LOL Fact: American Idol's Simon Cowell is the highest paid A-hole with a 50 million salary for just 4 months work.

Simon Phillip Cowell (born 7 October 1959) is an English music executive, television producer and celebrity, and entrepreneur. He is known in the United Kingdom and in the United States for his role as a talent judge on TV shows such as Pop Idol, American Idol, The X Factor, and Britain's Got Talent.