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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.
Top Filmography
7.5
The Fugitive
1993 // MOVIE
7.7
Primal Fear
1996 // MOVIE
6.8
Miracle on 34th Street
1994 // MOVIE
7.5
30 Rock
2006 // TV
7.7
Warehouse 13
2009 // TV
7.2
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 // TV
7.0
Get Me Roger Stone
2017 // MOVIE
5.2
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 // TV
5.4
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992 // TV
7.2
Chicago Hope
1994 // TV
6.4
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 // TV
6.5
Dateline
1992 // TV
6.5
Dateline
1992 // TV
7.1
One World: Together at Home
2020 // MOVIE
6.5
Whose Vote Counts, Explained
2020 // TV