Simon Cowell Net Worth

Simon Cowell Net Worth is
$550 Million

Simon Cowell's salary
$95 Million

Simon Cowell Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018

Simon Cowell is loaded, and with $350 million net worth he can not do everything he needs and live lavishly. Simon Cowell consistently called as the largest and the most affluent television producer on the planet. Several television series was produced by Simon Cowell.

But it is spreading around the world and he gets excellent royalties for each program. Cowell said that his yearly wages of the American Idol judge in 2004 was reaching $8 million . Obviously it was raised for years to year. Cowell to disclosed for 2008 and 2012 American Idol season, Simon Cowell received wages about $36 million and $75 million.

Simon Cowell never openly declared about his yearly wages. But Forbes ever reported that his yearly wages in 2010 is $85 million and remain still at the sum of $94 million in 2011 and 2012.

This guy best known with his occupation as an English A&R executive, television producer, television personality and entrepreneur. But Cowel describing himself as effort and believed was independent since youth. After graduated from the Dover College, his dad the executive for EMI Music Publishing hire him to work in the post room. In 2002 the Pop Idol shifted its theory and the its airing rights bought by 19 Entertainment and named as the American Idol, there Simon Cowell was requested to function as the judge. This program also created the largest impact and make Cowell as the finest television producer.

Full Name	Simon Cowell
Net Worth	$550 Million
Salary	$95 Million
Date Of Birth	October 7, 1959
Place Of Birth	Lambeth, London, United Kingdom
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.75 m)
Profession	A&R executive, Television producer, Entrepreneur, Screenwriter, Presenter, Critic, Record producer, Businessperson, Actor, TV Personality
Education	Dover College, Radlett Preparatory School, Windsor Technical College
Nationality	United Kingdom
Children	Eric Cowell
Parents	Julie Brett, Eric Philip Cowell
Siblings	Nicholas Cowell, Tony Cowell, June Cowell, John Cowell, Michael Cowell, Lindsay Elizabeth Cowell
Partner	Lauren Silverman (2013–)
Nicknames	Simon Phillip Cowell , Mr. Nasty , Judge Dread , Simon , Simon Cowel , Nasty Simon , Sarcastic Simon
Awards	Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Villain, National Television Award for Special Recognition, International Emmy Founders Award, Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Personality: Male, Teen Choice Award for Choice TV: Personality, British Academy Television Special Award, MTV Movie Award for Best Cameo, Te...
Nominations	Grammy Award for Record of the Year, Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Male Reality Star, NME Award for Villain of the Year, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality-Competition Program, National Television Award for Most Popular TV Judge, National Television Award for Most Popular TV Expert, Kerr...
Movies	Pudsey the Dog: The Movie, One Chance, One Direction: This Is Us, One Direction: All for One
TV Shows	Britain's Got Talent, The X-Factor, American Idol, Pop Idol, Saturday Night Live, Live with Regis and Kelly, Star in a Reasonably Priced Car, 2006 Primetime Emmy Awards, 2012 Pride of Britain Awards
Star Sign	Libra

#	Trademark
1	Deep authoritative voice
2	English accent
3	Solid-coloured shirts and sweaters (usually white, grey or black) with jeans.
4	Brutally honest

Title	Salary
The X Factor (2011)	$75,000,000 including producer fee (2011)
American Idol: The Search for a Superstar (2002)	$8,000,000 /yr. (Season 3)
American Idol: The Search for a Superstar (2002)	$100,000,000 /year (2009-10)
American Idol: The Search for a Superstar (2002)	$50,000 /episode (Season 2)
American Idol: The Search for a Superstar (2002)	$100,000 (Season 1)

#	Quote
1	[writing a letter to his future self] you're a complete idiot, could you be any worse? you're as bad an example of 80's success as you can possible be, your overconfident, far too cocky and dressed from head to toe in expensive designer gear, own nothing but the best for yourself, it hasn't dawned on you yet, you idiot, that you can't afford any of this stuff.
2	[2011] Having nothing is better than being in debt.
3	I work out three or four times a week, I have Botox, take tons of vitamins and vitamin infusions - if you believe that these things work, you will feel better.
4	I couldn't care less if people think I'm gay because it's nothing to be ashamed of. If I was living 200 years ago in a coal mine, maybe, but I work in possibly the gayest industry in the world! Music and TV! It would make no difference to my life or my career.
5	A good manager is an absolute necessity.
6	An entertainment career requires ridiculous amounts of hard work and difficult sacrifices. But the rewards, if you're lucky enough to enjoy them, are also huge, but getting there is almost impossible.
7	TV is the most important factor in selling pop music.
8	Pop was what I liked and understood. Pop for me would always be the future.
9	The day I met Pete Waterman was easily the most important day of my career.
10	I really can't think of anybody who I've dated who I hate or who hates me. Just because a woman isn't your girlfriend, that doesn't mean she can't stay in your life.
11	I preferred the time when the pop market was less crowded but had bigger stars. When acts like Bros, Take That and Spice Girls made it big, they were out on their own and it was a far more exciting time.
12	More PR people are spinning stories to cover failure than actually doing the song they're supposed to do.
13	The future of the music business depends on how quickly we adapt to things going wrong. If sales are down we're not giving the public what it wants.
14	[on Peter Andre] I would rather crawl through a maggot box than listen to his album.
15	A good voice and a personality to match are hard to find.
16	If you're too confident the voting public thinks you don't need its help.
17	People need to be ruthless to make it to the very top.
18	When rubbish stories are printed by the press, the public begins to believe them and the damage is done.
19	A recording artist is probably the best job anyone could hope to have. The business is unpredictable and ruthless, but the rewards are huge. And it could be you, if you can sing.
20	Entertainers do not rise to the top of their craft, or even the middle, without determination. Determination is an overused word, and the idea has become something of a cliché, but it's vital and true. Madonna's determination and confidence turned her into a pop star; her idea of herself as superior that separated her from the rest of the pack.
21	Justin Timberlake is a force to be reckoned with. He understood the point of springboard appeal. He evolved into a fully-fledged star.
22	Barbra Streisand can be out of the news for five years, but if she announced tomorrow that she was holding a concert, it would sell out faster than any concert on Earth. She's like a film star from the '40s--she lives in the mansion on the hill, the public knows little about her private life, but she's not plastered all over the tabloids everyday. She's not like 'Madonna (I)', who gives it all away in each incarnation and then has to remake herself to replenish her mystique. Barbra Streisand keeps her distance, is a little cooler, but no less respected.
23	If I was 17 and a glamour model knocked on my bedroom door, I'd have definitely invited her in.
24	Artists are so perfectly handled and manicured that they don't have anything to say except careerist babble. I don't see any personalities anymore.
25	Oasis made bad behavior newsworthy.
26	Being #1 in the charts used to mean something. The pop charts have lost the plot that made them so exciting to watch.
27	The artists who endure are the ones who stay focused even after they have reached the top of their profession. In this business, there's always someone younger and hungrier coming up behind you. Staying famous is by no means guaranteed.
28	If you forget about the people who put you on top, you'll become unglued.
29	Don't pay too little attention to what people say about you.
30	Pop music is a youth market, and a business.
31	Writing a hit song is one of the hardest jobs on Earth. If you can find an artist who is a gifted songwriter - hallelujah! They're as rare as the Loch Ness Monster. Take a picture to prove they exist.
32	Pop culture distorts fame and breeds a certain sense of entitlement.
33	Many stars fall from their perch so rapidly they lose their dignity along with their reputation.
34	Entertainment careers are all about momentum and courage.
35	Someone with experience in the music business might be able to see something in you that you don't see in yourself.
36	Food is fuel.
37	Most stars aren't nice, trust me.
38	Eye contact is a sign of confidence. Grovelling is an act of desperation.
39	Don't sing and dance at the same time; it smacks of cabaret.
40	There was only one Michael Jackson, thank God.
41	Once you devote yourself to a pop career, you'll spend much of your time in audition rooms.
42	[on Mark Owen] Nice guy, bad instincts.
43	Genius is strange.
44	When you meet Elton John, you're meeting a star with a capital S. He is what pop music is all about.
45	I love anyone who can reinvent themselves. You can reinvent yourself not just through image, but through great pop songs.
46	There's a myth in this business that if you don't hit by the time you're 25, you'll never make it. No one is governed by age.
47	I have little patience for anybody who isn't prepared to put in 15-hour days.
48	New artists need to be smart about their careers and take the path of lesser resistance when first establishing their names.
49	I tend to think its the song that's more powerful than the performer. It's a ""Catch-22" situation: without the hit songs, artists don't have careers, but without careers, they won't have access to the hit songs.
50	[on Michael Jackson] He's the equivalent of a Victorian freak show.
51	I am never just looking for a talent, but rather a talent with a head start.
52	It helps if you can write your own songs if you want to be a singer. If you can't it's all the more harder.
53	Having worked in the music business for 35 years, its probably the funniest business on Earth. When I watch Top of the Pops (1998) now, I don't find anything funny in it anymore. Our main job is to make an entertaining TV show, which honestly reflects the pop music industry. If we ever get it totally right, though, no one will watch.
54	[on Pete Waterman] He speaks his mind and doesn't give a shit.
55	A bad singer who believes in himself has a different look in his eyes from that of a bad singer who comes in to make a mockery of the audition process. The latter has a funny little smile, or a weird kind of bravado.
56	On the first day of any show you are conscious of the lights and cameras and the fact that you are on TV. By the second day, after listening to 160 wannabes who can't sing quite in time, you don't care. You just want them to leave the room.
57	We now live in a fame epidemic. There has never been another time when so many young people sought celebrity status. Every magazine available portrays a lifestyle that looks great. My job is to point out to all the hopefuls the reality of what they're after. If you want that lifestyle you have to have talent. And you have to realize you may have to work for it.
58	There's a world of difference between a winner and a runner-up.
59	Freedom of the press is a good thing.
60	[on Lionel Richie] He had a fantastic sense of humor, was as smart as a whip and was as musically astute as anyone I had ever met.
61	[early auditions] I was sure the audience would respond to that, because it showcased what's inherently funny about the industry - the egos, the delusions, the tantrums, and of course, the singers who were horrendous but believed they were the Second Coming.
62	I am a very good judge. We look for those with the greatest potential; the singers and performers who could be molded and encouraged.
63	Personality makes a massive difference.
64	I hate office politics because its so boring.
65	The Sex Pistols' appearance on "The Bill Grundy Show" v) was the most cynical, brilliant piece of TV I've ever seen.
66	[about the music business] The real sexy job in this business was to work for a record label. This was a business you had to teach yourself, and if you were going to succeed, you had to take risks.
67	The people on the bottom rung look up to those at the top, and the ones at the top invariably look down on those at the bottom.
68	As far as kids are concerned, I'm brilliant with them, as long as they belong to other people and I don't have to be with them 24 hours a day.
69	Like so many artists, I felt [Paula Abdul] was a mix of arrogance and insecurity.
70	As a record executive based in England, I was trained to think of America as the ultimate market.
71	[what it takes to win] We need someone who has the potential to be a star around the globe. Someone who is focused, talented, and a hard worker in every respect. You know when you're in the presence of a star.
72	America does glitzy events better than any other country.
73	Performances without the critique just doesn't work. It heightens the appeal of the show.
74	America is a huge country with a wonderful tradition of superb singers.
75	Auditions are a very difficult, one-sided process.
76	The difference with US contestants is they fight back.
77	90% of the people are awful and 10% are good. Since 100% of the contestants believe they're destined to be big stars, 90% are deluded. Its an epidemic.
78	[his second thought when he saw Paula Abdul] Small.
79	[his first thought when he saw Paula Abdul] Cute.
80	Many comedians aren't funny when they're offstage.
81	Tom Jones has that ability to appeal to both kids and older people.
82	[at 4 years of age] I may not have been able to read, but I knew precisely what music I didn't like - and my parents had a sizable collection of it.
83	[Elvis Presley] and his management team were the first to recognize the power of television as the most powerful method of selling millions of records.
84	The world I was born into was very different from the way the world is now. No McDonalds, no color TV, and luckily, no Paula Abdul.
85	In her day, Madonna was one of the most innovative artists in the world. She had that instinct to know what producers to work with, and how and when to reinvent herself. She is a legend, but now she's a mother and a wife, she's respectable.
86	First impressions count in this business. Even if you have a voice like Barbra Streisand, you won't get very far if you're ordinary.
87	Nobody's perfect.
88	No matter how bad things are, if you've got the guts and the determination, you can fulfill your dream.
89	One minute, you're driving the 8:15 from Crewe to London, and three months later, you're on stage in front of millions of people.
90	If the public don't warm to your personality, you're out. The music industry requires that you have a larger-than-life personality.
91	As a judge of talent, Pete Waterman is one of the best, because he's not sitting there as a record producer. He's sitting there as a true lover of music and talent--a fan. Pete is TV gold.
92	It would have been good if Dad could have been here to enjoy at least some of my success.
93	The disco era was one of the best times for pop music - ever. It was an era that encouraged fun, glamour and excess.
94	Sometimes there are performers that hook you from the first time you see them.
95	A new artist costs 2 to 3 million pounds to launch properly. That's an expensive shag.
96	Whether you're Elvis Presley or Frank Sinatra, you're remembered for your songs.
97	I'm as competitive with somebody who works for my company as I am with somebody who works for another label.
98	Be patient and wait for the right thing to come your way.
99	Jennifer Lopez embodies the pop dream. Her rags to riches story proves that anyone can do great things with hard work, talent and a little luck.
100	Many celebs make the fatal mistake of reading their press, absorbing it and changing their ideas about themselves on the basis of what fans and critics say about them, e.g. Michael Jackson.
101	The music industry is a culture awash with sycophants and yes-men.
102	I have become famous for being rude. I'm the honest one.
103	If I knew what made [Cheryl] special, I would bottle it and sell it.
104	Because I'm not shy, I let my feelings be known in the press.
105	When you see a hundred singers a day, it's amazing if you can remember even a handful of them.
106	[what asked by people what they need to do to break into the music industry[ Don't bother.
107	People are intuitively aware of a front-runner or a leader.
108	My favourite contestant is the one who tells us I've given up everything for this. I've sacrificed a lot to live this dream. How old are you I ask? 17 they reply. In other words, this is an accurate representation of life today. Make me famous. Make me rich. I want it all. Now!
109	I'm often asked if I can take criticism, and I always think back to those days when the tough feedback of someone who knew more than me helped me so much more than fake praise.
110	[on Pete Waterman] He was arrogant, conceited and rude--and a genius. My kind of guy.
111	Never over-negotiate your initial salaries. If things work out afterwards, the money will follow. Ask for too much at the beginning and you may not get the job.
112	Nothing is more demoralizing than a bad set of contestants. And nothing is more invigorating than seeing a real talent emerge.
113	Most good songwriters are whores. They go where the money is.
114	[about the day that his band Westlife went to #1 and then his father died] The best day of my life had suddenly become the worst day of my life.
115	The minute you start to compromise on a band or an artist, you're finished.
116	Mariah Carey is the epitome of a diva.
117	If you have the opportunity to get a part on a TV show, no matter how small it seems, take it.
118	[about Los Angeles] It's a very difficult place to try and make it from the bottom up. It only works if you're dealing from a position of strength.
119	If I want art, I'll buy it.
120	Success rarely changes anyone. Rather it gives them the power to be what they always were.
121	[on Piers Morgan] He is sensitive to criticism, much more so than I am. This is the sort of person who will Google himself 20 times a day to find something positive.
122	We've never had a runner-up like [Susan Boyle] before. She won over a lot of fans with her voice and graciousness.
123	[to Susan Boyle] I absolutely adore you.
124	[Susan Boyle] could become the biggest star I've ever discovered. Susan is the biggest entertainment story this year [2009]. It's the biggest phenomenon I've ever seen out of any of my shows [Britain's Got Talent (2007)]. Broadway and Hollywood are possibilities for Susan. I would love to sit her down for five minutes and say, "Susan, you proved a point. You turned us around in five seconds, I apologize for ever doubting you". She is one of the most famous people in the world. If nothing else happens she has acceptance and for whatever reason, I don't think she had that before.
125	[on Britain's Got Talent (2007)] It gives the underdog a shot, and I think it's brilliant. The great thing about it is when you start seeing it in places like China and Afghanistan. It's democracy. We've given democracy back to the world.
126	Come as who you are, not who you want to be.
127	[His first thought when he laid eyes on Susan Boyle] This will take five seconds and then I can go have a cup of tea.
128	[after hearing Susan Boyle's performance of "I Dreamed a Dream" on Britain's Got Talent (2007)] Susan, you are a little tiger, aren't you?
129	People need an escape and this is what I provide - an excuse to laugh and forget your problems. We change people's lives.
130	[His reaction to Susan Boyle wanting to sing "I Dreamed a Dream" in 2009] Big song.
131	[His first words to Susan Boyle] Alright, what's your name, darling?
132	Was Susan Boyle right to dream a dream? Yes. Susan Boyle was good for all of us. She was certainly good for me because I look at me in that audition and saw something I didn't like, which was incredibly judgmental. Susan will help an awful lot of people who didn't have the confidence to do this.
133	[when Susan Boyle lost to Diversity] I could see the fear in her eyes--it's all over.
134	[thinking back on Susan Boyle's star-making audition] I felt the audience getting restless, smelling blood even. And that changed after the singing. After the chorus, her life had changed forever. That was a magical audition, like no one else's.
135	[on Susan Boyle] She's like a great underdog story.
136	Many stars prefer their own company.
137	I'm not going to waste my energy on focusing what others do.
138	I'm enjoying daytimes now.
139	I've got to become uncluttered.
140	My life is a night shift.
141	Once I've gone off someone, that's it for life.
142	One Direction are my best calling card.
143	We have to find a star who is the equivalent of Manchester United.
144	X-Factor (2006) has become the underdog.
145	Britney Spears is the Greta Garbo of pop.
146	Will Young is a fake, sniveling little drama queen.
147	Give me one day to make a pilot [episode] and I'll show you that it works.
148	When you're having hits, you're set on a new path.
149	[in 2012] I've never been happier.
150	One Direction are the success story X-Factor (2006) acts should aspire to.
151	Pudsey is the act I've been waiting for all my life.
152	Talking to celebrities is too much effort. They all think the same.
153	Embrace the madness.
154	Work is my mistress.
155	Marriage is an outdated contract.
156	[about money] If it could pour on me every day like a shower, I would lie in it for an hour. I just love it.
157	We'll speak about general matters for the first five minutes and the rest of the time we'll speak about me.
158	Cruelty is good television.
159	I read The Sun to see what people want.
160	I will never borrow money again.
161	I have an absolute hatred of losing. Even losing at Monopoly as a kid. I just want to beat the competition.
162	It's not our intention to be mean. That's just within us.
163	I only play to win.
164	[About Cheryl] The hardest thing to accept is that everyone has painted me as a monster because I embarrassed her. But the truth was I was protecting her. I just want people to be in the best place at the right time. It wasn't that she was terrible. She was good. I just thought she'd be happier in the UK.
165	[on Botox] Of course I have had it. I mean, for me, it's like cleaning my teeth, you know? Something makes your teeth whiter or something stops you having lines.
166	[on plastic surgery] I think you've got to be very careful as a guy, in particular, that you can end up looking really, really weird.
167	What is there to be excited about turning 50? Can't we just pretend it is not going to happen?
168	If I went to a psychiatrist, it would be a long session. I've always thought that I do have a number of issues that probably need dealing with, because I am quite odd in some ways. I get very dark moods for no reason. Nothing in particular brings it on. You can be having the best time of your life and yet you're utterly and totally miserable. I get very antisocial, depressed and irritable with people. I don't have time for them. I can't make phone calls and stuff. I just sit on my own for days. I'm not sitting in a darkened room rocking. Things might have gone really well and then I torture myself. I cannot believe it. I have to find something to make me miserable. Someone said to me recently, "You're like a human buffet table. Everyone comes and takes something from you and, at the end, there's nothing left". The last time I felt that way was when I looked at my diary and realized I had the next 18 months planned. I could tell you where I was going to be every day--which city, what time and almost what I was going to eat. That really depressed me.
169	I don't want to marry anyone, because whoever marries me will end up hating me.
170	What luxury would I take to a desert island? A mirror. It's true. I'd miss me.
171	Music videos have become the equivalent of moving wallpaper. You notice them, but you can't remember them.
172	[about American Idol (2002)] Sometimes it's mind-numbingly boring and it shows on my face.
173	[About his father's death and his band's reaching #1 on the charts on the same day] The ultimate irony. The worst thing that could happen, and the best--all in the one day. It just shocked me to the core. I just never thought my dad wouldn't be around. I phoned him to tell him about the #1, because that's what I did. When something good happened, I called my dad. At first, my mother couldn't even tell me he was dead. She just listened to me burbling on. Then she called me back to tell me. Awful.
174	[about Taylor Hicks] They [Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson] loved him. I couldn't stand him. I didn't get it. At the end of the day you have to find a bona fide recording artist. Just because you win the show doesn't mean you will sell a lot of records. Chris Daughtry is the one who sold the albums, not Taylor.
175	[on Michael Jackson] The guy is off his rocker.
176	I don't take myself seriously and I don't consider myself a star.
177	I don't want babies the same way I wouldn't want a puppy. It's too much responsibility.
178	[To the infamous Keith who sang a horrible rendering of "Like a Virgin"] "Keith, last year I described someone as being the worst singer in America. I think you're possibly the worst singer in the world . . . I've never, ever heard anything like that in my life, ever.
179	If you would have asked me what I thought of America before I came over here I would have used the word "corny". And then you come over here and you find that it's not corny at all. British people are very cynical, they cannot bear someone else's success. Americans embrace other people's success. Everything in America is larger than life.
180	Sit in these auditions for three weeks and hear "I Believe I Can Fly" out of tune for the millionth time, YOU try and be nice.
181	We've done three seasons of [American Idol (2002)] and by now it is safe to assume that most people know that you have to be able to sing. But people turn up who can't sing a note and yet they believe they are the Second Coming.
182	[Asked if he feels guilty about what he says to American Idol (2002) contestants] No, what I am doing is kind by telling people who are useless, "Do something that you're good at". So I would only feel guilt if I misled somebody who was terrible.
183	[to a Pop Idol (2001) contestant] Let me throw a mathematical dilemma at you - there's 500 left, well how come the odds of you winning are a million to one?
184	I'd accept an honour but I don't think I'm likely to get one. The Queen once described me as a dreadful man.

#	Fact
1	At the age of 30 he moved back with his parents after he lost everything he owned from various investments.
2	Donated £90,000 to the charity Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) in 2013.
3	Publicly supported the Conservative Party in the 2010 General Election, and wrote an article for "The Sun" endorsing David Cameron as Prime Minister.
4	Simon's father was of mostly Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry (Simon's paternal grandmother was born in Poland). The rest of Simon's ancestry is English, and distant Scottish.
5	In 1985 he co-founded Fanfare Records (UK).
6	Became a father for the 1st time at age 54 when his girlfriend Lauren Silverman gave birth to their son Eric Cowell on February 14, 2014.
7	A big fan of Luther Vandross and Barry White.
8	Got the UK No 1 of the new millennium with Westlife.
9	Before becoming famous, Cowell held down several brief jobs; quantity surveyor, a job at Tesco (he never made it past the interview), trainee law clerk, a runner, a waiter, a job in the EMI mailroom, and an estate agency where he had his worst job ever as a canvasser.
10	Was once a waiter in Elton John's restaurant in London.
11	When living in Elstree as a boy, he rubbed shoulders with Roger Moore, Gregory Peck, Robert Mitchum, Bette Davis and Maureen O'Hara. He even sat on Davis' knee while she learned her lines. Moore used to invite the Cowells to see the filming of The Saint (1962).
12	Has a waxwork figure in Madame Tussauds.
13	Susan Boyle's star-making audition was one of Cowell's favourite moments on Britain's Got Talent (2009).
14	A woman broke into his London home in 2011.
15	A dog lover.
16	Has a neighbouring mansion, next to Elton John's, in Beverly Hills.
17	Turned down the chance to manage Take That, which went on to become one of the major boy bands of the 1990s.
18	A huge fan of Frank Sinatra.
19	Stanley Kubrick was his neighbour growing up. He pestered Eric Cowell, Simon's father, to sell his property to him.
20	Put up £50,000 bail money for pop impresario Jonathan King when he was arrested in 2001.
21	Has said he finds Britney Spears to be fascinating and wants her to be a part of The X Factor (2011).
22	A TV commercial proposal was made to him by his agent who told him that he would be paid $1m for a day's work (the good news). When Cowell asked about the bad news, he was informed that the commercial was for "Viagra". Cowell reneged (interview: Piers Morgan Tonight: Episode dated 5 April 2011 (2011)). [2010]
23	(May 10, 2010) Merited a place in Time magazine's - The 100 Most Influential People in the World ("Artists" category) - with a tribute provided by Nick Cannon.
24	The Sunday Times List estimated his net worth at $196 million. [2009]
25	He is good friends with Emma Noble.
26	In 2007, he earned an estimated $72 million in income from his various projects. $45 million from American Idol (2002), $15 million from Britain's Got Talent (2007) and The X Factor (2004), and $12 million from his record label.
27	Ranked #6 in the 2008 Telegraph's list "the 100 most powerful people in British culture".
28	Allergic to lambs' wool. Buys expensive cashmere jumpers.
29	His father Eric Cowell was a record company executive with EMI. He died at home in 1999 of a massive heart attack on the very day that Simon got his first Number One with a then-unknown band called Westlife who his dad had predicted would become big.
30	In 2007, Forbes Magazine estimated his U.S. earnings at $45 million for the year.
31	Made his screen debut in 1990, on the UK TV series Sale of the Century (1989). His prize for winning: kitchen utensils.
32	During an audition, a female participant told Simon and the other judges that she quit her job at a hair salon so she can pursue her dreams on American Idol (2002); when getting rejected, Simon had asked for the phone and called the owner of the workplace where the rejected contestant got her job back.
33	His best friend is his London neighbor Jacqueline St. Claire.
34	He has two nieces and a nephew: Tanyette Chantel (born October 18, 1981), Melissa Lee (born July 10, 1984), and Joshua Aaron (born April 15, 1986). All three of them have appeared in the audience during various episodes of Pop Idol (2001) Season 1.
35	His sister's husband is the cousin of pop star Robbie Williams.
36	His former girlfriend is Terri Seymour. [2004]
37	During auditions for The X Factor (2004), he made a bet with auditionee Paul Holt that he would pay him £50,000 if he got a #1 single. Holt was quickly signed by a record label - and backed by The X Factor (2004) judge Sharon Osbourne - to release "50 Grand for Christmas" in December 2004, which only charted at #35 in the UK.
38	Says that the first time he gave a criticism was at age four when he looked at his mother's white fuzzy pillbox hat and remarked "Mum, you look like a poodle" [Source: His book "I Don't Mean to Be Rude, But..."]
39	He worked as a mail boy at EMI and eventually worked his way to become an A&R representative.
40	Has 3 half-brothers, John, Michael and Tony Cowell, a half sister, former child actress June Cowell, a biological sister, Lindsay Elizabeth and a younger brother Nicholas Cowell.
41	Dropped out of school at the age of 16.

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Music Department

Title	Year	Status
The Xtra Factor	2009-2015	TV Series composer - 67 episodes
The X Factor	2004-2015	TV Series composer - 72 episodes
The X Factor	2011-2012	TV Series composer - 56 episodes
The X Factor	2011-2012	TV Series composer - 22 episodes
The X Factor Digital Experience	2011	TV Series composer: theme music
X Factor	2010/I	TV Series composer: theme music
The X Factor: Battle of the Stars	2006	TV Movie composer: title music

Writer

Title	Year	Status
X Factor		TV Series format by - 43 episodes, 2008 - 2014 format devised by - 13 episodes, 2015
America's Got Talent	2006-2013	TV Series co-creator - 37 episodes
X Factor	2010-2012	TV Series format by - 31 episodes
The X Factor Digital Experience	2011	TV Series creator
X Factor	2010/I	TV Series creator
X Factor		TV Series idea - 12 episodes, 2008 original idea - 1 episode, 2008
Talent Suomi	2007	TV Series co-creator
Britain's Got Talent	2007	TV Series creator - 3 episodes
Australia's Got Talent	2007	TV Series creator

Producer

Title	Year	Status
America's Got Talent	2006-2014	TV Series executive producer - 87 episodes
One Chance	2013	producer
One Direction: This Is Us	2013	Documentary producer
The X Factor Digital Experience	2011	TV Series executive producer
American Inventor		TV Series executive producer - 15 episodes, 2006 - 2007 producer - 8 episodes, 2006
Celebrity Duets	2006	TV Series executive producer - 9 episodes
Cupid	2003	TV Series executive producer - 11 episodes
Emmerdale: The Dingles Down Under	1997	Video executive producer

Actor

Title	Year	Status	Character
Children in Need: Fantastic Beasts Special	2016	TV Movie
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping	2016		Simon Cowell
Family Guy	2007-2016	TV Series	Simon Cowell
The Simpsons	2004-2010	TV Series	Simon Cowell Henry

Soundtrack

Title	Year	Status	Character
Britain's Got Talent	2013-2016	TV Series writer - 2 episodes
The X Factor	2008-2011	TV Series writer - 4 episodes

Thanks

Title	Year	Status
National Television Awards	2010	TV Special with thanks to
Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol	2007	Video Game extra special thanks
George Michael: A Different Story	2005	Documentary thanks
Maybe Baby	2000	special thanks
The Woolpackers: Emmerdance	1996	Video special thanks

Self

Title	Year	Status	Character
Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol	2007	Video Game	Himself - Judge (voice)
Biography	2007	TV Series documentary	Himself
Inside Edition	2006	TV Series documentary	Himself
GMTV	2004-2006	TV Series	Himself
The National Television Awards	2006	TV Movie documentary	Himself
The Story of Light Entertainment	2006	TV Mini-Series documentary	Himself
TV's 50 Greatest Stars	2006	TV Movie documentary	Himself
The 58th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards	2006	TV Special	Himself - Presenter
The X Factor: One Year On	2006	TV Movie documentary	Himself
Forbes Celebrity 100: Who Made Bank?	2006	TV Movie	Himself
Best Ever Ads 2	2006	TV Movie documentary	Himself
The X Factor: Battle of the Stars	2006	TV Movie	Himself - Judge
The Xtra Factor: Battle of the Stars	2006	TV Mini-Series	Himself
The Fairly OddParents in Fairy Idol	2006	TV Movie	Himself
American Idol Extra	2006	TV Series	Himself
The Tony Danza Show	2006	TV Series	Himself
Wogan Now & Then	2006	TV Series	Himself
The Paul O'Grady Show	2004-2005	TV Series	Himself
The British Comedy Awards 2005	2005	TV Special	Himself
American Idol: The Best of Seasons 1-4	2005	Video	Himself - Judge
The National Television Awards	2005	TV Special	Himself
Best Ever Ads	2005	TV Movie documentary	Himself
What Did ITV Do for Me?	2005	TV Movie documentary	Himself
ITV 50 Greatest Shows	2005	TV Movie	Himself
The Story of ITV: The People's Channel	2005	TV Mini-Series documentary	Himself
The 32nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards	2005	TV Special	Himself
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards '05	2005	TV Movie documentary	Himself
George Michael: A Different Story	2005	Documentary	Himself
Late Night with Conan O'Brien	2003-2005	TV Series	Himself
American Idol: The Phenomenon	2004	TV Special
The British Comedy Awards 2004	2004	TV Special	Himself - Presenter
The 2004 Billboard Music Awards	2004	TV Special	Himself
The Record of the Year 2004	2004	TV Special	Himself
Today with Des and Mel	2004	TV Series	Himself
Far Far Away Idol	2004	Video short	Himself (voice)
The Celebrity Awards 2004	2004	TV Special	Himself
The 56th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards	2004	TV Special	Himself - Co-Presenter: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Parkinson	2004	TV Series	Himself
Howard Stern	2002-2004	TV Series	Himself
Simon Cowell: American Idol	2004	TV Movie documentary	Himself
Saturday Night Live	2004	TV Series	Himself
On-Air with Ryan Seacrest	2004	TV Series	Himself
Tabloid Tales	2004	TV Series documentary	Himself
The Sharon Osbourne Show	2004	TV Series	Himself
National Television Awards Party of the Year	2004	TV Special	Himself
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire	2003	TV Series	Himself
World Idol	2003	TV Movie	Himself - Judge: USA
Pop Idol	2001-2003	TV Series	Himself - Judge / Himself
The British Comedy Awards 2003	2003	TV Special	Himself
The Importance of Being Famous	2003	TV Movie documentary	Himself
Richard & Judy	2001-2003	TV Series	Himself
The National Music Awards 2003	2003	TV Movie documentary	Himself - Presenter
Scary Movie 3	2003		Himself
Greasemania	2003	TV Movie documentary	Himself
MADtv	2003	TV Series	Himself
The 55th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards	2003	TV Special	Himself
MTV Video Music Awards 2003	2003	TV Special	Himself
Being Simon Cowell	2003	TV Movie documentary	Himself
American Juniors	2003	TV Series	Himself
Banzai	2003	TV Series	Himself
Late Show with David Letterman	2003	TV Series	Himself
This Is Your Life	2003	TV Series documentary
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross	2003	TV Series	Himself
Comic Relief 2003: The Big Hair Do	2003	TV Special	Himself
Hollywood Squares	2003	TV Series	Himself - Center Square
The Luvvies	2003	TV Movie documentary	Himself
The Daily Show	2003	TV Series	Himself
Cribs	2002	TV Series	Himself
Bubblegum Babylon	2002	TV Movie documentary	Himself
The Wayne Brady Show	2002	TV Series	Himself
MTV Video Music Awards 2002	2002	TV Special	Himself - Presenter
The Teen Choice Awards 2002	2002	TV Special	Himself - Presenter
Total Request Live	2002	TV Series	Himself
Top Ten	2002	TV Series documentary	Himself
When Louis Met... Max Clifford	2002	TV Special documentary	Himself
Brit Awards 2002	2002	TV Special	Himself - Presenter
So Graham Norton	2002	TV Series	Himself
The Hit Factory: The Pete Waterman Story	2001	TV Movie documentary	Himself
The Frank Skinner Show	2001	TV Series	Himself
Bring It On	2001	TV Series documentary	Himself - BMG Records
Pop Idol Extra	2001	TV Series documentary	Himself
One Hit Wonderland	2001	TV Mini-Series	Himself
Sale of the Century	1989/II	TV Series	Himself - Contestant (1989) (uncredited)
Britain's Greatest Hoaxer	2017	TV Movie documentary	Himself
The X Factor	2004-2016	TV Series	Himself - Judge / Himself
Children in Need	2003-2016	TV Series	Himself
Entertainment Tonight	2007-2016	TV Series	Himself
Extra	2008-2016	TV Series	Himself
America's Got Talent	2013-2016	TV Series	Himself - Judge / Himself - Audience Member
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon	2016	TV Series	Himself
Access Hollywood	2007-2016	TV Series	Himself
The Insider	2016	TV Series	Himself
Britain's Got More Talent	2007-2016	TV Series	Himself
Britain's Got Talent	2007-2016	TV Series	Himself - Judge / Himself
Today	2002-2016	TV Series	Himself / Himself - Guest
American Idol	2002-2016	TV Series	Himself - Judge / Himself / Himself -sJudge / ...
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway	2003-2016	TV Series	Himself
The One Show	2016	TV Series	Himself
Ok! TV	2016	TV Series	Himself
The Xtra Factor	2004-2015	TV Series	Himself / Himself - Featuring
Pride of Britain Awards	2015	TV Movie	Himself
Loose Women	2015	TV Series	Himself
Red Nose Day	2015	TV Special	Himself
The Late Late Show with James Corden	2015	TV Series	Himself / Himself - Hosting Hopeful
National Television Awards	2015	TV Special	Himself
The Royal Variety Performance 2014	2014	TV Movie	Himself
60 Minutes	2007-2014	TV Series documentary	Himself - Gold Processor (segment "Gold Rush") / Himself - Judge, American Idol (segment "Simon Cowell")
Pride of Britain Awards	2014	TV Special	Himself
The Big Interview with Dan Rather	2014	TV Series	Himself
E! News	2014	TV Series	Himself
This Morning	1999-2014	TV Series	Himself / Himself - Guest
National Television Awards	2014	TV Special	Himself
McKenna	2014	TV Series	Himself
The X Factor	2011-2013	TV Series	Himself - Judge
From the Bottom to the Top	2013	Video documentary	Himself
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno	2002-2013	TV Series	Himself / Himself - Guest
Conan	2012-2013	TV Series	Himself - Guest
The Arsenio Hall Show	2013	TV Series	Himself - Guest
Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show	2004-2013	TV Series	Himself / Himself - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!	2004-2013	TV Series	Himself / Himself - Guest (segment "Mean Tweets")
Daybreak	2012-2013	TV Series	Himself
CQC: Custe o Que Custar	2013	TV Series	Himself
One Direction: This Is Us	2013	Documentary	Himself (uncredited)
Chelsea Lately	2013	TV Series	Himself - Guest
National Television Awards	2013	TV Special	Himself
One Direction: All for One	2012	Documentary	Himself
The X Factor	2012	TV Series	Himself - Creator & The X Factor Judge
The Jonathan Ross Show	2012	TV Series	Himself
The Talent Show Story	2012	TV Series documentary	Himself
The Barbara Walters Summer Special	2010-2011	TV Series	Himself
Susan Boyle: An Unlikely Superstar	2011	TV Movie documentary	Himself
The X Factor Digital Experience	2011	TV Series	Himself
Matt Cardle: Into the Light	2011	TV Movie documentary	Himself
The Wendy Williams Show	2011	TV Series	Himself - Guest
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon	2011	TV Series	Himself - Guest
Piers Morgan Tonight	2011	TV Series	Himself
CNBC Meets	2011	TV Series documentary	Himself
X Factor World Premiere Preview	2011	TV Movie	Himself
The Oprah Winfrey Show	2003-2011	TV Series	Himself
Piers Morgan's Life Stories	2010-2011	TV Series	Himself
The National Television Awards 2011	2011	TV Special	Himself
Oprah's Master Class	2011	TV Series documentary	Himself
Coronation Street: The Big 50	2010	TV Movie	Himself (uncredited)
Stu Plus Who?	2010	Documentary	Himself
The 37th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards	2010	TV Special	Himself
The British Academy Television Awards	2010	TV Movie documentary	Himself
ABC News Nightline	2010	TV Series	Himself
Larry King Live	2004-2010	TV Series	Himself
Live from Studio Five	2009-2010	TV Series	Himself
National Television Awards	2010	TV Special	Himself
The National Television Awards Backstage Live	2010	TV Special	Himself
The Simpsons: Celebrity Friends	2010	TV Movie documentary	Himself
The Simpsons: Mischief & Mayhem	2010	TV Movie documentary	Himself
The Simpsons: Access All Areas	2010	TV Movie documentary	Himself
Pride of Britain Awards 2010	2010	TV Special	Himself
Ant & Dec's Christmas Show	2009	TV Movie	Himself
A Night of Heroes: The Sun Military Awards	2009	TV Special	Himself
Cheryl Cole's Night In	2009	TV Movie	Himself
The Variety Club Showbiz Awards 2009	2009	TV Special	Himself - Daily Mirror Best British TV Judge Awardee
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson	2009	TV Series	Himself
Queens of British Pop	2009	TV Series	Himself
Comic Relief 2009	2009	TV Special	Himself
Xposé	2008-2009	TV Series	Himself
X Factor	2009	TV Series	Himself
Infanity	2009	TV Series documentary	Himself
The 10th Annual Family Entertainment Awards	2008	TV Special	Himself
Idol	2008	TV Series	Himself
Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol Encore 2	2008	Video Game	Himself (voice)
Backstage Exclusive at the National Television Awards	2008	TV Special	Himself
The National Television Awards 2008	2008	TV Special	Himself
Rachael Ray	2008	TV Series	Himself - Guest
Mischief	2008	TV Series documentary	Himself
HBO Boxing	2008	TV Series documentary	Himself - Audinece Member
American Idol Rewind	2007-2008	TV Series	Himself - Judge / Himself
TMZ on TV	2008	TV Series	Himself
The Apprentice	2008	TV Series	Himself
Sport Relief: The Apprentice	2008	TV Movie	Himself
Live with Kelly and Michael	2005-2008	TV Series	Himself / Himself - Co-Host
Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol Encore	2008	Video Game	Himself - Judge (voice)
The Royal Variety Performance 2007	2007	TV Movie	Himself
Entertainment Weekly & TV Land Present: The 50 Greatest TV Icons	2007	TV Movie documentary	Himself
Top Gear	2003-2007	TV Series	Himself
The Kylie Show	2007	TV Movie	Himself
The National Television Awards 2007	2007	TV Special	Himself
What Perez Sez	2007	TV Series	Himself
Concert for Diana	2007	TV Special documentary	Himself - Presenter
Punk'd	2005-2007	TV Series	Himself
E! True Hollywood Story	2003-2007	TV Series documentary	Himself
Happy Birthday Elton! From Madison Square Garden, New York	2007	TV Movie	Himself
Anderson Cooper 360°	2007	TV Series	Himself
Comic Relief: The Apprentice	2007	TV Movie	Himself

Archive Footage

Title	Year	Status	Character
Good Morning Britain	2016	TV Series	Himself
Lorraine	2016	TV Series	Himself
Entertainment Tonight	2016	TV Series	Himself
Extra	2015-2016	TV Series	Himself
Inside Edition	2013-2016	TV Series documentary	Himself
Up Late with Rylan	2016	TV Series	Himself - Judge, Britain's Got Talent
Too Much TV	2016	TV Series	Himself - Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
The Drunken Peasants	2016	TV Series	Himself
American Idol	2016	TV Series	Himself
20 Moments That Rocked the 00s	2015	TV Movie documentary	Himself
20 Moments That Rocked Talent Shows	2015	TV Movie	Himself
The X Factor	2014	TV Series	Himself - Judge
TV's Nastiest Villains	2014	TV Movie documentary	Himself
Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show	2014	TV Series	Himself / judge
One Chance	2013		Himself (uncredited)
The Wright Stuff	2012	TV Series	Himself
50 Years of Bad Sex	2011	TV Movie documentary	Himself
Breakfast	2010-2011	TV Series	Himself
The Hour	2010	TV Series	Himself
5 Second Movies	2010	TV Series	Himself
Top Gear	2010	TV Series	Himself
Live from Studio Five	2009-2010	TV Series	Himself
The Jay Leno Show	2010	TV Series	Himself
Almost Famous III	2010	TV Movie documentary	Himself
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants	2009	TV Movie documentary	Himself
2009 Game Show Awards	2009	TV Special	Himself
The Paul O'Grady Show	2009	TV Series	Himself
Quelli che... il calcio	2009	TV Series	Himself
Almost Famous II	2009	TV Movie documentary	Himself
The Xtra Factor	2006-2008	TV Series	Himself
Russell & Ross: What the F*** Was All That About?	2008	TV Movie documentary	Himself (uncredited)
Argumental	2008	TV Series	Himself
The O'Reilly Factor	2008	TV Series	Himself - American Idol Judge / Himself / Himself - 'Patriot' (segment "Pinheads & Patriots")
Root of All Evil	2008	TV Series	Himself
The Big Fat Quiz of the Year	2007	TV Special	Himself (uncredited)
60 Minutes	2007	TV Series documentary	Himself - Judge, American Idol (segment "Simon Cowell")
Ashens	2007	TV Series	Himself - Judge
The Weird World of Louis Theroux	2007	TV Movie documentary	Himself
Whatever Happened to Gareth Gates?	2006	TV Movie documentary	Himself
Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story	2006	TV Movie	Himself
The Girls Next Door	2006	TV Series	Himself
Aunque usted no lo viera	2005	TV Series	Himself
Greatest Before They Were Stars TV Moments	2005	TV Movie documentary	Wonderdog
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: The Best of Triumph the Insult Comic Dog	2004	Video	Himself (uncredited)
Who Killed Saturday Night TV?	2004	TV Movie documentary	Himself (uncredited)

Won Awards

Year	Award	Ceremony	Nomination	Movie
2013	ASCAP Award	ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards	Top Television Series	The X Factor (2004)
2013	Blimp Award	Kids' Choice Awards, USA	Favorite Villain	The X Factor (2011)
2013	Teen Choice Award	Teen Choice Awards	Choice TV Personality: Male	The X Factor (2011)
2012	Teen Choice Award	Teen Choice Awards	Choice TV Personality: Male	The X Factor (2011)
2008	Special Recognition Award	National Television Awards, UK
2004	MTV Movie Award	MTV Movie Awards	Best Cameo	Scary Movie 3 (2003)
2004	Teen Choice Award	Teen Choice Awards	Choice Reality/Variety Jackass	American Idol: The Search for a Superstar (2002)
2003	Teen Choice Award	Teen Choice Awards	Favorite TV Personality

Nominated Awards

Year	Award	Ceremony	Nomination	Movie
2015	National Television Award	National Television Awards, UK	Most Popular TV Judge	The X Factor (2004)
2012	TV Guide Award	TV Guide Awards	Favorite Comeback	The X Factor (2011)
2010	Teen Choice Award	Teen Choice Awards	Choice TV: Personality
2009	Teen Choice Award	Teen Choice Awards	Choice TV Personality	American Idol: The Search for a Superstar (2002)
2008	Teen Choice Award	Teen Choice Awards	Choice TV Personality	American Idol: The Search for a Superstar (2002)
2007	Primetime Emmy	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Reality-Competition Program	American Idol: The Search for a Superstar (2002)
2007	Teen Choice Award	Teen Choice Awards	Choice TV: Personality	American Idol: The Search for a Superstar (2002)
2006	Primetime Emmy	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Reality-Competition Program	American Idol: The Search for a Superstar (2002)
2006	Teen Choice Award	Teen Choice Awards	TV - Choice Personality	American Idol: The Search for a Superstar (2002)
2005	Primetime Emmy	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Reality-Competition Program	American Idol: The Search for a Superstar (2002)
2005	National Television Award	National Television Awards, UK	Most Popular TV Expert	The X Factor (2004)
2005	Teen Choice Award	Teen Choice Awards	Choice TV Personality: Male
2004	Primetime Emmy	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Reality-Competition Program	American Idol: The Search for a Superstar (2002)
2004	Teen Choice Award	Teen Choice Awards	Choice TV Personality
2004	Teen Choice Award	Teen Choice Awards	Choice Reality/Variety TV Star - Male	American Idol: The Search for a Superstar (2002)
2003	Primetime Emmy	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Reality/Competition Program	American Idol: The Search for a Superstar (2002)

Known for movies

Source

Simon Cowell Net Worth