Pursuits
Simon Cowell, Cameron Mackintosh Rise on Music Millionaire List
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Simon Cowell, the TV-show producer and music executive, has seen his wealth surge 38 percent to 165 million pounds ($254 million) in the last year. He jumped four slots to No. 11 in the ranking of U.K. music millionaires, according to the Sunday Times 2010 Rich List.
Cowell’s joint venture with Sony Music Entertainment -- to bring hit U.K. talent show “The X Factor” to the U.S. -- has helped make him 45 million pounds richer, the Rich List compilers said. They released the music-personality chart before the overall Rich List’s April 25 publication. On the full list of top 1,000 British and Irish fortunes, Cowell leapt 40 places to No. 398.