Janet Hsieh Bio | Wiki
Janet Hsieh is a Taiwanese-American television personality, violinist, author, and model-based in Taipei, Taiwan. She serves as the host of the Discovery Travel and Living Channel’s long-running series Fun Taiwan. Currently, the program is in its 13th season and has expanded to include Fun Asia and Fun Taiwan Challenge.
She has been nominated four times for the Taiwanese Golden Bell Awards as Best Host of a Travel Program, and once for Best Host of a Variety Program.
Janet Hsieh Age
Janet was born on January 20, 1980, in Houston, Texas, United States. She is 42 years old.
Janet Hsieh Height
She is a woman of above-average stature and stands at a height of 5 ft 8 in (Approx. 1.73 m).
Janet Hsieh Family
She was born and raised in Houston, Texas by her parents. Janet’s father hails from Kaohsiung and her mother from Taipei. She grew up with an older sister. She holds an American nationality and belongs to mixed ethnicity.
Janet Hsieh Husband
Janet is happily married to her loving husband George Young, a Singapore-based actor-host. The couple celebrated their wedding in January 2015. Together, they share two sons Egan born in 2017, and the other in 2021. Janet holds a black belt in Taekwondo and is a trained sushi chef and circus performer. She speaks fluent English, Mandarin, Spanish, French, and Taiwanese.
Janet Hsieh Education
She graduated from Bellaire Senior High School in 1997. In 2001, Janet graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and Spanish. While there, she was a member of the Alpha Chi Omega women’s fraternity and served on the university’s Ring Committee, the group responsible for designing the MIT class ring.
Janet also ran the Boston Marathon during this time. Subsequently, she studied at the Universidad de Buenos Aires in Argentina and at the University of California, Los Angeles in California.
Janet Hsieh Book
In addition to her career, Janet is also an author and published her first Chinese-language travel book, Traveling with 100 Toothbrushes, in 2010. She has since published two additional travel-related titles, Backpack to the Future and Au for You. She has also published two English learning books, Janet’s Funtastic English and [email protected].
In 2016, Janet and her husband George Young co-authored the book Starting at The End. The book shares their sometimes conflicting stories on how they met, as well as their fifty-day journey through Texas, Argentina, and through to their wedding in Antarctica.
Janet Hsieh Baby
Janet and her husband welcomed their first baby boy Egan in 2017. Their second baby boy was born in February 2021, weighing 3.8kg.
Janet Hsieh Wedding
Janet and her husband George Young celebrated their wedding in January 2015. The ceremony was under the witness of a pastor, their families, and close celebrity friends like Taiwanese actress Janine Chang and Sodagreen’s lead singer Wu Tsing-Fung.
The couple held up a paper made of the American, British, and Taiwanese flags, which represents their nationalities, with the words ‘just married’ printed on it.
Janet Hsieh Violin
Janet learned to play the violin at age five and was part of the Texas Young Virtuosos, who played at the White House for President George Bush and in Europe. In Taiwan, she has performed three concerts at the National Concert Hall, twice in 2011 and once in 2013. She also played as one of 4,645 participants at Changhua Stadium in 2011, joining Changhua County youth to set a Guinness World Record for “Largest Violin Ensemble.”
Janet Hsieh Fun Taiwan | Podcast
In 2005, Janet auditioned for a new Discovery Travel and Living television series exploring the island of Taiwan, entitled Fun Taiwan. Since landing the role, she has been nominated four times for Best Host in a Travel Program at the Golden Bell Awards, achieving a win in 2011. She has also been one of the longest-running series on Discovery Channel’s TLC (Asia). The program is currently in its 13th season and has expanded to include Fun Asia and Fun Taiwan Challenge.
Janet Hsieh Net Worth
She earns her wealth from her career, therefore, she has amassed a fortune over the years. Janet’s estimated net worth is $1 million.
How Old Is Janet Hsieh
Janet was born on January 20, 1980, thus, she is 42 years old.