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".

Filmography

• 2026Untold: The Death & Life of Lamar Odom — Self - Host, 'Today Show' (archive footage)
• 2025Untold: The Fall of Favre — Self - Co-Host, Today (archive footage)
• Ashley Madison: Sex, Lies & Scandal — Self - Host, Today Show (archive footage)
• 2021Rulon Gardner Won't Die
• 2016Zoolander 2 — Matt Lauer
• 2015Entourage — Matt Lauer
• 2015Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! — Matt Lauer
• Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt — Matt Lauer
• 2014Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas — Mr. Sea Serpent (voice)
• 2014Sharknado 2: The Second One — Matt Lauer
• The Blacklist — Anchor
• The Michael J. Fox Show — Matt Lauer
• 2011The Beaver — Matt Lauer
• Up All Night — Matt Lauer
• 2010Who Is Clark Rockefeller? — Matt Lauer (uncredited)
• 2009Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey! — Hark Hanson (voice)
• 2009Land of the Lost — Matt Lauer
• 30 Rock — Matt Lauer
• 2006Countdown To Doomsday
• Will & Grace — Matt Lauer
• Politically Incorrect
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
• Talk Of The Town
• Sesame Street
• Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

Appearances as themselves (35)

• Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields — Self (archive footage)
• Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn't Exist — Self - TV Journalist (archive footage)
• 2021Fatal Distraction — Self (archive footage)
• The New York Times Presents — Self (archive footage)
• 20179/11 — Himself
• 2017Oklahoma City — Self (archive footage)
• The Nineties — Self (archive footage)
• 2015The Making of Trump — Self (archive footage)
• 2014Drew Peterson: Untouchable — Self (archive footage)
• Late Night with Seth Meyers — Self
• 2014Mariah Carey At Home in Concert: with Matt Lauer — Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — Self
• Alpha House — Self
• 2013Anna Nicole — Himself (uncredited / Archivefootage)
• 2013Justin Bieber's Believe — Self
• 2013Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Tale — Self
• 2012Adele - Live in London — Self - Host
• 2012Me @ the Zoo — Self (archive footage)
• 20119/11: In Our Own Words — Himself
• 2011Rise — Self - Host
• 2011The Craigslist Killer — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 2010Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days — Self (uncredited) (archive footage)
• The Jay Leno Show — Self - Guest
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen — Self - Guest
• 19 Kids and Counting — Self
• 2006Sesame Beginnings: Exploring Together — Self
• 2005Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast — Self - Host
• 2004Fahrenheit 9/11 — Self (archive footage)
• Father of the Pride — Self (voice)
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show — Self
• The Daily Show — Self
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien — Self - Guest
• Dateline — Self - Host
• Saturday Night Live — Self (uncredited)
• Today — Self