Lester Holt - Famous Actor

Lester Holt Net Worth

$35,000,000

Lester Holt is an American news journalist and anchor who has a net worth of $35 million. His annual salary at NBC is $10 million. Lester is famous for hosting NBC News programs such as ‘NBC Nightly News’ and ‘Dateline NBC.’ He is widely recognized as the first African-American to anchor a major American weekday nightly news program alone.

Key facts:

  • Lester Holt is an American news journalist and anchor.
  • He is widely recognized as the first African-American to anchor a major American weekday nightly news program alone.
  • Holt has worked for CBS for 19 years, during which he became a prominent figure and anchor for the evening news in Chicago.
  • In 2007, Lester Holt was named the new anchor for the weekend edition of 'NBC Nightly News,' and later became the full-time, permanent anchor for the weekday edition.
  • Holt has frequently acted as a moderator for presidential debates.
  • He has also appeared in brief cameos in various TV shows and films, including 'The Fugitive,' 'U.S. Marshalls,' and 'Primal Fear.'

Basic Information About Lester Holt

CategoryCelebrities
ProfessionsJournalist, Musician, Actor, Newscaster
Net worth$35,000,000
Date of birth1959-03-08 (65 years old)
Place of birthMarin County
NationalityUnited States of America
Curiosities and Trademarksdeep voice
Spouse8 May - Carol Hagen (Β 1982 - present)Β (2 children)
GenderMale
Height6 ft 1 in (1.87 m)
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Lester Holt awards

Award Name State Movie / Series Name Year
Emmy - Outstanding Edited InterviewWinnerDateline NBC2018
Emmy - Outstanding Investigative Report in a News MagazineNomineeDateline NBC2017
Emmy - Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a News MagazineNomineeDateline NBC2013

Lester Holt roles

Movie / Series Role
Primal FearWBBM Anchor (as Lester D. Holt)
The FugitiveNewscaster
Miracle on 34th StreetNewscaster
The LaundromatSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Great HackSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
U.S. MarshalsTelevision News Anchor (uncredited)
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitChannel 8 News Anchor 1 episode, 2013
30 RockLester Holt 5 episodes, 2007-2011
The Kelly Clarkson ShowSelf - Guest / ... 3 episodes, 2020-2021
House of CardsLester Holt 1 episode, 2015
FrontlineNBC reporter / ... 4 episodes, 2016-2021
Chicago HopeAnchorman (uncredited) unknown episodes
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf / ... 5 episodes, 2014-2020
The Daily ShowSelf 1 episode, 2018
Early EditionNewscaster (uncredited) unknown episodes
The Tonight Show with Jay LenoSelf 2 episodes, 2008-2013
Warehouse 13Lester Holt 1 episode, 2012
Access HollywoodSelf 3 episodes, 2018-2020
ConanSelf - Guest 1 episode, 2017
Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf 2 episodes, 2007-2008
Late Night with Jimmy FallonSelf / ... 3 episodes, 2010-2013

Lester Holt's Quotes

  • My general philosophy of doing interviews is polite but persistent. I don't have an axe to grind in this, but I do have the responsibility to represent my viewers who have a lot of questions. People say to me, "I hope you get him!" I don't do that. I just want to talk to people and ask them. And if they don't give an answer, I want to ask them again.
  • [on moderating the first Trump-Clinton debate in 2016] It was the most difficult thing I've ever done professionally or maybe even personally. There several deep breaths at the end of it...It was difficult to read the email the next day, because it was split. It was like "Awesome job, terrific job"."You're a loser, you're pathetic!" But it was part of the process. I knew going in: not everyone's going to love you.
  • We all have to be reminded of where we came from and how we got here and the doors that were opened up. Certainly, as an African-American, those doors were opened up through a lot of sacrifice. It's reminded me of the shoulders that I stand on, that I had the opportunity to do whatever I wanted in life.

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Interesting Facts about Lester Holt

  1. Former Anchor/Reporter for WBBM Channel 2, the CBS affiliate in Chicago, IL.
  2. Plays the bass guitar.
  3. Anchor on MSNBC [November 2000]
  4. His father is African-American, his mother is of Jamaican, Indian, English, and Scottish descent.
  5. Father of son Justin Holt.
  6. His son, Stefan Holt, anchors the morning news in Chicago, where Lester used to be an anchor. On November 23, 2012, when visiting his son for Thanksgiving, Lester co-anchored the NBC morning news in Chicago with his son.

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