Simon Cowell
Sign in to saveSimon Phillip Cowell is an English television personality, record executive, and entrepreneur. He has judged on the British television talent competition shows Pop Idol (2001–2003), The X Factor, and Britain's Got Talent (2007–present), as well as the American television talent competition shows American Idol (2002–2010), The X Factor (2011–2013), and America's Got Talent (2016–present). Cowell founded the British entertainment company Syco Entertainment in 2005, as well as its defunct predecessor, Syco Music in 2002.
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Simon Phillip Cowell is a British actor, film producer, writer, and talent agent. Born on October 7, 1959, in the London Borough of Lambeth, he has worked in the artist and repertoire field since 1980. He resides in Los Angeles and New York City and speaks English.
Cowell has authored six works, including *I Don't Mean to Be Rude, But...*, *I Don't Mean to Be Rude*, *More Than My Scars*, *Wildlife SOS*, and *My Wild Life*. He is associated with the record label EMI and has received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 6
Top works
- I Don't Mean to Be Rude, But...
- I Don't Mean to Be Rude
- More Than My Scars
- Wildlife SOS
- My Wild Life
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Key facts
- Born
- Simon Phillip Cowell , ( 1959-10-07 ) 7 October 1959 (age 66) , London, England
- Occupations
- Television personality record executive entrepreneur
- Years active
- 1980–present
- Organisation
- Syco Entertainment
- Label
- Syco Music
- Television
- Pop Idol The X Factor UK Britain's Got Talent American Idol The X Factor US America's Got Talent
- Partner s
- Lauren Silverman, (2013–present; engaged)
- Relatives
- Nicholas Cowell (brother) , Tony Cowell (half-brother)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Cowell
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- London Borough of Lambeth
- Occupation
- artist and repertoire
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- artist and repertoire
- Hair colour
- brown hair
- Record label
- EMI
- Image
- Simon Cowell in December 2011.jpg
- Height
- 1.75
- Number of children
- 1
- Residence
- New York City
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- date of birth
- 1959-10-07
- birth name
- Simon Phillip Cowell
- Commons category
- Simon Cowell
- name in native language
- Simon Phillip Cowell
- start of work period
- 1980-00-00
- different from
- Simon Cowell
- social media followers
- 10814898
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Encyclopedic overview
Simon Phillip Cowell (/ˈkaʊəl/; born 7 October 1959) is an English television personality, record executive, and entrepreneur. He has judged on the British television talent competition shows Pop Idol (2001–2003), The X Factor (2004–2010; 2014–2018), and Britain's Got Talent (2007–present), as well as the American television talent competition shows American Idol (2002–2010), The X Factor (2011–2013), and America's Got Talent (2016–present). Cowell founded the British entertainment company Syco Entertainment in 2005, as well as its defunct predecessor, Syco Music (also known as S Records) in 2002.
After some success in the 1980s and 1990s as a record producer, talent agent and consultant in the British music industry, Cowell came to public prominence in 2001 as a judge on Pop Idol, a television show which he and its creator Simon Fuller successfully pitched to ITV Controller of Entertainment Claudia Rosencrantz. He went on to create the television franchises The X Factor in 2004 and Got Talent in 2007, both of which have been adapted in numerous countries worldwide.
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