Acting
Simon Cowell
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
Simon Cowell: The Next Act
Series · 2025
America's Got Talent: Fantasy League
Series · 2024
Boybands Forever
Series · 2024
Stock Aitken Waterman: Legends of Pop
Film · 2023
Stock Aitken Waterman: Legends of Pop
Series · 2023
America's Got Talent: All-Stars
Series · 2023
America's Got Talent: Extreme
Series · 2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Series · 2022
Canada's Got Talent
Series · 2022
Julia Scotti: Funny That Way
Film · 2020
The National Television Awards Celebrate 25 Years
Film · 2020
Scoob!
Film · 2020
Ant and Dec's 30 Greatest Moments
Film · 2020
Men in Brown
Film · 2020
Britain's Got Talent: Unseen
Series · 2020
The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story
Film · 2019
America's Got Talent: The Champions
Series · 2019
The X Factor Celebrity
Series · 2019
Britain's Got Talent: The Champions
Series · 2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Series · 2019
The X Factor The Band
Series · 2019
Darci Lynne: My Hometown Christmas
Film · 2018
Made in Miami
Film · 2018
Who Shot Simon Cowell?
Film · 2017
Britain's Greatest Hoaxer
Film · 2017
Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives
Film · 2017
OBJECTified
Series · 2017
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
Film · 2016
20 Moments That Rocked Talent Shows
Film · 2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Series · 2015
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Series · 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Series · 2014
P!NK: Staying True
Film · 2013
One Direction: This Is Us
Film · 2013
1D Day
Series · 2013
Susan Boyle: An Unlikely Superstar
Film · 2011
One Direction: A Year in the Making
Film · 2011
The X Factor
Series · 2011
Harry Hill's TV Burp Gold 3
Film · 2010
Family Guy Presents: Stewie Kills Lois and Lois Kills Stewie
Film · 2009
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
Film · 2009
2009 Game Show Awards
Series · 2009
Kate Garraway's Life Stories
Series · 2009
The Kylie Show
Film · 2007
Britain's Got More Talent
Series · 2007
Britain's Got Talent
Series · 2007
Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story
Film · 2006
The Story of Light Entertainment
Series · 2006
America's Got Talent
Series · 2006
The X Factor: Battle of the Stars
Series · 2006
American Idol: The Best of Seasons 1-4
Film · 2005
American Idol: The Worst of Seasons 1-4
Film · 2005
The Reichen Show
Series · 2005
The X Factor Revealed: The Greatest Auditions Ever
Film · 2004
Far Far Away Idol
Film · 2004
The Paul O'Grady Show
Series · 2004
The Celebrity Apprentice
Series · 2004
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
Series · 2004
The X Factor
Series · 2004
Parkinson
Series · 2004
Scary Movie 3
Film · 2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Series · 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Series · 2003
Punk'd
Series · 2003
World Idol
Series · 2003
E!'s 101
Series · 2003
Cupid
Series · 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Series · 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Series · 2003
American Idol: The Search For A Superstar
Film · 2002
Top Gear
Series · 2002
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Series · 2002
American Idol
Series · 2002
Pop Idol
Series · 2001
When Louis Met...
Series · 2000
Family Guy
Series · 1999
Loose Women
Series · 1999
So Graham Norton
Series · 1998
The View
Series · 1997
MADtv
Series · 1995
The Frank Skinner Show
Series · 1995
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Series · 1993
GMTV
Series · 1993
Late Show with David Letterman
Series · 1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Series · 1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Series · 1992
The Simpsons
Series · 1989
The Simpsons
Series · 1989
This Morning
Series · 1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Series · 1988
Comic Relief
Series · 1988
The Oprah Winfrey Show
Series · 1986
Entertainment Tonight
Series · 1981
Saturday Night Live
Series · 1975
The Raccoon Killer
Film