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Julie Chen

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  • Birth Name: Julie Suzanne Chen
  • Birth Place: Queens, NY
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 01/06/1970, Capricorn
  • Profession: News anchor; reporter; journalist; TV host; producer
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Julie Chen Fast Facts:
  • While in college, worked at CBS Morning News, answering phones and sending faxes.
  • Began broadcasting career at ABC News, where she served as a producer for the late-night news show Nightline.
  • Relocated to Dayton, Ohio, to work as a news anchor for WDTN-TV, from 1995 to 1997.
  • Career breakthrough came in 1999, when Chen was offered the anchor position for two CBS early-morning programs, CBS Morning News and The Early Show.
  • Landed the position as host of the CBS reality series Big Brother in July of 2000.
  • Garnered much praise for her news-reporting abilities in March of 2003, when she visited Kuwait and Qatar during the US invasion and occupation of Iraq.
  • Speaks fluent Mandarin.
  • Julie Chen Relationships:
  • Adam Moonves - Stepson
  • Charlie Moonves - Son
  • David Y. Chen - Father
  • Gladys Chen - Sister
  • Les Moonves - Husband
  • Michael Moonves - Stepson
  • Sara Moonves - Stepdaughter
  • Vicki Chen - Sister
  • Wan Ling Chen - Mother
  • College:
  • University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA (Broadcast Journalism and English, 1991)
Les Moonves, Bobby Flay, Julie Chen courtesy Stephen Lovekin/WireImage.com
Big Brother 11, Julie Chen courtesy John P. Filo/CBS
The Unit, Julie Chen, Angela Cartwright courtesy Sonja Flemming/CBS
A Home For the Holidays with Faith Hill, Steven Spielberg, Melissa Etheridge, Leslie Moonves, Julie Chen courtesy Eric McCandless/Triage (c)2008 Triage Entertainment. All Rights Reserved
Big Brother 10, Julie Chen  courtesy John P. Filo/CBS
Big Brother 10, Julie Chen  courtesy Sonja Flemming/CBS
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