Matt Lauer
Biography
Matthew Todd Lauer ( born December 30, 1957) is a former American television news personality, best known for his work with NBC News. After serving as a local news personality in New York City on WNBC, his first national exposure was as the news anchor for The Today Show from 1994 to 1997. In 1997, he was moved from the news desk to the host's chair, and served as the co-host of NBC's Today show from 1997 to 2017. He was also a frequent contributor for the evening news magazine Dateline NBC. With NBC, Lauer hosted the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and co-hosted the opening ceremonies of several Olympic Games. Following allegations of inappropriate sexual behavior, Lauer's contract was terminated by NBC in November 2017 after the network reported receiving "a detailed complaint from a colleague about inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace" and added that the network had "reason to believe this may not have been an isolated incident".
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Justin Bieber's Believe
as Self
2013
Rise
as Self - Host
2011
Land of the Lost
as Matt Lauer
2009
Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days
as Self (uncredited) (archive footage)
2010
Countdown To Doomsday
2006
Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Tale
as Self
2013
Sharknado 2: The Second One
as Matt Lauer
2014
Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas
as Mr. Sea Serpent (voice)
2014
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast
as Self - Host
2005
Adele - Live in London
as Self - Host
2012
Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!
as Matt Lauer
2015
Oklahoma City
as Self (archive footage)
2017
Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!
as Hark Hanson (voice)
2009
Entourage
as Matt Lauer
2015
The Making of Trump
as Self (archive footage)
2015
Zoolander 2
as Matt Lauer
2016
9/11
as Himself
2017
Me @ the Zoo
as Self (archive footage)
2012
The Beaver
as Matt Lauer
2011
Anna Nicole
as Himself (uncredited / Archivefootage)
2013
TV Appearances
Sesame Street
1969
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
2003
The Daily Show
as Self
1996
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
The New York Times Presents
as Self (archive footage)
2020
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
1948
Will & Grace
as Matt Lauer
1998
The Jay Leno Show
as Self - Guest
2009
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
1993
Talk Of The Town
1988
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
as Self (archive footage)
2023