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.
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Fotos
Filme (34)
David Walliams: Power and Silence
2026 · Self (archive footage)
Stock Aitken Waterman: Legends of Pop
2023 · Self
Ant and Dec's 30 Greatest Moments
2020 · Self (archive footage)
Scooby! Voll verwedelt
2020 · Simon Cowell (voice)
Julia Scotti: Funny That Way
2020 · Self (archive footage)
Men in Brown
2020 · Self
The National Television Awards Celebrate 25 Years
2020 · Self
The Show Must Go On! - Die Queen-Jahre mit Adam Lambert
2019 · Self - Talent Scout
Darci Lynne: My Hometown Christmas
2018
Made in Miami
2018 · Self
Who Shot Simon Cowell?
2017 · Simon Cowell
Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives
2017 · Self
Britain's Greatest Hoaxer
2017 · Self
Popstar
2016 · Simon Cowell
20 Moments That Rocked Talent Shows
2015 · Self (archive footage)
Pudsey - Ein tierisch cooler Held
2014 · Producer
P!NK: Staying True
2013 · Self
One Chance - Einmal im Leben
2013 · Producer
One Direction Así Somos
2013 · Self, Producer
One Direction: A Year in the Making
2011 · Self (archive footage)
Susan Boyle: An Unlikely Superstar
2011 · Self
Harry Hill's TV Burp Gold 3
2010 · Self (archive footage)
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
2009 · Self (archive footage)
Family Guy Presents: Stewie Kills Lois and Lois Kills Stewie
2009 · Simon Cowell (voice)
The Kylie Show
2007 · Self
Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story
2006 · Self
American Idol: The Best of Seasons 1-4
2005 · Self - Judge (archive footage)
American Idol: The Worst of Seasons 1-4
2005 · Self - Judge
Shrek-Gesangswettbewerb im Königreich
2004 · Simon Cowell (voice)
The X Factor Revealed: The Greatest Auditions Ever
2004 · Self
Scary Movie 3
2003 · Simon Cowell
American Idol: The Search For A Superstar
2002 · Judge
Emmerdale: The Dingles Down Under
1997 · Executive Producer
Betty Boop
· Producer
Serien (97)
Simon Cowell: El próximo acto
2025 · Self - Host, Executive Producer, Creator
Boybands Forever
2024 · Self
Les incroyables talents sont éternels
2024 · Creator
America's Got Talent: Fantasy League
2024 · Self - Judge, Executive Producer, Creator
Got Talent Argentina
2023 · Creator
Got Talent All Stars
2023 · Creator
Stock Aitken Waterman: Legends of Pop
2023 · Self
America's Got Talent: All-Stars
2023 · Self - Judge, Executive Producer
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022 · Self
Canada's Got Talent
2022 · Self - Guest Judge, Creator
America's Got Talent: Extreme
2022 · Self - Judge, Executive Producer
The Dancer
2021 · Creator
Britain's Got Talent: Unseen
2020 · Judge
Persia's Got Talent
2020 · Creator
The X Factor The Band
2019 · Self - Judge
Les Incroyables Talents de la musique
2019 · Creator
The X Factor Celebrity
2019 · Self - Judge
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · Self
Britain's Got Talent: The Champions
2019 · Judge
America's Got Talent: The Champions
2019
OBJECTified
2017 · Self
X Factor Brasil
2016 · Creator
Got Talent España
2016 · Creator
X Factor Romania
2015 · Creator
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015 · Self
Got Talent Portugal
2015 · Creator
Danmark har talent
2014 · Creator
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · Self
1D Day
2013 · Self
The X Factor: Zhongguo Zui Qiang Yin
2013 · Creator
X Factor
2012 · Creator
Canada's Got Talent
2012 · Creator
The X Factor
2011 · Self - Judge
X Factor
2011 · Creator
Red or Black?
2011 · Creator
X Factor Polska
2011 · Creator
Romania's Got Talent
2011 · Creator
X-Factor
2010 · Original Series Creator
X Factor
2010 · Creator
China's Got Talent
2010 · Creator
Bulgaria Searches for a Talent
2010 · Creator
Pilipinas Got Talent
2010 · Creator
Italia's Got Talent
2009 · Director, Creator
SA's Got Talent
2009 · Creator
X Factor
2009 · Creator
2009 Game Show Awards
2009 · Self (archive footage)
Kate Garraway's Life Stories
2009
X Factor
2008 · Creator
Norske Talenter
2008 · Creator
X Factor
2008 · Creator
Britain's Got More Talent
2007 · Self
Britain's Got Talent
2007 · Self - Judge, Creator
Factor X España
2007 · Creator
La France a un incroyable talent
2006 · Creator
La France a un incroyable talent, ça continue
2006 · Creator
The Story of Light Entertainment
2006 · Self
America's Got Talent
2006 · Self - Judge, Executive Producer
The X Factor: Battle of the Stars
2006 · Self - Judge
The Reichen Show
2005 · Self
The X Factor
2005 · Creator
The Paul O'Grady Show
2004
The X Factor
2004 · Self - Judge, Creator
Parkinson
2004 · Self - Guest
The Apprentice
2004
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
2004 · Self
World Idol
2003 · Self
Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · Self
E!'s 101
2003 · Self
Cupid
2003
Punk'd
2003 · Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Self, Self - Guest, Self - "Mean Tweets"
Top Gear
2002 · Self
American Idol
2002 · Self - Judge
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
2002 · Self
Idols
2001 · Creator
Pop Idol
2001 · Self - Judge
When Louis Met...
2000 · Self
Loose Women
1999 · Self (voice)
Padre de Familia
1999 · Simon Cowell (voice)
So Graham Norton
1998 · Self
The View
1997 · Self
MADtv
1995 · Self
The Frank Skinner Show
1995 · Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · Self - Guest
Late Show with David Letterman
1993 · Self - Guest
GMTV
1993 · Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992 · Self, Self - Guest
Die Simpsons
1989 · Simon Cowell (voice), Henry (voice)
This Morning
1988 · Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · Self - Guest
Comic Relief
1988
The Oprah Winfrey Show
1986 · Self
Entertainment Tonight
1981 · Self
Saturday Night Live
1975 · Self (uncredited)
Albanians Got Talent
· Creator
X Factor Georgia
· Creator