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Simon Cowell
Mostly Credited As: Simon Cowell Birth Name: Simon Phillip Cowell Date Of Birth: October 07, 1959 (Age 53) Country Of Birth: United Kingdom Birth Place: Brighton, East Sussex, England Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m)

If you saw any episodes of Pop Idol, American Idol, The X-Factor, Britan’s Got Talent, you have to remember this British guy named Simon Cowell. They say he knows no pity and shows no mercy on his shows, and that is very clear in the way he runs the shows. Speaking of his style, it is uncompromising and at times even cruel, for which he was repeatedly criticized by the general public. However, it’s his style that found the perfect niche for him, and now he is one of the most popular TV hosts not only in Britain, but in the whole world.

Simon was born in England in the fall of 1959. His career started in the correspondence department on EMI; in time he was promoted to the role of the producer. In 1980s he left the company and founded his own label Fanfare Records. At first his idea saw some inflow of cash, but soon enough it went bankrupt, and Simon had to start it all over again. In 1989 he becomes an A&R consultant for BMG. Within a short time he signs a number of contracts that literally changed the showbiz, among which were Curiosity Killed the Cat, Sonia, 5ive. Simon can’t forget his fiasco with his own business, and so he founds S Records.

Along comes Pop Idol, where Cowell becomes the judge for the first season. The success of the “bad guy” that he was, provided him with a great career from then on. The phrase “I don’t mean to be rude, but…” became his trademark (in 2004 he actually published a book with the same title). Meanwhile his business flourishes and he sold a part of his company for 42 million dollars.

TV Appearances

Main cast

The Hit Factory: The Stock Aitken & Waterman Story (2012)	As: Himself
The X Factor (US) (2011)	As: Himself (Judge - S01 -)
Britain's Got Talent (2007)	As: Himself (Judge - Series 1 - Present)
X Factor: Battle Of The Stars (2006)	As: Judge
The X Factor (UK) (2004)	As: Judge (Series 1 - Series 7)
Cupid (2003) (2003)	As: Host -- [Voice]
World Idol (2003)	As: Himself (Judge (United States))
American Idol (2002)	As: Himself (Judge S01-S09)
Pop Idol (2001)	As: Himself (Judge - Series 1 and 2)

Episode Cast Credits

This Morning (1988) Show all 6 episode cast credits
	• April 12, 2013	25x151: (Apr/12/2013)	As	Himself
	• January 21, 2010	22x96: (Jan/21/2010)	As	Himself
	• October 30, 2009	22x44: (Oct/30/2009)	As	Himself
	• September 1, 2008	21x01: (Sep/01/2008)	As	Himself
Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway (2002)
	• Series 10, Episode 6	10x06: (Mar/30/2013)	As	Himself
	• Series 10, Episode 5	10x05: (Mar/23/2013)	As	Himself
	• Series 2, Show 3	02x03: (Jan/25/2003)	As	Himself
Comic Relief (1986)
	• Funny for Money - Part 1	16x02: (Mar/15/2013)	As	Himself (Simon Cowell's Wedding), [Featuring]
Brit Awards (1977)
	• The BRITs 2013	33x01: (Feb/20/2013)	As	Himself, [Interviewees]
Jonathan & Charlotte (2012)
	• Episode 1	01x01: (Nov/02/2012)	As	Himself
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992) Show all 18 episode cast credits
	• Simon Cowell, Britney Spears, Billy Gardell, Two Door Cinema Club	20x173: (Oct/29/2012)	As	Himself, [Interviewees]
	• Robin Williams, Drew Hastings, Vince Gill	19x191: (Nov/16/2011)	As	Himself (Archive Footage)
	• Eric Stonestreet, J.R. Martinez, Nicole Scherzinger	19x188: (Nov/11/2011)	As	Himself (Footage from “The X Factor”)
	• Simon Cowell, Natasha Leggero, Selena Gomez	19x154: (Sep/19/2011)	As	Himself, [Interviewees]
The X Factor (UK) (2004)
	• Series 9 - Boot Camp 2	09x09: (Sep/23/2012)	As	Himself
Conan (2010)
	• The Incredible Stuff of Non-Specific Guy	02x140: (Sep/17/2012)	As	Himself, [Interviewees]
	• Happy Chanukah - I Mean, Hanukah - I Mean, Hanukkah	02x23: (Dec/20/2011)	As	Himself, [Interviewees]
Daybreak (2010) Show all 9 episode cast credits
	• September 12, 2012	03x08: (Sep/12/2012)	As	Himself
	• July 9, 2012	02x215: (Jul/09/2012)	As	Himself
	• May 21, 2012	02x180: (May/21/2012)	As	Himself
	• March 23, 2012	02x139: (Mar/23/2012)	As	Himself
The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003) Show all 5 episode cast credits
	• Britney Spears, Simon Cowell	10x02: (Sep/11/2012)	As	Himself
	• Simon Cowell, James Blunt	03x111: (Feb/21/2006)	As	Himself
	• Simon Cowell	02x158: (May/11/2005)	As	Himself
	• Noah Wylie/Sean Astin	02x109: (Feb/17/2005)	As	Himself
Britain's Got More Talent (2007) Show all 79 episode cast credits
	• All Stars	(May/16/2012)	As	Himself
	• Kids and Pets Unleashed	(May/15/2012)	As	Himself
	• All Singing All Dancing	(May/14/2012)	As	Himself
	• Funniest Moments	(May/13/2012)	As	Himself
The Jonathan Ross Show (2011)
	• David Walliams, Simon Cowell, Danny DeVito, Dara O'Briain, Labrinth	02x12: (Mar/24/2012)	As	Himself
Benidorm (2007)
	• Benidorm's Got Talent	(Mar/23/2012)	As	Himself, [Special Guest Stars]
Sport Relief (2002)
	• Sport Relief 2012	01x06: (Mar/23/2012)	As	Himself (Britain's Got Talent Judge), [Co-Guest Stars]
The Talent Show Story (2012)
	• Episode 2	01x02: (Jan/14/2012)	As	Himself
Jimmy Kimmel Live (2003)
	• Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, Nicole Scherzinger, L.A. Reid, Anna Faris, the Kooks	09x174: (Dec/12/2011)	As	Himself, [Interviewees]
	• Simon Cowell, Jennifer Esposito, Dilated Peoples	04x33: (Feb/22/2006)	As	Himself
	• Simon Cowell, Michelle Rodriguez, & Secret Machines	03x21: (Feb/23/2005)	As	Himself
	•	??x??: (Unknown/Unaired)	As	Himself
OK! TV (2011)
	• Series 1, Show 77	01x77: (Jun/10/2011)	As	Himself
	• Series 1, Show 54	01x54: (May/09/2011)	As	Himself
	• Series 1, Show 51	01x51: (May/04/2011)	As	Himself
Oprah (1986)
	• Surprise Oprah! A Farewell Spectacular Part 2	25x129: (May/24/2011)	As	Himself
Lorraine (2010)
	• Series 1, Show 176	01x176: (May/10/2011)	As	Himself
	• Series 1, Show 175	01x175: (May/09/2011)	As	Himself
Piers Morgan's Life Stories (2009)
	• David Hasslehoff	05x04: (May/07/2011)	As	Himself, [Co-Guest Stars]
	• Susan Boyle	04x05: (Nov/06/2010)	As	Himself, [Co-Guest Stars]
	• Simon Cowell	03x01: (Mar/06/2010)	As	Himself
X Factor (NL) (2006)
	• Live show 2	04x13: (Apr/15/2011)	As	Himself, [Special Guest Stars]
Piers Morgan Tonight (2011)
	• Simon Cowell	01x59: (Apr/07/2011)	As	Himself, [Interviewees]
The National Television Awards (1995)
	• National Television Awards 2011	01x16: (Jan/26/2011)	As	Himself
	• National Television Awards 2010	01x15: (Jan/20/2010)	As	Himself
The Xtra Factor (2004) Show all 156 episode cast credits
	• Series 7, The Winner's Story	07x36: (Dec/18/2010)	As	Himself
	• Best and Worst 2010 - 5	07x35: (Dec/17/2010)	As	Himself
	• Best and Worst 2010 - 4	07x34: (Dec/16/2010)	As	Himself
	• Best and Worst 2010 - 3	07x33: (Dec/15/2010)	As	Himself
Live From Studio Five (2009) Show all 6 episode cast credits
	• Series 2, Show 64	02x64: (Dec/09/2010)	As	Himself
	• Series 1, Show 87	01x87: (Jan/21/2010)	As	Himself
	• Series 1, Show 80	01x80: (Jan/12/2010)	As	Himself
	• Series 1, Show 64	01x64: (Dec/10/2009)	As	Himself
Olly Murs: Revealed (2010)
	• Episode 1	01x01: (Nov/13/2010)	As	Himself
GMTV (1993)
	• July 19, 2010	18x200: (Jul/19/2010)	As	Himself
	• January 21, 2010	18x21: (Jan/21/2010)	As	Himself
	• June 16, 2009	17x167: (Jun/16/2009)	As	Himself
The British Academy Film and Television Arts Awards (1947)
	• The 57th BAFTA Television Awards	63x05: (Jun/06/2010)	As	Himself
The Simpsons (1989)
	• Judge Me Tender	21x23: (May/23/2010)	*Voiced*	Himself
	• Smart & Smarter	15x13: (Feb/22/2004)	*Voiced*	Henry
The National Television Awards Backstage Live (2004)
	• The Awards Party 2010	01x05: (Jan/20/2010)	As	Himself
Ant and Dec's Christmas Show (2009)
	• Episode 1	01x01: (Dec/26/2009)	As	Himself
A Night of Heroes: The Sun Military Awards (2008)
	• The 2009 Awards	01x02: (Dec/21/2009)	As	Himself
I Dreamed a Dream: The Susan Boyle Story (2009)
	• Episode 1	01x01: (Dec/13/2009)	As	Himself
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005)
	• Simon Cowell, Erin McCarley	05x65: (Apr/20/2009)	As	Himself
The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet (2007)
	• Judge Simon Cowell	02x151: (Mar/31/2008)	As	Himself
The Apprentice (US) (2004)
	• Under The Hammer	07x13: (Mar/27/2008)	As	Himself
Live with Kelly and Michael (1975) Show all 6 episode cast credits
	• Simon Cowell, Reese Witherspoon	26x173: (Feb/27/2008)	As	Himself
	• Josh Duhamel/Simon Cowell	24x221: (Nov/07/2005)	As	Himself
	• Simon Cowell/Backstreet Boys	23x91: (May/09/2005)	As	Himself
	• Nicole Kidman/Simon Cowell/Debra Messing	23x59: (Mar/24/2005)	As	Himself
Top Gear (2002)
	• Series 10, Episode 5	10x05: (Nov/11/2007)	As	Himself (Star in a Reasonably Priced Car)
	• Series 3, Episode 5	03x05: (Nov/23/2003)	As	Himself
Family Guy (1999)
	• Lois Kills Stewie (2)	06x05: (Nov/11/2007)	*Voiced*	Himself
E! True Hollywood Story (1996)
	• David Hasselhoff	10x51: (Dec/16/2006)	As	Himself
	• Simon Cowell	10x30: (May/14/2006)	As	Himself
The Story of Light Entertainment (2006)
	• Pop and Easy Listening	01x05: (Aug/19/2006)	As	Himself
The O'Reilly Factor (1996)
	• Bush Strategy in the Terror War	11x44: (Mar/06/2006)	As	Himself
The Paul O'Grady Show (2004)
	• Series 3, Show 71	03x71: (Dec/19/2005)	As	Himself
	• Series 1, Show 1	01x01: (Oct/11/2004)	As	Himself
Punk'd (2003)
	• The Game, Simon Cowell, Raven	05x01: (Jun/26/2005)	As	Himself
Kid's Choice Awards (1988)
	• 18th Annual Kids' Choice Awards	18x01: (Apr/02/2005)	As	Himself
Good Day Live (2001)
	• Simon Cowell; Paula Abdul	04x132: (Mar/08/2005)	As	Himself
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)
	• Simon Cowell, Will Forte, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band	12x75: (Feb/08/2005)	As	Himself
	• Clyde Peeling, Simon Cowell, Wendy Northcutt	10x140: (Jun/25/2003)	As	Himself
	• Claire Danes, Simon Cowell, Greg Giraldo	10x63: (Jan/22/2003)	As	Himself
Parkinson (2004) (2004)
	• Simon Cowell, Naomi Campbell, Denzel Washington, Ronan Keating	01x02: (Sep/11/2004)	As	Himself, [Interviewees]
Saturday Night Live (1975)
	• Janet Jackson	29x18: (Apr/10/2004)	As	Himself, [Uncredited]
On Air With Ryan Seacrest (2004)
	• 3/24/04	01x54: (Mar/24/2004)	As	Himself
	• 3/11/04	01x45: (Mar/11/2004)	As	Himself
	• 2/10/04	01x23: (Feb/10/2004)	As	Himself
The Sharon Osbourne Show (US) (2003)
	• Episode 112	01x112: (Mar/02/2004)	As	Himself
The View (1997)
	• Season 7, Episode 101	07x101: (Jan/21/2004)	As	Himself
Pop Idol Extra (2001) Show all 25 episode cast credits
	• Series 2 - Grand Final Extra (Result)	02x53: (Dec/20/2003)	As	Himself
	• Series 2 - Grand Final Extra	02x52: (Dec/20/2003)	As	Himself
	• Series 2 - Judge's Choice - Elimination 10 Extra (Result)	02x51: (Dec/13/2003)	As	Himself
	• Series 2 - Judge's Choice - Elimination 10 Extra	02x50: (Dec/13/2003)	As	Himself
E!'s 101 (2003)
	• Juiciest Hollywood Hookups 20 - 1	01x10: (Oct/09/2003)	As	Interviewee
	• Juiciest Hollywood Hookups 40 - 21	01x09: (Oct/08/2003)	As	Interviewee
	• Juiciest Hollywood Hookups 80 - 61	01x07: (Oct/06/2003)	As	Interviewee
	• Juiciest Hollywood Hookups 101 - 81	01x06: (Oct/05/2003)	As	Interviewee
MADtv (1995)
	• Episode #903	09x03: (Sep/27/2003)	As	Himself, [Uncredited]
Pop Idol (2001)
	• Pop Idol - One Year On	(Aug/02/2003)	As	Himself
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (2001)
	• Simon Cowell, Charlotte Church, Marilyn Manson	04x11: (Jun/06/2003)	As	Himself, [Interviewees]
The Daily Show (1996)
	• Simon Cowell	08x09: (Jan/21/2003)	As	Himself
TRL (1998)
	• 1/20/03	06x13: (Jan/20/2003)	As	Himself
MTV Cribs (2000)
	• Molly Sims, Simon Cowell, Iann Robinson	06x07: (Nov/17/2002)	As	Himself
The Wayne Brady Show (2002) (2002)
	• 9/3/02	01x21: (Sep/03/2002)	As	Himself
When Louis Met... (2000)
	• Max Clifford	02x04: (Mar/26/2002)	As	Himself
So Graham Norton (1998)
	• Simon Cowell, Natalie Imbruglia	05x12: (Jan/25/2002)	As	Himself
Richard & Judy (2001)
	• Series 1, Show 6	01x06: (Dec/03/2001)	As	Himself
The Frank Skinner Show (1995)
	• Sean Bean, Simon Cowell	05x07: (Nov/25/2001)	As	Himself

Crew Credits

Show Crew

The X Factor (UK) (2004)	• Creator
The X Factor (AU) (2005)	• Creator
American Inventor (2006)	• Executive Producer
Just the Two of Us (2006)	• Creator
America's Got Talent (2006)	• Staff Writer • Creator • Executive Producer
X Factor: Battle Of The Stars (2006)	• Creator
Celebrity Duets (2006)	• Executive Producer
Australia's Got Talent (2007)	• Creator • Staff Writer
Britain's Got Talent (2007)	• Creator • Staff Writer
Britain's Got More Talent (2007)	• Creator • Executive Producer
Norske Talenter (2008)	• Created By
Holland's Got Talent (2008)	• Creator
X Factor (NL) (2006)	• Creator
Talento Argentino (2008)	• Creator
Supertalent in Vlaanderen (2007)	• Creator
Talent (2008)	• Creator
Talent Suomi (2007)	• Creator
La France A Un Incroyable Talent (2006)	• Creator
Ελλάδα, έχεις ταλέντο (2007)	• Creator
Csillag születik (2007)	• Creator
הגדול הב (2007)	• Creator
Bijna Beroemd (2008)	• Creator
New Zealand's Got Talent (2008)	• Creator
Talentadong Pinoy (2008)	• Creator
Mam Talent! (2008)	• Creator
Aqui Há Talento (2007)	• Creator
Минута славы (2007)	• Creator
Tienes Talento (2008)	• Creator
Talang (2007)	• Creator
It's Showtime! (2007)	• Creator
¿Quien Tiene Estrella? (2007)	• Creator
X Factor (CZ) (2008)	• Creator
X Factor (DE) (2010)	• Creator
The X Factor (US) (2011)	• Creator • Executive Producer
България търси талант (2010)	• Creator
X Faktor (HU) (2010)	• Creator
X-Factor France (2009)	• Creator
Romanii au Talent (2011)	• Created By
X Factor Romania (2011)	• Creator
The X Factor (BG) (2011)	• Creator
Albanians Got Talent (2010)	• Created By
Arabs Got Talent (2011)	• Created By
Qual é o Seu Talento? (2009)	• Created By
Talento Chileno (2010)	• Created By
China's Got Talent (2010)	• Created By
Supertalent (2009)	• Created By
Česko Slovensko má talent (2010)	• Created By
Eesti talent (2010)	• Created By
Georgia's Got Talent! (2010)	• Created By
India's Got Talent (2009)	• Created By
Indonesia's Got Talent (2010)	• Created By
Italia's Got Talent (2009)	• Created By
Lietuvos talentai (2009)	• Created By
Wanns de eppes kanns! (2009)	• Created By
Mexicos Got Talent (2010)	• Created By
Pilipinas Got Talent (2010)	• Created By
Portugal Tem Talento (2011)	• Created By
Ja imam talenat (2009)	• Created By
Slovensko má talent (2008)	• Created By
Armenia's Got Talent (2009)	• Created By
Tengo Talento, Mucho Talento (2009)	• Created By
Україна має талант (2009)	• Created By
Yetenek Sizsiniz Türkiye! (2009)	• Created By
Thailand's Got Talent (2011)	• Created By
Die grössten Schweizer Talente (2011)	• Created By
Korea's Got Talent (2011)	• Created By
SA's Got Talent (2009)	• Created By
Slovenija ima talent (2010)	• Created By
Canada's Got Talent (2012)	• Created By
India's Got More Talent (2009)	• Created By
The X Factor, XSeer Al Najah (2006)	• Creator
Factor X (AR) (2012)	• Creator
X-Factor Armenia (2010)	• Creator
X Factor Belgium (2005)	• Creator
X Factor Bulgaria (2011)	• Creator
Factor X Chile (2011)	• Creator
El Factor X (2005)	• Creator
El Factor X: Batalla de Estrella (2006)	• Creator
El Factor Xs (2006)	• Creator
X Faktor (CZ) (2012)	• Creator
X Factor (Denmark) (2008)	• Creator
X Factor (Finland) (2010)	• Creator
The X Factor (GR) (2008)	• Creator
The X Factor (IS) (2006)	• Creator
The X Factor (IN) (2011)	• Creator
The X Factor (ID) (2012)	• Creator
The X Factor (IT) (2008)	• Creator
The X Factor (KZ) (2011)	• Creator
The X Factor (NZ) (2013)	• Creator
The X Factor (NO) (2009)	• Creator
The X Factor (PL) (2011)	• Creator
The X Factor (RO) (2011)	• Creator
Секрет Успеха (2005)	• Creator
Фактор А (2011)	• Creator
Factor X (ES) (2007)	• Creator
Ікс-Фактор (2010)	• Creator
The X Factor (PH) (2011)	• Creator

Episode Crew

America's Got Talent (2006) (Credited in 16 episodes from this show)
• Show all 16 episode crew credits
• Four acts advance to the top 24	06x16	Jul/20/2011	As: Writer
• Twelve of the top 48 acts perform	06x15	Jul/19/2011	As: Writer
• Four acts advance to the top 24	06x14	Jul/13/2011	As: Writer
• Twelve of the top 48 acts perform	06x13	Jul/12/2011	As: Writer
• The top 48 contestants are revealed	06x12	Jul/06/2011	As: Writer

'X Factor' saves big money in latest judges' table change	May/22/2013
Rain delays Simon Cowell from making it to South Carolina 'The X Factor...	May/21/2013
'X Factor' confirms new judges, Kelly Rowland and Paulina Rubio	May/20/2013
Lopez sticking around on 'The X-Factor,' Kardashian is out	Apr/22/2013
Demi Lovato coming back to 'X Factor'	Mar/28/2013

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Show Crew

Episode Crew

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