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I like to know why a video has suddenly gone viral, why a song has broken, why a TV show is suddenly rating out of pattern... I'm pretty good at understanding why things are becoming popular.

Simon Cowell

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Simon Cowell
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: October 7
Actor
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Film Producer
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Television Presenter
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Lambeth
Simon Phillip Cowell
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