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Simon Cowell
Born October 7, 1959 (1959-10-07) (age 48)
Brighton, East Sussex, England
Occupation A&R executive and TV producer
Salary $45 million (2007)[1]
Net worth ▲US$200 million (£112 million)

Simon Phillip Cowell (born October 7, 1959) is an English artist-and-repertoire ("A&R") executive and television personality/producer, best known as a judge on such TV shows as Pop Idol, American Idol, The X Factor, and Britain's Got Talent. Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Brighton ( is a town on the south coast of England and with its neighbour Hove, forms the city of Brighton and Hove. East Sussex is a county in South East England. It is bordered by the counties of Kent, Surrey and West Sussex, and to the England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been The word million In standard English, the -lli- in million is pronounced with an l-sound followed by a The Pound Sterling ( symbol £; ISO code: GBP) subdivided into 100 pence (singular penny) is the Currency The word million In standard English, the -lli- in million is pronounced with an l-sound followed by a Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Artists and Repertoire ( A&R) is the division of a Record label that is responsible for talent scouting and artist development Senior management is generally a team of individuals at the highest level of organizational management who have the day-to-day responsibilities of managing a corporation A celebrity is a widely-recognized or famous person who commands a high degree of public and media attention Pop Idol was a British Television series which debuted on ITV on October 5 2001; the show was a talent contest to decide American Idol, with the full title American Idol The Search for a Superstar for the first season only is an American reality-competition For versions in other countries see The X Factor (TV series. The X Factor is a British Television Britain's Got Talent is a British television show on ITV (also on TV3 in Ireland and part of the Got Talent series He is also the owner of the television production and music publishing house Syco. Syco is a company founded by record executive and music producer Simon Cowell in 2002

Cowell is notorious as a judge for his unsparingly blunt and often controversial criticisms, insults and wisecracks about contestants and their singing abilities, or lack thereof. Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with Speech. He is often parodied in pop culture. He is known for combining activities in the television and music industries, having promoted singles and records for various artists, including television personalities. Cowell was most recently featured in the seventh season of American Idol and the second series of Britain's Got Talent. The seventh season of American Idol, the annual reality show and singing competition began on January 15, 2008 and concluded

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Early life

Cowell was born in Brighton, East Sussex, England and brought up in Elstree, Hertfordshire. Brighton ( is a town on the south coast of England and with its neighbour Hove, forms the city of Brighton and Hove. East Sussex is a county in South East England. It is bordered by the counties of Kent, Surrey and West Sussex, and to the England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Elstree is a Village in the Hertsmere borough of Hertfordshire on the A5, north of London. Hertfordshire (ˈhɑːtfədʃə(r, abbreviated Herts) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of [2] His father, Eric Philip Cowell, was an estate agent developer and music industry executive, and his mother, Julie Brett (née Josie Dalglish), is a former ballet dancer and socialite. Ballet is a formalized form of Dance with its origins in the French court further developed in France and Russia as a Concert dance [3] Cowell's paternal grandparents, Joseph Cowell and Esther Malinsky, were English Jews,[4] and his maternal grandfather was Scottish. The first written records of Jewish settlement in England date from the time of the Norman Conquest, mentioning Jews who arrived with William the Conqueror Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. [5] He has three brothers; Michael, John (millionaire business development and marketing consultant), and Tony (co-author of Cowell's autobiography), and 2 half-sisters, June (who lives with her Spanish daughters in Majorca Spain), and Rebecca, (who now lives in the United States with daughter and husband), and older brother Nicholas Cowell who is now a millionaire property magnate. Majorca ( Spanish and Mallorca is the largest island of Spain. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.

Cowell attended Dover College as did his brother, but left early before sixth form. Dover College is a Co-educational public school in Dover, Kent, England. He took a few menial jobs, but did not get along well with co-workers and bosses, until his father who was executive at the recording giant at EMI Music Publishing, managed to get him a job in the mail room. The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in

Professional career

His father's connections originally got him rehired as the assistant to an A&R man. Artists and Repertoire ( A&R) is the division of a Record label that is responsible for talent scouting and artist development From there onwards, Simon worked his way up and eventually got promoted to a music publishing[6] position but left during the early 1980s to form E&S Music with his boss at EMI, Ellis Rich, now Chairman of the Performing Right Society. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. The Performing Right Society (often shortened to PRS) founded in 1914 is the Collecting society for UK Songwriters Composers and The company had several hit records at one point with five singles in the UK top 40. The offices were in a converted gentleman's washroom in the NCP car park on Brewer Street in London's Soho district. This article is about an area of Manhattan, New York City. For the area in London UK see Soho. Simon left by mutual agreement a few years later.

One year later, Cowell went to work for Iain Burton, manager of choreographer Arlene Phillips, co-founder of dance group Hot Gossip and of nascent independent record label Fanfare Records. See also, Choreography (literally "dance-writing" from the Greek words "χορεία" (circular dance see chorea) and "γραφή" Arlene Phillips OBE (born 1944) is a British Choreographer and former professional dancer who has worked in many fields of dance Hot Gossip were a British Dance Troupe most notable for their appearance on the TV series The Kenny Everett Video Show, which − Fanfare Records was a British Record label that was founded by Iain Burton Manager of Choreographer Arlene Phillips Cowell worked with Burton for eight years at Fanfare where he achieved his first real success in the music industry, becoming a partner and building Fanfare into a highly successful 'indie' pop label. Fanfare had numerous top ten hits with various Pop artists and particularly Sinitta, selling more than half a million of her classic hit debut single 'So Macho' and more than half a million albums of 'Rondo Veneziano'. Sinitta (born Sinitta Renet Malone, October 19 1966 Seattle, Washington) is an American actress and singer famed for her hit records

In 1984, Cowell and Burton met up with Pete Waterman for the first time. Peter Alan Waterman OBE (born 15 January 1947) is an English Record producer, occasional Songwriter, Radio and Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman together formed the songwriting and record producing trio known as Stock Aitken Waterman[7] . Mike Stock ( Margate, Kent, England, December 3, 1951) is a British Songwriter and Record producer Matt Aitken (born 25 August 1956 in Coventry England) is a British songwriter and record producer brought up in Astley Greater Manchester Peter Alan Waterman OBE (born 15 January 1947) is an English Record producer, occasional Songwriter, Radio and Stock Aitken Waterman, sometimes known as SAW, were a UK songwriting and record producing trio who had great success during the mid-late 1980s Stock Aitken Waterman helped Fanfare during the second half of the 1980s producing several smash hit singles for Sinitta and licensing The Hit Factory SAW Compilation Albums to Fanfare. Sinitta (born Sinitta Renet Malone, October 19 1966 Seattle, Washington) is an American actress and singer famed for her hit records Hit Factory was a Recording studio in New York City famous for its clientele

In 1989, Fanfare's parent-company, Public Company, got into difficulties, forcing Fanfare into the hands of BMG, and Cowell, in debt, to move back in with his parents. Later that year, he became an A&R consultant for BMG. Artists and Repertoire ( A&R) is the division of a Record label that is responsible for talent scouting and artist development

Subsequently, Cowell signed up a number of acts to S-Records that made a mark in the pop music world, including Curiosity Killed the Cat, Sonia Evans, Five, Westlife, Robson & Jerome, and Ultimate Kaos. Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure For the proverb see Curiosity killed the cat. Curiosity Killed the Cat were a British band that found success in Sonia Evans (born 13 February 1971) better known as just Sonia, is an English pop Singer from Skelmersdale Five (originally rendered 5ive) were a British Boy band put together in 1997 by the same team that formed the Spice Girls, Bob Westlife is an Irish pop band that was formed on 3 July 1998 They were signed on by Simon Cowell and are currently managed by Louis Walsh. Robson & Jerome were an English pop duo featuring TV actors Robson Green and Jerome Flynn, who were best known for their British TV series Soldier Soldier Ultimate Kaos was a Boyband from from the 1990s who were formed by Simon Cowell. He also released several novelty recordings featuring the likes of wrestlers of the World Wrestling Federation, Teletubbies,[8] Zig and Zag and the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, that were huge successes. A novelty song is a silly or nonsensical Song, performed principally for its comical effect. World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, Teletubbies is a BBC BAFTA winning Children's television series, primarily aimed at Pre-school viewers produced from 1997 to Zig and Zag are Fictional characters portrayed by Puppets who made their television début on Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ's The Den Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (often abbreviated by fans as MMPR) is an American Live-action Television series, created [2] Cowell set up another label, Syco Records, in 2002 which later became part of Columbia Records and Sony BMG Music Entertainment. Syco is a company founded by record executive and music producer Simon Cowell in 2002 Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company Sony BMG Music Entertainment is a diverse music and entertainment group Artists such as Leona Lewis, Il Divo and contestants from The X Factor and America's Got Talent are released on Syco. Leona Louise Lewis (b 3 April 1985 is an English pop and R&B singer-songwriter and the winner of the third series of the United Kingdom television For the original UK version see The X Factor (UK America's Got Talent is an American

In 2006, Cowell signed to two more record-breaking deals. In the USA, he agreed to remain as a judge on American Idol, earning £20 million ($40 million) per season for another 5 years. He also has a deal with FOX which allows his production company to broadcast Got Talent and American Inventor on other networks, but he may not appear on them. American Inventor is a Reality television series based on a search for America's best Inventor. In the UK, he signed a "golden handcuffs" deal with ITV, worth approximately £6. 5 million a year for 3 years, which gave ITV rights to his hit talent show The X Factor, a British singing talent show, and Grease Is The Word, a musical talent show to find the stars of a Grease production in London's West End. For versions in other countries see The X Factor (TV series. The X Factor is a British Television Grease Is the Word is the UK version of NBCs Grease You're the One that I Want!. This article is about the stage musical For the 1978 film of the same name see Grease (film. The West End of London is an area of Central London, England, containing many of the city's major tourist attractions businesses headquarters and the commercial In late 2005, he signed a new contract to remain working for Sony BMG.

According to AOL News as posted on August 21, 2007, a reporter for the British newspaper The Mirror conducted an interview with Cowell in mid-August where he claimed that he would complete the three seasons remaining on his contract with American Idol and then "that was it". Events 1192 - Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the De facto ruler of Japan. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Cowell explained, "There has to come a point when I will step down from being on camera and remain behind the scenes because you can't keep doing this forever. . . I think by [the end of my contract] that the public will be sick to death of me anyway and it will be time to go. "[9]

Idol franchise and Il Divo

Cowell became a judge on the first season of Pop Idol in 2001, and on the first season of American Idol in 2002. Many viewers of American Idol know Cowell best for his bitingly critical comments and attitude. He is so prominently identified with being blunt and harsh in commentary that audiences on American Idol can make it difficult for him to speak, sometimes booing him even before he makes his opinions known. American Idol, with the full title American Idol The Search for a Superstar for the first season only is an American reality-competition Ryan Seacrest, Paula Abdul, and Randy Jackson tend to cut him off very quickly as well. Ryan John Seacrest (born December 24, 1974) is an Emmy Award -nominated American television / radio host and Television Paula Julie Abdul ( "AB-dool" born June 19, 1962) is a Grammy Award -winning American pop Singer Randall Darius "Randy" Jackson (born June 23 1956 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is best known as a judge on American Idol; he is With his notoriously critical reputation, Cowell is likened to TV personalities, such as Judge Judy (aka Justice with an Attitude), and Weakest Link's Anne Robinson (aka Queen of Mean). A celebrity is a widely-recognized or famous person who commands a high degree of public and media attention Judge Judy is an American reality-based court show featuring former Family court Judge, Judith Sheindlin, arbitrating The Weakest Link is a television Game show which first appeared in the United Kingdom on BBC Two on 14 August, 2000 Anne Josephine Robinson (born September 26 1944 is an English Television presenter and former Journalist, known for her assertive views and style Though comparable to Anne Robinson, Cowell has expressed his dislike for her and has commented in an interview, "I hate her and I hate her show because it's just an act". [10] Cowell's fame grew, fed by his signature phrase, "I don't mean to be rude, but …", inevitably followed by an unsparingly blunt appraisal of the contestant's talents, personality, or even physical appearance. A catch phrase (or catchphrase) is a phrase or expression recognized by its repeated utterance A lot of these one-liners were the product of coaching that Cowell received from noted publicist Max Clifford. Maxwell Frank Clifford (born 6 April 1943) is an English Publicist. Cowell also appeared on the one-off World Idol programme in 2003, where it became clear that each country's version of the Idol had attempted to come up with its own "Simon Cowell" type personality. World Idol ( Germany SuperStar Weltweit, Middle East SuperStar El Alaam) was the title of a one-off international version of In 2003, Cowell placed No 33 on Channel 4's list of the all-time 100 Worst Britons. Channel 4 is a public-service Television and Radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom centred around a television channel of the same name which began Cowell's S Records signed the top two finishers of the first season of Pop Idol, Will Young and Gareth Gates, both of whom went on to have No 1 UK hits. } Simon Phillip Cowell (born October 7 1959 is an English artist-and-repertoire ("A&R" executive and Television personality / producer William Robert Young (born 20 January 1979. Young's second album Friday's Child, was released in December 2003 Gareth Paul Gates (born July 12, 1984, Bradford, England) is an English pop Singer. Efforts begun in 2001 materialised in 2004, when Cowell returned to his group manufacturing roots with his latest brainchild, the internationally successful operatic pop group Il Divo, consisting of three opera singers and one pop singer of four different nationalities. Operatic pop is a subgenre of Pop music that is performed in a classical operatic style Nationality is a relationship between a Person and their State of Origin, Culture, association Affiliation and/or Loyalty Inspired by the success of Il Divo, Simon created a child version, Angelis, beating competition from many similar groups emerging at Christmas 2006. Angelis is a British classical singing group created by Simon Cowell.

The X Factor

In 2004, with Sharon Osbourne and Louis Walsh, Cowell was a judge on the first series of the British talent show The X Factor, which he created using his production company, Syco. Sharon Rachel Osbourne (née Levy, previously Arden; born 9 October 1952) is an English Music manager and promoter Michael Louis Vincent (born 5 August 1952 in Kiltimagh, County Mayo) better known as Louis Walsh, is an Irish Music manager, and For the original UK version see The X Factor (UK The X Factor was an instant success with the viewers and returned three more times to its fourth series in 2007. In 2006, he was voted the tenth most terrifying celebrity on television in a Radio Times poll consisting of 3,000 people. For the US radio series see WHYY-FM. Radio Times is the BBC 's weekly Television and Radio programme [11]

The winner of The X Factor third series, Leona Lewis, is signed to Cowell's label Syco and has gone on to become an international star, with number one singles and album sales around the world. Leona Louise Lewis (b 3 April 1985 is an English pop and R&B singer-songwriter and the winner of the third series of the United Kingdom television

Cowell returned for a fourth series on August 18, 2007, alongside Osbourne, Walsh and new judge, Dannii Minogue. Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Danielle Jane Minogue (born 20 October 1971 known as Dannii, is an Australian singer songwriter Television personality and occasional actress, Walsh had previously been sacked from the judging panel by Cowell for the fourth series, and was subsequently replaced by Brian Friedman who was a judge on Grease Is The Word. Brian Alexa Friedman (also known as "B Free" or "Be Free") born in Scottsdale Arizona on May 28, 1977 is a popular Grease Is the Word is the UK version of NBCs Grease You're the One that I Want!. Walsh was later brought back a week into the auditions by Cowell when he and Sharon Osbourne realised they missed Walsh and that without him, there was no chemistry between the judges.

American Inventor

On March 16, 2006, Simon Cowell's next competition show, American Inventor, debuted on ABC. Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. American Inventor is a Reality television series based on a search for America's best Inventor. The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. Fledgling entrepreneurs from across the United States compete to see who can come up with the best new product concept. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The 2006 winner, Janusz Liberkowski, received $1 million and the opportunity to develop his idea into a business. Janusz Liberkowski (born March 9, 1953 in Nowa Sól, Poland) is the winner of the first season of the show American Inventor The show returned in 2007.

Got Talent franchise

Cowell is the executive producer of America's Got Talent, along with Fremantle producers of the Idol series. America's Got Talent is an American The British talent search television series Pop Idol has spawned spin-offs in 40 territories, in what is now referred to as the "Idols" format The show was a huge success for NBC, drawing around 12 million viewers a week, and beating So You Think You Can Dance on FOX (produced by rival and Idol creator Simon Fuller). The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's So You Think You Can Dance is an American Dance Reality show and competition that is broadcast on the Fox Network in the U Simon Fuller (born 17 May 1960 in Hastings, England) is one of the most successful artist managers of all time and is globally recognised for

A British version aired in 2007, and was screened from 9 June 2007 until 17 June 2007, with ITV screening nine episodes. Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Fellow judges are Piers Morgan and Amanda Holden. A judge, or justice, is an Official who presides over a Court of law Piers Stefan Pughe-Morgan (born 30 March 1965) is a former editor of British Tabloid newspapers the News of the Amanda Louise Holden (born 16 February 1971 is an English actress.

The Australian version aired in 2007 and was screened on 18 February 2007. Australia's Got Talent is an Australian Reality television show which premiered on February 18, 2007 on the Seven Network Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Judged by Tom Burlinson, Dannii Minogue and Red Symons and hosted by Grant Denyer on Channel Seven. Tom Burlinson (born 14 February 1956 is an Australian actor and singer and has sung in concerts on stage as Frank Sinatra. Danielle Jane Minogue (born 20 October 1971 known as Dannii, is an Australian singer songwriter Television personality and occasional actress, Red Symons (born 13 June, 1949 in Brighton, England, United Kingdom) is an Australian musician writer and radio host probably Grant Denyer (born September 12, 1977 in Coffs Harbour New South Wales is an Australian TV reporter personality and motor racing The Seven Network is an Australian television network, owned by the Seven Media Group.

Celebrity Duets

Cowell also executive-produces Celebrity Duets, which can be described as "an Idol show for Hollywood superstars. This article is about the original TV series for the Philippine edition see Celebrity Duets Philippine Edition. " The show is hosted by Wayne Brady, and its judges are Marie Osmond, Little Richard and David Foster. Wayne Alphonso Brady (born June 2, 1972) is an Emmy -winning American Comedian, Singer and Television personality Olive Marie Osmond (born October 13, 1959, in Ogden, Utah) is an American Actress, Singer, Doll Rev Richard Wayne Penniman (born December 5 1932 better known by the Stage name Little Richard, is an American Singer, Songwriter David Walter Foster, OC, OBC, LLD (born November 1, 1949 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Grease is the Word

Cowell is also the executive producer of Grease Is the Word for ITV. Grease Is the Word is the UK version of NBCs Grease You're the One that I Want!. Independent Television (generally known as ITV) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters set up under the Independent Grease is the Word is the show to find the next big stars to play Danny and Sandy on the 2007 UK west end revival of Grease. This article is about the stage musical For the 1978 film of the same name see Grease (film. Grease Is the Word was hosted by Zoe Ball and judged by Britons David Ian and Sinitta and Americans David Gest and Brian Friedman. Zoë Louise Ball (born 23 November 1970 in Blackpool, Lancashire) is an English television and radio personality most famous for becoming the David Ian Lane (born Chadwell Heath, Greater London in 1961 is a former actor who turned theatre producer in 1991 to become the Sinitta (born Sinitta Renet Malone, October 19 1966 Seattle, Washington) is an American actress and singer famed for her hit records David Alan Gest (born May 11, 1953) is an American Television producer, concert promoter and TV personality Brian Alexa Friedman (also known as "B Free" or "Be Free") born in Scottsdale Arizona on May 28, 1977 is a popular This hasn't turned out to be the success he imagined. Simon himself said, "It has been slaughtered by the critics - and rightly so. It is far too similar to our other formats. ”[12]

Rock Rivals

Cowell collaborated with UK production company Shed Media to produce 2008 ITV drama series Rock Rivals, which is based on an X Factor type show. Shed Media Group is a British creator and distributor of television content Independent Television (generally known as ITV) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters set up under the Independent Rock Rivals was a British television drama for ITV and TV3 Ireland, broadcast between March and April in 2008.

Other activities

Cowell has been involved in charity work for many years. He supports children from The Association Of Children’s Hospices and invites them backstage to the screenings of The X Factor. For versions in other countries see The X Factor (TV series. The X Factor is a British Television When he can, he stops by some of the hospices to visit the children. He also supports animal rights and has appeared in a video for PETA in which he reminds drivers of the cruelty to animals that can occur when their pets are locked in cars in the summer. [13]

In December 2003, Cowell published a book, I Don't Mean to Be Rude, But …. In it, he told the whole story of his childhood, his years working in music and experiences on Pop Idol, Pop Stars Rivals, and American Idol, and finally, his tips for being successful as a pop star.

Cowell has appeared as a guest voice in an episode of The Simpsons ("Smart and Smarter"), in which he gets beaten up by Homer Simpson (while criticising Homer's punches). " Smart and Smarter " is the thirteenth episode of The Simpsons ' fifteenth season, and originally aired on February 22 Homer Jay Simpson is a main fictional character in the animated television series The Simpsons and father of the eponymous family. His voice was also heard on an episode of Family Guy ("Lois Kills Stewie"), in which he told Stewie that his singing was so awful that he should be dead. Family Guy is an animated American television sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane that airs on Fox and regularly on other "Lois Kills Stewie" is the second part of a two-part episode of Family Guy that aired on November 11, 2007. Stewart Gilligan "Stewie" Griffin, is a Fictional character in the animated series Family Guy. He made an MTV Movie Award-winning cameo appearance as himself in Scary Movie 3, where he sits in judgment during a battle rap (and subsequently gets killed by gunfire for criticising the rappers). The MTV Movie Awards is a film awards show presented annually on MTV ( Music Television) Scary Movie 3 ( 2003) is an American Comedy film directed by David Zucker and is the third film of the Scary Movie He also appears in Shrek 2 as a judge in Far Far Away Idol, and also provided the voice. Shrek 2, released in the United States on 19 May 2004, is the 2004 Academy Award nominated Sequel to the

He appeared on an episode of Who Wants to be a Millionaire? (the original British version) and Saturday Night Live in 2004. Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? is a Television Game show which offers very large Cash prizes for correctly answering successive multiple-choice Saturday Night Live ( SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute American Sketch comedy / Variety show based in New York City Cowell has also guest-starred (filling in for Regis Philbin) in the popular talk show Live with Regis and Kelly during American Idol's finalist week in early 2006. Regis Francis Xavier Philbin (born August 25, 1931) is an Emmy Award -winning American Television personality and occasional Actor Live with Regis and Kelly is a syndicated American television Talk show, hosted by Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa. Cowell was once the fastest "Star in a Reasonably Priced Car" on BBC's motoring show Top Gear, driving a Suzuki Liana around the show's test track in a time of 1:47. The Top Gear test track is the test track used by the British automotive television programme Top Gear. Top Gear is a BAFTA, multi- NTA and International Emmy Award -winning BBC Television series about motor vehicles mainly The Suzuki Aerio (called the Liana in Europe, South Asia and Australia) was a Compact car built by Suzuki Motor Corporation 1. When Top Gear retired the Liana along with its rankings after the eighth series, Cowell was the eighth fastest overall and the third fastest non-professional driver. On November 11th 2007 Cowell yet again appeared on Top Gear, achieving a time of 1:45. 9 thus putting him ahead of Gordon Ramsay and back at the top of the table. Gordon James Ramsay, OBE, (born 8 November 1966 is a Chef, Television personality and Restaurateur. [14] Cowell introduced entertainer Dick Clark at the 2006 Primetime Emmy Awards. Richard Wagstaff "Dick" Clark (born November 30, 1929) is an American Television, Radio personality, Game show host The 58th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards were held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles California on Sunday August 27, 2006 on He was seen on Comic Relief Does The Apprentice where he donated £25,000 for a fun fair ticket. Comic Relief Does The Apprentice was a special Celebrity version of British Reality television series The Apprentice Cowell has also appeared on the MTV shows Cribs and Punk'd. Punk'd is an American Hidden camera Practical joke Television series on MTV, produced and hosted by Ashton Kutcher On Punk'd, Ryan Seacrest and Randy Jackson set him up to believe his $400,000 Rolls Royce was stolen and had caused an accident by using a nearly-identical car. A Rolls-Royce car may refer to vehicles produced by Rolls-Royce Limited (1906-1973 Rolls-Royce Motors (1973-2003 which was owned [15]

Cowell was chosen as the first 'victim' of the re-launched This Is Your Life in an episode broadcast on 2 June 2007. This Is Your Life was a television documentary series hosted by its producer Ralph Edwards. Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. He was presented with the Red Book by Sir Trevor McDonald while presenting American Idol. Sir Trevor McDonald OBE (born George McDonald on 16 August 1939 is a Trinidadian -born British Journalist and Television presenter [16]

Besides judging unknowns of the music industry, occasionally Cowell comments on already-established pop icons. For example, he opined in Esquire magazine that Beyoncé Knowles was overrated, and that Christina Aguilera's "Beautiful" was one of the best pop records ever made. Esquire is a Men's magazine by the Hearst Corporation with a strong literary tradition Beyoncé Giselle Knowles (born September 4 1981 commonly known as Beyoncé (biːˈɑn Christina María Aguilera (born December 18 1980 is an American pop / R&B Singer and Songwriter. Talking about Christina herself Cowell stated "She is an unbelievable talent. "[17]

On July 1, 2007 Cowell appeared alongside Randy Jackson and Ryan Seacrest as a speaker at the Concert For Diana, held at Wembley Stadium. Randall Darius "Randy" Jackson (born June 23 1956 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is best known as a judge on American Idol; he is Ryan John Seacrest (born December 24, 1974) is an Emmy Award -nominated American television / radio host and Television Concert for Diana was a concert held at the new Wembley Stadium in London, England, United Kingdom in honour of Diana Princess of Wembley Stadium is a Stadium in Wembley, located in the London Borough of Brent in London, England.

On August 13, 2006, Cowell featured on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs in which he had to pick eight records he would take with him if he were to be stranded on a desert island. Desert Island Discs is a long-running BBC Radio 4 programme It was first broadcast on 29 January 1942 and is said by the Guinness His choices can be seen here. He was also allowed to take a book and a luxury item. For his book, he elected Hollywood Wives, by Jackie Collins, and for his luxury, a mirror. Hollywood Wives is a 1983 novel by the British author Jackie Collins. Jacqueline Jill "Jackie" Collins (born 4 October, 1937) is a British -born Novelist and former Actress. [18]

Personal life

In late 2002, Cowell started dating longtime friend Terri Seymour. Terri Seymour (born Theresa Helene Seymour in 1974 in Hertfordshire, England) is a British Television presenter and sometime In 2006, British newspaper News of the World reported that he had cheated on Seymour with model and socialite Jasmine Lennard, and printed photos of her leaving his home. The News of the World is a British Tabloid Newspaper published every Sunday Jasmine Lennard (born July 25, 1985 in Belgravia, London) is an English model. Photos of an irate Seymour (who was in the US when the story broke) being met at the airport by Cowell were later published in Heat Magazine. Heat is a British entertainment magazine published by Bauer Consumer Media. However, both Cowell and Lennard, who was also in a relationship, denied that anything untoward had occurred, and attributed the meeting to business. [19]

Upon his appearance on Top Gear, it was revealed that Cowell pays more than £21. Top Gear is a BAFTA, multi- NTA and International Emmy Award -winning BBC Television series about motor vehicles mainly 7m per year in income tax, suggesting that his taxable income is over £54. 25m per year with income tax at the time approximately 40%. [20][21] (NB: UK Income Tax 40% for earnings over £34,600).

He then appeared on the gameshow Sale of the Century in 1990, as reported in The Sun Newspaper. Sale of the Century (or $ale of the Century) is an international Television Game show format that has screened in several countries The Sun is a Tabloid daily newspaper published in the United Kingdom and Ireland with the highest circulation of any daily English-language [22]

He is the godfather of pop singer Sinitta's baby. Sinitta (born Sinitta Renet Malone, October 19 1966 Seattle, Washington) is an American actress and singer famed for her hit records

Simon owns and drives a Bugatti Veyron. The Bugatti Veyron 164 is a mid-engine Sports car produced by Volkswagen Group subsidiary Bugatti Automobiles SAS introduced in 2005

Controversy

Cowell's controversial insults and wisecracks are rarely limited to just the contestant's singing performance, but frequently also refer to their appearance, background and character. Contestants are frequently offended by his comments. In the 2006-07 season of American Idol, Cowell commented that one of the contestants "looked like a bush baby”. Galagos, also known as bushbabies, bush babies or nagapies (meaning "little night monkeys" in Afrikaans) are small Nocturnal In the same season he was also heavily criticized for apparently rolling his eyes at a reference to the Virginia Tech shootings, although, with the help of video evidence, it was proved that he was actually rolling his eyes at the comments of one of his fellow judges, Paula Abdul. The Virginia Tech massacre was a School shooting consisting of two separate attacks approximately two hours apart on April 16 2007 that took place on the campus of

References

  1. ^ Simon Cowell, Forbes. com, 2007, <http://www.forbes.com/lists/2007/53/07celebrities_Simon-Cowell_P3QW.html>. Retrieved on 8 May 2008 
  2. ^ a b Cowell, S. (2003) "I Don't Mean to Be Rude, But...", Broadway Books, ISBN 0-7679-1741-3
  3. ^ Simon Cowell Biography (1959-)
  4. ^ Barratt, Nick. "Family Detective: An Investigation Into Our Hidden Histories", The Daily Telegraph, 2006-08-12. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid Retrieved on 2007-06-11. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes.  
  5. ^ Mcgivern, Mark. "Mr. Nasty's Mum Defends 'Those Nice McDonald Bros.'", The Daily Record, 2006-11-22. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Retrieved on 2007-06-11. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes.  
  6. ^ Simon Cowell – Music Mogul Millionaire
  7. ^ http://www.stockaitkenwaterman.com/interv/saw06.htm Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman
  8. ^ Simon Cowell, NNDB. The Notable Names Database ( NNDB) produced by Soylent Communications, is an Online database of biographical details of over 33000 people com, Retrieved on 2007-03-10. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing
  9. ^ Cowell Quitting 'Idol' in Three Years - AOL News
  10. ^ TV Preview: 'American Idol' thrives on harsh sniping
  11. ^ Ramsay is scariest TV celebrity, Daily Mail. The Daily Mail is a British newspaper currently published in a tabloid format Retrieved 2007-08-27. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan
  12. ^ [1] - I slipped up on Grease, admits Cowell
  13. ^ http://www.peta.org.uk/feat/feat-simoncowell.asp Cowell and the PETA Campaign
  14. ^ BBC Top Gear - Celebrity Laps
  15. ^ Simon Cowell - Cowell Punk'D By Ashton
  16. ^ Simon Cowell is first celebrity 'victim' for revived This Is Your Life, Daily Mail. The Daily Mail is a British newspaper currently published in a tabloid format Retrieved 2007-06-02
  17. ^ USA Weekend - "Simon sez (. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks . . everything, with brutal honesty)"
  18. ^ BBC Radio 4 Interview, Desert Island Discs
  19. ^ Simon Cowell and Jasmine Lennard deny affair
  20. ^ Times Online
  21. ^ UK Income Tax Rates
  22. ^ Cowell's cheesy screen debut

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NAME Cowell, Simon Philip
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Artist executive
DATE OF BIRTH 7 October 1959
PLACE OF BIRTH London, England
DATE OF DEATH
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