simon cowell

Simon Phillip Cowell (born 7 October 1959) is an English A&R; executive, television producer, entrepreneur, and television personality. He is known in the United Kingdom and United States for his role as a talent judge on TV shows such as Pop Idol, The X Factor, Britain's Got Talent and American Idol. He is also the owner of the television production and music publishing house Syco. As a judge, Cowell is known for his blunt and often controversial criticisms, insults and wisecracks about contestants and their abilities. He is also known for combining activities in both the television and music industries, having promoted singles and records for various artists, including television personalities. He was most recently featured on the fifth series of Britain's Got Talent and the first season of The X Factor USA. In 2010, the British magazine New Statesman listed Cowell at number 41 in a list of "The World's 50 Most Influential Figures 2010". Cowell was born in Lambeth, London and...

Award Nominations: 2007 - Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality-Competition Program - Nigel Lythgoe/Patrick Lynn/Randy Jackson/Ken Warwick/Megan Michaels/Cécile Frot-Coutaz/Richard Curtis/James Breen/Simon Fuller/Charles Boyd/Paula Abdul/Ryan Seacrest - American Idol; 2006 - Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality-Competition Program - Simon Fuller/Ken Warwick/Cécile Frot-Coutaz/James Breen/Megan Michaels/Simon Lythgoe/Charles Boyd/Nigel Lythgoe/Randy Jackson/Paula Abdul/Ryan Seacrest; 2005 - Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality-Competition Program - James Breen/Ken Warwick/Nigel Lythgoe/Simon Fuller/Simon Lythgoe/Megan Michaels/Cécile Frot-Coutaz/Randy Jackson/Paula Abdul/Charles Boyd/Ryan Seacrest; 2004 - Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality-Competition Program - Cécile Frot-Coutaz/Simon Fuller/Charles Boyd/David Goffin/Paula Abdul/Randy Jackson/Nigel Lythgoe/Beth McNamara/Ken Warwick/Ryan Seacrest; 2003 - Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality-Competition Program - John Entz/Simon Fuller/Simon Jones/Charles Boyd/Beth McNamara/Cécile Frot-Coutaz/David Goffin/Ken Warwick/Randy Jackson/Nigel Lythgoe/Paula Abdul/Ryan Seacrest; 2008 - Grammy Award for Record of the Year - Phil Tan/Leona Lewis/Craig Durrance/Clive Davis/Ryan Tedder - Bleeding Love;
Appears in ranked lists: 100 Worst Britons - 33 - 2003;
Works written: I Don't Mean to be Rude, but...
Celebrity friends: Jasmine Lennard;
Net worth: US$ - 200,000,000;
Romantic relationships (with celebrities): Terri Seymour - Dated - 2002 - 2008; Deborah Corrigan - Dated - 2002;
Films appeared in: Best Ever Ads II - Him/Herself; George Michael - A Different Story - Him/Herself; The Simpsons: Mischief & Mayhem - Him/Herself; Best Ever Ads - Him/Herself; The Simpsons: Access All Areas - Him/Herself; The Simpsons: Celebrity Friends - Him/Herself; TV's 50 Greatest Stars - Him/Herself; Concert for Diana - Him/Herself; Oprah Presents Master Class - Him/Herself; The Importance of Being Famous - Him/Herself;
Record Labels: Fanfare Records  Sony Music Entertainment  EMI  Syco  BMG
Organizations founded: Greenwell Entertainment  Syco
Date of birth: Oct 7, 1959;
Education: Windsor Technical College; Dover College; Radlett Preparatory School;
Employment history: Syco - Founder; Sony BMG Music Entertainment; Fanfare Records; BMG - A&R consultant; EMI;
Gender: Male
Height: 1.75 m;
Languages: English Language
Country of nationality: England  United Kingdom
Parents: Julie Brett  Eric Philip Cowell
Place of birth: Brighton
Places lived: Elstree;
Profession: A&R executive  Television Producer  Celebrity  Entrepreneur  Screenwriter  Presenter  Critic  Record producer  TV Personality  Businessperson
Quotations: Sit in these auditions for three weeks and hear "I Believe I Can Fly" out of tune for the millionth time, YOU try and be nice; 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;
Siblings: Nicholas Cowell; June Cowell; Michael Cowell; John Cowell; Tony Cowell;
TV episode performances: Lois Kills Stewie - Him/Herself - Voice; Smart and Smarter - Henry - Voice; Stewie Kills Lois and Lois Kills Stewie; ; Top Gear Series 10, Episode 5; ; ; November 20, 2006; Series 1, Episode 9; Series 3, Episode 6;
Starring TV roles: ; The Simpsons - Henry - Voice; The Simpsons - Him/Herself - Voice; Family Guy - Him/Herself - Voice;
TV regular appearances: American Idol - American Idol (Season 9) - Judge - 2002 - 2010; Britain's Got Talent - Reality show judge - 2007 - 2011; The X Factor - The X Factor - Season 5/The X Factor (UK) - Season 2/The X Factor/The X Factor - Season 1/The X Factor (UK) - Season 4/The X Factor (UK) - Season 3 - Reality show judge - 2004 - 2010; American Idol Rewind - Reality show judge - 2007 - 2008; American Idol Extra - Him/Herself; Pop Idol - Reality show judge; The X Factor - Reality show judge - 2011; The Xtra Factor - Him/Herself - 2006 - 2010; Britain's Got More Talent - Him/Herself;
TV programs produced: America's Got Talent - Executive Producer - 2006 - 2008; American Inventor - Executive Producer - 2006 - 2007; Celebrity Duets - Executive Producer - 2006 - 2006; Cupid - Executive Producer - 2003 - 2003; America's Got Talent Season 1; America's Got Talent Season 3; I Dreamed a Dream: The Susan Boyle Story; Britain's Got More Talent;
TV programs Created: Australia's Got Talent  America's Got Talent  Celebrity Duets: Philippine Edition  Britain's Got Talent  America's Got Talent Season 1  America's Got Talent Season 2  The X Factor  America's Got Talent Season 3  The X Factor  X Factor
TV Programs (recurring writer): Britain's Got Talent; America's Got Talent; Australia's Got Talent;
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