
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)

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992

Warehouse 13
2009
as Lester Holt

Dateline
1992
as Self - Host / Self - Correspondent

Steve
2017
as Self

Hollywood Game Night
2013
as Self

Dateline: Secrets Uncovered
2017
as Self - Correspondent

Miley's New Year's Eve Party
2004
as Self - Guest

NBC Nightly News
1970
as Self

Whose Vote Counts, Explained
2020
as Self (archive footage)

Obama
2020
as Self
Movies (14)

The Fugitive
1993
as Newscaster

Primal Fear
1996
as WBBM Anchor

Miracle on 34th Street
1994
as Newscaster

One World: Together at Home
2020
as Self

Get Me Roger Stone
2017
as Self (archive footage)

Witness to Jonestown
2008
as Himself

Business of Disaster
2016
as Self - NBC Reporter

The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump
2024
as Self (archive footage)
2012 Startling New Secrets
2009

Whitney Houston & Bobbi Kristina: Didn't We Almost Have It All
2021
as Self (archive footage)

Atrocity Inc.
2024
as Self (archive footage)

Mystery of the Crystal Skulls
2008
as Himself - Host
Hope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Media
2018
as Self - Narrator (voice)
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
- The Fugitive (1993) — as Newscaster
- Primal Fear (1996) — as WBBM Anchor
- Miracle on 34th Street (1994) — as Newscaster
- One World: Together at Home (2020) — as Self
- Get Me Roger Stone (2017) — as Self (archive footage)
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