Lester Holt
- Born
- March 8, 1959 (67 years old)
- Place of birth
- Hamilton Air Force Base, California, USA
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.
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Known for
Filmography
- 2026Dolly: An NBC News SpecialFilm · Self - Host
- 2026Instadocs: Alex Murdaugh, UnconvictedFilm · Self (archive footage)
- 2024Atrocity Inc.Film · Self (archive footage)
- 2024The Choice 2024: Harris vs. TrumpFilm · Self (archive footage)
- 2021Whitney Houston & Bobbi Kristina: Didn't We Almost Have It AllFilm · Self (archive footage)
- 2020One World: Together at HomeFilm · Self★ 7.1
- 2018Hope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the MediaHope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the MediaFilm · Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2017Get Me Roger StoneFilm · Self (archive footage)★ 7.1
- 2016Business of DisasterFilm · Self - NBC Reporter
- 20092012 Startling New Secrets2012 Startling New SecretsFilm
- 2009Warehouse 13Series · Lester Holt★ 7.7
- 2008Witness to JonestownFilm · Himself
- 2008Mystery of the Crystal SkullsFilm · Himself - Host
- 2007The 9/11 Conspiracies: Fact or FictionThe 9/11 Conspiracies: Fact or FictionFilm · Self - Host
- 200630 RockSeries · Lester Holt★ 7.5
- 1996Primal FearFilm · WBBM Anchor★ 7.7
- 1994Miracle on 34th StreetFilm · Newscaster★ 6.8
- 1994Chicago HopeSeries · Anchorman (uncredited)★ 7.2
- 1993The FugitiveFilm · Newscaster★ 7.5
- 1992The Tonight Show with Jay LenoSeries★ 5.3
