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Biography

Simon began his career in the music industry back in 1979, when his father, Eric Cowell got him a job at EMI records. He…more

Born

10/7/1959, Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK

Birth Name

Simon Phillip Cowell

Gender

Male

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Star (10)

Role
- The X Factor
  Judge
  - S 1: Ep 35 LIVE Results Show 7
    12/15/11
  - S 1: Ep 22 LIVE Results Show 6
    12/8/11
  - S 1: Ep 21 LIVE Performance Show 6
    12/7/11
  - S 1: Ep 20 LIVE Results Show 5
    12/1/11
  - S 1: Ep 17 LIVE Performance Show 4
    11/22/11
  - + 13 More Credits
- The X Factor (UK)
  Judge
  - S 7: Ep 6 The Auditions 6
    9/19/10
  - S 7: Ep 5 The Auditions 5
    9/18/10
  - S 7: Ep 4 The Auditions 4
    9/11/10
  - S 7: Ep 3 The Auditions 3
    9/4/10
  - S 7: Ep 2 The Auditions 2
    8/28/10
  - + 97 More Credits
- Britain's Got Talent
  Judge
  - S 4: Ep 10 Semi Finals 2
    6/1/10
  - S 4: Ep 8 Semi Finals 1
    5/31/10
  - S 3: Ep 13 Final
    5/30/09
  - S 3: Ep 12 Semi Finals 5
    5/30/09
  - S 3: Ep 11 Semi Finals 4
    5/28/09
  - + 29 More Credits
- American Idol
  Judge
  - S 8: Ep 1 Phoenix, AZ Auditions
    1/13/09
  - S 7: Ep 24 The Top 10 Perform Live
    3/25/08
  - S 7: Ep 23 One More Goes Home Tonight!
    3/19/08
  - S 7: Ep 22 Top 11 Finalists Compete Live, Lennon/McCartney Round 2
    3/18/08
  - S 7: Ep 21 One Of The Top 12 Must Go Home Tonight!
    3/12/08
  - + 185 More Credits
- Teen Choice Awards
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 10 Teen Choice Awards 2008
    8/4/08
- The X Factor (UK)
  judge
  - S 4: Ep 15 The Live Show - Part Five
    11/17/07
  - S 4: Ep 14 The Live Show - Part Four
    11/10/07
  - S 4: Ep 13 The Live Show - Part Three
    11/3/07
  - S 4: Ep 12 The Live Show - Part Two
    10/27/07
- World Idol
  Judge (USA)
  - S 1: Ep 2 World Idol (2)
    1/1/04
  - S 1: Ep 1 World Idol (1)
    12/25/03
- Pop Idol
  Judge
  - S 2: Ep 21 Grand Finale - Michelle Wins
    12/20/03
  - S 2: Ep 20 Judge's Choice - Sam Eliminated
    12/13/03
  - S 2: Ep 19 Christmas Songs - Chris Eliminated
    12/6/03
  - S 2: Ep 18 Big Band - Susanne Eliminated
    11/29/03
  - S 2: Ep 17 The Beatles - Roxanne Eliminated
    11/22/03
  - + 38 More Credits
- Cupid (2003)
  Presenter (episodes 1-3)
  - S 1: Ep 3 Let The Brutality Begin
    7/23/03
  - S 1: Ep 2 No Violins, No Roses, No Mercy
    7/16/03
  - S 1: Ep 1 Simon Says 'Welcome To Cupid'
    7/9/03
- Top Ten (1999)
  Presenter
  - S 4: Ep 3 Even More Annoying Records
    12/30/02
Recurring Role (6)

Role
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 168 Simon Cowell/Jack Johnson
    5/25/10
  - S 6: Ep 156 Simon Cowell/Zachary Quinto/Black Eyed Peas
    5/5/09
  - S 3: Ep 111 Simon Cowell/James Blunt
    2/21/06
  - S 2: Ep 158 Simon Cowell/Jane Kaczmarek
    5/11/05
  - S 2: Ep 108 Simon Cowell/Emily Procter
    2/16/05
  - + 2 More Credits
- The Xtra Factor
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 29 Episode 4.29: The Best and Worst 2007 part 1
    12/18/07
  - S 4: Ep 28 Episode 4.28: The Live Show part 2
    12/15/07
  - S 3: Ep 13 Episode 3.13: The Live Show
    10/21/06
  - S 3: Ep 2 Episode 3.02
    8/26/06
  - S 3: Ep 1 Episode 3.01
    8/19/06
  - + 49 More Credits
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
  Guest
  - S 15: Ep 219 Simon Cowell; Nola Ochs; Maroon 5
    5/21/07
  - S 13: Ep 134 Show #2855
    1/17/05
  - S 12: Ep 211 Show #2707
    5/10/04
  - S 12: Ep 136 Kelly Ripa; Simon Cowell; Liz Phair
    1/19/04
  - S 11: Ep 213 Show #2487
    5/12/03
  - + 3 More Credits
- The Xtra Factor
  Himself (Judge 2004- )
  - S 2: Ep 13 Episode 2.13: The Live Show
    10/22/05
  - S 2: Ep 10 Episode 2.10: The Live Show
    10/15/05
- Live! with Kelly
  Himself
  - S 17: Ep 160 May 10, 2005
    5/10/05
  - S 17: Ep 99 February 7, 2005
    2/7/05
  - S 16: Ep 146 March 15, 2004
    3/15/04
- On Air With Ryan Seacrest
  Guest (cameo)
  - S 1: Ep 49 3/17/04
    3/17/04
  - S 1: Ep 13 1/27/04
    1/27/04
  - S 1: Ep 9 1/21/04
    1/21/04
  - S 1: Ep 8 1/20/04
    1/20/04
  - S 1: Ep 7 1/19/04
    1/19/04
Guest Star (66)

Role
- TMZ
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 91 Episode #5.091
    12/19/11
  - S 5: Ep 15 Episode #5.015
    9/21/11
  - S 4: Ep 68 Episode #4.068
    11/23/10
  - S 3: Ep 194 Episode #3.194
    4/20/10
  - S 3: Ep 176 Episode #3.176
    3/30/10
  - + 16 More Credits
- Extra
  Himself
  - S 13: Ep 55 November 18, 2011
    11/18/11
  - — February 22, 2005
    2/22/05
- Live! with Kelly
  Himself
  - S 24: Ep 23 October 5, 2011
    10/5/11
  - S 20: Ep 117 February 27, 2008
    2/27/08
  - S 16: Ep 121 December 2, 2003
    12/2/03
- The Today Show
  Himself
  - S 60: Ep 188 September 21, 2011
    9/21/11
  - S 55: Ep 123 June 21, 2006
    6/21/06
- OK! TV
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 21 Thursday 15/9/11
    9/15/11
- Piers Morgan Tonight
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 57 April 5, 2011 - Simon Cowell
    4/5/11
- The Simpsons
  Himself
  - S 21: Ep 23 Judge Me Tender
    5/23/10
- Piers Morgan's Life Stories
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 1 Simon Cowell
    3/13/10
- Live from Studio Five
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 87 Thursday 21/1/10
    1/21/10
  - S 1: Ep 56 Monday 30/11/09
    11/30/09
  - S 1: Ep 35 Friday 30/10/09
    10/30/09
- Ant & Dec's Christmas Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 1 Ant & Dec's Christmas Show
    12/26/09
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 134 Simon Cowell/Jean Smart/Erin McCarley
    4/20/09
- Comic Relief
  Appeal Film & Himself
  - S 8: Ep 12 RND 2009 - Funny For Money
    3/13/09
- American Idol
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 29 Idol Gives Back 2008
    4/9/08
- The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet
  Guest Star
  - S 2: Ep 145 Morning Show With Mike and Juliet
    3/31/08
- Top Gear
  Himself
  - S 10: Ep 5 Series 10 Episode 5
    11/11/07
  - S 3: Ep 5 Series 3 Episode 5
    11/23/03
- Family Guy
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 5 Lois Kills Stewie (2)
    11/11/07
- e-Talk Daily
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 79 May 9, 2007
    5/9/07
  - S 3: Ep 70 April 24, 2007
    4/24/07
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 149 Simon Cowell/Joey Fatone/Kym Johnson
    4/30/07
- Anderson Cooper 360°
  Himself - Video clip
  - S 4: Ep 147 Friday, March 23, 2007
    3/23/07
- Comic Relief
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 7 Comic Relief Does The Apprentice
    3/15/07
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
  Guest
  - S 15: Ep 159 Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson, Ryan Seacrest; Tiki Barber; Silversun Pickups
    2/19/07
  - S 14: Ep 211 Simon Cowell; Johnny Holiday; T-Bone Burnett
    5/15/06
  - S 14: Ep 171 Show #3105
    3/13/06
  - S 14: Ep 133 Show #3077
    1/16/06
- Corkscrewed: The Wrath Of Grapes
  Simon Cowell
  - S 1: Ep 5 A Crushing Blow
    12/20/06
  - S 1: Ep 1 To Buy or Not to Buy?
    11/22/06
- The Xtra Factor
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 46 Episode 3.46: The Live Show Final part 2
    12/16/06
  - S 3: Ep 45 Episode 3.45: The Live Show Final part 1
    12/16/06
- GMTV
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 179 Friday 1st December
    12/1/06
  - S 1: Ep 188 Friday 5th November
    11/5/04
- Cirque De Celebrite
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 2 Episode 2
    10/22/06
- Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 6 Series 6, Episode 6
    10/21/06
  - S 5: Ep 7 Series 5, Episode 7
    3/26/05
  - S 4: Ep 6 Series 4, Episode 6
    11/6/04
  - S 2: Ep 3 Series 2, Episode 3
    1/25/03
- The Primetime Emmy Awards
  Himself
  - S 58: Ep 1 The 58th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    8/27/06
  - S 55: Ep 1 The 55th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    9/21/03
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show
  Himself/Cameo
  - S 3: Ep 165 Farewell to Tony
    5/22/06
- E! True Hollywood Story
  himself
  - S 10: Ep 34 Simon Cowell
    5/14/06
- The O'Reilly Factor
  Guest
  - S 10: Ep 133 Bush Strategy in the Terror War
    3/6/06
- Live! with Kelly
  Guest Host
  - S 18: Ep 108 February 17, 2006
    2/17/06
  - S 18: Ep 46 November 7, 2005
    11/7/05
- The Paul O'Grady Show
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 71 Episode 71
    12/19/05
  - S 1: Ep 1 Series 1 - Episode 1
    10/11/04
- Punk'd
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 1 The Game, Simon Cowell, Raven
    6/26/05
- Jimmy Kimmel Live
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 21 Simon Cowell, Michelle Rodriguez, & Secret Machines
    2/23/05
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien
  Himself
  - S 12: Ep 75 Simon Cowell, Will Forte, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band
    2/8/05
- The Frank Skinner Show
  Himself
  - S 8: Ep 10 Amanda Holden, Paul Burrell, Simon Cowell, Steve Brookstein, Kasabian
    12/16/04
  - S 5: Ep 7 Sean Bean, Simon Cowell
    11/25/01
- Holly & Stephen's Saturday Showdown
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 47 Episode 47
    11/27/04
- GMTV Today
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 224 Friday 5th November
    11/5/04
  - S 5: Ep 220 Monday 1st November
    11/1/04
  - S 5: Ep 179 Friday 3rd September
    9/3/04
- The Primetime Emmy Awards
  Himself - Presenter
  - S 56: Ep 1 The 56th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    9/19/04
- Parkinson
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 2 Simon Cowell, Naomi Campbell, Denzel Washington, Ronan Keating
    9/11/04
- The Howard Stern Show
  Himself
  - S 11: Ep 66 American Idol Judges
    6/7/04
- E! True Hollywood Story
  Himself
  - S 8: Ep 30 American Idol
    5/16/04
- Saturday Night Live
  Himself
  - S 29: Ep 17 Janet Jackson
    4/10/04
- On Air With Ryan Seacrest
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 54 3/24/04
    3/24/04
  - S 1: Ep 23 2/10/04
    2/10/04
- On Air With Ryan Seacrest
  Guest (On Phone)
  - S 1: Ep 45 3/11/04
    3/11/04
- The Simpsons
  Henry
  - S 15: Ep 13 Smart and Smarter
    2/22/04
- The View
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 96 Fisher/Cowell
    1/21/04
- E!'s 101
  Interviewee
  - S 1: Ep 10 Juiciest Hollywood Hookups 20 - 1
    10/9/03
  - S 1: Ep 9 Juiciest Hollywood Hookups 40 - 21
    10/8/03
  - S 1: Ep 7 Juiciest Hollywood Hookups 80 - 61
    10/6/03
  - S 1: Ep 6 Juiciest Hollywood Hookups 101 - 81
    10/5/03
- MTV Video Music Awards
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 20 MTV 20th Annual Video Music Awards
    8/28/03
- American Juniors
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 15 S.Club Songs
    8/5/03
- Pop Idol
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 1 Pop Idol - One Year On
    8/2/03
- Banzai
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 1 Pilot
    7/13/03
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien
  Guest
  - S 10: Ep 139 Clyde Peeling, Simon Cowell, Wendy Northcutt
    6/25/03
  - S 10: Ep 63 Claire Danes, Simon Cowell, Greg Giraldo
    1/22/03
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 10: Ep 159 Show #2005
    6/24/03
  - S 10: Ep 76 Show #1939
    1/20/03
- This is Your Life (UK)
  Himself
  - S 43: Ep 18 Simon Cowell
    6/12/03
- Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 11 Simon Cowell, Charlotte Church, Marilyn Manson.
    6/6/03
- The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
  Guest
  - S 7: Ep 85 Simon Cowell
    1/21/03
- TRL
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 13 1/20/03
    1/20/03
- MTV Cribs
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 7 Molly Sims, Simon Cowell, Iann Robinson
    11/17/02
- The Wayne Brady Show (syndicated)
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 21 9/3/02
    9/3/02
- MTV Video Music Awards
  Himself/Presenter
  - S 1: Ep 19 MTV 19th Annual Video Music Awards
    8/29/02
- RI:SE
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 84 show #84
    8/22/02
  - S 1: Ep 60 show #60
    7/19/02
- So Graham Norton
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 12 Episode 67
    1/25/02
- The Saturday Show
  Studio Guest
  - S 1: Ep 16 5th January 2002
    1/5/02
- Richard & Judy
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 6 Episode 6
    12/3/01
- Ruby (2002)
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 12 Kirsty Young, Simon Cowell, Richard Wilson
Cameo (1)

Role
- America's Most Wanted
  Himself
  - S 21: Ep 30 May 17, 2008 (1000th Capture Special Edition)
    5/17/08
Producer (2)

Role
- The Bionic Vet
  Producer
- American Inventor
  Producer
Creator (3)

Role
- Britain's Got Talent
  Creator
- Australia's Got Talent
  Creator
- The X Factor (Australia)
  Creator
Executive Producer (5)

Role
- The X Factor
  Executive Producer
  - S 1: Ep 22 LIVE Results Show 6
    12/8/11
  - S 1: Ep 4 Auditions Episode 2
    9/29/11
- America's Got Talent
  Executive Producer
  - S 6: Ep 32 The $1,000,000 Winner Is Announced
    9/14/11
  - S 6: Ep 1 Audition Show #1
    5/31/11
  - S 5: Ep 14 Episode 514
    7/14/10
  - S 5: Ep 6 Episode 506
    6/22/10
  - S 5: Ep 7 Episode 507
    6/22/10
  - + 29 More Credits
- Celebrity Duets
  Executive Producer
- The X Factor (UK)
  Executive Producer
- Cupid (2003)
  Executive Producer

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- After a rather dismal audition on American Idol, the rejected singer told the judges that she had quit her job to pursue her dream as a singer. When she realized the rashness of her decision, Simon called her former boss and asked him to rehire her. He agreed.
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- His first encounter with the entertainment business was in 1976 when he had gotten a job as a runner on the set of "Return of the Saint" when he was 17 years old.
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- Simon's father, Eric Cowell, was a quality surveyor who had always told his son to earn his own way.
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- Simon: To me, Botox is no more unusual than toothpaste. It works, you do it once a year - who cares?
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- Simon: If I were gay, why wouldn't I admit it? Plenty of people in the record industry are gay, and my mother wouldn't freak out.
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- Simon: Last year, my agent rang me and said, 'You've been offered an incredibly big deal. It's to be the face of Viagra.' And I just said, 'Sorry, but that has to be a fucking insult.'
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