Matt Lauer is a well-known American television journalist. He has worked as a newsreader and presenter for some of his country’s most prestigious television networks. He is best known for hosting NBC’s Today show for two decades from 1997 to 2017. Throughout his career, Lauer has built a reputation as one of television’s biggest interviewers. He interviewed prominent personalities such as Prince Williams, Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, Hilary Clinton and Charlie Sheen. In fact, during an interview with Lauer, Sheen revealed that he was HIV positive. Find out more about Lauer here, including his wife, child, divorce, salary, net worth and the scandal that ended his time on the Today Show.
Matthew Todd Lauer was born on the 30th of December 1957 in New York City. His mother’s name was Marilyn while his father’s name was Jay Robert Lauer. There is no indication that he divorced other siblings and his parents during his youth. Lauer had his college education at Ohio University, where he studied media art. However, he dropped out at the age of 22 (he later returned and finished his studies at the age of 39).
Matt Lauer began his television career as a producer and a reporter at a television station in Huntington, Virginia known as WOWK-TV. From there he worked for other local television stations in far off places like Boston, Philadelphia, Virginia, Rhode Island and New York. This was between 1979 and 1992. Matt Lauer joined NBC News in 1992. He initially worked as a fill-in anchor for the Today Show before being promoted to full-time anchor in January 1994. Lauer continued to work his way up the ranks, and his hard work paid off when he was named co-host of the Today Show in 1997. His time as a co-host spanned twenty years during which he became a TV star.
He has also co-hosted the opening ceremonies of several Olympic Games. However, Lauer fell from his Olympic heights in November 2017 when he was fired from the Today Show. He was fired following allegations of inappropriate sexual conduct by several of his past and present colleagues. Lauer apologized for his actions, but this was not enough to save his work.
Matt Lauer has been married twice. He first married a fellow journalist, Nancy Alspaugh, in 1981. The marriage lasted seven years when they divorced in 1988. The union produced no children.
In 1998, Lauer remarried, this time to Dutch model Annette Roque. They reportedly met on a blind date in July 1997 and became engaged five months later. The couple tied the 3rd of October 1998 in New York. The union produced three children; two sons and a daughter. They are Jack (born 2001), Romy (born 2004) and Thijs (born 2006).Matt Lauer’s wife, Annette, filed for divorce in 2018 following the spate of allegations against him. It must be noted that this is not the first time that she has gone through a divorce. She filed for divorce back in 2006 while pregnant with her last child. She asked for a divorce due to mental abuse, humiliation and emotional distress after realizing he was cheating on her.
Many sources claim that Lauer had to pay hermillions of dollars not to divorce him. This was done to protect his public image. However, after his last scandal, the lady decided that she had had enough and again filed for divorce. As part of their divorce settlement, the couple shared custody of their children. Lauer’s wife is expected to receive $20 million, as will the family home in the Hamptons.
At the time of his release from NBC, Matt Lauer was on a two-year contract that earned him a salary of $20 million a year. The contract had a $25 million payout clause, but Lauer didn’t get a dime when he was fired. This was because the fire was due to his own fault. In terms of net worth, Matt Lauer is worth between $60 million and $80 million. He owns several select properties including an Upper East Side apartment, a six bedroom mansion in Sag Harbor, a 12 bedroom mansion in North Haven and a 16,000 acre ranch in New Zealand. The ranch alone is worth $9.2 million.
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