Lester Holt
Lester Holt
Person

Lester Holt

Actor 1959-03-08 Hamilton Air Force Base, California, USA

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

FILMOGRAPHY
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The Fugitive

The Fugitive

1993 · Newscaster

Primal Fear

Primal Fear

1996 · WBBM Anchor

Miracle on 34th Street

Miracle on 34th Street

1994 · Newscaster

30 Rock

30 Rock

2006 · Lester Holt

Warehouse 13

Warehouse 13

2009 · Lester Holt

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014 · Self

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993 · Self - Guest

Get Me Roger Stone

Get Me Roger Stone

2017 · Self (archive footage)

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014 · Self - Guest

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992 · TV

Chicago Hope

Chicago Hope

1994 · Anchorman (uncredited)

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019 · Self - Guest

Dateline

Dateline

1992 · Self - Host

One World: Together at Home

One World: Together at Home

2020 · Self

Whose Vote Counts, Explained

Whose Vote Counts, Explained

2020 · Self (archive footage)

Hollywood Game Night

Hollywood Game Night

2013 · Self

NBC Nightly News

NBC Nightly News

1970 · Self

Dateline: Secrets Uncovered

Dateline: Secrets Uncovered

2017 · Self - Correspondent