Editing Simon Fuller (section)

== Biography ==
Fuller was born on 17 May 1960 in [[British Cyprus]],<ref>{{cite news|title=This man wants to rule the world|author=Geoffrey Wansell|date=18 April 2002|newspaper=London Evening Standard|url=http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/arts/music/this-man-wants-to-rule-the-world-6320518.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130505063135/http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/arts/music/this-man-wants-to-rule-the-world-6320518.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 May 2013|access-date=4 May 2012}}</ref> though later the family moved to [[Accra, Ghana]] where his father was the headmaster of the British Military School, Burma Camp. The family moved back to [[Hastings]], East Sussex, where Simon's father became headmaster of the school he attended.<ref name=guar>Marre, Oliver [https://www.theguardian.com/media/2007/jan/14/broadcasting.pop "The man with stars in his eyes"], guardian.co.uk, 14 January 2007.</ref> He has two brothers, [[Kim Fuller|Kim]] and Mark.

Fuller began his career in 1981 at Chrysalis Music Limited in the UK,<ref>[http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2011/05/22/american-idol-creator-simon-fuller-gets-star-on-walk-of-fame "'American Idol' Creator Simon Fuller Gets Star On Walk Of Fame"], losangeles.cbslocal.com; retrieved 23 May 2012</ref> where he signed [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]]'s first hit [[Holiday (Madonna song)|'Holiday']] to the company. He started his own management company in 1985, [[19 Entertainment]],<ref>Jamie Doward (27 July 2003). [https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2003/jul/27/artsfeatures "Reign maker"], ''The Guardian'', 27 July 2003; retrieved 23 May 2012.</ref> eventually selling the business to [[CKX, Inc.]] in a cash and stock deal worth over $200&nbsp;million in March 2005.<ref>[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-may-08-la-fi-ct-ckx-20100508-story.html CKX chief's departure could set off bidding war for 'American Idol' parent] Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 11 April 2012</ref> In 2008 the company delivered a profit of $92.5&nbsp;million (£66m) into the parent company.<ref>Sweney, Mark (3 March 2009) [https://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/mar/03/19-entertainment-profits-soar 19 Entertainment profits soar] ''The Guardian''. Retrieved 11 April 2012</ref> Fuller became a director of CKX, a position which gave him creative control over all of CKX's assets including the [[Elvis Presley Enterprises|Elvis Presley Estate]], [[Muhammad Ali]]'s business interests, and other rights properties, until January 2010 when he started a new firm, [[XIX Entertainment]], while continuing to work with CKX/19 as a consultant and executive producer.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/american-idol-creator-simon-fuller-184131|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|author=Georg Szalai|title='American Idol' Creator Simon Fuller's 2010 CKX Compensation: $14.2 Million|date=2 May 2011|access-date=12 May 2012}}</ref> XIX Entertainment was given a valuation of $100&nbsp;million and is run from offices in London and Los Angeles.<ref name=FT2>{{cite news|url=http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/44f0b088-4e7a-11e0-98eb-00144feab49a.html#axzz1uf4tquGev|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221210201206/https://www.ft.com/content/44f0b088-4e7a-11e0-98eb-00144feab49a#axzz1uf4tquGev|archive-date=10 December 2022|url-access=subscription|title=Fuller's XIX now valued at $100m|date=14 March 2011|access-date=11 May 2012|newspaper=[[Financial Times]]|author=Matthew Garrahan|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=CIUK>{{cite web|url=http://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/xix-entertainment|title=XIX Entertainment Ltd profile|access-date=11 May 2012|publisher=Companies in the UK}}</ref>

In February 2008, Fuller was presented with the PGA Award by the [[Producers Guild of America]] in Hollywood. At the event he was praised for his creativity, entrepreneurship, and charity work by [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|British Prime Minister]] [[Gordon Brown]] and current [[Monarchy of the United Kingdom|King]] [[Charles III]], who was still the [[Prince of Wales]] at the time, who also thanked Fuller for his support of the Prince's charity [[The Prince's Trust]].

=== TV production, formats, technology ===
Fuller's first broadcast venture was ''[[Miami 7|Miami ''7'']]'', a scripted TV drama starring the British pop group [[S Club|S Club 7]] screened by [[BBC]]/[[Fox Kids]] in 100+ territories around the world.<ref name=Reach>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/796258.stm|title=S Club reach for the top|access-date=19 May 2012|date=18 June 2000|work=BBC News|publisher=BBC}}</ref> ''Miami 7'' launched the careers of several stars including [[Rachel Stevens]], [[Jon Lee (singer)|Jon Lee]], [[Holly Willoughby]], and [[Ben Barnes (actor)|Ben Barnes]], and the show created a blueprint for the teen-oriented television musicals that followed, including ''[[Glee (TV series)|Glee]]'' and ''[[High School Musical]]''.<ref name=RT1>{{cite magazine |url=http://in.reuters.com/article/us-idol-fuller-idINN1642797120080518|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307055036/http://in.reuters.com/article/us-idol-fuller-idINN1642797120080518|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 March 2016|title=New shows in the works from "Idol" creator |author=Catherine Applefeld Olson |date=18 May 2008 |access-date=19 May 2012 |magazine=[[Billboard Magazine|Billboard]]}}</ref>

In 2001, Fuller created ''[[Pop Idol]]'', a prime time TV show on British television that [[Maggie Brown]] in ''The Guardian'' states "became a seminal reality/entertainment format".<ref name="Brown">{{cite news |title=The scribbled note that changed TV |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/oct/26/x-factor-cowell-fuller |access-date=3 October 2019 |work=The Guardian}}</ref> The show produced instant No 1 chart hits, including for [[Will Young]], whose single "[[Evergreen (Westlife song)|Evergreen]]" was named by ''[[NME]]'' magazine in 2012 as the "biggest selling single of the century" in the UK.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/will-young/63667 |title=Will Young's 'Evergreen' revealed as biggest selling single of 21st century |date=8 May 2012 |access-date=19 May 2012 |publisher=NME}}</ref> Fuller sold ''[[Pop Idol]]'' around the world, and he has been credited with creating the world's most valuable TV format with a value of over $8&nbsp;billion made up of revenue from sponsors, merchandising, telephone, music sales, broadcast and advertising sources. In the US, ''[[American Idol]]'' became a No.1 rated show. The show made stars of its presenter [[Ryan Seacrest]] as well as [[Simon Cowell]], [[Randy Jackson]] and [[Paula Abdul]] as well as many of its performers including [[Kelly Clarkson]], [[Carrie Underwood]] and others.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,624955,00.html |title='American Idol' Judges Set to Return |author=Stephen M. Silverman |author-link=Stephen M. Silverman |date=18 October 2002 |access-date=19 May 2012 |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |archive-date=1 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001010033/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,624955,00.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Over 30 million viewers saw [[David Cook (singer)|David Cook]] win the seventh season of ''American Idol'' in May 2008 and when Fuller re-launched the show in 2011 for its 10th season ratings climbed 20% for the finale event. 122.4&nbsp;million votes were cast, a record for a [[reality TV]] show.<ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/idol-worship/american-idol-record-122-million-192344 'American Idol': Record 122 Million Votes Cast Following Final Performance Show] ''The Hollywood Reporter''. Retrieved 23 August 2011</ref> 

In 2004, Fuller created teen musical TV series, [[I Dream|''I Dream'']]. This featured the S Club 7 spin-off band, S Club 8. It also featured Christopher Lloyd of Back to the Future fame. ''I Dream'' ended after thirteen episodes, and was panned by critics.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ronson |first=Jon |date=2003-09-27 |title=Wanna be in their gang? |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2003/sep/27/popandrock |access-date=2025-02-11 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

In 2005, Fuller, along with co-creator [[Nigel Lythgoe]], launched ''[[So You Think You Can Dance (American TV series)|So You Think You Can Dance]]'' on the Fox network in the US. The show grew over 16 seasons to become a regular summer hit.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvinsider.com/801495/so-you-think-you-can-dance-season-16-top-10-photo/|title = Meet 'So You Think You Can Dance' Season 16's Top 10 Dancers (PHOTO)| date=5 August 2019 }}</ref> In 2012, Simon Fuller's [[XIX Entertainment]] created a new international format with [[Jennifer Lopez]], [[Marc Anthony]], and [[Jamie King]] named Q'Viva! The Chosen, and described as a celebration of Latin culture that screened in 21 territories reaching over 30 million Spanish-speaking TV viewers.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2011/04/simon-fuller-jennifer-lopez-and-marc-anthony-team-with-jaime-king-for-trilingual-reality-series-qviva-the-chosen-125961/ Simon Fuller, Jennifer Lopez And Marc Anthony Team With Jamie King For Trilingual Reality Series 'Q’Viva! The Chosen'] ''Deadline Hollywood''. Retrieved 23 August 2011</ref>

In December 2016, Norwegian state broadcaster [[NRK]] announced that it had concluded a deal with Simon Fuller to produce the English language version of ''[[Skam (TV series)|Skam]]''; Fuller later announced a deal with Facebook to launch award-winning drama format [[SKAM Austin]] in the US in 2018.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2017/digital/global/facebook-orders-skam-1202593108/|title=Facebook Orders Online Teen Drama 'Skam'|last=Clarke|first=Stewart|date=2017-10-18|work=Variety|access-date=2018-06-11|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2016/tv/global/skam-norway-simon-fuller-american-1201937213/|title=Simon Fuller to Bring 'Shame' to American, Canadian Audiences|last=Schwindt|first=Oriana|date=2016-12-09|work=Variety|access-date=2018-06-11|language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2017, international news media reported on auditions being staged by Fuller's business XIX for [[Now United]], a real time access global pop group being cast in 14 cities around the world.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://urbanasian.com/whats-happenin/2016/12/popgroup-simon-fuller-talks-now-united-and-his-search-inside-mumbai/|title=#PopGroup: Simon Fuller talks 'Now United' and his search inside Mumbai!|date=2016-12-21|work=Urban Asian|access-date=2018-06-11|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://musica.uol.com.br/noticias/redacao/2016/12/10/sem-glamour-de-reality-dono-da-franquia-idol-busca-estrela-pop-no-brasil.htm|title=Sem glamour de reality, dono da franquia "Idol" busca estrela pop no Brasil|access-date=2018-06-11|language=pt-BR}}</ref> In 2019, the ''London Evening Standard'' confirmed that [[BBC One]] would broadcast ''Serengeti'', a wildlife drama created by Fuller.<ref>"[https://www.standard.co.uk/stayingin/tvfilm/serengeti-new-nature-documentary-from-simon-fuller-is-a-dramatic-savannah-soap-a4182586.html Serengeti on BBC One: New nature documentary from Simon Fuller is a dramatic savannah soap]", ''London Evening Standard''. Retrieved 8 October 2019</ref> In July 2020, American media reported that "Serengeti", voiced by [[Lupita Nyong'o]], created by Simon Fuller, was nominated for a [[Primetime Emmy Awards|Primetime EMMY Award]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/07/emmys-first-time-nominees-cate-blanchett-lupita-nyongo-octavia-spencer-anna-kendrick-zendaya-full-list-1202996978/|title=Emmys: Cate Blanchett, Lupita Nyong'o, Octavia Spencer, Anna Kendrick, Zendaya Among 42 First-Time Nominees|date=28 July 2020}}</ref>

In February 2023, Fuller created a fictional anthropomorphic animal band/dance troupe, The Meeps, whose debut single is "Love Louder".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/2023/03/meet-the-meeps-an-animated-animal-band-from-the-creator-of-american-idol/|title=Meet The Meeps, an Animated Animal Band from the Creator of 'American Idol'|last=Milligan|first=Mercedes|website=[[Animation Magazine]]|date=14 March 2023|accessdate=14 March 2023}}</ref>