Jeannie Mai
Host
Birth Date: January 4, 1979
Age: 46 years old
Birth Place: San Jose, California
Spouses: Jeezy
American television personality Jeannie Mai was born in San Jose, California. She's of Chinese-Vietnamese descent and started her career as a makeup artist. This led her to working with celebrities, and for independent television stations, as well as the show "Total Request Live" (MTV, 1998-2008). She eventually transitioned to a hosting position, and later became an entertainment reporter and producer for "The Daily Mixx" (WB, 2002-06).
Mai went on to primetime hosting positions on MTV, E!, Lifetime, TLC and NBC, becoming well-known for starring in "How Do I Look" (Style, 2004-12). She would later become a host for Miss Universe pageants and serve as stylist consultant and fashion correspondent to a number of other shows, including "The Real" (Syndication, 2012-22). For her work, Mai won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host.
Credits
Hollywood SquaresStream
Guest
Game Show
2025
Celebrity Family Food BattleStream
Contestant
Reality
2024
Christmas in the SpotlightStream
Actor
Mira
Movie
2024
Dick Clark's Primetime New Year's Rockin' Eve With Ryan Seacrest 2024
Host
Show
2023
Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve With Ryan Seacrest 2024
Host
Show
2023
72nd Miss Universe El Salvador
Host
Show
2023
Raid The CageStream
Host
Game Show
2023
Live with Kelly and MarkStream
Guest
Talk
2023
71st Miss Universe
Host
Show
2023
America's Test Kitchen: The Next GenerationStream
Host
Reality
2022
Sherri
Guest
Talk
2022
The Jennifer Hudson ShowStream
Guest
Talk
2022
Access Daily With Mario & Kit
Guest
Show
2022
Muppets Haunted MansionStream
Actor
Maude
Special
2021
Overserved With Lisa VanderpumpStream
Self
Reality
2021
Celebrity Wheel of FortuneStream
Guest
Game Show
2021
Surviving Sex Trafficking
Executive Producer
Movie
2021
Zerlina
Guest
Show
2020
Nick Cannon's Hit Viral Videos -- Holidays 2019
Self
Show
2019
The Kelly Clarkson ShowStream
Guest
Talk
2019
Access Daily
Guest
Talk
2019
Tamron HallStream
Guest
Talk
2019
Holey MoleyStream
Correspondent
Reality
2019
Famous in LoveStream
Guest Star
Herself
Series
2017
Stopping Traffic
Executive Producer
Movie
2017
Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party
Guest
Reality
2016
The $100,000 PyramidStream
Guest
Game Show
2016
To Tell the TruthStream
Guest
Game Show
2016
Gay for Play Game Show Starring RuPaulStream
Guest Star
Game Show
2016
ET at the Oscars Live on Pop
Correspondent
Show
2016
Hollywood Medium With Tyler HenryStream
Guest
Reality
2016
Kocktails With KhloéStream
Guest
Reality
2016
How Do I Look? Asia
Self
Show
2015
Steampunk'd
Host
Reality
2015
Miss USA 2015
Correspondent
Show
2015
Celebrity Family FeudStream
Guest
Game Show
2015
Hollywood Today Live
Guest
Show
2014
The Fabulist
Guest
Show
2014
Bethenny
Guest
Talk
2013
The Real
Host
Talk
2013
Style Pop
Host
Show
2013
Home & Family
Guest
Talk
2012
The Style List: Fall's Top Ten Trends
Host
Show
2012
Playboy Morning Show
Guest
Show
2012
Holiday Fabulous
Host
Show
2011
How Do I Look?: The Search for the Worst-Dressed in America
Host
Show
2011
Dish NationStream
Guest
Talk
2011
The Talk
Guest
Talk
2010
The Gossip Queens
Guest
Show
2010
The Dr. Oz Show
Guest
Talk
2009
Tips Today
Host
Show
2009
The Wendy Williams ShowStream
Guest
Talk
2008
Rachael Ray Show
Guest
Talk
2006
Dancing With the StarsStream
Contestant
Reality
2005
Hell's KitchenStream
Guest
Reality
2005
The Biggest LoserStream
Guest Star
Reality
2004
How Do I Look?
Host
Show
2004
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Guest
Talk
2003
Extra
Correspondent
News
1994
Extra
Host
News
1994
Entertainment Tonight
Guest
News
1981
Entertainment Tonight
Host
News
1981
Good Morning America
Guest
News
1975
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News aboutJeannie Mai
Q&A
‘Christmas in the Spotlight’: Jeannie Mai Dishes on Her New ‘Taylor & Travis’ Flick, ‘The Real’ and ‘DWTS’
‘The Real’ Host Jeannie Mai Accuses Estranged Husband Jeezy of Domestic Violence & Child Neglect
Exclusive
Uh Oh! ‘Raid the Cage’ NFL Player Shatters Cage Door in Episode 5 Sneak Peek (VIDEO)
Preview
‘Raid the Cage’ Host Damon Wayans Jr. on How ‘New Girl’ Characters Would Play the Game (VIDEO)
Damon Wayans Jr. & Jeannie Mai Jenkins to Host ‘Raid the Cage’ Game Show on CBS
Jeannie Mai Jenkins Set as ‘America’s Test Kitchen: The Next Generation’ Host
‘The Real’ Hosts Say Goodbye After 8 Seasons (VIDEO)
ABC Spring 2022: ‘The Chase’ & ‘Holey Moley’ Return & ‘Who Do You Believe?’ Premieres
Disney+ ‘Muppets Haunted Mansion’ Trailer Is ‘A Party to Die For’ (VIDEO)
Jeannie Mai Forced to Exit ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Due to Hospitalization
Preview
Jeannie Mai on Joining ‘Dancing With the Stars’ & ‘The Real’s New Season
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