Julie Chen covered many major stories for The Early Show including The War in Iraq and The Conflict in Kuwait and Qatar in 2003. During her time as a reporter, she has interviewed many different celebrities including The former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Queen Rania of Jordan, former Defense Secretary William Cohen, and celebrities including Tom Cruise, Ben Affleck, Tom Hanks, Angelina Jolie, Ellen DeGeneres, Chris Rock and Jennifer Lopez.
At the beginning of her career, she was reviewed poorly, but she was able to improve after some time and prove her worthiness both to her viewers and her employers. Now she is working for on the second season of The Talk together with other hosts such as Sara Gilbert, Aisha Tyler, and Sharon Osbourne. Especially concerning the Big Brother show, two words have come to define Julie’s career: “But first.” Overtly, it’s her often used a transition between Big Brother segments. A viral video highlighting her nearly identical delivery of the line and accompanying movements over many seasons earned her the nickname “The Chenbot.” But over the course of the series’ 17 seasons, she’s learned to embrace the expression and even turned it into a cheeky catchphrase.
More significantly though, “but first” is essentially what Chen heard at every turn as she embarked on a career in television news.“Yes, you can be an assignment reporter, but first, you have to do it at half the salary. OK, you can be an on-camera anchor, but first, you have to look less Asian. Sure, you can have this high-profile job, but first, you have to agree to take on an additional, less prominent job as well.”
At the very start of her career, the now well-known personality used to worry to match, whether she’ll manage or not to find a spot and fit the industry. “My whole life I’ve been told, ‘No. No. No. No. No. You can’t do this. OK, maybe we’ll let you slide in here but don’t expect to be treated equally to the others,’” Chen told BuzzFeed News while seated at a table in her dressing room at The Talk. “But every negative thing that’s happened to me along my career path has ended up being a blessing in disguise and gotten me exactly where I am today.”
Julie Chen has been nominated for the Daytime Emmy four times, one of which she has won. In 2014 she was nominated for Outstanding Talk Show Host for The Talk. In 2015 again she was nominated for the same Emmy for Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Hose again for The Talk. In 2016 she was nominated for the previous year and finally in 2017, she and the other hosts of The Talk were awarded the Daytime Emmy despite all previous nominations.
Return to the previous page| Date of Birth: | 06-01-1970 |
| Height: | 4 Feet 4 inch |
| Birth Sign: | Capricorn |
| Nationality: | American |
| Ethnicity: | White |
| Profession: | Journalist |
| Employer: | CBS, ABC news |
| Net Worth: | $8 million |
| Husband: | Leslie Moonves |
| Marriage Date: | 2004 |
| Alma Mater: | University of Southern California |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Children: | Charlie Moonves |
| Birth Place: | Queens, New York City, New York, United States |
| Birth Date: | 6 Jan, 1970 |
| Age: | 50 yrs |
| Occupations: | Presenter Television producer Journalist |
| Citizenship: | United States of America |
| Birth Place: | Queens |
| Education: | USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism |
| Gender: | Female |
| Description: | American journalist and television host |
| Twitter Id: | Juliechen |
| Spouse: | Les Moonves [M. 2004] |
| Net Worth 2021: | 30 million |
