Julie Chen Bio | Wiki
Julie Chen(Julie Suzanne Chen Moonves) is an American Journalist currently working as a news anchor and producer at CBS. She is the host of the American version of the CBS reality-television program, Big Brother. In addition, Julie is the longest-serving host of any country’s version of the show. Before that, she worked as a co-anchor of the Early Show on CBS.
Julie Chen Age
She was born on January 6, 1970, in Queens, New York City, United States. Julie is 51 years old.
Julie Chen Height
She is a woman of above-average stature. Julie is slightly tall and stands at a height of 5 ft 8 in (approx. 1.73 m).
Julie Chen Family
She was born to her parents and raised in Queens, New York City. Her mother, Wang Ling Chen, was born and raised in Rangoon, Burma while her father, David Chen, was born in China, and later fled to Taiwan following the Chinese Civil War. In addition, Julie has two siblings, Victoria and Gladys.
Julie Chen Husband
She is married to her husband Les Moonves. The couple married on December 23, 2004, in a private wedding held in Acapulco, Mexico. The pair also shares a son named Charlie.
Julie married Les 13 days after the court had granted her husband an early divorce from her ex-wife Nancy Wiesenfeld Moonves. Nancy filed for divorce in Los Angeles Superior Court citing irreconcilable differences. However, the divorce proceedings were delayed for almost 2 years because of financial settlement disagreements.
Julie Chen Son | Children | Kids
Julie and her husband have four children Charlie, Adam, Michael, and Sara. Charlie is Julie’s only son, and he was born on September 24, 2009. She is therefore a stepmother Adam, Michael, and Sara from her husband’s previous marriage.
Julie Chen Education
She attended junior high school in the Whitestone area of Queens and graduated in 1987 from St. Francis Preparatory School. Subsequently, Julie graduated in 1991 from the University of Southern California with a bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Journalism and English.
Julie Chen Big Brother | Season 1
She joined CBS News in 1999 and in 2000 Julie became the host of the American version of Big Brother. She earned her nickname, Chenbot, during the first season of the show in 2000. Julie was criticized for heavily scripted interviews on the live programs as well as wooden delivery in her interaction with the studio audience hence earning the nickname.
Additionally, Julie indicated in 2 interviews that she takes no personal offense at the term. She also added that it may derive from her precise on-air style which comes from a desire to be objective. Moreover, Julie yet again confirmed the nickname in a segment on The Early Show. This happened while she discussing mugs made in her likeness when she confirmed to be Chenbot.
Julie Chen The Talk
She was the moderator and Co-host of the CBS Daytime talk show which was premiered on October 18, 2010. However, Julie announced that she would not be returning to The Talk on a prerecorded tape on September 18, 2018. This was because she needed to spend more time at home with her husband after there was a number of sexual assault allegations surfaced against her husband Les Moonves.
She began her career in June 1990 as an intern working at CBS Morning News alongside Andy Cohen. Julie later moved to ABC NewsOne while still in school, and worked as a desk assistant. In addition, she was promoted to work as a producer from 1992 to 1995.
From 1995 to 1997, Julie worked as a local news reporter for WDTN-TV in Dayton, Ohio. During her time in Dayton, Julie revealed in 2015 on The Talk that her news director had told her that she would never become a news anchor. This he said was due to her Asian eyes. Luckily, she had a surgical procedure to reduce the epicanthic folds of her eyes. This was her after the “big-time agent” agreed and advised her to get plastic surgery.
She worked as an anchor for CBS Morning News as well as News anchor of CBS This Morning. In addition, Julie hosted The Early Show along with Jane Clayson, Hannah Storm, Bryant Gumbel, Harry Smith, Maggie Rodriguez, Rene Syke, and Erica Hill. Notably, she worked there from 1999 to 2002.
Julie Chen Quits The Talk
She made the announcement in a prerecorded tape on September 18, 2018, that she would not be returning to The Talk. Julie said that she needed to spend more time at home with her husband. This was after there were several sexual assault allegations surfaced against her husband Les Moonves.
Julie Chen With No Makeup
Together with the women of The Talk, Julie took the stage at the CBS talk show without makeup in February 2018. Moreover, they all look amazing. Julie went ahead and said that appearing on TV without make-up is especially daunting. This she said is because what people see on screen is different from what they see in real life. However, there is no information about her going to stage without make-up lately.
Julie Chen Salary
She is working for CBS News and there is no doubt, therefore, she is earning a decent salary. Julie earns an average salary of $112,700 annually.
Julie Chen Net Worth
She is a veteran journalist who has been working for more than 3 decades. Julie has over the years accrued a quite impressive fortune from her successful career. She has a net worth of $1.6million.
Is Julie Chen Still Married
She is a wife to Les Moonves and the pair are happily living together as husband and wife. Julie seems to be happy with her marriage and enjoys being with her dear husband Les Moonves. Moreover, the couple wedded on December 23, 2004.
Does Julie Chen Have A Child
She has one son, Charlie, with her husband Les Moonves. However, Julie has a total of 4 children including 3 adult children from her husband’s previous marriage.
Is Julie Chen Still Hosting Big Brother
She is still the host of the CBS News program Big Brother. Julie is also the longest-serving host of any country’s version of the show. Moreover, after a series of sexual misconduct allegations against her husband Les Moonves, in 2018, she started using her married name, Julie Chen Moonves.