Simon Fuller: the man who gave us the Spice Girls

Simon Fuller, the man who broght the Spice Girls and Pop Idol to our attentiom, is now hoping to storms the worlds of fashion and sport.

Has Simon Cowell been trumped by the 'other' Simon yet again? Simon Fuller's company, 19 Entertainment, has just taken a controlling stake in the Storm model agency in a move that consolidates the pop impresario's position as the world's leading talent manager, straddling music, sport and fashion.

Fuller, 49, has twice left an indelible mark on the entertainment industry, says The Observer: first with the Spice Girls, and then with Pop Idol "the most successful franchise in TV history". Only the Oscars and the Super Bowl attracted more viewers than the 2007 final of American Idol and Fuller's net worth is calculated at some £450m, "good going for a headmaster's son from Hastings".

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