Julie Chen – Bio, Husband, Son, Net worth, Age, Children, Height

Julie Chen has been described as a major force on American television and the reason is not far-fetched. In a career spanning three decades, she has endeared herself to audiences as the host of several shows including Big Brother reality TV series. She has also produced many news and talk show programs for the CBS Network. Find out more about Chen here, including her husband and children, height and net worth.

Julie Chen Bio (Age)

Julie Suzanne Chen Moonves was born on January 6th , 1970. Her father’s name is David Y. Chen while her mother’s name is Wan Ling Chen. She also has two sisters named Vicki and Gladys. Chen’s parents are originally from China and immigrated to the United States as adults. Julie Chen spent her formative years in Queens, New York City. She attended St Francis Prep where she graduated in 1987.

She then attended the University of Southern California, where she majored in Broadcast Journalism and English. She received her degree in 1987. Chen began her career while she was still in college.

Her first taste of real-world journalism came as an intern at CBS Morning News. This was in 1991 and she mainly did tasks like answering calls and distributing faxes. However, she did not let this discourage her and saw it as part of the learning process.

After her CBS internship, Chen also did an internship at ABC News One. She gave a good account of herself and after graduation she was offered a full-time position. This was in 1992 and she spent the next three years with the network as a producer.

In 1995, Chen moved to Dayton, Ohio, where she joined WDTN-TV as a news anchor. This particular gig lasted two years, and in 1997 she moved to a New York City television station called WCBS-TV. Julie Chen’s career breakthrough came in 1999 when she was recruited to the CBS network.

Since joining CBS, she has anchored several shows such as CBS Morning News, CBS This Morning and The Early Show. She has also served as one of the hosts of The Talk – a show similar to The View. It’s about an all-female panelist giving her opinion on the hot topics of the day. The show also featured impressive ladies like Eve, Sharon Osbourne, Aisha Tyler and Sheryl Underwood.

Family (husband, children and son)

Julie Chen is married to Leslie Roy Moonves. Moonves also works in the media industry but is not a hoster or anchor but an executive. He was a member of the board of directors of many media giants. He has also held many executive positions at CBS, serving as Chairman and CEO of CBS Corporation from 2003 to 2018.

Chen and her husband began dating in 2004. They married that same year; in Mexico on the 23rd of December 2004. Chen has a son with her husband and his name is Charlie Moonves (born 2009). She also has three stepchildren as a result of her husband’s first marriage. Moonves was previously married to a woman named Nancy Wiesenfeld. The union existed from 1978 to 2003 and produced two sons; Michael and Adam, and a daughter named Sara.

Height

Julie Chen is 5 feet 5 inches (1.65 m) tall and weighs 56 kg. Her hair color is black while her eye color is brown. Other additional measurements are chest – 35 inches, waist – 24 inches and hips – 35 inches. The TV personality has revealed that as a journalist, someone advised her to have plastic surgery to fix her Chinese-looking eyes. She took that advice back when she was trying to succeed in the industry.

Wealth (income and earnings)

The New York native is worth $8 million. She owes her considerable fortune to the many television shows she has hosted. Her husband, on the other hand, is significantly wealthier and has a net worth of $800 million. Chen’s career has been under pressure lately, and this is the result of her husband. In 2018, several women brought allegations of sexual assault against Moonves. These allegations forced him to resign from his high position as CEO of the CBS network. The scandal put Chen between a rock and a hard place. She didn’t know whether to support her husband or her fellow wives. She eventually supported her husband and described him as a kind, decent and moral person.