What is Matt Lauer?
{{Infobox person | name = Matt Lauer | image = File:Matt Lauer 2012 Shankbone 2.JPG | caption = Lauer in April 2012 | birth_name = Matthew Todd Lauer | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|12|30}} | birth_place = [[New York City]], U.S. | nationality = American | alma_mater = [[Ohio University]] | occupation = [[Television journalist]] | years_active = 1979–2017 | employer = | television = ''[[Today (U.S. TV program)|Today]]'' co-anchor<br />(1997–2017)<br />''Today'' news anchor<br />(1994–1997) | spouse = {{marriage|Nancy Alspaugh|1981|1988|reason=divorced}}<br />{{marriage|[[Annette Roque]]|1998 |2018|reason=divorced}} | children = 3}} '''Matthew Todd Lauer''' (born December 30, 1957)<ref name=tvg>{{cite web |url=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/matt-lauer/bio/195235 |title = Matt Lauer |work = [[TV Guide]] |access-date = April 27, 2015 |archive-date = December 30, 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131230130946/http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/matt-lauer/bio/195235 |url-status = dead |df = mdy-all }}</ref> is a former American television news anchor. He was the co-host of [[NBC]]'s ''[[Today (U.S. TV program)|Today]]'' show from 1997 to 2017. In November 2017, NBC fired Lauer after multiple women [[Weinstein effect|accused him]] of sexual harassment.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-mattlauer/nbc-news-fired-today-show-co-host-matt-lauer-for-sexual-misconduct-idUSKBN1DT1NY |title = NBC News fires 'Today' co-host Matt Lauer for sexual misconduct |date = November 29, 2017 |publisher = Reuters |access-date = September 29, 2018 |archive-date = November 29, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171129133553/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-mattlauer/nbc-news-fired-today-show-co-host-matt-lauer-for-sexual-misconduct-idUSKBN1DT1NY |url-status = live }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20170114051158/https://www.today.com/about/matt-lauer-co-anchor-t102933 Bio on the Today Show (Archived on January 17, 20