| Net Worth: | $600 Million |
|---|---|
| Date of Birth: | October 7, 1959 (64 years old) |
| Gender: | Male |
| Height: | 5 ft 8 in (1.75 m) |
| Profession: | A&R executive, Television producer, Entrepreneur, Screenwriter, Presenter, Critic, Record producer, Businessperson, Actor, TV Personality |
| Nationality: | United Kingdom |
How much is Simon Cowell’s net worth? How does Simon Cowell make his money? Below is the current net worth of Simon Cowell and how Simon Cowell makes his money.
What Is Simon Cowell’s Net Worth?
Simon Cowell is a British television producer and music executive who has a net worth of $600 million. He ranks among the highest-paid media personalities in both music and television. He has achieved major success, over the last 30 years, on the media scene, consistently earning between $50-100 million yearly from his various careers. He makes 90 percent of his earnings from being both judge and producer on his television shows; Britain’s Got Talent, The X Factor, and America’s Got Talent.
Childhood
Born in Lambeth, London, England on October 7, 1959, Simon Philip Cowell was raised in Elstree, Hertfordshire, along with a half-sister, three half-brothers, and a younger brother. He attended Radlett Preparatory School and Dover College, and he passed English Language and Literature. He then attended Windsor Technical College.
Early Career and Shows
Simon labored in his youth, as well as working as part of the props on the 1980 scary movie The Shining directed by Stanley Kubrick. As a result of not being on good terms with his bosses and co-workers, he started working for his father, Eric Philip Cowell, who was an executive at EMI Music Publishing.
Simon progressed from working in the mailroom at his father’s establishment to creating his own label which he named E&S Music. Thereafter, he worked at Fanfare Records until it was taken over by BMG, and he created a second label named S-Records.
Simon Cowell’s label’s initial breakthrough came from original productions coined from well-known soap operas including Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and The Wiggles. He convinced Jerome Flynn and Robson Green, actors from Soldier Soldier, a UK television drama series, to sign with him in 1995. Together, they recorded the song Unchained Melody, which hit the number one spot in the U.K. Simon derived his first million from this as the song became the most popular hit of 1995, as well as the group’s first album, also released that year.
Simon was selected as a judge on Pop Idol, a British tv reality show in 2001 and it soon grew very popular as it was viewed in over 100 countries. He soon became a judge on American Idol, a by-product of Pop Idol. His catchphrase, “I don’t mean to be rude, but ….”, increased his level of popularity. By 2012, he was no longer on American Idol.
His present record label is an avenue for the release of records Cowell uses his newest record label, Syco, as a platform to release records from the creative skills gotten from its branch Syco TV, which airs television shows America’s Got Talent, The X Factor, and Britain’s Got Talent.
Time magazine listed Cowell as one of the 100 most influential people in the world, in 2004 and 2010. In 2013, TV Guide ranked him as the 10th person in their list of The 60 Nastiest Villains of All Time.
The single Bridge over Troubled Water was a fundraiser for victims of the Grenfell Tower Fire in London, and The London Community Foundation, produced by Simon and collaborations with other artists such as Dua Lipa, Rita Ora, Roger Daltrey, and, Robbie Williams, in 2017. The song peaked at number one on the U.K. Singles Chart.
The record label Syco Music is host to popular artists like Leona Lewis, Noah Cyrus, and Grace Vanerwaal. Simon left his label in 2020, to engage in other pursuits. That same year, he allegedly tried to strike a deal with Netflix to organize talent hunts for them. Simon also stated that he would co-write a seven-book series titled Wishfits, with his son.
Personal Life
From 2002 to 2008, Simon was in a romantic relationship with Terri Seymour, an English tv presenter. Two years later, he was engaged to make-up artist Mezhgan Hussainy. However, they split in 2011. In 2013, he got into another relationship with Lauren Silverman who was then married to Andrew Silverman.
A case of divorce was filed against Simon and Lauren, by Andrew, stating adultery as his reason. They resolved the case outside the court and on February 14, 2014, Lauren birthed Simon’s first son Eric. In December 2021, Cowell proposed to her but the wedding details remain undisclosed.
Simon supports Together for Short Lives, a UK charity for all children with severe and critical circumstances. He is also a patron of animal rights. In 2020, he made a donation worth $1.5 million to Feeding Britain and Feeding America, during the COVID pandemic. Later that year, he had a fatal bike accident in his home which he also recovered from.
Real Estate
Simon purchased a magnificent waterfront home in Malibu, in 2017, worth $24 million with a space of 1.63 acres. It is located on the Pacific Coast Highway, with almost every room overlooking the ocean.
After taking a break from Syco Records, Simon intended to put his home in LA up for sale, in 2020.
Cowell also owns one other home in Beverly Hills which he purchased for $15.5 million, a mansion in London’s Holland Park, and a three-bedroom apartment on the Upper East Side of Manhattan.
He has a home in Holland Park, London. He boasts of an apartment in Manhattan and a house in Beverly Hills worth $15.5 million which he still possesses. In 2020, Simon sold a home in Beverly Hills for $25 million, which he had earlier bought at the rate of $8 million and had redesigned at his own expense.
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