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(Journalist, Television personality)

Matt Lauer is infamous as a womanizer. Matt is a journalist on NBC. Despite his great career, he is in the limelight for his affairs, relationships, with different women despite being married.

Relationship Facts of Matt Lauer

Matt Lauer is having an affair.
His sexual orientation is straight.

What is the relationship of Matt Lauer?

Matt Lauer is currently divorced.

He was married to Annette Roque. They began dating each other back in early 1998 and got married on 3 October 1998.

They together have two sons named Jack Matthew and Thijs Lauer and a daughter named Romy Lauer. The couple has been together for almost two decades now.

However, the couple separated in 2017 because Matt had alleged extramarital affairs during the marriage. Their divorce was finalized in 2019. He settled to pay $20 million to Annette post-divorce.

He was previously married to the American Film and TV producer, Nancy Alspaugh. Their long-term affair turned into marriage in 1982. They stayed together for over six years and they divorced in 1988.

After his first divorce, Matt dated the beautiful American actress, Margaret Colin for a year in 1991.

After that, he began dating Kristen Gesswein. They were very serious about their relationship at that time. Their five-year-long affair ended in 1996.

He was in a short-term relationship with Tiffany Elliot in 1997.

Matt Lauer: Biography in Details

Who is Matt Lauer?

Matt Lauer is an American journalist and television personality. He is best recognized as the host of The Today Show. He is also a contributor to the news channel Dateline NBC.

Who are the parents of Matt Lauer?

Matt Lauer was born as Matthew Todd Lauer on December 30, 1957, in New York City, New York, United States.

His nationality is American and his ethnicity is mixed (Ashkenazi Jewish, English, Scottish, German, Dutch).

He is the son of Marilyn Kolmer and(mother) Jay Robert Lauer(father).

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Caption: Matt Lauer’s Family (Source: Daily Mail)

His mother was a boutique owner and his father was a bicycle-company executive. His parents divorced when he was a youth and his father died in 1997.

Matt Lauer: Education, School/College University

Matt Lauer dropped out of Ohio University‘s School of Telecommunications in 1979. Matt attended the School of Media Arts and Studies and graduated with his undergraduate degree from Ohio University in 1997.

Matt Lauer: Professional Life, Career

Matt Lauer began his television career in 1979 as a producer of the 12 o’clock news for WOWK-TV in Huntington, West Virginia. He became an on-air reporter on the 6 and 11 o’clock newscasts in 1980. After that, he became the host of PM Magazine in Providence. In 1843, he started working at WNEW-TV in New York City. He worked there until 1986.

In 1986, Matt Lauer co-hosted WNYW-TV’s Made In New York with Jill Rappaport. At the same time, he also co-hosted Fame, Fortune, and Romance.

In 1988, he hosted WNEV-TV’s Talk of the Town.  In 1989, he began hosting a three-hour live interview program, WWOR-TV’s 9 Broadcast Plaza.

In 1990, Kushner-Locke Company hired Matt to host a pilot called “Day In Court”. In 1992, he worked for NBC and became the co-host of the Today Show in 1997. He is still working on the show.

How much does Matt Lauer earn?

Matt Lauer is one of the highest-paid journalists in America with an annual salary of $25 million and he has a net worth of $80 million as of 2022.

Matt Lauer: Rumors, Controversy/Scandal

There is no rumor of him having an extra-marital affair at the present time. The rumor is that Matt is about to be fired from Today’s show but the rumor is not confirmed yet.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight, Body Size

Moving towards his body measurements, he has a good height of 5 Feet and 11 Inches (1.8m) and weighs 76 kg. He has brown hair color and his eye color is also brown. His shoe size is 11 but his dress size is unknown.

Social Media

Matt Lauer is not active in various sorts of media like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

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