10 Facts About Julie Chen

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Julie Chen's has been the host of the American version of the CBS reality-television program Big Brother since its debut in July 2000.

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In 2018, Julie Chen Moonves authored her first children's book, When I Grow Up, dedicated to her son, Charlie.

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3.

Daughter of Chinese immigrants, Julie Chen was born in Queens, New York City.

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4.

Julie Chen attended junior high school in the Whitestone area of Queens.

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5.

Julie Chen went on to graduate from St Francis Preparatory School in 1987.

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6.

Julie Chen's attended the University of Southern California and graduated in 1991, majoring in broadcast journalism and English.

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7.

Julie Chen's was promoted to work as a producer for the next three years.

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8.

In 2015, Julie Chen revealed on The Talk that during her time in Dayton her news director had told her that she would never become a news anchor because of her "Asian eyes".

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9.

From 1999 to 2002, Julie Chen was the anchor of CBS Morning News and news anchor of CBS This Morning and later The Early Show, alongside Bryant Gumbel, Jane Clayson, Hannah Storm, Harry Smith, Maggie Rodriguez, Erica Hill, and Rene Syler.

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10.

In September 2013, during the first week of Season 4 of The Talk, Julie Chen revealed that she had undergone blepharoplasty early in her career after being pressured by her previous news director and a high-profile agent.

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