| Celebrated Name: | Simon Cowell |
| Real Name/Full Name: | Simon Phillip Cowell |
| Gender: | Male |
| Age: | 62 years old |
| Birth Date: | October 7, 1959 |
| Birth Place: | Lambeth, London, United Kingdom |
| Nationality: | British |
| Height: | 1.75 m |
| Weight: | 84 kg |
| Sexual Orientation: | Straight |
| Marital Status: | In a relationship |
| Wife/Spouse (Name): | No |
| Children/Kids (Son and Daughter): | Yes (Eric Cowell) |
| Dating/Girlfriend (Name): | Yes (Lauren Silverman) |
| Is Simon Cowell Gay?: | No |
| Profession: | Television personality, businessman and record executive |
| Salary: | $95 million |
| Net Worth in 2024: | $650 million |
| Last Updated: | December 2024 |
Simon Cowell is an English reality television judge, businessman, and record executive. He is mostly recognized as the judge on the British TV talent competition series Pop Idol, Britain’s Got Talent and The X Factor. He is also famous as the judge of the American TV talent competition shows such as Merica’s Got Talent and American Idol. He is also the chief executive and principal founder of the British entertainment company Syco.
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Early Life & Biography
Simon Cowell was born on 7 October 1959 in Lambeth, London. His real name is Simon Phillip Cowell. He is the son of Eric Selig Philip Cowell and Julie Cowell. His father was a music industry executive while his mother was a ballet dancer. Simon has a younger brother named Nicholas Cowell and three half-brothers named Michael, Tony, and John Cowell and a half-sister named June Cowell.
Simon went to Pradlett Preparatory School. After that, he went to independent Dover College with his brother and joined in English Language and Literature. After that, he went to Windsor Technical College and gained GCE in Sociology. After completing graduation, Simon took several jobs. Simon also worked as a runner on The Shining, but he did not go well with bosses and colleagues. Later, he started working at the EMI Music Publishing.
Personal Life
Simon Cowell is an unmarried man. He has been in lots of relationships in He was in a relationship with Jackie St Clair and Paula Hamilton during his early career days. He dated Tara Miller in the year 1972. Later, he dated Sinitta in 1984 and Georgina Law in the year 2001. Simon was in a relationship with Terri Seymour in 2002, but they got separated in 2006. After that, he was in a relationship with Jasmine Lennard in the year 2006.
Later, Simon started dated Mezhgan Hussainy, and the couple got engaged after a year. But their engagement broke off in the year 2012. Simon was in a relationship with Lauren Silverman in 2009 before breaking his engagement with Mezhgan. Lauren and Simon have been in a relationship since 2009, and they have a child together named Eric Cowell.
Age, Height, and Weight
Being born on October 7 1959, Simon Cowell is 62 years old as of today’s date 29th December 2024. His height is 1.75 m tall, and his weight is 84 kg.
Career
In the year 1983, Simon Cowell started his career in the music industry in the mailroom at the EMI Music Publishing. He worked as the talent scout, record producer, and consultant within the music industry. After that, he formed Fanfare Records. Later, Cowell started working as an A&R consultant at BMG and set up five records under BMG. He got the role of the judge in the year 2001 on the first series of Pop Idol. Soon after that, he became the judge on the hit series American Idol.
He also became the judge on the first series of the British television music competition The X Factor in the year 2004 along with Louis Walsh and Sharon Osbourne. Simon Cowell also judges Britain’s Got Talent and several American TV talent competition shows such as American’s Got Talent and American Idol. In January 2019, Simon also created his show on the BBC titled The Greatest Dancer. Simon was also known as the executive producer for ITV cookery series Food Glorious Food.
Awards & Achievements
Simon received the Special Recognition Award in the year 2008 at the National Television Awards. In the years 2004 and 2010, Time Magazine listed Simon Cowell in one of the 100 most influential people in the world. Simon ranked at sixth in the list of 100 most influential people in British culture in The Daily Telegraph. In August 2018, he also received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the Television category. He also received BAFTA Special Award at the 2010 British Academy Television Awards.
Net Worth & Salary of Simon Cowell in 2024
As of December 2024, Simon Cowell has an estimated net worth of around $650 million. The major part of his income comes from his profession as a judge on several television reality shows. He also earns a huge sum of money as a businessman. His annual earning is estimated at around $95 million.
Simon Cowell is an English television personality, record executive and businessman. He is well known for judges several television reality shows in Britain and America as well. He won lots of awards and honored his name in his entire career. Millions of people all around the world follow Simon as their inspiration. He has high popularity on the online social media platform.