Lester Holt

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

26

Gender

Male

Birthday

1959-03-08 (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

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • 30 Rock

    30 Rock

  • Warehouse 13

    Warehouse 13

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • Miracle on 34th Street

    Miracle on 34th Street

  • Dateline

    Dateline

  • The Fugitive

    The Fugitive

  • Primal Fear

    Primal Fear

  • Hollywood Game Night

    Hollywood Game Night

  • Dateline: Secrets Uncovered

    Dateline: Secrets Uncovered

  • Whose Vote Counts, Explained

    Whose Vote Counts, Explained

  • The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump

    The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump

  • Miley's New Year's Eve Party

    Miley's New Year's Eve Party

  • Get Me Roger Stone

    Get Me Roger Stone

  • One World: Together at Home

    One World: Together at Home

  • Obama

    Obama

  • Business of Disaster

    Business of Disaster

  • The 9/11 Conspiracies: Fact or Fiction

    The 9/11 Conspiracies: Fact or Fiction

  • Witness to Jonestown

    Witness to Jonestown

  • Whitney Houston & Bobbi Kristina: Didn't We Almost Have It All

    Whitney Houston & Bobbi Kristina: Didn't We Almost Have It All

  • Atrocity Inc.

    Atrocity Inc.

  • 2012 Startling New Secrets

    2012 Startling New Secrets

  • Hope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Media

    Hope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Media

  • Mystery of the Crystal Skulls

    Mystery of the Crystal Skulls