Lester Holt

    Known For

    Acting

    Birthday

    March 8, 1959 (66 years old)

    Place of Birth

    Hamilton Air Force Base, California, USA

    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.

    Known For

    • The Fugitive

      The Fugitive

      1993

    • Primal Fear

      Primal Fear

      1996

    • Miracle on 34th Street

      Miracle on 34th Street

      1994

    • 30 Rock

      30 Rock

      2006

    • Warehouse 13

      Warehouse 13

      2009

    • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

      Late Night with Conan O'Brien

      1993

    • Get Me Roger Stone

      Get Me Roger Stone

      2017

    • Late Night with Seth Meyers

      Late Night with Seth Meyers

      2014

    • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

      The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

      1992

    • Chicago Hope

      Chicago Hope

      1994

    • The Kelly Clarkson Show

      The Kelly Clarkson Show

      2019

    • Dateline

      Dateline

      1992

    • One World: Together at Home

      One World: Together at Home

      2020

    • Whose Vote Counts, Explained

      Whose Vote Counts, Explained

      2020

    • Hollywood Game Night

      Hollywood Game Night

      2013