article_snippet: The Talk co-host Julie Chen spent years living with the shame that The Talk co-host Julie Chen was a rich playboy and a polygamist, but The Talk co-host Julie Chen was moved to learn that her grandfather also selflessly risked her grandfather life during World War II and used her grandfather wealth to fund a school in the village where her grandfather had grown up.
article_snippet: At the start of the episode Julie explained that only knew that Julie had a dramatic 'rags to riches story' and many wives.
article_snippet: Julie, who is married to Leslie Moonves, the President and CEO of CBS Corporation, said Julie was inspired to learn more about Julie family after the birth of her family five-year-old son Charlie. '
article_snippet: During Julie time with Jason, it was revealed that that Julie grandfather was described as having an 'improper childhood' - without any explanation as to what that meant.
article_snippet: Living legacy: Julie can be seen happily meeting with the children who attend the school that her grandfather had founded in 1937 .
article_snippet: The Talk co-host also met with the school's vice principal, who revealed that her grandfather was a government official .
article_snippet: her great-grandfather was a government official was described as philanthropist, which was something Julie admitted that Julie had never heard about her great-grandfather was a government official before.
article_snippet: After discovering that her great-grandfather was a government official was a member of the Singapore Annkway Association, Julie headed to the organization's headquarters in order to speak with historian Dr Andres Rodriguez and learn more about Julie relative.
article_snippet: Julie added: 'I have a new found respect for my grandfather.'
article_snippet: Julie was proud to learn that they all knew who were grandfather
article_snippet: I am so impressed at what my grandfather created in 1937,' Julie told the cameras. '
article_snippet: Julie continued: 'I was very surprised to hear that my great-grandfather had this idea that education would empower people because I have never heard one word about my grandfather.'
article_snippet: Coming together: During this meeting, Julie learned that her great grandfather was the equivalent of the head of the US Department of Education, but was left with nothing after her great grandfather job was no longer deemed necessary .
article_snippet: Julie later said it was a 'great privilege' to learn Julie family history .
article_snippet: Julie was still confused as to why her great grandfather was said to have had an improper childhood when it appeared that her great grandfather had a privileged one.
highlights_snippet: The Talk co-host's grandfather died before she was born, however she was still ashamed about The Talk co-host's grandfather 'improper upbringing'
  Julie, 45, discovered the truth about she grandfather's lifestyle after visiting she ancestral home for TLC series Who