Tony Cowell
{{Short description|British author and journalist (born 1950)}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}}
{{infobox person
| name = Tony Cowell
| birth_name = Anthony Cowell
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1950}}
| birth_place = Wales
| occupation = Author, journalist, reporter
| relatives = Simon Cowell (half-brother)
Nicholas Cowell (half-brother)
| spouse = Emma (m. 2014)
}}
Anthony Cowell (born 1950) is an author, journalist and showbiz reporter, columnist for Best Magazine. He co-wrote his younger half-brother Simon Cowell's autobiography, I Don't Mean to be Rude, but...
Work
Cowell is a weekly columnist for Best magazine, and is a contributor to Sky News Sunrise Breakfast Show with Eamonn Holmes, commentating on the showbiz gossip making the news. Cowell is also a regular celebrity pundit in the United States, contributing to the CBS Radio Network. In the United Kingdom, he has reported on The X Factor{{cite web |url=http://radiotoday.co.uk/news.php?extend.5064 |title=Radio Today with RCS: Tony Cowell decides to get Real |accessdate=2010-12-06 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090814232238/http://radiotoday.co.uk/news.php?extend.5064 |archivedate=14 August 2009 }} and Britain's Got Talent for Heart London and GMG Radio stations under his Cowell Confidential banner.
Personal life
Cowell is the elder half-brother of television personality Simon Cowell and estate agent Nicholas Cowell. Tony claims to have been idolised from an early age by his younger half-brother Simon, who bought his first record, "She Loves You" by The Beatles, because Tony had recently bought that same album.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}} Tony has a house in Cornwall with his wife, Emma Lloyd-Cowell, whom he married in May 2014.{{Cite web|url=http://www.falmouthpacket.co.uk/news/11210299.Falmouth_charity_worker_marries_Simon_Cowell_s_brother/?ref=mr|title=Falmouth charity worker marries Simon Cowell's brother|date=14 May 2014 }}
Books
- I Hate to Be Rude, But . . .: The Simon Cowell Book of Nasty Comments (2006)
- Is It Just Me or Is Everyone Famous?: From A-List to Z-List and How to Make it Yourself (2006)
- The Secret Diary of Simon Cowell (2008)
References
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External links
- [http://www.heart.co.uk/london/shows/breakfast/heart-breakfast-podcast/ Heart Breakfast Podcast]
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Category:21st-century English writers
Category:English people of Polish-Jewish descent
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