Simon Cowell
English reality television judge
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| January 2022 | Confirmed engagement to Lauren Silverman. |
| January 2022 | Confirmed engagement to Lauren Silverman. |
| May 2021 | Cowell cancels his appearance on The X Factor Israel due to the Israeli-Gaza conflict. |
| May 2021 | Cowell cancels his appearance on The X Factor Israel due to the Israeli-Gaza conflict. |
| December 2020 | Cowell is announced as a judge for The X Factor Israel in 2021. |
| December 2020 | Cowell is announced as a judge for The X Factor Israel in 2021. |
| August 8 2020 | Broke his back after falling off a new electric motorcycle at his home in Malibu, California, requiring overnight back surgery. |
| August 8 2020 | Broke his back after falling off a new electric motorcycle at his home in Malibu, California, requiring overnight back surgery. |
| July 15 2020 | Cowell buys out Sony Music from their joint venture, Syco Entertainment. |
| July 15 2020 | Cowell buys out Sony Music from their joint venture, Syco Entertainment. |
| April 2020 | Judged Canadian Family's Got Talent, a virtual spin-off of Canada's Got Talent during the COVID-19 pandemic, broadcast by Citytv. |
| April 2020 | Judged Canadian Family's Got Talent, a virtual spin-off of Canada's Got Talent during the COVID-19 pandemic, broadcast by Citytv. |
| December 2019 | Cowell signs a five-year deal with ITV, ensuring Britain's Got Talent will remain on the channel until 2024. |
| December 2019 | Cowell signs a five-year deal with ITV, ensuring Britain's Got Talent will remain on the channel until 2024. |
| 2018 | Receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the television category. |
| 2018 | Receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the television category. |
| August 22 2018 | Announced to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the Television category. |
| August 22 2018 | Announced to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the Television category. |
| January 5 2018 | Created The Greatest Dancer, his first show on BBC, which debuted on 5 January 2019, featuring dancers competing for £50,000 and a performance on Strictly Come Dancing. |
| January 5 2018 | Created The Greatest Dancer, his first show on BBC, which debuted on 5 January 2019, featuring dancers competing for £50,000 and a performance on Strictly Come Dancing. |
| June 2017 | Arranged the recording and release of charity single 'Bridge over Troubled Water' to raise money for families of Grenfell Tower fire victims, which reached number one in the UK Singles Chart. |
| June 2017 | Arranged the recording and release of charity single 'Bridge over Troubled Water' to raise money for families of Grenfell Tower fire victims, which reached number one in the UK Singles Chart. |
| October 22 2015 | Cowell is announced as the replacement for Howard Stern on America's Got Talent. |
| October 22 2015 | Cowell is announced as the replacement for Howard Stern on America's Got Talent. |
| September 13 2015 | Cowell launches La Banda on Univision, a show designed to find a Latino boy band. The winner, CNCO, signs to Cowell's Syco Music record label. |
| September 13 2015 | Cowell launches La Banda on Univision, a show designed to find a Latino boy band. The winner, CNCO, signs to Cowell's Syco Music record label. |
| 2014 | Got Talent is named the world's most successful reality TV format by Guinness World Records, with spin-offs in over 68 countries. |
| 2014 | Got Talent is named the world's most successful reality TV format by Guinness World Records, with spin-offs in over 68 countries. |
| February 14 2014 | Son Eric was born to Cowell and Lauren Silverman. |
| February 14 2014 | Son Eric was born to Cowell and Lauren Silverman. |
| February 7 2014 | Cowell officially confirms his return to the UK version of The X Factor, replacing Gary Barlow. |
| February 7 2014 | Cowell officially confirms his return to the UK version of The X Factor, replacing Gary Barlow. |
| 2013 | Launched The You Generation, a video-sharing competition in partnership with YouTube. |
| 2013 | Executive producer for ITV cookery series Food Glorious Food, hosted by Carol Vorderman. |
| 2013 | Launched The You Generation, a video-sharing competition in partnership with YouTube. |
| 2013 | Executive producer for ITV cookery series Food Glorious Food, hosted by Carol Vorderman. |
| October 2013 | Participated in a fundraising event in Los Angeles supporting the Israeli Defense Forces, personally donating $150,000 to an event that raised $20 million. |
| October 2013 | Participated in a fundraising event in Los Angeles supporting the Israeli Defense Forces, personally donating $150,000 to an event that raised $20 million. |
| September 2013 | Cowell returns for the third season of the US X Factor with Demi Lovato, replacing Britney Spears and L.A. Reid with Paulina Rubio and Kelly Rowland. |
| September 2013 | Cowell returns for the third season of the US X Factor with Demi Lovato, replacing Britney Spears and L.A. Reid with Paulina Rubio and Kelly Rowland. |
| September 2011 | Cowell launches The X Factor in the United States on Fox, with Paula Abdul, L.A. Reid, Nicole Scherzinger, and Cheryl Cole as judges. |
| September 2011 | Cowell launches The X Factor in the United States on Fox, with Paula Abdul, L.A. Reid, Nicole Scherzinger, and Cheryl Cole as judges. |
| September 3 2011 | Created his first game show Red or Black?, hosted by Ant & Dec, which aired its first series from 3 to 10 September on ITV. |
| September 3 2011 | Created his first game show Red or Black?, hosted by Ant & Dec, which aired its first series from 3 to 10 September on ITV. |
| 2010 | Named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine for the second time. |
| 2010 | Added as a new entry to the latest edition of the UK's Who's Who. |
| 2010 | Receives the BAFTA Special Award for his 'outstanding contribution to the entertainment industry and for his development of new talent' at the British Academy Television Awards. |
| 2010 | Added as a new entry to the latest edition of the UK's Who's Who. |
| 2010 | Named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine for the second time. |
| 2010 | Receives the BAFTA Special Award for his 'outstanding contribution to the entertainment industry and for his development of new talent' at the British Academy Television Awards. |
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