Simon Cowell

Started out as a clerk in the mail room of EMI Music. Launched his own record label, Fanfare, in the 1980s and had his first hit, "So Macho," with singer Sinitta. Ranked No. 33 on the 100 Worst Britons We Love to Hate list on the UK's Channel 4 network in 2003. Penned the 2003 book  I Don't Mean to Be Rude, But... : Backstage Gossip from American Idol and the Secrets that Can Make You a Star . Appeared in a 2005 PETA anti-fur ad, as well as a 2009 PETA commercial urging dog owners not to leave… Show more their pets unattended in hot cars. ~ Rovi

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