Simon Cowell

Mostly Credited As: Simon Cowell
Birth Name: Simon Phillip Cowell
Date Of Birth: October 07, 1959 (Age 56)
Country Of Birth:

United Kingdom
Birth Place: Brighton, East Sussex, England
Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m)

If you saw any episodes of Pop Idol, American Idol, The X-Factor, Britan’s Got Talent, you have to remember this British guy named Simon Cowell. They say he knows no pity and shows no mercy on his shows, and that is very clear in the way he runs the shows. Speaking of his style, it is uncompromising and at times even cruel, for which he was repeatedly criticized by the general public. However, it’s his style that found the perfect niche for him, and now he is one of the most popular TV hosts not only in Britain, but in the whole world.

Simon was born in England in the fall of 1959. His career started in the correspondence department on EMI; in time he was promoted to the role of the producer. In 1980s he left the company and founded his own label Fanfare Records. At first his idea saw some inflow of cash, but soon enough it went bankrupt, and Simon had to start it all over again. In 1989 he becomes an A&R; consultant for BMG. Within a short time he signs a number of contracts that literally changed the showbiz, among which were Curiosity Killed the Cat, Sonia, 5ive. Simon can’t forget his fiasco with his own business, and so he founds S Records.

Along comes Pop Idol, where Cowell becomes the judge for the first season. The success of the “bad guy” that he was, provided him with a great career from then on. The phrase “I don’t mean to be rude, but…” became his trademark (in 2004 he actually published a book with the same title). Meanwhile his business flourishes and he sold a part of his company for 42 million dollars.

TV Appearances

Main cast

The Hit Factory: The Stock Aitken & Waterman Story (2012)	As: Himself
The X Factor (US) (2011)	As: Himself (Judge - S01 - S03)
Britain's Got Talent (2007)	As: Himself (Judge - Series 1 - Present)
America's Got Talent (2006)	As: Himself (Judge S11 - present)
X Factor: Battle Of The Stars (2006)	As: Judge
The X Factor (2004)	As: Judge (Series 1 - 7; 11 - present)
World Idol (2003)	As: Himself (Judge (United States))
Cupid (2003) (2003)	As: Host -- [Voice]
American Idol (2002)	As: Himself (Judge S01-S09)
Pop Idol (2001)	As: Himself (Judge - Series 1 and 2)

Episode Cast Credits

American Idol (2002)
	• Finale, Part 2	15x23: (Apr/07/2016)	As	Himself
	• American Dream	(Apr/05/2016)	As	Himself, [Interviewees]
Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway (2002) Show all 6 episode cast credits
	• Series 13, Episode 7	13x07: (Apr/02/2016)	As	Himself
	• Series 13, Episode 2	13x02: (Feb/27/2016)	As	Himself
	• Series 11, Episode 6	11x06: (Mar/29/2014)	As	Himself
	• Series 10, Episode 6	10x06: (Mar/30/2013)	As	Himself
The Xtra Factor (2004) Show all 219 episode cast credits
	• Series 12, The Winners Story	12x29: (Dec/20/2015)	As	Himself
	• Series 12, Final	12x28: (Dec/13/2015)	As	Himself
	• Series 12, Pre-Final Results	12x27: (Dec/12/2015)	As	Himself
	• Series 12, Pre-The Final	12x26: (Dec/10/2015)	As	Himself
This Morning (1988) Show all 12 episode cast credits
	• August 27, 2015	27x244: (Aug/27/2015)	As	Himself
	• July 17, 2015	27x215: (Jul/17/2015)	As	Himself
	• August 29, 2014	26x247: (Aug/29/2014)	As	Himself
	• August 28, 2014	26x246: (Aug/28/2014)	As	Himself
Lorraine (2010) Show all 8 episode cast credits
	• Series 5, Show 253	05x253: (Aug/27/2015)	As	Himself
	• Series 5, Show 123	05x123: (Feb/25/2015)	As	Himself
	• Series 5, Show 25	05x25: (Oct/06/2014)	As	Himself
	• Series 5, Show 5	05x05: (Sep/05/2014)	As	Himself
Good Morning Britain (2014) Show all 13 episode cast credits
	• August 27, 2015	02x89: (Aug/27/2015)	As	Himself
	• May 22, 2015	02x20: (May/22/2015)	As	Himself
	• May 20, 2015	02x18: (May/20/2015)	As	Himself
	• April 22, 2015	01x254: (Apr/22/2015)	As	Himself
The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015)
	• Jenny Lewis, Michael Douglas & Simon Cowell	01x14: (Apr/16/2015)	As	Himself, [Interviewees]
	• Mila Kunis & Tom Hanks	01x01: (Mar/23/2015)	As	Himself
Pride of Britain Awards (1999)
	• Pride of Britain Awards 2014	01x16: (Oct/07/2014)	As	Himself
ITV News at Ten (1967)
	• Series 42, Episode 199	42x199: (Oct/06/2014)	As	Himself
BBC Breakfast (2000)
	• August 27, 2014	15x239: (Aug/27/2014)	As	Himself
	• September 3, 2013	14x246: (Sep/03/2013)	As	Himself
	• August 21, 2013	14x233: (Aug/21/2013)	As	Himself
Britain's Got More Talent (2007) Show all 113 episode cast credits
	• Best and Worst (4)	08x17: (Jun/12/2014)	As	Himself
	• Best and Worst (3)	08x16: (Jun/11/2014)	As	Himself
	• Best and Worst (2)	08x15: (Jun/10/2014)	As	Himself
	• Best and Worst (1)	08x14: (Jun/09/2014)	As	Himself
Daybreak (2010) Show all 14 episode cast credits
	• April 10, 2014	04x155: (Apr/10/2014)	As	Himself
	• March 27, 2014	04x145: (Mar/27/2014)	As	Himself
	• March 12, 2014	04x134: (Mar/12/2014)	As	Himself
	• September 3, 2013	04x02: (Sep/03/2013)	As	Himself
The X Factor (2004)
	• Series 10 - Elimination - 5	10x21: (Nov/09/2013)	As	Himself, [Co-Guest Stars]
	• Series 9 - Boot Camp 2	09x09: (Sep/23/2012)	As	Himself
The Arsenio Hall Show (2013) (2013)
	• Simon Cowell \| Regina King & Tracee \| Bernhoft	01x36: (Nov/01/2013)	As	Himself, [Interviewees]
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992) Show all 19 episode cast credits
	• Simon Cowell, Adam Carolla, American Authors	21x157: (Sep/06/2013)	As	Himself, [Interviewees]
	• Simon Cowell, Britney Spears, Billy Gardell, Two Door Cinema Club	20x173: (Oct/29/2012)	As	Himself, [Interviewees]
	• Robin Williams, Drew Hastings, Vince Gill	19x191: (Nov/16/2011)	As	Himself (Archive Footage)
	• Eric Stonestreet, J.R. Martinez, Nicole Scherzinger	19x188: (Nov/11/2011)	As	Himself (Footage from “The X Factor”)
Comic Relief (1986)
	• Funny for Money - Part 1	16x02: (Mar/15/2013)	As	Himself (Simon Cowell's Wedding), [Featuring]
Brit Awards (1977)
	• The BRITs 2013	33x01: (Feb/20/2013)	As	Himself, [Interviewees]
Jonathan & Charlotte (2012)
	• Episode 1	01x01: (Nov/02/2012)	As	Himself
Conan (2010)
	• The Incredible Stuff of Non-Specific Guy	02x140: (Sep/17/2012)	As	Himself, [Interviewees]
	• Happy Chanukah - I Mean, Hanukah - I Mean, Hanukkah	02x23: (Dec/20/2011)	As	Himself, [Interviewees]
The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003) Show all 5 episode cast credits
	• Britney Spears, Simon Cowell	10x02: (Sep/11/2012)	As	Himself
	• Simon Cowell, James Blunt	03x111: (Feb/21/2006)	As	Himself
	• Simon Cowell	02x158: (May/11/2005)	As	Himself
	• Noah Wylie/Sean Astin	02x109: (Feb/17/2005)	As	Himself
The Jonathan Ross Show (2011)
	• David Walliams, Simon Cowell, Danny DeVito, Dara O'Briain, Labrinth	02x12: (Mar/24/2012)	As	Himself
Sport Relief (2002)
	• Sport Relief 2012	06x05: (Mar/23/2012)	As	Himself (Britain's Got Talent Judge), [Co-Guest Stars]
Benidorm (2007)
	• Benidorm's Got Talent	(Mar/23/2012)	As	Himself, [Special Guest Stars]
The Talent Show Story (2012)
	• Episode 2	01x02: (Jan/14/2012)	As	Himself
Jimmy Kimmel Live (2003)
	• Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, Nicole Scherzinger, L.A. Reid, Anna Faris, the Kooks	09x174: (Dec/12/2011)	As	Himself, [Interviewees]
	• Simon Cowell, Jennifer Esposito, Dilated Peoples	04x33: (Feb/22/2006)	As	Himself
	• Simon Cowell, Michelle Rodriguez, & Secret Machines	03x21: (Feb/23/2005)	As	Himself
	•	??x??: (Unknown/Unaired)	As	Himself
OK! TV (2011)
	• Series 1, Show 77	01x77: (Jun/10/2011)	As	Himself
	• Series 1, Show 54	01x54: (May/09/2011)	As	Himself
	• Series 1, Show 51	01x51: (May/04/2011)	As	Himself
Oprah (1986)
	• Surprise Oprah! A Farewell Spectacular Part 2	25x129: (May/24/2011)	As	Himself
Piers Morgan's Life Stories (2009)
	• David Hasslehoff	05x04: (May/07/2011)	As	Himself, [Co-Guest Stars]
	• Susan Boyle	04x05: (Nov/06/2010)	As	Himself, [Co-Guest Stars]
	• Simon Cowell	03x01: (Mar/06/2010)	As	Himself
X Factor (NL) (2006)
	• Live show 2	04x13: (Apr/15/2011)	As	Himself, [Special Guest Stars]
Piers Morgan Live (2011)
	• Simon Cowell	01x59: (Apr/07/2011)	As	Himself, [Interviewees]
The National Television Awards (1995)
	• National Television Awards 2011	01x16: (Jan/26/2011)	As	Himself
	• National Television Awards 2010	01x15: (Jan/20/2010)	As	Himself
Oprah's Master Class (2011)
	• Simon Cowell	01x04: (Jan/23/2011)	As	Himself, [Interviewees]
Live From Studio Five (2009) Show all 6 episode cast credits
	• Series 2, Show 64	02x64: (Dec/09/2010)	As	Himself
	• Series 1, Show 87	01x87: (Jan/21/2010)	As	Himself
	• Series 1, Show 80	01x80: (Jan/12/2010)	As	Himself
	• Series 1, Show 64	01x64: (Dec/10/2009)	As	Himself
Olly Murs: Revealed (2010)
	• Episode 1	01x01: (Nov/13/2010)	As	Himself
GMTV (1993)
	• July 19, 2010	18x200: (Jul/19/2010)	As	Himself
	• January 21, 2010	18x21: (Jan/21/2010)	As	Himself
	• June 16, 2009	17x167: (Jun/16/2009)	As	Himself
The BAFTA Television Awards (1954)
	• The 56th BAFTA Television Awards	56x01: (Jun/06/2010)	As	Himself
The Simpsons (1989)
	• Judge Me Tender	21x23: (May/23/2010)	*Voiced*	Himself, [Special Guest Stars]
	• Smart & Smarter	15x13: (Feb/22/2004)	*Voiced*	Henry
The National Television Awards Backstage Live (2004)
	• The Awards Party 2010	01x05: (Jan/20/2010)	As	Himself
Ant and Dec's Christmas Show (2009)
	• Episode 1	01x01: (Dec/26/2009)	As	Himself
A Night of Heroes: The Sun Military Awards (2008)
	• The 2009 Awards	01x02: (Dec/21/2009)	As	Himself
I Dreamed a Dream: The Susan Boyle Story (2009)
	• Episode 1	01x01: (Dec/13/2009)	As	Himself
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005)
	• Simon Cowell, Erin McCarley	05x65: (Apr/20/2009)	As	Himself
The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet (2007)
	• Judge Simon Cowell	02x151: (Mar/31/2008)	As	Himself
The New Celebrity Apprentice (2004)
	• Under The Hammer	07x13: (Mar/27/2008)	As	Himself
Live with Kelly (1983) Show all 6 episode cast credits
	• Simon Cowell, Reese Witherspoon	26x128: (Feb/27/2008)	As	Himself
	• Josh Duhamel/Simon Cowell	24x46: (Nov/07/2005)	As	Himself
	• Simon Cowell/Backstreet Boys	23x176: (May/09/2005)	As	Himself
	• Nicole Kidman/Simon Cowell/Debra Messing	23x144: (Mar/24/2005)	As	Himself
Top Gear (2002)
	• Series 10, Episode 5	10x05: (Nov/11/2007)	As	Himself (Star in a Reasonably Priced Car)
	• Series 3, Episode 5	03x05: (Nov/23/2003)	As	Himself
Family Guy (1999)
	• Lois Kills Stewie (2)	06x05: (Nov/11/2007)	*Voiced*	Himself
E! True Hollywood Story (1996)
	• David Hasselhoff	10x51: (Dec/16/2006)	As	Himself
	• Simon Cowell	10x30: (May/14/2006)	As	Himself
The Story of Light Entertainment (2006)
	• Pop and Easy Listening	01x05: (Aug/19/2006)	As	Himself
The O'Reilly Factor (1996)
	• Bush Strategy in the Terror War	11x44: (Mar/06/2006)	As	Himself
The Paul O'Grady Show (2004)
	• Series 3, Show 71	03x71: (Dec/19/2005)	As	Himself
	• Series 1, Show 1	01x01: (Oct/11/2004)	As	Himself
Punk'd (2012) (2003)
	• The Game, Simon Cowell, Raven	05x01: (Jun/26/2005)	As	Himself
Kids' Choice Awards (US) (1988)
	• 18th Annual Kids' Choice Awards	18x01: (Apr/02/2005)	As	Himself
Good Day Live (2001)
	• Simon Cowell; Paula Abdul	04x132: (Mar/08/2005)	As	Himself
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)
	• Simon Cowell, Will Forte, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band	12x75: (Feb/08/2005)	As	Himself
	• Clyde Peeling, Simon Cowell, Wendy Northcutt	10x140: (Jun/25/2003)	As	Himself
	• Claire Danes, Simon Cowell, Greg Giraldo	10x63: (Jan/22/2003)	As	Himself
Parkinson (2004) (2004)
	• Simon Cowell, Naomi Campbell, Denzel Washington, Ronan Keating	01x02: (Sep/11/2004)	As	Himself, [Interviewees]
Saturday Night Live (1975)
	• Janet Jackson	29x18: (Apr/10/2004)	As	Himself, [Uncredited]
On Air With Ryan Seacrest (2004)
	• 3/24/04	01x54: (Mar/24/2004)	As	Himself
	• 3/11/04	01x45: (Mar/11/2004)	As	Himself
	• 2/10/04	01x23: (Feb/10/2004)	As	Himself
The Sharon Osbourne Show (US) (2003)
	• Episode 112	01x112: (Mar/02/2004)	As	Himself
The View (1997)
	• Season 7, Episode 101	07x101: (Jan/21/2004)	As	Himself
Pop Idol Extra (2001) Show all 25 episode cast credits
	• Series 2 - Grand Final Extra (Result)	02x53: (Dec/20/2003)	As	Himself
	• Series 2 - Grand Final Extra	02x52: (Dec/20/2003)	As	Himself
	• Series 2 - Judge's Choice - Elimination 10 Extra (Result)	02x51: (Dec/13/2003)	As	Himself
	• Series 2 - Judge's Choice - Elimination 10 Extra	02x50: (Dec/13/2003)	As	Himself
E!'s 101 (2003)
	• Juiciest Hollywood Hookups 20 - 1	01x10: (Oct/09/2003)	As	Interviewee
	• Juiciest Hollywood Hookups 40 - 21	01x09: (Oct/08/2003)	As	Interviewee
	• Juiciest Hollywood Hookups 80 - 61	01x07: (Oct/06/2003)	As	Interviewee
	• Juiciest Hollywood Hookups 101 - 81	01x06: (Oct/05/2003)	As	Interviewee
MADtv (1995)
	• Episode #903	09x03: (Sep/27/2003)	As	Himself, [Uncredited]
American Juniors (2003)
	• S.Club Songs	01x15: (Aug/05/2003)	As	Himself
Pop Idol (2001)
	• Pop Idol - One Year On	(Aug/02/2003)	As	Himself
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (2001)
	• Simon Cowell, Charlotte Church, Marilyn Manson	04x11: (Jun/06/2003)	As	Himself, [Interviewees]
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (1996)
	• Simon Cowell	08x09: (Jan/21/2003)	As	Himself, [Interviewees]
TRL (1998)
	• 1/20/03	06x13: (Jan/20/2003)	As	Himself
MTV Cribs (2000)
	• Molly Sims, Simon Cowell, Iann Robinson	06x07: (Nov/17/2002)	As	Himself
The Wayne Brady Show (2002) (2002)
	• 9/3/02	01x21: (Sep/03/2002)	As	Himself
When Louis Met... (2000)
	• Max Clifford	02x04: (Mar/26/2002)	As	Himself
So Graham Norton (1998)
	• Simon Cowell, Natalie Imbruglia	05x12: (Jan/25/2002)	As	Himself
Richard & Judy (2001)
	• Series 1, Show 6	01x06: (Dec/03/2001)	As	Himself
The Frank Skinner Show (1995)
	• Sean Bean, Simon Cowell	05x07: (Nov/25/2001)	As	Himself

Crew Credits

Show Crew

The X Factor (2004)	• Creator
The X Factor (AU) (2005)	• Creator
American Inventor (2006)	• Executive Producer
Just the Two of Us (2006)	• Creator
America's Got Talent (2006)	• Creator • Staff Writer • Executive Producer ((84 episodes, 2006-2012))
X Factor: Battle Of The Stars (2006)	• Creator
Celebrity Duets (2006)	• Executive Producer
Australia's Got Talent (2007)	• Staff Writer • Creator
Britain's Got Talent (2007)	• Creator • Staff Writer
Britain's Got More Talent (2007)	• Executive Producer • Creator
Norske Talenter (2008)	• Created By
Holland's Got Talent (2008)	• Creator
X Factor (NL) (2006)	• Creator
Talento Argentino (2008)	• Creator
Supertalent in Vlaanderen (2007)	• Creator
Talent (2008)	• Creator
Talent Suomi (2007)	• Creator
La France A Un Incroyable Talent (2006)	• Creator
Ελλάδα, έχεις ταλέντο (2007)	• Creator
Csillag születik (2007)	• Creator
הגדול הב (2007)	• Creator
Bijna Beroemd (2008)	• Creator
New Zealand's Got Talent (2008)	• Creator
Talentadong Pinoy (2008)	• Creator
Mam Talent! (2008)	• Creator
Aqui Há Talento (2007)	• Creator
Минута славы (2007)	• Creator
Tienes Talento (2008)	• Creator
Talang (2007)	• Creator
It's Showtime! (2007)	• Creator
¿Quien Tiene Estrella? (2007)	• Creator
X Factor (CZ) (2008)	• Creator
X Factor (DE) (2010)	• Creator
The X Factor (US) (2011)	• Executive Producer • Creator
България търси талант (2010)	• Creator
X Faktor (HU) (2010)	• Creator
X-Factor France (2009)	• Creator
Romanii au Talent (2011)	• Created By
X Factor Romania (2011)	• Creator
The X Factor (BG) (2011)	• Creator
Albanians Got Talent (2010)	• Created By
Arabs Got Talent (2011)	• Created By
Qual é o Seu Talento? (2009)	• Created By
Talento Chileno (2010)	• Created By
China's Got Talent (2010)	• Created By
Supertalent (2009)	• Created By
Česko Slovensko má talent (2010)	• Created By
Eesti talent (2010)	• Created By
Georgia's Got Talent! (2010)	• Created By
India's Got Talent (2009)	• Created By
Indonesia's Got Talent (2010)	• Created By
Italia's Got Talent (2009)	• Created By
Lietuvos talentai (2009)	• Created By
Wanns de eppes kanns! (2009)	• Created By
Mexicos Got Talent (2010)	• Created By
Pilipinas Got Talent (2010)	• Created By
Portugal Tem Talento (2011)	• Created By
Ja imam talenat (2009)	• Created By
Slovensko má talent (2008)	• Created By
Armenia's Got Talent (2009)	• Created By
Tengo Talento, Mucho Talento (2009)	• Created By
Україна має талант (2009)	• Created By
Yetenek Sizsiniz Türkiye! (2009)	• Created By
Thailand's Got Talent (2011)	• Created By
Die grössten Schweizer Talente (2011)	• Created By
Korea's Got Talent (2011)	• Created By
SA's Got Talent (2009)	• Created By
Slovenija ima talent (2010)	• Created By
Canada's Got Talent (2012)	• Created By
India's Got More Talent (2009)	• Created By
The X Factor, XSeer Al Najah (2006)	• Creator
Factor X (AR) (2012)	• Creator
X-Factor Armenia (2010)	• Creator
X Factor Belgium (2005)	• Creator
X Factor Bulgaria (2011)	• Creator
Factor X Chile (2011)	• Creator
El Factor X (2005)	• Creator
El Factor X: Batalla de Estrella (2006)	• Creator
El Factor Xs (2006)	• Creator
X Factor (Denmark) (2008)	• Creator
X Factor (Finland) (2010)	• Creator
The X Factor (GR) (2008)	• Creator
The X Factor (IS) (2006)	• Creator
The X Factor (IN) (2011)	• Creator
The X Factor (ID) (2012)	• Creator
The X Factor (IT) (2008)	• Creator
The X Factor (KZ) (2011)	• Creator
The X Factor (NZ) (2013)	• Creator
The X Factor (NO) (2009)	• Creator
The X Factor (PL) (2011)	• Creator
The X Factor (RO) (2011)	• Creator
Секрет Успеха (2005)	• Creator
Фактор А (2011)	• Creator
Factor X (ES) (2007)	• Creator
Ікс-Фактор (2010)	• Creator
The X Factor (PH) (2012)	• Creator
The X Factor: Ji Qing Chang Xiang (2011)	• Created By
The X Factor: Zhongguo Zui Qiang Yin (2013)	• Created By
X Faktorius (2012)	• Created By
X Factor Mexico (2013)	• Created By
Factor X (PT) (2013)	• Created By
X Faktor Srbija (2013)	• Created By
X Faktor (SI) (2012)	• Created By
X Factor (SE) (2012)	• Created By
The X Factor Vietnam (2013)	• Created By
The X Factor (SK) (2014)	• Created By
La Banda (2015)	• Creator • Executive Producer
One Direction: The TV Special (2014)	• Executive Producer (for Syco)

Episode Crew

America's Got Talent (2006) (Credited in 16 episodes from this show)
• Show all 16 episode crew credits
• Four acts advance to the top 24	06x16	Jul/20/2011	As: Writer
• Twelve of the top 48 acts perform	06x15	Jul/19/2011	As: Writer
• Four acts advance to the top 24	06x14	Jul/13/2011	As: Writer
• Twelve of the top 48 acts perform	06x13	Jul/12/2011	As: Writer
• The top 48 contestants are revealed	06x12	Jul/06/2011	As: Writer

Simon Cowell talks about the new series of Britain's Got Talent	Apr/05/2016
Simon Cowell reveals all about the reasons for change on the X Factor	Aug/25/2015
Rita Ora and Nick Grimshaw are revealed as the new judges on The X Factor	Jun/16/2015
The X Factor Boot Camp Trailer Is Unveiled	Sep/25/2014
Simon Cowell Talks About His Return to 'The X Factor' Judging Panel	Aug/25/2014