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Simon Fuller

Birth Name:
Simon Fuller
Birth Place:
Hastings, East Sussex, United Kingdom
Profession
Producer, Writer, Director

Fast Facts

  • Formed the charity Idol Gives Back, which has raised more than $185 million for charities like Malaria No More and Save The Children
  • Was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in May 2011
  • Was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine in 2007
  • Was named the most successful British music manager of all time by Billboard magazine in 2008
  • Started out as a music publisher with Chrysalis Records in 1981, where he was responsible for signing Madonna's hit song "Holiday" to the company in 1983
  • Was the talent manager for the popular 1990s pop groups the Spice Girls and S Club 7
  • Best known as a talent manager and television producer who created "American Idol" and "So You Think You Can Dance․"
  • Founded his management company 19 Entertainment in London in 1985, naming the company after singer Paul Hardcastle's song by the same name
  • Is the creator of the reality TV "Idol" franchise, which started with Britain's "Pop Idol․"
  • Manages several performers, including David and Victoria Beckham, Steven Tyler, Annie Lennox, and Carrie Underwood

Awards

  • 2003PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Reality/Game/Informational Series Television:Nominated
  • 2003Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Reality/Competition Program:Nominated
  • 2004PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Reality/Game/Informational Series Television:Nominated
  • 2004Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Reality-Competition Program:Nominated
  • 2005Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Reality-Competition Program:Nominated
  • 2006Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Reality-Competition Program:Nominated
  • 2007PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television:Nominated
  • 2007Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Reality-Competition Program:Nominated
  • 2008PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment & Competition Television:Nominated
  • 2008Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Reality-Competition Program:Nominated
  • 2009Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Reality - Competition Program:Nominated
  • 2010PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment & Competition Television:Nominated
  • 2010Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Reality - Competition Program:Nominated
  • 2011Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Reality - Competition Program:Nominated
  • 2011Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Reality - Competition Program:Nominated
  • 2012PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Competition Television:Nominated
  • 2012Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Reality-Competition Program:Nominated
  • 2013Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Reality-Competition Program:Nominated
  • 2014Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Reality-Competition Program:Nominated
  • 2015Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Reality-Competition Program:Nominated
  • 2019Blimp Award - Favorite Reality Show:Nominated
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