Lester Holt
Biography
Lester Don Holt Jr. (born March 8, 1959) is an American journalist and news anchor for the weekday edition of NBC Nightly News, NBC Nightly News Kids Edition, and Dateline NBC. On June 18, 2015, he was made the permanent anchor of NBC Nightly News following the demotion of Brian Williams. He followed in the career footsteps of Max Robinson, an ABC News evening co-anchor, and Holt became the first African-American to solo anchor a weekday network nightly newscast.
Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Steve
30 Rock
Chicago Hope
Warehouse 13
All Movies (14)
- Atrocity Inc.2024 · as Self (archive footage)
- The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump2024 · as Self (archive footage)
- Whitney Houston & Bobbi Kristina: Didn't We Almost Have It All2021 · as Self (archive footage)
- One World: Together at Home2020 · as Self
- Hope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Media2018 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Get Me Roger Stone2017 · as Self (archive footage)
- Business of Disaster2016 · as Self - NBC Reporter
- 2012 Startling New Secrets2009
- Witness to Jonestown2008 · as Himself
- Mystery of the Crystal Skulls2008 · as Himself - Host
- The 9/11 Conspiracies: Fact or Fiction2007 · as Self - Host
- Primal Fear1996 · as WBBM Anchor
- Miracle on 34th Street1994 · as Newscaster
- The Fugitive1993 · as Newscaster
All TV Shows (18)
- Obama2020 · as Self
- Whose Vote Counts, Explained2020 · as Self (archive footage)
- The Kelly Clarkson Show2019 · as Self - Guest
- Steve2017 · as Self
- Dateline: Secrets Uncovered2017 · as Self - Correspondent
- Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self - Guest
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self - Guest
- Hollywood Game Night2013 · as Self
- Warehouse 132009 · as Lester Holt
- 30 Rock2006 · as Lester Holt
- Miley's New Year's Eve Party2004 · as Self - Guest
- Chicago Hope1994 · as Anchorman (uncredited)
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien1993 · as Self - Guest
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno1992
- Dateline1992 · as Self - Host
- Dateline1992 · as Self - Correspondent
- NBC Nightly News1970 · as Self