Simon Fuller (born May 17 1960 in Hastings, England) is an English entrepreneur and creator of the Idol series, first seen as Pop Idol in the UK and over 100 other versions including American Idol, Australian Idol, Canadian Idol, and World Idol. Simon Fuller is also the creator and executive producer of the US hit talent series So You Think You Can Dance and several other US and European TV shows. He is manager of David and Victoria Beckham, Claudia Schiffer, Annie Lennox, The Spice Girls and others. He was named by Time magazine (May 3rd, 2007) as one of the 100 Most Influential People In the World.