Lester Holt
Known for Acting · 31 credits
- Born
- 1959-03-08 (age 67)
- Place of birth
- Hamilton Air Force Base, California, USA
- Also known as
- Lester Don Holt, Jr.
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
2014
as Self / Self - Guest
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self - Guest
30 Rock
2006
as Lester Holt
Chicago Hope
1994
as Anchorman (uncredited)
TV Shows (17)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self / Self - Guest
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self - Guest
30 Rock
2006
as Lester Holt
Chicago Hope
1994
as Anchorman (uncredited)
Warehouse 13
2009
as Lester Holt
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Dateline
1992
as Self - Host / Self - Correspondent
Hollywood Game Night
2013
as Self
Steve
2017
as Self
Dateline: Secrets Uncovered
2017
as Self - Correspondent
Miley's New Year's Eve Party
2004
as Self - Guest
Whose Vote Counts, Explained
2020
as Self (archive footage)
NBC Nightly News
1970
as Self
Obama
2020
as Self
Movies (14)
Primal Fear
1996
as WBBM Anchor
The Fugitive
1993
as Newscaster
Miracle on 34th Street
1994
as Newscaster
One World: Together at Home
2020
as Self
The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Whitney Houston & Bobbi Kristina: Didn't We Almost Have It All
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Atrocity Inc.
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Get Me Roger Stone
2017
as Self (archive footage)
Hope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Media
2018
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Witness to Jonestown
2008
as Himself
Business of Disaster
2016
as Self - NBC Reporter
Mystery of the Crystal Skulls
2008
as Himself - Host
2012 Startling New Secrets
2009
The 9/11 Conspiracies: Fact or Fiction
2007
as Self - Host
About Lester Holt
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. With 31 credits spanning from 1970 to 2024, Lester Holt has appeared in 14 films and 17 TV shows.
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Most Popular Lester Holt Movies
- Primal Fear (1996) — as WBBM Anchor
- The Fugitive (1993) — as Newscaster
- Miracle on 34th Street (1994) — as Newscaster
- One World: Together at Home (2020) — as Self
- The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump (2024) — as Self (archive footage)
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