Julie Chen
Birthday: 6 January 1970, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Height: 164 cm
Chen began filling in as news anchor for The CBS Morning News (1987) and This Morning (1988) in June 1999. Before that, she was a reporter and anchor for WCBS-TV, the CBS station in New York (1997-99) ...Show More
[Big Brother (2000), as a series]: It started out like 10 complete strangers, throw into a house, cu Show more
[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. Hide
Then I thought, 'I am the Chen-bot, and I have to embrace my inner Chen-bot.'
Then I thought, 'I am the Chen-bot, and I have to embrace my inner Chen-bot.'
[on having new responsibilities as a mother]: I'm feeling like I'm tethered to my home, because of m Show more
[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. Hide
I don't know how that works out, ... I don't know what's going on that I'm hosting the Emmys during Show more
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. Hide
[When she began hosting Big Brother (2000), her very first year]: People were writing that I was hor Show more
[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'? Hide
[Who once said that future journalists were as blurry as ever, led by increasingly opinionated cable Show more
[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. Hide
[on parenting]: There are so many things you learn about motherhood as you're going to learn, well, Show more
[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.' Hide
[When asked if her The Early Show (1999) crew were going to travel anywhere by ship]: I thought if w Show more
[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. Hide
[on Big Brother (2000)]: It's a real live Melrose Place. It takes you back to junior high - very cat Show more
[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. Hide
[on her husband]: As a very spiritual person myself, I was totally curious to meet the guy, and to h Show more
[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. Hide
Julie Chen's FILMOGRAPHY
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Julie Chen'S roles
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