Matt Lauer

Co-host Matt Lauer appears on NBC's "Today" annual Halloween show at Rockefeller Plaza on October 31, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images North America) It's unusual to wake up and not be greeted by Matt Lauer's smiling face on the TODAY show, which begs the question: Where was Matt this morning? Lauer with co-hosts Ann Curry, Meredith Vieira and Al Roker. Co-host Meredith Vieira explained on the show that Lauer had injured his shoulder while biking on Long Island. "He was riding his bike over the weekend and he had a run-in with a deer," she said. According to Meredith, ... Read Full Story

Matt Lauer can nearly hit a deer, dislocate his shoulder, and still be funny and charming about it. True grit. If you missed Matt Lauer this morning, blame deer. The veteran host of NBC's The Today Show had to step out from hosting duties after a nasty bike wreck saw him dislocate a shoulder and take two days off. Lauer was riding his bike when a deer stepped out onto the rode. When Lauer hit the brakes, he flipped over the handlebars and dislocated his shoulder. The injury will require surgery. From an article here on Zimbio: Despite the injury, it sounds like Lauer's ... Read Full Story

Fantastic news! It really makes my day when anyone gets the best of NBC, and boy did she. Ann Coulter Takes Matt Lauer and Brian Williams to Task on 'Today' By Geoffrey Dickens ( Bio | Archive ) January 7, 2009 - 11:58 ET After reports that Ann Coulter had been banned from NBC News, her return to the "Today" show set this Wednesday morning was, as expected, a fiery one with co-host Matt Lauer. The conservative author put Lauer on the defensive on her being bumped for the likes of Rachel Maddow and Perez Hilton , his colleague Brian Williams’ softball questions to ... Read Full Story

Almost 3 years ago, Tom Cruises’s Scientology incidents were the subject of many bashings . His heated interview with Matt Lauer, for one, gave the world a glimpse of the cocky Cruise no one had seen before. But today the two reunited on good terms. “That came across [as] arrogant,” Tom says in this video. As an entertainer with so much power, it’s important not to impose your personal views on others. Now realizing this mistake, Tom claims to have learned “a good lesson.” It’s hard to believe this is the same man that told Lauer “You don’t even know what Ritalin is” and ... Read Full Story

Remember when Tom Cruise accused Matt Lauer of being “glib” during a 2005 Today show interview? Tom Cruise is ripping on Lauer again - this time during a Friar Club Roast today. Tom Cruise took to the stage, joking that “Matt and I talk two, three, four times a day,” before commenting to Lauer, “You’re the one who told me to talk about Katie Holmes on Oprah!” Before leaving the stage, Tom Cruise joked, “I can’t believe I flew all the way out here…lose my number, you glib putz.” Matt Lauer got in last jab, however, saying “Why don’t you sit down? We’ll get ... Read Full Story