and Louis Tomlinson in One Direction: This Is Us (2013)
    One Direction: This Is Us
  • El Factor X (2013)
    El Factor X
    • (2013)

Music Department

  • Gary Barlow, Craig David, Dawn French, Alesha Dixon, and Maya Jama in Walk the Line (2021)
    Walk the Line
  • X Factor (2016)
    X Factor
  • Suggs, Ian 'H' Watkins, Rochelle Humes, and Melvin Odoom in The Xtra Factor (2004)
    The Xtra Factor
  • Dermot O'Leary, Sharon Osbourne, Nicole Scherzinger, Simon Cowell, and Louis Walsh in The X Factor UK (2004)
    The X Factor UK
  • Guy Sebastian, Adam Lambert, and Iggy Azalea in The X Factor (2005)
    The X Factor
  • Britney Spears, Simon Cowell, L.A. Reid, and Demi Lovato in The X Factor (2011)
    The X Factor
  • The X Factor Digital Experience (2011)
    The X Factor Digital Experience
  • X Factor
  • The X Factor: Battle of the Stars

Writer

  • America's Got Talent: All-Stars (2023)
    America's Got Talent: All-Stars
  • The Dancer (2021)
    The Dancer
  • The X Factor: Celebrity (2019)
    The X Factor: Celebrity
    • (creator)
  • Britain's Got Talent: The Champions (2019)
    Britain's Got Talent: The Champions
    • (creator)
  • Ryan O'Shaughnessy, Shaheen Jafargholi, Francine Lewis, Tobias Mead, Kieran Gaffney, Kevin Cruise, Connected, Lorna Bliss, Ronan Parke, Steven Hall, Jack Carroll, Dennis Egel, Sam Kelly, Ashley Elliott, Loveable Rogues, Chica Latina, Kai & Natalia, Molly Rainford, Richard & Adam, Asanda Jezile, and Pre-Skool in Britain's Got Talent (2007)
    Britain's Got Talent
  • X Factor (2008)
    X Factor
  • The X Factor Israel (2013)
    The X Factor Israel
  • Moldova are talent (2013)
    Moldova are talent
  • America's Got Talent (2006)
    America's Got Talent
    • (creator)
  • X Factor (2010)
    X Factor
  • X Faktor (2012)
    X Faktor
    • (creator)
  • The X Factor Digital Experience (2011)
    The X Factor Digital Experience
  • X Factor
  • X Factor (2008)
    X Factor
  • Jorma Uotinen, Hannu-Pekka Parviainen, Krista Siegfrids, and Ernest Lawson in Talent Suomi (2007)
    Talent Suomi
    • (creator)
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American Idol: The Best of Seasons 1-4
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American Idol
America's Got Talent: Extreme: Auditions 3
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America's Got Talent: Extreme: Auditions 3
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America's Got Talent: Extreme
America's Got Talent: Extreme: Auditions Premiere
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America's Got Talent: Extreme: Auditions Premiere
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America's Got Talent: Extreme: Auditions 2
America's Got Talent: Extreme: First Look
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America's Got Talent: Extreme: First Look
America's Got Talent: The Champions: Get To Know Alesha Dixon
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America's Got Talent: The Champions: Get To Know Alesha Dixon
America's Got Talent: The Champions: Season 2 Contestant Reveal
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America's Got Talent: The Champions: Season 2 Contestant Reveal

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    • October 7, 1959
    • Lambeth, London, England, UK
    • Julie Cowell
  • Other works
    TV commercial for Pizza Hut (2002)
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    • 2 Print Biographies
    • 11 Interviews
    • 23 Articles
    • 13 Magazine Cover Photos

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  • Trivia
    During an audition, a female participant told Simon and the other judges that she quit her job at a hair salon so she can pursue her dreams on American Idol (2002); when getting rejected, Simon had asked for the phone and called the owner of the workplace where the rejected contestant got her job back.
  • Quotes
    I'd accept an honour but I don't think I'm likely to get one. The Queen once described me as a dreadful man.
    • Brutally honest
    • The X Factor
      (2011)
      $75,000,000 including producer fee (2011)

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