Simon Cowell's biography

Simon Cowell is 63 years old actor born on on Wednesday 7th of October 1959. He is often nicknamed as Mr. NastyJudge DreadNasty SimonSarcastic Simon. According to year of birth 1959 he belongs to Boomers. Birthday on 7th of October means he is Libra. Libra sign depicts that it is all about “Balance”. It seems that their life is very balanced, however, things are way opposite as they always face unstable situations in order to balance it further.

He is citizen of United Kingdom. His primary profession is to be actor. You can know him also as film producer, writer, talent agent, record producer, talent manager, composer, television presenter, television producer. He is recently known as artist and repertoire.

Simon Cowell's schools

We found 3 schools He attended. Complete list of schools: Dover College, Licensed Victuallers' School, Radlett Preparatory School.

Simon Cowell's career

His main focus is to be actor and artist and repertoire.

Awards and competitions

Simon Cowell's Awards

He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television at 6801 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on August 20, 2018.

Simon Cowell's Rankings

Ranked #6 in the 2008 Telegraph's list "the 100 most powerful people in British culture".

What Simon Cowell has done for a first time

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..."]
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 first season episodes of Pop Idol (2001).
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.
Became a father for the first time at age 54 when his girlfriend Lauren Silverman gave birth to their son Eric Cowell on February 14, 2014.

Simon Cowell's Donations

Donated Â£90,000 to the charity Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF). [2013]

Simon Cowell's quotes

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.
[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?
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.
I don't want babies the same way I wouldn't want a puppy. It's too much responsibility.
I don't take myself seriously and I don't consider myself a star.
[on Michael Jackson] The guy is off his rocker.
[about American Idol: The Search for a Superstar (2002)] Sometimes it's mind-numbingly boring and it shows on my face.
Music videos have become the equivalent of moving wallpaper. You notice them, but you can't remember them.
What luxury would I take to a desert island? A mirror. It's true. I'd miss me.
I don't want to marry anyone, because whoever marries me will end up hating me.
What is there to be excited about turning 50? Can't we just pretend it is not going to happen?
[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.
[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.
I only play to win.
It's not our intention to be mean. That's just within us.
I have an absolute hatred of losing. Even losing at Monopoly as a kid. I just want to beat the competition.
I will never borrow money again.
I read The Sun to see what people want.
Cruelty is good television.
We'll speak about general matters for the first five minutes and the rest of the time we'll speak about me.
[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.
Marriage is an outdated contract.
Work is my mistress.
Embrace the madness.
Talking to celebrities is too much effort. They all think the same.
Pudsey is the act I've been waiting for all my life.
One Direction are the success story X-Factor (2006) acts should aspire to.
[in 2012] I've never been happier.
When you're having hits, you're set on a new path.
Give me one day to make a pilot [episode] and I'll show you that it works.
Will Young is a fake, sniveling little drama queen.
Britney Spears is the Greta Garbo of pop.
X-Factor (2006) has become the underdog.
We have to find a star who is the equivalent of Manchester United.
One Direction are my best calling card.
Once I've gone off someone, that's it for life.
My life is a night shift.
I've got to become uncluttered.
I'm enjoying daytimes now.
I'm not going to waste my energy on focusing what others do.
Many stars prefer their own company.
[on Susan Boyle] She's like a great underdog story.
[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.
[when Susan Boyle lost to Diversity] I could see the fear in her eyes--it's all over.
[His first words to Susan Boyle] Alright, what's your name, darling?
[Piers Morgan's reaction to Susan Boyle wanting to sing "I Dreamed a Dream" in 2009] "Big song".
People need an escape and this is what I provide - an excuse to laugh and forget your problems. We change people's lives.
[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?
[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.
Come as who you are, not who you want to be.
[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.
[to Susan Boyle] I absolutely adore you.
We've never had a runner-up like [Susan Boyle] before. She won over a lot of fans with her voice and graciousness.
[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.
Success rarely changes anyone. Rather it gives them the power to be what they always were.
If I want art, I'll buy it.
[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.
If you have the opportunity to get a part on a TV show, no matter how small it seems, take it.
Mariah Carey is the epitome of a diva.
The minute you start to compromise on a band or an artist, you're finished.
[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.
Most good songwriters are whores. They go where the money is.
Nothing is more demoralizing than a bad set of contestants. And nothing is more invigorating than seeing a real talent emerge.
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.
[on Pete Waterman] He was arrogant, conceited and rude--and a genius. My kind of guy.
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.
People are intuitively aware of a front-runner or a leader.
[what asked by people what they need to do to break into the music industry[ Don't bother.
When you see a hundred singers a day, it's amazing if you can remember even a handful of them.
Because I'm not shy, I let my feelings be known in the press.
If I knew what made [Cheryl] special, I would bottle it and sell it.
I have become famous for being rude. I'm the honest one.
The music industry is a culture awash with sycophants and yes-men.
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.
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.
Be patient and wait for the right thing to come your way.
I'm as competitive with somebody who works for my company as I am with somebody who works for another label.
Whether you're Elvis Presley or Frank Sinatra, you're remembered for your songs.
A new artist costs 2 to 3 million pounds to launch properly. That's an expensive shag.
Sometimes there are performers that hook you from the first time you see them.
The disco era was one of the best times for pop music - ever. It was an era that encouraged fun, glamour and excess.
It would have been good if Dad could have been here to enjoy at least some of my success.
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.
If the public don't warm to your personality, you're out. The music industry requires that you have a larger-than-life personality.
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.
No matter how bad things are, if you've got the guts and the determination, you can fulfill your dream.
Nobody's perfect.
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.
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.
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.
[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.
[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.
Tom Jones has that ability to appeal to both kids and older people.
Many comedians aren't funny when they're offstage.
[his first thought when he saw Paula Abdul] Cute.
[his second thought when he saw Paula Abdul] Small.
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.
The difference with US contestants is they fight back.
Auditions are a very difficult, one-sided process.
America is a huge country with a wonderful tradition of superb singers.
Performances without the critique just doesn't work. It heightens the appeal of the show.
America does glitzy events better than any other country.
[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.
As a record executive based in England, I was trained to think of America as the ultimate market.
Like so many artists, I felt [Paula Abdul] was a mix of arrogance and insecurity.
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.
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.
[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.
Sex Pistols' appearance on "The Bill Grundy Show" v) was the most cynical, brilliant piece of TV I've ever seen.
I hate office politics because its so boring.
Personality makes a massive difference.
I am a very good judge. We look for those with the greatest potential; the singers and performers who could be molded and encouraged.
[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.
Freedom of the press is a good thing.
There's a world of difference between a winner and a runner-up.
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.
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.
[on Pete Waterman] He speaks his mind and doesn't give a shit.
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.
I am never just looking for a talent, but rather a talent with a head start.
[on Michael Jackson] He's the equivalent of a Victorian freak show.
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.
New artists need to be smart about their careers and take the path of lesser resistance when first establishing their names.
I have little patience for anybody who isn't prepared to put in 15-hour days.
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.
I love anyone who can reinvent themselves. You can reinvent yourself not just through image, but through great pop songs.
When you meet Elton John, you're meeting a star with a capital S. He is what pop music is all about.
Genius is strange.
[on Mark Owen] Nice guy, bad instincts.
Once you devote yourself to a pop career, you'll spend much of your time in audition rooms.
There was only one Michael Jackson, thank God.
Don't sing and dance at the same time; it smacks of cabaret.
Eye contact is a sign of confidence. Grovelling is an act of desperation.
Most stars aren't nice, trust me.
Food is fuel.
Someone with experience in the music business might be able to see something in you that you don't see in yourself.
Entertainment careers are all about momentum and courage.
Many stars fall from their perch so rapidly they lose their dignity along with their reputation.
Pop culture distorts fame and breeds a certain sense of entitlement.
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.
Pop music is a youth market, and a business.
Don't pay too little attention to what people say about you.
If you forget about the people who put you on top, you'll become unglued.
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.
Being #1 in the charts used to mean something. The pop charts have lost the plot that made them so exciting to watch.
Oasis made bad behavior newsworthy.
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.
If I was 17 and a glamour model knocked on my bedroom door, I'd have definitely invited her in.
Justin Timberlake is a force to be reckoned with. He understood the point of springboard appeal. He evolved into a fully-fledged star.
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.
When rubbish stories are printed by the press, the public begins to believe them and the damage is done.
People need to be ruthless to make it to the very top.
If you're too confident the voting public thinks you don't need its help.
A good voice and a personality to match are hard to find.
[on Peter Andre] I would rather crawl through a maggot box than listen to his album.
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.
More PR people are spinning stories to cover failure than actually doing the song they're supposed to do.
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.
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.
The day I met Pete Waterman was easily the most important day of my career.
Pop was what I liked and understood. Pop for me would always be the future.
TV is the most important factor in selling pop music.
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.
A good manager is an absolute necessity.
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.
[2011] Having nothing is better than being in debt.
My driver was on 40-a-day and he has cut out smoking completely. I'm on 80-a-day now. It's a step in the right direction. I don't smoke in front of Eric for obvious reasons.

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