
Lester Holt
Acting
Born 1959-03-08 · Hamilton Air Force Base, California, USA
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

6.5
Dateline
1992 · TV

6.4
NBC Nightly News
1970 · TV

7.5
30 Rock
2006 · TV

6.4
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · TV

5.2
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · TV

7.3
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · TV

Obama
2020 · TV

8.1
Dateline: Secrets Uncovered
2017 · TV

7.3
Chicago Hope
1994 · TV

7.7
Warehouse 13
2009 · TV

6.5
Hollywood Game Night
2013 · TV

6.5
Whose Vote Counts, Explained
2020 · TV

5.9
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · TV

5.4
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992 · TV

7.2
Miley's New Year's Eve Party
2004 · TV