Simon Cowell
Known for Acting · 87 credits
- Born
- 1959-10-07 (age 66)
- Place of birth
- Lambeth, London, England, UK
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.
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Known For
TV Shows (58)
The Simpsons
1989
as Simon Cowell (voice) / Henry (voice)
Family Guy
1999
as Simon Cowell (voice)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
as Self - Guest
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
as Self
Top Gear
2002
as Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self
The View
1997
as Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self / Self - Guest
American Idol
2002
as Self - Judge
America's Got Talent
2006
as Self - Judge
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
as Self
Loose Women
1999
as Self (voice)
GMTV
1993
as Self
The Reichen Show
2005
as Self
The X Factor
2004
as Self - Judge
Punk'd
2003
as Self
The Paul O'Grady Show
2004
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
2002
as Self
The Celebrity Apprentice
2004
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
2004
as Self
Britain's Got Talent
2007
as Self - Judge
Entertainment Tonight
1981
as Self
Kate Garraway's Life Stories
2009
The Frank Skinner Show
1995
as Self
E!'s 101
2003
as Self
So Graham Norton
1998
as Self
The X Factor
2011
as Self - Judge
Britain's Got More Talent
2007
as Self
Pop Idol
2001
as Self - Judge
Britain's Got Talent: Unseen
2020
as Judge
The Story of Light Entertainment
2006
as Self
This Morning
1988
as Self
OBJECTified
2017
as Self
MADtv
1995
as Self
America's Got Talent: The Champions
2019
Simon Cowell: The Next Act
2025
as Self - Host
Canada's Got Talent
2022
as Self - Guest Judge
America's Got Talent: All-Stars
2023
as Self - Judge
America's Got Talent: Extreme
2022
as Self - Judge
America's Got Talent: Fantasy League
2024
as Self - Judge
The X Factor Celebrity
2019
as Self - Judge
Britain's Got Talent: The Champions
2019
as Judge
1D Day
2013
as Self
When Louis Met...
2000
as Self
The X Factor: Battle of the Stars
2006
as Self - Judge
Cupid
2003
Stock Aitken Waterman: Legends of Pop
2023
as Self
World Idol
2003
as Self
2009 Game Show Awards
2009
as Self (archive footage)
The X Factor The Band
2019
as Self - Judge
Boybands Forever
2024
as Self
Movies (29)
Scary Movie 3
2003
as Simon Cowell
Scoob!
2020
as Simon Cowell (voice)
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
2016
as Simon Cowell
One Direction: This Is Us
2013
as Self
Family Guy Presents: Stewie Kills Lois and Lois Kills Stewie
2009
as Simon Cowell (voice)
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
2009
as Self (archive footage)
Far Far Away Idol
2004
as Simon Cowell (voice)
Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives
2017
as Self
The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story
2019
as Self - Talent Scout
The National Television Awards Celebrate 25 Years
2020
as Self
Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story
2006
as Self
20 Moments That Rocked Talent Shows
2015
as Self (archive footage)
American Idol: The Best of Seasons 1-4
2005
as Self - Judge (archive footage)
Who Shot Simon Cowell?
2017
as Simon Cowell
P!NK: Staying True
2013
as Self
The Kylie Show
2007
as Self
Harry Hill's TV Burp Gold 3
2010
as Self (archive footage)
Darci Lynne: My Hometown Christmas
2018
Britain's Greatest Hoaxer
2017
as Self
Julia Scotti: Funny That Way
2020
as Self (archive footage)
American Idol: The Search For A Superstar
2002
as Judge
The X Factor Revealed: The Greatest Auditions Ever
2004
as Self
One Direction: A Year in the Making
2011
as Self (archive footage)
Ant and Dec's 30 Greatest Moments
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Susan Boyle: An Unlikely Superstar
2011
as Self
American Idol: The Worst of Seasons 1-4
2005
as Self - Judge
Stock Aitken Waterman: Legends of Pop
2023
as Self
Made in Miami
2018
as Self
Men in Brown
2020
as Self
About 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 Tal… With 87 credits spanning from 1975 to 2025, Simon Cowell has appeared in 29 films and 58 TV shows.
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