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.
Movies & TV Shows
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The Fugitive (1993) — Newscaster
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Primal Fear (1996) — WBBM Anchor
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Miracle on 34th Street (1994) — Newscaster
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30 Rock (2006) — Lester Holt
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Warehouse 13 (2009) — Lester Holt
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) — Self
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Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) — Self - Guest
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Get Me Roger Stone (2017) — Self (archive footage)
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Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) — Self - Guest
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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
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Chicago Hope (1994) — Anchorman (uncredited)
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The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019) — Self - Guest
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Dateline (1992) — Self - Host
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One World: Together at Home (2020) — Self
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Whose Vote Counts, Explained (2020) — Self (archive footage)
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Hollywood Game Night (2013) — Self
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NBC Nightly News (1970) — Self
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Dateline: Secrets Uncovered (2017) — Self - Correspondent
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The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump (2024) — Self (archive footage)
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Miley's New Year's Eve Party (2004) — Self - Guest
- 2012 Startling New Secrets (2009)
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Witness to Jonestown (2008) — Himself
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Mystery of the Crystal Skulls (2008) — Himself - Host
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Whitney Houston & Bobbi Kristina: Didn't We Almost Have It All (2021) — Self (archive footage)
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Steve (2017) — Self
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Atrocity Inc. (2024) — Self (archive footage)
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Business of Disaster (2016) — Self - NBC Reporter
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Steve Harvey (2012) — Self
- Hope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Media (2018) — Self - Narrator (voice)
- The 9/11 Conspiracies: Fact or Fiction (2007) — Self - Host
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Obama (2020) — Self