Simon Cowell
Known for: Acting
Simon Phillip Cowell (born 7 October 1959) is an English television personality, entrepreneur and record executive. He is the founder and sole owner of the British entertainment company Syco and is the creator of the X Factor and Got Talent franchises. He has judged on the British television talent competition shows Pop Idol (2001–2003), The X Factor UK (2004–2010, 2014–2018) and Britain's Got Talent (2007–present), and the American television talent competition shows American Idol (2002–2010), The X Factor US (2011–2013) and America's Got Talent (2016–present). After some success in the 1980s and 1990s as a record producer, talent agent and consultant in the UK music industry, Cowell came to public prominence in 2001 as a judge on Pop Idol, a talent television show which he and its creator Simon Fuller successfully pitched to ITV Controller of Entertainment Claudia Rosencrantz. He subsequently created The X Factor in 2004 and Got Talent in 2006, which have become successful television franchises sold around the world. Cowell often makes blunt and controversial comments as a television music and talent show judge, 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 successful singles and albums for various recording acts whom he has signed and taken under his wing, including Little Mix, James Arthur, Labrinth, Leona Lewis, Fifth Harmony, Il Divo, Olly Murs, Noah Cyrus, Cher Lloyd, Fleur East, Ella Henderson, and Susan Boyle. He has also signed successful boy bands such as Westlife, One Direction, PrettyMuch, and CNCO. In 2004 and 2010, Time named Cowell one of the 100 most influential people in the world. In 2008, The Daily Telegraph ranked him sixth in their list of the "100 most powerful people in British culture".The same year, he received the Special Recognition Award at the National Television Awards.At the 2010 British Academy Television Awards, Cowell received the BAFTA Special Award for his "outstanding contribution to the entertainment industry and for his development of new talent". In 2018, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the television category. Description above from the Wikipedia article Simon Phillip Cowell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Series
The Simpsons
Simon Cowell (voice)
1989
Series
The Simpsons
Henry (voice)
1989
Series
Family Guy
Simon Cowell (voice)
1999
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014
Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
2014
Series
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest
1993
Series
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975
Series
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self
2022
Series
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self
2015
Series
The View
Self
1997
Series
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
Series
Top Gear
Self
2002
Series
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
Series
American Idol
Self - Judge
2002
Series
America's Got Talent
Self - Judge
2006
Series
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
Series
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self
1992
Series
Loose Women
Self (voice)
1999
Series
Punk'd
Self
2003
Series
The Reichen Show
Self
2005
Series
The X Factor
Self - Judge
2004
Series
The Paul O'Grady Show
2004
Series
GMTV
Self
1993
Series
Britain's Got Talent
Self - Judge
2007
Film
Scary Movie 3
Simon Cowell
2003
Series
The Celebrity Apprentice
2004
Series
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Self
2002
Series
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
Self
2004
Series
Entertainment Tonight
Self
1981
Series
The Frank Skinner Show
Self
1995
Series
The X Factor
Self - Judge
2011
Series
Kate Garraway's Life Stories
2009
Film
Scoob!
Simon Cowell (voice)
2020
Series
So Graham Norton
Self
1998
E!'s 101
Self
2003
Series
Britain's Got More Talent
Self
2007
Series
Pop Idol
Self - Judge
2001
Film
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
Simon Cowell
2016
Film
One Direction: This Is Us
Self
2013
Series
Canada's Got Talent
Self - Guest Judge
2022
Series
This Morning
Self
1988
Series
OBJECTified
Self
2017
Series
Britain's Got Talent: Unseen
Judge
2020
Series
MADtv
Self
1995
Series
Simon Cowell: The Next Act
Self - Host
2025
Series
America's Got Talent: Extreme
Self - Judge
2022
Film
Family Guy Presents: Stewie Kills Lois and Lois Kills Stewie
Simon Cowell (voice)
2009
Series
Britain's Got Talent: The Champions
Judge
2019
Series
America's Got Talent: The Champions
2019
Series
America's Got Talent: Fantasy League
Self - Judge
2024
Series
The Story of Light Entertainment
Self
2006
Film
Far Far Away Idol
Simon Cowell (voice)
2004
Series
America's Got Talent: All-Stars
Self - Judge
2023
Series
When Louis Met...
Self
2000
Film
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
Self (archive footage)
2009
Film
P!NK: Staying True
Self
2013
Series
Stock Aitken Waterman: Legends of Pop
Self
2023
Film
The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story
Self - Talent Scout
2019
Series
1D Day
Self
2013
Series
The X Factor Celebrity
Self - Judge
2019
Film
The X Factor Revealed: The Greatest Auditions Ever
Self
2004
Series
2009 Game Show Awards
Self (archive footage)
2009
Film
Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives
Self
2017
Series
The X Factor The Band
Self - Judge
2019
The X Factor: Battle of the Stars
Self - Judge
2006
Cupid
2003
World Idol
Self
2003
Film
The National Television Awards Celebrate 25 Years
Self
2020
Film
Who Shot Simon Cowell?
Simon Cowell
2017
Film
Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story
Self
2006
Series
Boybands Forever
Self
2024
Film
The Kylie Show
Self
2007
Film
20 Moments That Rocked Talent Shows
Self (archive footage)
2015
Film
Made in Miami
Self
2018
Film
American Idol: The Best of Seasons 1-4
Self - Judge (archive footage)
2005
Film
One Direction: A Year in the Making
Self (archive footage)
2011
Film
Ant and Dec's 30 Greatest Moments
Self (archive footage)
2020
Britain's Greatest Hoaxer
Self
2017
Film
Darci Lynne: My Hometown Christmas
2018
Film
Julia Scotti: Funny That Way
Self (archive footage)
2020
Film
American Idol: The Worst of Seasons 1-4
Self - Judge
2005
Film
Harry Hill's TV Burp Gold 3
Self (archive footage)
2010
Film
American Idol: The Search For A Superstar
Judge
2002
Susan Boyle: An Unlikely Superstar
Self
2011
Film
Stock Aitken Waterman: Legends of Pop
Self
2023
Men in Brown
Self
2020