Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
3/8/1959
Place of Birth
Hamilton Air Force Base, California, USA
Also Known As
Lester Don Holt, Jr.
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
Miracle on 34th Street
as Newscaster
Primal Fear
as WBBM Anchor
The Fugitive
as Newscaster
The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump
as Self (archive footage)
One World: Together at Home
as Self
Business of Disaster
as Self - NBC Reporter
Get Me Roger Stone
as Self (archive footage)
Witness to Jonestown
as Himself
Whitney Houston & Bobbi Kristina: Didn't We Almost Have It All
as Self (archive footage)
Atrocity Inc.
as Self (archive footage)
Mystery of the Crystal Skulls
as Himself - Host