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Simon Fuller Latest News

Birth Place:Cyprus

Profession Producer, entertainment CEO, manager

American Idol Creator Insists the Show "Will Be Coming Back For Sure"

How Simon Fuller plans to resuscitate Idol

Mon, Apr 4, 2016

American Idol: The Finalists Face Off

The American Idol finale Wednesday was trimmed to just one hour, allowing finalists Candice Glover and Kree Harrison three songs each, plus a performance by Carly Rae Jepsen (groan). With all that to cram in, host Ryan Seacrest wasted no time in getting to the performances — and we won't either.

Thu, May 16, 2013

Can a Girl Win American Idol? Jimmy Iovine Says Yes

After a streak of four male winners in the past four years, the eleventh season of American Idol could be the year a girl triumphs. That's what music producer and Idol mentor Jimmy Iovine thinks anyway. "Jessica [Sanchez] is born with one of those gifts that you see very, very rarely -- the tone of her voice, the range, her poise," Iovine told reporters on a call Monday. "She has every chance to win this thing because she can strike a chord in you with the right song that, no matter what you think before that, you're going to vote for her. She can change your mind on a dime because those voices don't come around every day. There are so few people who can sing like that in the industry today.

Tue, May 22, 2012

American Idol Creator Simon Fuller Sues Fox, Fremantle Over X Factor

Simon Fuller is suing Fox Broadcasting and Fremantle North America, claiming that he wasn't given "executive producer" credit for the upcoming U.S. version of The X Factor as promised, the Los Angeles Times reports...

Wed, Jul 20, 2011

Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony, Simon Fuller Teaming Up for Q'Viva!

Jennifer Lopez, husband Marc Anthony, American Idol creator Simon Fuller and director-choreographer Jamie King are teaming up for a new trilingual show called Q'Viva! The Chosen, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The series will feature Lopez and Anthony as they travel for three months searching for the best performers in Latin music, dance and artistry who can put on the ultimate live extravaganza.

Wed, Apr 27, 2011

Jennifer Lopez Eyes New Musical Reality Show

Jennifer Lopez is in the early stages of developing a reality series that would find her and her husband Marc Anthony searching Latin America to discover new musical talent, according to EW.com...

Thu, Apr 21, 2011

New Idol Book: Inside Simon's Lair, Season 1's Love Triangle, This Year's "Three Paulas"

Throughout his nine-year reign atop American Idol, Simon Cowell reveled in his rep as reality TV's harshest judge. But in person, he's all about being zen. Just ask Idol expert Richard Rushfield, author of the new tell-all, American Idol: The Untold Story. "We met at his huge office at Sony in London, which was two enormous rooms with lit candles, ginger tea and crutatae. He was very open. He wanted to know all the dirt I had heard about him. He did not respond defensively at all when I told him some of the unpleasant things that were in the book," Rushfield tells TVGuide.com."I think because he was so honest, there's a much more complete portrait of...

Tue, Jan 18, 2011

Oprah Winfrey, Tiny Fey Among 2011 Hollywood Walk of Fame Recipients

Oprah Winfrey and Tina Fey are among the celebrities selected to receive stars next year on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce announced Thursday. Other TV stars to be honored include Neil Patrick Harris, Danny DeVito and Ed O'Neill, as well as ER and Southland creator...

Fri, Jun 18, 2010

Simon Fuller Dreams Up Web Reality Series

American Idol creator Simon Fuller is taking his act online.Fuller is launching a Web reality series called If I Can Dream that will chronicle five young people — a musician, an actor, two actresses and a model — around-the-clock as they try to break into their respective industries, according to The Hollywood Reporter.The innovative program will stream their experiences 24/7 on ...

Thu, Dec 17, 2009

Idol Producer Hopes to Make Medical Drama Sing

American Idol producer Simon Fuller is known for producing shows with high pop-music star wattage, but for his next series, he'll be going inside a less glamorous profession: ER surgery and life as an EMT.His upcoming drama pilot, Austin Golden Hour, has been green-lit by the CW and will follow action in real time, starting from each show's big starting trauma. The show will follow a group of tight-knit ER surgeons and EMTs in Texas, centering on their work and, of course, their personal lives.If this sounds familiar, the storyline was birthed from the experience of ER alum Lance Gentile, who cowrote the pilot. Think Fuller's up to made-up drama? Or will this series need resuscitation? I'm biding my time in the waiting room.  Anna DimondWatch American Idol clips in our Online Video Guide.

Sat, Mar 22, 2008