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Simon Cowell
42 Fans
Age
55
Birthday
Oct. 7th, 1959
Born in
Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK
Height
5' 9"
Simon Cowell's Main TV Roles |
Main Movie Roles2003 - Scary Movie 3 |
Simon was born in Brighton, England. His parents' names are Julie Cowell and Eric Cowell. First made a TV appearance on UK's Pop Idol. Then on America's American Idol.
TRIVIA:
- (2004) His former girlfriend is 'Terri Seymour' (qv).
- His sister's husband is the cousin of pop star 'Robbie Williams (I)' (qv).
- Made his screen debut in 1990, on the UK TV series 'Sale of the Century', his prize for winning - Kitchen Utensils.
- In 2007, Forbes Magazine estimated his U.S. earnings at $45 million for the year.
- Dropped out of school at 16
- During an auditioning, 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; when getting rejected, Simon had asked for the phone and called the owner of the participant workplace where the rejected contestant got her job back.
- His best friend is his London neighbor Jackie St Claire.
- Ranked #6 in the 2008 Telegraph's list "the 100 most powerful people in British culture".
