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Simon Cowell

Simon Cowell
Simon Cowell in December 2011.jpg
Cowell in December 2011
Born Simon Phillip Cowell
(1959-10-07) 7 October 1959 (age 57)
Lambeth, London, England
Residence London, England
Los Angeles, California, US
Education Dover College
Occupation A&R representative, reality television judge, entrepreneur, philanthropist
Years active 1979–present
Employer ITV plc, NBCUniversal
Home town Elstree, Hertfordshire, England
Salary $95,000,000 in 2013 and 2014
Net worth £325 million (March 2015)
Television Judging
Pop Idol
American Idol
The X Factor UK
Britain's Got Talent
The X Factor USA
America's Got Talent
Producing
Idol franchise
The X Factor franchise
Got Talent franchise
The You Generation
Partner(s) Lauren Silverman
(2013–present)
Children 1
Relatives Nicholas Cowell (brother)
Tony Cowell (paternal half-brother)

Simon Phillip Cowell (/ˈkəl/) (born 7 October 1959) is an English reality television judge and producer, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. He is most recognised as a judge on the British TV talent competition series Pop Idol, The X Factor, and Britain's Got Talent, and the American TV talent competition shows American Idol, The X Factor, and America's Got Talent. Cowell is the principal founder and chief executive of the British entertainment company Syco.

As a judge, Cowell often makes blunt and controversial comments, 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 singles and albums for various singers that he has taken under his wing. He was most recently featured on the tenth series of Britain's Got Talent and the thirteenth series of UK's The X Factor.

In 2004 and 2010, Time named Cowell one of the 100 most influential people in the world. In 2008 The Daily Telegraph ranked him number 6 in their list of the "100 most powerful people in British culture".New Statesman listed Cowell at number 41 in a list of "50 People who Matter [in] 2010".TV Guide named him at number 10 in their 2013 list of The 60 Nastiest Villains of All Time.


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