Simon Cowell Biography (1959-)

Full name, Simon Phillip Cowell; born October 7, 1959, in Brighton, East Sussex, England; son of Eric P. (a real estate developer and music executive) andJulie (a ballet dancer) Cowell. Addresses: Office: S Records, BedfordHouse, 67-79 Fulham High St., London SW6 3JW, England.; Agent: Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality: British
Gender: Male
Occupation: Television personality, producer, writer
Birth Details: October 7, 1959; Brighton, East Sussex, England

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Series
Judge, Pop Idol, ITV (England), 2001-2002
Himself, One Hit Wonderland, 2001
Himself, Pop Idol Extra, ITV2, 2001
Judge, American Idol: The Search for a Superstar (also known as American Idol, American Idol 2, and American Idol 3), Fox,2002-
Presenter of "Even More Annoying Records," Top Ten, Channel 4 (England), 2002
The Xtra Factor, ITV2, 2004
Judge, The X Factor, ITV, 2004
Specials
The Hit Factory: The Pete Waterman Story, Channel 5 (England), 2001
Bubblegum Babylon, VH1, 2002
The Luvvies, 2003
Comic Relief 2003: The Big Hair Do, BBC (England), 2003
Pop Idol: One Year On, ITV2, 2003
Being Simon Cowell, Granada (England), 2003
Interviewee, Paul Abdul: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 2003
Greasemania, ITV (England), 2003
The Importance of Being Famous, Channel 4 (England), 2003
Judge, World Idol, Fox, 2003
Judge, American Idol: The Final Two, 2003
Judge, American Idol: Halfway Home, Fox, 2003
Judge, American Idol: Best of the Worst, Fox, 2003
Judge, American Idol: Uncut, Uncensored, and Untalented, Fox, 2004
Judge, American Idol: The Road to Hollywood, Fox, 2004
Interviewee, American Idol: The Phenomenon, Fox, 2004
Judge, American Idol: The Final Three, Fox, 2004
Judge, American Idol: Halfway Home, Fox, 2004
Interviewee, American Idol: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 2004
(Uncredited; in archive footage) Who Killed Saturday Night TV?, Channel 4, 2004
National Television Awards Party of the Year, ITV, 2004
Simon Cowell: American Idol, ITV, 2004
The Record of the Year 2004, ITV, 2004
Awards Presentations
Presenter, Brit Awards 2002, ITV (England), 2002
Presenter, The Teen Choice Awards 2002, Fox, 2002
Presenter, MTV Video Music Awards 2002, MTV, 2002
MTV Video Music Awards 2003, MTV, 2003
The 55th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, Fox, 2003
Presenter, The National Music Awards 2003, ITV, 2003
The British Comedy Awards 2003, ITV, 2003

Presenter, The 56th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, ABC, 2004
The 2004 Billboard Music Awards, Fox, 2004
Presenter, The British Comedy Awards, ITV, 2004
Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards, Nickelodeon, 2005
Episodic
Voice of Henry, "Smart and Smarter," The Simpsons (animated), Fox,2004
Television Guest Appearances
Episodic
The Frank Skinner Show, ITV (England), 2001
Ruby, 2002
So Graham Norton, Channel 4 (England), 2002
Howard Stern, E! Entertainment Television, multiple appearances, 2002-2004
Today, NBC, 2002, 2005
Total Request Live (also known as TRL), MTV, 2002
The Wayne Brady Show, syndicated, 2002
Cribs (also known as MTV Cribs), MTV, 2002
RI:SE, 2002
The Daily Show, Comedy Central, 2003
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, ITV, 2003, 2004
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, multiple appearances, beginning 2002
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, BBC (England), 2003
American Juniors, Fox, 2003
Mad TV, Fox, 2003
Richard & Judy, Channel 4, 2003
Children in Need (telethon), BBC, 2003, 2004
This Morning, ITV, 2003, 2004
"Christmas Millionaire," Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, syndicated, 2003
E!'s 101, E! Entertainment Television, multiple appearances, 2003
Late Show with David Letterman, 2003
Live with Regis and Kathie Lee, syndicated, 2003, 2004, 2005
Larry King Live, Cable News Network, 2004
The Sharon Osbourne Show, syndicated, 2004
Saturday Night Live, NBC, 2004
GMTV, ITV, 2004
Parkinson, BBC, 2004
The Paul O'Grady Show, ITV, 2004
Today with Des and Mel, ITV, 2004
The View, ABC, 2004
On Air with Ryan Seacrest, multiple appearances, 2004
101 Most Starlicious Makeovers, E! Entertainment Television, 2004
Ministry of Mayhem, 2004
Girls on the Top, 2004
Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 2005
Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show, syndicated, 2005
Extra, 2005
Television Appearances
Pilots
Himself, Banzai, Fox, 2003
Television Work
Series
Creator, Pop Idol, ITV (England), 2001
Creator and executive producer, Cupid, CBS, 2003
Creator, The X Factor, ITV, 2004
Film Appearances
Himself, Scary Movie 3, Miramax/Dimension Films, 2003
Voice of judge, Shrek 2 (animated), 2004
RECORDINGS
Videos
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: The Best of Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (also known as The Best of Triumph the Insult Comic Dog), LionsGate Films Home Entertainment, 2004
Voice, Far Far Away Idol (animated), DreamWorks Home Entertainment, 2004
WRITINGS
(With Tony Cowell) I Don't Mean to Be Rude, But ... Backstage Gossip from American Idol & the Secrets that Can Make You a Star, Broadway Books, 2003

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Contemporary Musicians, Volume 52, Thomson Gale, 2005
Cowell, Simon, and Tony Cowell, I Don't Mean to Be Rude, But ... Backstage Gossip from American Idol & the Secrets that Can Make You a Star, Broadway Books, 2003
Newsmakers, Issue 4, Gale, 2003

Periodicals

Billboard, June 28, 2003, p. 1
Detroit Free Press, July 2, 2002
Entertainment Weekly, August 9, 2002, pp. 20-25
Heat, February 9, 2002, pp. 78-81
Interview, April, 2003, p. 80
People Weekly, July 8, 2002, p. 107; February 3, 2003, p. 86; May26, 2003, p. 56; February 28, 2005, p. 88
Radio Times, February 9, 2002, p. 18
TV Guide, August 17, 2002, pp. 32-36; February 21, 2004, pp. 42-46; March 13, 2005, p. 20; March 20, 2005, pp. 48-50

Electronic

BBC News, http://news.bbc.co.uk, April 24, 2002; August 31, 2004;September 10, 2004
Fox News, http://www.foxnews.com, May 27, 2003

Other

Being Simon Cowell (television special), Granada (England), 2003
Simon Cowell: American Idol (television special), ITV (England), 2004

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