Matt Lauer is an American TV show host and actor who have worked for NBC for over two decades. He was recently involved in a sexual harassment scandal which led to him being fired from the company. He was born in U.S. (New York) on 30th December 1957.

Quick Bio

Matt Lauer father was Jay Robert Lauer who was an executive in bicycle company and mother was Marilyn Lauer who have her own boutique in New York. His father is Jewish and his mother is not. He has not been raised with any religion.

Matt Lauer went to Ohio University to get his undergraduate degree. He studies at the School of Media and Art Studies and Scripps College of Communication. Initially, he started his TV career when he was hired as one of the producers in the WOWK-TV. Then he became a reporter for various stations. He did a lot of hosting on different TV shows.

Career

Matt Lauer joined was hired on NBC in 1992 and started as the co-anchor in the show Today in New York which was weekday news show. He worked here for a year after which he was also given the role to co-anchor Live at Five which became a permanent show for him. Matt Lauer had a great camera presence and this was the reason he rose high in the NBC news anchors list. He joined The Today Show in 1994. He also hosted a few shows for MSNBC and the Discovery Channel.

Throughout his career, he has interviewed some big names including Prince William, Prince Harry, Tom Cruise, Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and many more.

In addition to his media career, he also made appearances in live episodes of Will and Grace, the movie Land of the Lost and gave his voice for Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey! He also spoke at the Harvard University 2009 undergraduate commencement ceremonies.