Known for movies
Short Info
Net Worth | $8 million |
Date Of Birth | January 6, 1970 |
Spouse | Leslie Moonves |
Mark | The catchphrase, "But first . . ." |
Fact | Stepmother of Sara Moonves, Adam Moonves and Michael Moonves. |
Julie Chen is an American television personality, news anchor, and producer for CBS. She is the host of the CBS reality show Big Brother and the first host of the CBS daytime talk show The Talk. She has also been a co-anchor of the CBS Evening News and a fill-in anchor for CBS This Morning.
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Chen was born in New York City, the daughter of Chinese immigrants. Her father was a professor at Queens College, and her mother was a research scientist at Columbia University. Chen has an older sister, Gladys, and a younger brother, Victoria.
Chen was raised in Queens and attended Stuyvesant High School, a public school for gifted students. She graduated from the University of Southern California with a degree in broadcast journalism.
Chen began her career as an intern at ABC News in Los Angeles. She later worked as a reporter and weekend anchor at WCBS-TV in New York City. In 2002, she joined CBS News as a correspondent, and later became the co-anchor of The Early Show.
In 2010, Chen became the host of Big Brother, a reality show in which contestants are isolated from the outside world and monitored 24 hours a day by cameras. The show has been criticized for its voyeuristic nature, but Chen has defended it as a “social experiment.”
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In 2011, Chen became one of the hosts of The Talk, a daytime talk show on CBS. The show features a panel of women discussing various topics, including parenting, relationships, and pop culture.
Chen is married to television producer Leslie Moonves. They have two children together.
Chen has an estimated net worth of $16 million. She is fluent in Mandarin Chinese and often uses it on her show Big Brother to communicate with the Chinese-speaking contestants.
General Info
Full Name | Julie Chen |
Net Worth | $8 million |
Date Of Birth | January 6, 1970 |
Height | 1.64 m |
Profession | Journalist, TV Personality, Television producer, Presenter, Actor |
Education | University of Southern California, St. Francis Preparatory School |
Nationality | American |
Family
Spouse | Leslie Moonves |
Children | Charlie Moonves |
Parents | David Y. Chen, Wan Ling Chen |
Siblings | Gladys Chen, Vicki Chen |
Accomplishments
Nominations | Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Morning Program, Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host, Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Host |
TV Shows | The Early Show, Big Brother, The Talk, CBS Morning News, Big Brother: After Dark |
Social profile links
Marks
# | Marks / Signs |
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1 | The catchphrase, "But first . . ." |
Quotes
# | Quote |
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1 | Then I thought, 'I am the Chen-bot, and I have to embrace my inner Chen-bot.' |
2 | [Who once said that future journalists were as blurry as ever, led by increasingly opinionated cable news anchors]: When I was in journalism school, you were taught to be completely objective. But we don't see that anymore. |
3 | [Big Brother (2000), as a series]: It started out like 10 complete strangers, throw into a house, cut off from the inside world, and they have to co-exist where there are cameras/microphones monitoring everything that they do, and each week, they vote off their own, kind of like 'Survivor,' but in this house. |
4 | I don't know how that works out, ... I don't know what's going on that I'm hosting the Emmys during really hard times. But I guess it's an honor and a privilege that I'm the one who gets to try to walk that line of making people feel good. |
5 | [on parenting]: There are so many things you learn about motherhood as you're going to learn, well, unless, I'm completely in the dark more, so then, cause I was supposed to know that? The doctor told me, 'You have to feed him, every 2 to 3 hours.' |
6 | [on having new responsibilities as a mother]: I'm feeling like I'm tethered to my home, because of my feelings; you know, that's the biggest adjustment like, 'I don't know, can I make the dental appointment?' You know, I hope they're ready on time, it's like the whole schedule and do the map. If I can feed it and comeback at this time. |
7 | [on her husband]: As a very spiritual person myself, I was totally curious to meet the guy, and to hear stories of what Les was like as a kid -- and the reunion turned out to be a warm surprise. He turned out to be a very accessible person and a real sports nut like both me and Les. Our apartment has views to the West and so we all shared a beautiful sunset. |
8 | [When asked if her The Early Show (1999) crew were going to travel anywhere by ship]: I thought if we have to broadcast the next morning, I was concerned about how far it was going to be and how tired I was going to be. |
9 | [When she began hosting Big Brother (2000), her very first year]: People were writing that I was horrible in the job, and there was all this talk about 'blurring the line' and 'What's happening to journalism'? |
10 | [on Big Brother (2000)]: It's a real live Melrose Place. It takes you back to junior high - very catty, very cliquey. You can relate to at least one person in the house, see the cool kids try to bully the misfits and watch the misfits outsmart the bullies. You love to hate certain people. |
Facts
# | Fact |
---|---|
1 | Mexico [December 2004] |
2 | Son, Charlie Moonves, was born on September 24, 2009. Husband, Leslie Moonves also has three children from a previous marriage. |
3 | Stepmother of Sara Moonves, Adam Moonves and Michael Moonves. |
4 | Graduated from the University of Southern California, in Los Angeles, California in 1991 with a double Bachelors degree in Broadcast Journalism and English. |
Pictures
Movies
Actress
Title | Year | Status | Character |
---|---|---|---|
Supergirl | 2016 | TV Series | Julie Chen |
NCIS: Los Angeles | 2015 | TV Series | Ambassador Nancy Kelly |
The Comeback | 2014 | TV Series | Julie Chen |
The Millers | 2013-2014 | TV Series | Julie Chen |
Madam Secretary | 2014 | TV Series | Julie Chen |
The Fairly OddParents | 2005 | TV Series | Starlet |
Self
Title | Year | Status | Character |
---|---|---|---|
The Talk | 2010-2016 | TV Series | Herself - Co-Hostess / Herself - Host / Herself - Co-Host |
Entertainment Tonight | 2006-2016 | TV Series | Herself / Herself - Co-Hostess, The Talk / Herself - Ice Bucket Challenge |
The Price Is Right | 2016 | TV Series | Herself - Special Guest |
Big Brother: Over the Top | 2016 | TV Series | Herself - Host |
The Late Late Show with James Corden | 2015-2016 | TV Series | Herself |
Big Brother | 2000-2016 | TV Series | Herself - Host |
Extra | 2014-2016 | TV Series | Herself / Herself - The Talk |
CBS This Morning | 2012-2016 | TV Series | Herself - Guest / Herself - Co-Hostess, The Talk / Herself / ... |
Larry King Now | 2013-2016 | TV Series | Herself - guest / Herself - Guest |
Celebrity Name Game | 2016 | TV Series | Herself - Celebrity Player |
The 43rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards | 2016 | TV Movie | Herself - Presenter: Outstanding Morning Program and Nominated: Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host |
The Insider | 2013-2016 | TV Series | Herself / Herself - Co-Hostess, The Talk / Herself - Hostess, Big Brother |
The 42nd Annual People's Choice Awards | 2016 | TV Movie | Herself |
Rachael Ray | 2006-2015 | TV Series | Herself |
Close Up with the Hollywood Reporter | 2015 | TV Series | Herself |
Inside Edition | 2014-2015 | TV Series documentary | Herself - Co-Hostess, The Talk / Herself |
CBS Summer Preview | 2015 | TV Movie | Herself - Host |
The 42nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards | 2015 | TV Movie | Herself - Presenter: Outstanding Game Show Host and Nominated: Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host |
Late Show with David Letterman | 2005-2015 | TV Series | Herself / Herself - Guest / Herself - Top Ten List Presenter |
Who Do You Think You Are? | 2015 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
The Queen Latifah Show | 2014 | TV Series | Herself - Co-Hostess, The Talk / Herself |
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | 2005-2014 | TV Series | Herself / Herself - Guest |
The Young and the Restless | 2014 | TV Series | Herself |
Watch What Happens: Live | 2012-2014 | TV Series | Herself / Herself - Guest |
Beauty and the Beast | 2014 | TV Series | Herself |
The Arsenio Hall Show | 2013 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
The 40th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards | 2013 | TV Special | Herself |
The O'Reilly Factor | 2013 | TV Series | Herself (segment "Watters' World") |
CBS Cares | 2007-2013 | TV Series | Herself |
Big Morning Buzz Live | 2012 | TV Series | Herself |
The 39th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards | 2012 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter: Outstanding Game Show Host |
The Early Show | 2000-2011 | TV Series | Herself - Co-Host / Herself - News Anchor & Host / Herself / ... |
Iron Chef America: The Series | 2005-2011 | TV Series | Herself - Judge / Herself - ICA Judge / TV Hostess |
Howard Stern on Demand | 2011 | TV Series | Herself |
I Get That a Lot | 2010 | TV Series | Herself |
The 63rd Annual Tony Awards | 2009 | TV Special | Herself - Audience Member (uncredited) |
The Unit | 2009 | TV Series | Herself |
Million Dollar Password | 2008 | TV Series | Herself |
The 62nd Annual Tony Awards | 2008 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter: The Year in Plays |
The 60th Annual Tony Awards | 2006 | TV Special | Herself - Audience Member |
The 100 Greatest TV Quotes & Catchphrases | 2006 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Herself |
Veronica Mars | 2005 | TV Series | Herself |
Yes, Dear | 2003 | TV Series | Herself |
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn | 2003 | TV Series | Herself |
The CBS Morning News | 1987 | TV Series | Herself - Anchor (1999-2002) |
Archive Footage
Title | Year | Status | Character |
---|---|---|---|
Inside Edition | 2014-2016 | TV Series documentary | Herself - Co-Hostess, The Talk / Herself / Herself - Hostess, Big Brother / ... |
The Insider | 2013-2016 | TV Series | Herself / Herself - Co-Hostess, The Talk / Herself - The Talk |
Entertainment Tonight | 2014-2016 | TV Series | Herself / Herself - Co-Hostess, The Talk / Herself - The Talk / ... |
Access Hollywood | 2016 | TV Series | Herself |
Extra | 2015-2016 | TV Series | Herself |
Chelsea Lately | 2012 | TV Series | Herself - Host of 'The Talk' |
Iron Chef America Countdown | 2012 | TV Series | Herself - Judge |
Trouble the Water | 2008 | Documentary | Herself - Reporter |
Awards
Nominated Awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host | The Talk (2010) |
2015 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host | The Talk (2010) |
2014 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Talk Show Host | The Talk (2010) |
Source: IMDb, Wikipedia