Julie Chen - Biography

Last Editor: sheyla.hdz				Julie Chen Biography -   Name : Julie Chen Profession : TV presenter, News anchor, producer Date of Birth : January 6, 1970 Place of Birth : Queens, New York, U.S. Age : 39 Spouse(s) : Leslie Moonves

Julie Chen Trivia -

Engaged to TV news editor Gary Donahue whom she has been dating since 1991. [August 2000] Graduated from USC in 1991 Stepmother of Sara Moonves. Julie Chen announced on April 21, 2009 that she was pregnant with her first child with husband Leslie Moonves

Julie Chen Detailed Biography -

Julie Chen (born January 6, 1970) is a Chinese American news anchor and television presenter, who has 10 years of broadcasting experience, is best known for co-anchoring CBS's, The Early Show and for hosting the CBS summer reality program Big Brother, since its debut in July 2000. Chen was born in Queens, New York. She attended the University of Southern California and graduated in 1991 with a major in broadcast journalism and in English. The previous year in 1990, while she was in school, she stayed in Los Angeles where she worked for ABC NewsOne, for 1 season as a desk assistant just before she was promoted to work as a producer for the next 3 years, for a total of 5 seasons, altogether. From 1999 to 2002, she was the anchor of the early-morning CBS Morning News. Since 2002, she has been a co-host for The Early Show on CBS. Before CBS News she was a reporter and weekend anchor at WCBS-TV in New York City. Since 2000, she has also been the eviction-night host on the American version of Big Brother. During the first season (2000), Chen was widely ridiculed in the media for her heavily scripted wooden delivery, interaction with the studio audience and interviews on the live programs. Since then, she has grown into her dual roles, and her mannerisms have earned her a cult-like adoration among some fans of the show. On December 23, 2004 she married Les Moonves, president and CEO of CBS Television. At the time, she had been the only single host among the 4-person "Early Show" anchor team. On the Internet, Chen is recognized as one of the greater successes of plastic surgery on the website GoodPlasticSurgery.com. Julie Chen made announcement on April 21, 2009 that she was pregnant with her first child with husband Leslie Moonves, president and CEO of CBS Television on The Early Show with her due date on October 4, 2009. She revealed she wouldn't be taking medical leave and would continue to present Big Brother during her pregnancy.