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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Miracle on 34th Street
as Newscaster
1994
Mystery of the Crystal Skulls
as Himself - Host
2008
The Fugitive
as Newscaster
1993
2012 Startling New Secrets
2009
Witness to Jonestown
as Himself
2008
Hope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Media
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2018
Primal Fear
as WBBM Anchor
1996
One World: Together at Home
as Self
2020
Get Me Roger Stone
as Self (archive footage)
2017
Whitney Houston & Bobbi Kristina: Didn't We Almost Have It All
as Self (archive footage)
2021
Atrocity Inc.
as Self (archive footage)
2024
The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump
as Self (archive footage)
2024
The 9/11 Conspiracies: Fact or Fiction
as Self - Host
2007
Business of Disaster
as Self - NBC Reporter
2016
TV Appearances
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
30 Rock
as Lester Holt
2006
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
1993
Dateline: Secrets Uncovered
as Self - Correspondent
2017
Miley's New Year's Eve Party
as Self - Guest
2004
Hollywood Game Night
as Self
2013
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
2014
Dateline
as Self - Host
1992
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self - Guest
2019
Warehouse 13
as Lester Holt
2009
Whose Vote Counts, Explained
as Self (archive footage)
2020
Obama
as Self
2020