Who is Big Brother USA host Julie Chen Moonves?
JULIE Chen Moonves is an award-winning talk show host known for starring on various cable shows.
Here's everything we know about Julie and how she came to host the CBS' hit summer reality series Big Brother USA.
Who is Big Brother USA host Julie Chen Moonves?
The daughter of Chinese immigrants, Julie Chen was born on January 7, 1970, in Queens, New York.
She got her degree in broadcast journalism from the University of Southern California in 1991.
Her career started with an internship at CBS Morning News alongside Andy Cohen.
Julie then started working at ABC NewsOne, before moving to Ohio to work as a local TV news reporter for WDTN-TV.
She was later the anchor of CBS Morning News and CBS This Morning.
In December 2004, she married the president and chief executive officer of CBS Television, Les Moonves, in a private ceremony in Acapulco, Mexico.
Five years later, on September 24, 2009, Chen welcomed her first son, Charlie.
In 2017, she won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host for her work on the series The Talk.
Julie left the program in 2018 after eight seasons.
What is Julie Chen Moonves' net worth?
According to , Julie Chen Moonves has an estimated net worth of around $30 million.
Julie acquired the majority of her wealth from her television deals.
reported in 2021 that Julie was earning $3 million per season, or $75,000 per episode, on Big Brother.
Her Beverly Hills home has an estimated value of around $14 million.
When did Julie Chen Moonves start hosting Big Brother?
Julie has been the host of Big Brother since its debut in 2000.
Her heavily scripted delivery and interaction with the live studio audience earned her the nickname "Chenbot."
Speaking about it in interviews, she has said she takes no offense to it.
Julie is due to reprise her role as the show's host for its 26th season, premiering July 17, 2024, on CBS.
However, when speaking to in July 2023 about her involvement in future seasons, she made it clear she takes it "one season at a time" when deciding to return.
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"I think there would have to be a few things [to make me step away], like if I feel like the public is getting tired of me or the show is not what I want it to be," Julie said.
"But with [executive producers] Allison Grodner and Rich Meehan leading the way, I can't imagine it ever being something that I feel is not in alignment with me or what the show should be in my mind."