Cowell, who is now a multi-millionaire, started out as a runner at Elstree Studios in south London, where the Stanley Kubrick movie was shot.
It has now been claimed that among menial jobs Cowell undertook at the Hertfordshire studios was the task of buffing up Nicholson's axe for his famous "Here's Johnny" scene.
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