An Onchan man's appearance on Britain's Got Talent was cut short at the weekend - despite his famous namesake.
47-year-old IT worker Simon Cowell appeared on the talent show in a bid to win over judges with his spoon balancing.
But despite sharing a name with the ITV programme's most famous judge, he was knocked out of the contest to perform at the Royal Variety Show.
This was the moment he took to the stage:
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