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Simon Fuller is the creator of Pop Idol and its American counterpart American Idol as well as So You Think You Can Dance. He is the manager of David Beckham, Victoria Beckham, Claudia Schiffer, Annie Lennox, and the Spice Girls. In 2008 he was named the most successful British music manager of all time by Billboard magazine.

Fast Facts

1. 1985: Founded 19 Entertainment
2. Ex-manager of The Spice Girls
3. 1997: Spice Girls fired Fuller
4. The Spice Girls Reunion world tour took place under the management of Simon Fuller as well as their Greatest Hits CD
5. May 3, 2007: Named by Time as one of the 100 Most Influential People In the World.

Simon Fuller married his longtime girlfriend Natalie Swanston on May 30, 2008. The couple tied the knot in Napa Valley, California with an abundance of stars in attendance including Geri Halliwell, Emma Bunton, Victoria Beckham, Claudia Schiffer and Simon Cowell.

Nicknamed the "Management Svengali" by the British media, Fuller managed The Spice Girls during their initial formation and into their most successful period. He ventured into television in the late 1990s with the pop group S Club 7's television series. He later conceived of and produced the Pop Idol television series which would become one of the most successful television concepts ever.