Sofía Vergara & Simon Cowell Answer the Web's Most Searched Questions | WIRED

America's Got Talent's Sofía Vergara and Simon Cowell answer the web's most searched questions about themselves. When did Sofía Vergara move to America? What was Simon Cowell's first job? Was Sofía a news reporter? What shows does Simon judge? Is the America's Got Talent audience real? Sofía and Simon answer all these questions and much more!
Director: Tim Cruz
Director of Photography: AJ Young
Editor: Richard Trammell
Talent: Simon Cowell and Sofia Vergara
Talent Booker: Tara Burke
Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi
Associate Producers: Melissa Cho
Production Managers: Peter Brunette, Andressa Pelachi
Production Coordinator: Carol Wachockier
Audio: Paul Cornett
Cam Op/Gaffer: Lucas Vilicich
Production Assistants: Phillip Arliss, Devin Beckwith
Post Production Supervisor: Alexa Deutsch
Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant
Supervising Editor: Doug Larsen
Assistant Editor: Justin Symonds
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[@goluizgo]

Sofia Vergara - a non-native English speaker - explaining to Simon Cowell - a native English speaker - the meaning of "upbringing" (an English word) might be the absolute best thing I've seen this month.

[@simoncowell3587]

Love sofia

[@loganstroud7357]

An English man, no less

[@greenrobot5]

they prolly don't use that word in England, like I know so many british who hate it when americans say "y'all"

[@goluizgo]

@@greenrobot5 haha yeah yeah, actually thought this might be it. Just found it nice nonetheless

[@JAYZ3O3]

It's because it wasn't a question.

[@fredh1720]

Simon looks like someone's wearing a mask of his face and looking through the eyeholes

[@scientiaestpotentia2007]

LMAOOO

[@simoncowell3587]

Do you think I should be the number one costume on Halloween? I think so

[@mabuleonkars9706]

Lmao

[@justayoutuber1906]

Tom Cruse in Vanilla Sky looked better

[@fuzzwonder]

no like real this is the best way you can explain it

[@AlanChikinChow]

They did him dirty with that thumbnail 💀

[@gamingdojo6126]

hehe

[@swastikdas9687]

yeah

[@colesprousefan531]

hi!!

[@Aubrey2004-j4k]

😂😂

[@julian7934]

Nah he did himself dirty with all that botox

[@NelsSeth]

"what simon cowell did to his face" pretty popular question 😅

[@marvinthemartian7659]

true

[@threetailedwhitefoxspirit1988]

i know his face looks so diffrent i thought it was just me but people noticed

[@Senate300]

Yep. And it looks needless and dreadful.

[@infinitydreamzz]

He could use a shave

[@sb_dunk]

@@infinitydreamzz THAT's your feedback??

[@geovarni]

That Simon cowell mask is worn by a fantastic impersonator. Absolutely brilliant.

[@vivianju]

wait what???

[@syedasusan1898]

wtf

[@vivianju]

@@mason4163 ur joking right..

[@vivianju]

@@mason4163 i dont believe you... why would they have an impersonator do this interview

[@younglingslasher4202]

@@vivianju the ceiling has gullible written on it

[@Maltbrew]

He looks like he's melted.

[@rexkornu9717]

💀

[@nishant5655]

😂😂

[@simoncowell3587]

Im not a witch like Sharon Osbourne, so no i can’t melt

[@sofia246]

@@rexkornu9717 yea he looks exactly like that emoji

[@Z00mbies]

STOPPPPPP XD

[@wrtpbd]

Simon should just leave himself alone, just age naturally.

[@xxmaiyagacha13xx81]

Huh.

[@i___270___x8]

Exactly? Like I know people can do whatever they want and it’s whatever, but it’s obviously not doing him any good. He would look better and healthier aging naturally

[@steviejrr]

Zac Effron 2.0

[@JuliaKrakowiak]

@@xxmaiyagacha13xx81 his face doesn't seem a little weird? he has got done a lot of botox and because of this everything looks a little off putting, so they are saying he shoudl stop and just let age do its thing

[@doctordark3527]

Now he can get ripped on into oblivion just like the people he made fun of in the past. Evicerate this lizards heart.

[@Cobaltblueprism]

Sofia is SO funny without even wanting to be so. Her silent and deep laugh after "you were a record" while learning toward Simon was hilarious gold. That's why everyone was laughing with her. I was right along with them. Simon, stop tinkering with your face, specially with the eyes.

[@alextownley9388]

Simon seems so much nicer and more chill than he used to be back on American Idol.

[@Bjork4s]

I think it's either the contestant are being nice to him so he's very chill and nicer or the fact that he's getting old so he needs to laid back his emotions a bit when he's on fire

[@CookieCreamCrumble]

i think he was just payed to be the 'mean judge' so off tv he doesnt have to amplify that part of his personality for the show

[@alextownley9388]

@Bla Bla I do not know who that is, but you’re probably right. I’ve always heard Gordon Ramsay is incredibly nice and kind in reality.

[@bennysontennyson]

@@alextownley9388 he never was a mean guy just extremely honest

[@Zerbey]

He is a pretty chill guy in real life, he's playing a character on TV.

[@brettmaddan3255]

Simon Cowell has been searching the globe for talent for so many years, that he can now independently survey an entire hemisphere with each eye...

[@olson1974]

he looks like "woll smoth" simon cowell

[@androiduberalles]

No talent detected

[@simoncowell3587]

Clever one Brett

[@brettmaddan3255]

​@@simoncowell3587 Thanks Simon, congratulations on your 72 subscribers!

[@eastendthug]

Best comment I've seen on the subject of Cowells face.

[@taraartsgameindonesia]

Every single band that he discovered always sings as good as the recording when performing at stage. Sometimes even better.

[@Aaron-MackHartford]

He didn’t discoverd Little Mix, Kelly Rowland did.

[@OliviaRehrig]

@@Aaron-MackHartfordhe also didn’t discover or create One Direction…..

[@uncnba]

@@OliviaRehrig yes he did it was on the x factor and he grouped them together for one stage

[@OliviaRehrig]

@@uncnba no, actually tf he did not. A woman actually created One Direction. There’s video evidence… True 1D fans would know this…

[@andrewparker699]

Oh hey Bang Tara what's up

[@user-dq2zv6rc1g]

The actual top question was “what happened to Simon cowell’s face?”

[@kumottakun6089]

The way Sofiya said "so that you learn everything" when Simon was sharing he did all sorts of errands as a runner kinda makes me feel like she's an understanding person and someone who appreciates and doesn't typically look down on a show's crew/staff.

[@kumottakun6089]

Ellen Degenerate could never

[@fos1451]

It’s not that deep

[@khalidtheefirst]

@@fos1451 💀

[@edithputhy4948]

she grew up in Colombia as the daughter of a cattle rancher, she knows about humble beginnings and worked her way up to highest paid TV actress for many years

[@shebreathesingold8043]

Yup. And also that she doesn't complain about an unpaid position because she sees the value. Versus Simon saying it almost in a complaining way.

[@loganstroud7357]

Sofia’s slightly sarcastic anecdotes when Simon was talking killed me

[@lynnnaude]

Yes with everyone who deserves it....😅😂❤

[@swayamkaam2613]

It's scary how good AI is getting with time , it's playing a really convincing Simon.

[@LilyEvans-rk6dp]

Why did I actually believe this for a sec? 😂😂😂

[@nubz8671]

Simon looks so different. He gives me the uncanny valley look now.

[@julilolmo19]

My man looks deep faked in real life

[@lukamaisuradze8051]

LMAOO💀💀

[@osamaboksmati1507]

yoo 💀💀💀

[@haleyanne86]

"YOUR MAN"?

[@jsonyu179]

💀😭

[@user-oy9iq6hj1d]

You win bro💀

[@chelsey1087]

Sofia is so pretty, I love her smile. I love her personality too. And she’s always so kind. She’s a very talented actress and did so good in modern family and America’s got talent. And Simon is hilarious, I love his sense of humour

[@HannibalKantter]

Yeah, it almost feels illegal that she's a good actress, a kind person and a stunning woman at the same time. Leave something for the rest of us peasants 😂

[@Pravduh]

Sounds like Sofia wrote this 😂

[@nickbesserer]

No way a real human wrote this comment. It's about as uncanny as simon's face. I REALLY LOVE . IS GOOD. THEY GIVE MEANING TO MY OTHERWISE EMPTY LIFE. THANK YOU FOR BEING ON MY TV.

[@Pravduh]

@@nickbesserer 💀

[@chelsey1087]

@@nickbesserer I’m definitely a real human

[@SugerShizzy11]

Simon looks like Playstation 1 Crash Bandicoot

[@Hydroxoid]

Simon looks just like his clay version on celebrity death match

[@Yamsauce]

Simon looks like a claymation of his former self.

[@Yazan26579]

Yes especially @4:25

[@RyanConnell5150]

He lost over 50 pounds...

[@kelthuzad7]

Sofia's face when simon lists his traits lol

[@Logicsimple]

Sofía is beyond boundaries, she's amazingly gorgeous, smart and talented. Not that I'm discovering something. Truly fan of her

[@esirhule]

You can tell Simon admire and respect her. Love that. I also like their chemistry on BGT.

[@churibman]

Man, I came here to see if anyone understood what was the favorite band Simon put together and everyone is coming for the man's face 😅

[@abigailchoi027]

SAME

[@daniellelfien]

it's one direction

[@Summer_Grace]

One direction, obViOuslY

[@crustytoes1819]

One direction 😍

[@moosentp3190]

Same lol I was trying to find the same thing but found insults instead

[@eastendthug]

Simons face - Has science gone too far?

[@RyanConnell5150]

Over 50 pounds of weight loss...

[@danielsilva9502]

I'm glad he said he's Simon Cowell, wouldn't be so sure otherwise

[@zaqarnage]

Imagine seeing Simon with a flashlight at night in the forest

[@DaanVsp]

💀

[@zaqarnage]

@@DaanVsp bro i forgot i even posted this comment, gave myself a good laugh now that I've seen it again

[@Christinavernon2382]

3:32 Sofia's face when Simon was describing what he's like in real life 😂

[@Willpower-74205]

6:13 "How did Simon Cowell become a record?" Sofia's reaction is hilarious. I was laughing just as hard right along with her. 😀😄😆😅🤣 😁👍

[@immortalxd6190]

Ya 😂😂😂

[@threetailedwhitefoxspirit1988]

i thought the question was basically how did he become the teletubbies record label

[@Cobaltblueprism]

That was gold, that silent and deep laugh. She has always been comedic. Love her.

[@JadenYukifan28]

those tabs should of been a different color so you can tell the questions better

[@sognostrano7965]

simon's face is like a halloween mask

[@Im_grateful]

He has too much Botox on

[@mariaceciliamartel8336]

Impossible not to love Sofia Vergara. She shines!

[@minette36]

No mercy, yall really came for him in these comments 🤣 pure poetry!

[@TheMarlonChannel]

Cyberbullying isn't funny.

[@Mmesomachii]

@@TheMarlonChannel agreed

[@moonee2595]

@@TheMarlonChannel 🤭🤣🤣

[@ircusing9875]

he deserves it so yeah xd

[@rickyricardo2006]

@@TheMarlonChannel But blasting and ridiculing people on tv its ok right? Im pretty sure those people also get cyberbulled

[@holyAaron]

Simon looks like he has had his face stapled to the back of his head

[@simoncowell3587]

I did, thanks

[@alexcrawford5350]

Simon Cowell: Ha!

[@zarlashtstanikzai955]

@@simoncowell3587 😂😂

[@rue1868]

Please 😂

[@beautyfromwithin0173]

@@zarlashtstanikzai955 it’s not the real Simon . It’s a fake

[@peterseru]

Sofia is so effortlessly funny 😭🤣

[@tankai-jiekaylamoe]

The fact that she said AGT was better than THE ONLY MODERN FAMILY THE SHOW THAT PUT SMILES ON MY FACE EVERYDAY.......😢

[@neo_nathan]

she was kidding she said modern family was better after!!

[@mar35962]

no she loves modern family she said it after that

[@leahtheanimationfan40]

2:19 "I got shouted at A LOT" "So you weren't good at it" I love Simon and Sofia, you can tell they're really good friends 😂

[@jamilbelle]

Simon’s face wow 😯. That is all

[@joyvinjoy5876]

😶

[@PlasmaPro8]

?

[@khalilahd.]

I hate that you’re right 😭

[@Dontslaythybroski]

PLASTIC SURGERY APPARENTLY MAKES YOU LOOK BETTER...YIKES

[@ivandansigmun3891]

botox face?

[@articraft_magic]

Sofia is so simple,kind normal person.

[@petastafford908]

Sofia is such a beautiful person, inside and out 🥰❤️

[@TheDepressedMemeCat]

Simon's face looks like a Snapchat filter

[@taesirejasper4267]

This interview is hilarious! It's so good with Sofia and Simon's good dynamic!

[@r.t.birlove7908]

YO SHE STUDIED FOR BECOMING A DOCTOR?!?! CANT BELIEVE I WAS FOOLED BY MEDIAS TRYING TO MAKE HER LOOK STUPID😩😤😭 always loved her, now i love her even more and even more RESPECT.

[@mrcloud9750]

Anyone can "study to be a doctor" lol she aint too bright irl either

[@neutrallynonsensical3477]

@@mrcloud9750 idk what world you’re living in when literally anyone can train to be a doctor.

[@lareinadepompis2065]

@@mrcloud9750jealousy

[@vivianju]

sofia forgetting to peel the second word and her laughing was hilarious

[@ashleerenee9314]

SHE LOOKS SO GOOD TO BE 50 wow she looks like she’s in her 20s

[@fakhar7557]

*30s Her neck lines give it away

[@neryssamartins9371]

id early 40s

[@yourstrulylene2122]

@@fakhar7557 she had thyroid cancer bro

[@fakhar7557]

@@yourstrulylene2122 still though. She'd pass for 34

[@alecgurney9305]

@@fakhar7557 bruh who even notices that

[@meganledford9709]

Whoa. Simon looks like he’s made of candle wax.

[@TheMarlonChannel]

Why do you care?

[@spencerleo5126]

Ye ik right

[@rickyricardo2006]

His plastic surgeon is probably the same guy who sculpted ronaldos head statue.

[@eddypuentes6155]

Megan Ledford I'm pretty sure he's good looking in the in inside 🙂. Behind that exterior lies his arteries small heart, cholesterol levels, small intestine large intestine appendix, esophagus, and the rest of his organs including#CartilageAndBones but also non organ parts such as mucus, salivary glands, along with adrenal glands and #RedBloodCells :-) but I barely scratched the surface. I'm sure there's more. It's just that it's too long a list 🙂! Never judge a book by his cover 🙂.

[@alecgurney9305]

@@TheMarlonChannel do you look like simon lmao

[@shush6215]

Sofia is very smart she reads situations properly and act.

[@thumbelynnas7438]

I just love sofia's humor 😂

[@iamhestbech.iamorphan]

The two of them together is gold

[@unusingmarma]

Sofia is the best person to interview, I think.

[@jalabi99]

Seeing Sofia crack herself up at Simon "being a record...producer" made me laugh out loud. Her show on Univision, _Fuera de Serie,_ was pretty fun as well.

[@voquesbeauty]

Simon is the reason BGT and AGT is alive and interesting

[@lenabeans]

I physically cannot put into words my love for Sofia Vergara 💖 She's a queen 👑

[@molatable]

"I was a really, really naughty kid" "Yeah but look at you now" "Yeah nothing changed" I love these two 😂❤️

[@reillyjames8128]

These videos seem so dystopian I don’t know why.

[@kassandrad6540]

Weird that I was low key proud of Sofia’s pronunciation of “Entrepreneur”… idk I was just happy for her because she used to struggle with those kinds of words. She’s just such a gem I love her

[@AlR-ol9gh]

Holy crap, Simon looks unwell 🤧

[@khalilahd.]

😭😭😭

[@valentinaroldan7764]

not really. he still looks handsome

[@ahmedbanaga8185]

He just lost alot of weight

[@vanessagoddess1]

@@ahmedbanaga8185 I honestly thought that the slight droop on the side of his mouth made me think that he had recently had a stroke

[@lukunil]

Should he change his surname?

[@Dbustillo]

Her laugh is so flamboyant and I really like her natural nature❤️

[@suzstockwell201]

sofia is so effortlessly funny and charming

[@racheljay454]

I could listen to Sofia talk all day.

[@Tanya_Maria]

That was one of my favourite episodes! Hope u would not have rushed them tho. They were so fun together :)

[@MikeIzzle_]

You can tell at 7:24 they’re signaling to Sofia that they have to speed it up 😂

[@miyokaida]

Sofia Vergara is naturally so funny 😂

[@thirteennumbers6095]

I smiled through this, was quite charmed by them in the video!

[@keytelherrerasuazo935]

Me encanta lo natural que es Sofía 😍 she is amazing all the time I watch her

[@mar35962]

yes!

[@angeldog15]

Sofia and Simon are just iconic LEGENDS.

[@CountryCowboy008]

I love how Simon mentioned Nightbirde as one of the best auditions 🥲

[@Enolahomes_]

I love that she hasn’t forgotten being in modern family

[@T_Dubbs]

When I was on BGT in 2017 I took a selfie with Simon outside the studio at the semi finals… was genuinely a really nice guy. Eric (his son) was there as well!

[@joguestin]

Thank you Sofia for holding the board the right way, being fun and acting like this wasn't your 15th interview of the day.

[@yoshuatree8538]

I love the progress of Simons career, he's grown as a judge a lot. I think AGT is an amazing show that showcases how unique and great we all are as human :)

[@lolmfs]

U mean degrading ppl unnecessarily

[@QuadriviumNumbers]

@@lolmfs You obviously have never watched it.

[@dark6.6E-34]

@QuadriviumNumbers you aren't aware of the iceberg

[@tomperry5947]

Why does he look like a ice age character now

[@yourbeardlybro5887]

I’m sure Simon agreed to do a interview only if Wired rigged the questions to remove any questions related to all his recent plastic surgery

[@crumbworks]

They do this every time. None of the questions asked are EVER the top searches. They remove anything even remotely controversial before presenting them to the guests, so it's supremely watered down. I wish they had the balls to keep it all in.

[@abrielrobertsson4160]

They do that with almost everyone.

[@abrielrobertsson4160]

@@crumbworks Well, I do not think it's WIRED's fault. It's the agent which requests smth like that. I'm sure if the celebrity tells them to not remove anything, they'll comply.

[@TartempionLampion]

Quite rightly, they must not feed creepy interests, it would be totally disrespectful.

[@shush6215]

Isn’t there so many people doing plastic surgery? What is it to any of us what he does with his money…

[@2ree534]

3:26 talented, brilliant, incredible, amazing, show stopping, spectacular, never the same, totally unique

[@analog_wav]

Lmaaao, he really did say that 😂😂😂

[@elegantlou28]

Stupid, rude, an idiot, disgusting, horrible, fake…

[@suppressed_viii]

I’m pretty sure he was joking, because he said all those things, then finished off with “humble.” That was actually funny.

[@ericasMusicCorner]

YES LADY GAGA SLAYS

[@NationalismDjazair]

@@suppressed_viii british humor

[@user-cl6su4ss8i]

I love watching Simon and Sofia on AGT as judges many years. I love their friendship and how they get on well.

[@Jan0Van0Eyck]

Judging by this video, they clearly don't get on well.

[@neomialezra]

the combination of sofia vergara and the simon cowell face comments makes this my favorite WIRED Video

[@pootoo8660]

Simon's face looked messy that I thought this was a fake wired interview and was a deep fake 🤣

[@reachvfx]

he looks like a real life bobble head

[@ImYourBias]

that cheeky sneaky One Direction was gold

[@lesleyscaifecomerade4853]

Someone needs to tell him, give him the honesty he has given over the years to contestants. I don’t believe Simon was ever cruel he just told the truth straight up. He was so handsome before why are his friends and family letting him believe he looks good. Xx

[@DBLCreations]

Love the dynamic between those 2!

[@amelieflorelle]

Sofia: "I love to make opportunities for myself" lmao Queeeeen!

[@colesprousefan531]

i love you Simon and Sofia so much!! b/c y'all made one direction come into one and i will never forget anything that they've had done for the past 13 years

[@refinedphenomena4078]

Sofia’s intelligence is above the expectations

[@Roy-G-Biv]

Simon is proof that money can't buy you the best plastic surgeon ..........wow🙄😳😱

[@issyx3957]

Why does simon touch his head like that as if hes egging his brain on to think about the next thing hes gonna say😂

[@SaharaXeditz]

Oml I love Sofia she is so down to earth and I love her on modern family❤❤

[@phoblyonna1]

i could listen to sofía talk for dayssss-english, spanish-it doesn’t matter 😭❤️❤️

[@nataliacamelo8625]

There’s nothing more relatable than Sofia’s best friends being her cousins… latinas know the primas are the real besties 🤪

[@gnanasabaapatirg7376]

Really?

[@Rebecca-fo4nn]

@@gnanasabaapatirg7376 your parents are a similar kind of crazy but you don’t fight as much as siblings 😂

[@glowdropzz]

Simon: describes himself with positive adjectives Also Simon: absolutely destroys contestants on talent shows-

[@danny_bz]

simon cowell hasn't fully loaded in yet

[@slayerx7181]

Plastic surgeon: So what do you want me to do? Simon: Freestyle

[@ericavanderlinde1277]

These two are great together!

[@Fantasygaming24]

The most entertaining part was when she said he was a record! Bro I was dying too🤣🤣🤣🤣! I love Sofia’s and Simon’s senses of humor, like it’s just so brilliant, much like the two of them 🤣

[@Josephhearth_]

Sofia Vergara represents so well the Latin women outside , I’m so proud of la Toti ❤😂🇨🇴

[@ryanakers7904]

He's definitely had a facelift.

[@qwr742]

Yeah, about 10.

[@simoncowell3587]

I removed my fillers

[@Studiepi]

More like a face sink!

[@justayoutuber1906]

uh, ya think????

[@WilhelmFreidrich]

Not possible

[@biancamae_]

Sofia's accent and laugh makes me weak, she was pure funny! Love her! 🤣❤️

[@samjmavds96]

These two are funny together 😂

[@migonbrah]

4:49 Okay, we toss.

[@billskarsgardfan7150]

Sofia’s humor is so relatable.