Cast & creator
Matt Lauer
Best known for Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Late Night with Seth Meyers
Matthew Todd Lauer ( born December 30, 1957) is a former American television news personality, best known for his work with NBC News. After serving as a local news personality in New York City on WNBC, his first national exposure was as the news anchor for The Today Show from 1994 to 1997. In 1997, he was moved from the news desk to the host's chair, and served as the co-host of NBC's Today show from 1997 to 2017. He was also a frequent contributor for the evening news magazine Dateline NBC. With NBC, Lauer hosted the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and co-hosted the opening ceremonies of several Olympic Games. Following allegations of inappropriate sexual behavior, Lauer's contract was terminated by NBC in November 2017 after the network reported receiving "a detailed complaint from a colleague about inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace" and added that the network had "reason to believe this may not have been an isolated incident".
Also known as: Matthew Todd Lauer
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film credits
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television credits
60
1948–2026 · acting roles
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Across film & television
Filmography (60)
Showing 60 of 60 credits
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
2014
The Daily Show
Self
1996
Saturday Night Live
Self (uncredited)
1975
The Blacklist
Anchor
2013
Sesame Street
1969
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
30 Rock
Matt Lauer
2006
Will & Grace
Matt Lauer
1998
Dateline
Self - Host
1992
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Matt Lauer
2015
Today
Self
1952
The Jay Leno Show
Self - Guest
2009
Up All Night
Matt Lauer
2011
The Michael J. Fox Show
Matt Lauer
2013
19 Kids and Counting
Self
2008
Alpha House
Self
2013
Father of the Pride
Self (voice)
2004
Zoolander 2
Matt Lauer
2016
Land of the Lost
Matt Lauer
2009
The New York Times Presents
Self (archive footage)
2020
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
1948
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
Self (archive footage)
2023
Entourage
Matt Lauer
2015
The Nineties
Self (archive footage)
2017
Ashley Madison: Sex, Lies & Scandal
Self - Host, Today Show (archive footage)
2024
The Beaver
Matt Lauer
2011
Politically Incorrect
1993
Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn't Exist
Self - TV Journalist (archive footage)
2022
Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!
Hark Hanson (voice)
2009
Sharknado 2: The Second One
Matt Lauer
2014
Untold: The Death & Life of Lamar Odom
Self - Host, 'Today Show' (archive footage)
2026
9/11
Himself
2017
Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!
Matt Lauer
2015
Fahrenheit 9/11
Self (archive footage)
2004
Fatal Distraction
Self (archive footage)
2021
Justin Bieber's Believe
Self
2013
Untold: The Fall of Favre
Self - Co-Host, Today (archive footage)
2025
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast
Self - Host
2005
The Craigslist Killer
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2011
Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas
Mr. Sea Serpent (voice)
2014
Adele - Live in London
Self - Host
2012
Who Is Clark Rockefeller?
Matt Lauer (uncredited)
2010
The Making of Trump
Self (archive footage)
2015
Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Tale
Self
2013
Drew Peterson: Untouchable
Self (archive footage)
2014
Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days
Self (uncredited) (archive footage)
2010
Rulon Gardner Won't Die
2021Talk Of The Town
1988
Me @ the Zoo
Self (archive footage)
2012
Sesame Beginnings: Exploring Together
Self
20069/11: In Our Own Words
Himself
2011
Oklahoma City
Self (archive footage)
2017
Mariah Carey At Home in Concert: with Matt Lauer
Self
2014
Rise
Self - Host
2011Countdown To Doomsday
2006
Anna Nicole
Himself (uncredited / Archivefootage)
2013