Simon Cowell
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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- 2024 · America's Got Talent: Fantasy League as Self - Judge
- 2023 · Stock Aitken Waterman: Legends of Pop as Self
- 2023 · Stock Aitken Waterman: Legends of Pop as Self
- 2023 · America's Got Talent: All-Stars as Self - Judge
- 2022 · The Jennifer Hudson Show as Self
- 2022 · America's Got Talent: Extreme as Self - Judge
- 2020 · Ant and Dec's 30 Greatest Moments as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · Scoob! as Simon Cowell (voice)
- 2020 · Julia Scotti: Funny That Way as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · Britain's Got Talent: Unseen as Judge
- 2020 · The National Television Awards Celebrate 25 Years as Self
- 2019 · The X Factor The Band as Self - Judge
- 2019 · The X Factor Celebrity as Self - Judge
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- 2019 · Britain's Got Talent: The Champions as Judge
- 2019 · The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story as Self - Talent Scout
- 2019 · America's Got Talent: The Champions as
- 2018 · Darci Lynne: My Hometown Christmas as
- 2018 · Made in Miami as Self
- 2017 · Who Shot Simon Cowell? as Simon Cowell
- 2017 · OBJECTified as Self
- 2017 · Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives as Self
- 2017 · Britain's Greatest Hoaxer as Self
- 2016 · Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping as Simon Cowell
- 2015 · 20 Moments That Rocked Talent Shows as Self (archive footage)
- 2015 · The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2013 · P!NK: Staying True as Self
- 2013 · One Direction: This Is Us as Self
- 2012 · Canada's Got Talent as Self - Guest Judge
- 2011 · One Direction: A Year in the Making as Self (archive footage)
- 2011 · Susan Boyle: An Unlikely Superstar as himself
- 2011 · The X Factor as Self - Judge
- 2010 · Harry Hill's TV Burp Gold 3 as Self (archive footage)
- 2009 · Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants as Self (archive footage)
- 2009 · 2009 Game Show Awards as Self (archive footage)
- 2009 · Kate Garraway's Life Stories as
- 2007 · The Kylie Show as Self
- 2007 · Family Guy Presents: Stewie Kills Lois and Lois Kills Stewie as Himself (voice)
- 2007 · Britain's Got Talent as Self - Judge
- 2007 · Britain's Got More Talent as
- 2007 · Britain's Got More Talent as Self
- 2006 · Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story as Self
- 2006 · The Story of Light Entertainment as Self
- 2006 · America's Got Talent as Self - Judge
- 2005 · American Idol: The Worst of Seasons 1-4 as Self - Judge
- 2005 · American Idol: The Best of Seasons 1-4 as Self - Judge (archive footage)
- 2005 · The Reichen Show as Self
- 2004 · Far Far Away Idol as Simon Cowell (voice)
- 2004 · The Paul O'Grady Show as
- 2004 · The X Factor as Self - Judge
- 2004 · The Celebrity Apprentice as
- 2004 · On Air with Ryan Seacrest as Self
- 2004 · The X Factor Revealed: The Greatest Auditions Ever as Self
- 2003 · World Idol as Self
- 2003 · Scary Movie 3 as Simon Cowell
- 2003 · The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- 2003 · E!'s 101 as Self
- 2003 · Cupid as
- 2003 · Punk'd as Self
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as
- 2002 · Top Gear as Self
- 2002 · American Idol as Self - Judge
- 2002 · Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway as Self
- 2002 · American Idol: The Search For A Superstar as Judge
- 2001 · Pop Idol as Self - Judge
- 2000 · When Louis Met... as Self
- 1999 · Loose Women as Self(voz)
- 1999 · Family Guy as Simon Cowell (voice)
- 1998 · So Graham Norton as Self
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1995 · MADtv as Self
- 1995 · The Frank Skinner Show as Self
- 1993 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- 1993 · GMTV as Self
- 1992 · The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as Self
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Simon Cowell (voice)
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Henry (voice)
- 1988 · This Morning as Self
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Himself
- 1981 · Entertainment Tonight as Self
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)