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Contestants on the new season of American Idol would be well advised not to wear any fur, considering that judge Simon Cowell is a vocal supporter of PETA’s anti-fur campaign. A smiling Cowell appears in a PETA ad holding a dog and saying, “If you wouldn’t wear your dog, please don’t wear any fur.”
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Simon Cowell is an English artist-and-repertoire ("A&R") executive and television personality/producer, best known as a judge on such TV shows as Pop Idol, The X Factor, American Idol and Britain's Got Talent. He is ... the owner of the television production and music publishing house Syco.
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Simon Cowell became a judge on the first season of Pop Idol in 2001, and did the same for American Idol in 2002. His acerbic style of judging was a major reason for these shows becoming popular, especially on American Idol where more viewers knew who "that nasty guy Simon" was than knew the host or the contestants, with his signature phrase "I don't mean to be rude." Cowell ... appeared on the one-off World Idol program in 2003, where it became clear that each country's version of the Idol franchise had attempted to come up with its own "Simon". Further proving his effectiveness as a villain, in 2003 Cowell placed No. 33 on Channel 4's list of the all-time 100 Worst Britons.
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There's a bit of news lurking around the American Idol neighbourhood that Simon Cowell is quitting the show. Hold it! Hold it! The punchline is YES! but in three years' time when Cowell hits the big 50.
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Simon Cowell was born on October 7, 1959, in Holland Park, London, England. He is a record producer, but became famous when he was selected to be one of the judges on American Idol and Pop Idol. Sardonic and very biting, he is known for his harsh criticism of would-be pop stars.
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I’m sure Simon Cowell is just wishing that Jennifer Hudson would’ve made it all the way through with American Idol now that she is has become a household name. Her celebrity status has outshone all of the Idol winners combined. Not only did her star shine in Dream Girls, soon after winning an Academy Award for her role, now Avon has scooped her up as spokesmodel for their best-selling fragrance.
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