Nikki Boyer
{{short description|American actress and singer-songwriter|bot=PearBOT 5}}
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| image = Nikki Boyer-187-web.jpg
| background = solo_singer
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1975|7|22}}
| birth_place = St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
| origin =
| instrument = Vocals
| genre =
| occupation = Actress, singer, songwriter, executive producer
| years_active = 1998–present
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Nikki Boyer (born July 22, 1975) is an American actress, singer-songwriter and executive producer. She served as executive producer of the FX show Dying for Sex, based on the Wondery podcast of the same name she co-created. Boyer is the former host of Yahoo!'s "Daytime in No Time", receiving millions of hits per day. Boyer is also the former co-host of Watch This! on the TV Guide Channel.{{cite news |author=Gail Pennington |title=My day at 'The Office' |url=http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/tube-talk/tube-talk/2007/01/my-day-at-the-office/print/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120911034642/http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/tube-talk/tube-talk/2007/01/my-day-at-the-office/print/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 11, 2012 |work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |date=January 11, 2007 |accessdate=July 17, 2008}}
Career
Boyer moved to Los Angeles, California in 1998 and began singing with The Spirit Theory.{{cite news |author=Deb Peterson |title=Ex-Host Here of TV Show for Kids Will Host Cable Show for Lovers |work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |date=August 7, 2003 |pages=B2}}[http://www.thespirittheory.com/musicians/nikki_boyer/index.php The Spirit Theory: Nikki Boyer] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080403183228/http://www.thespirittheory.com/musicians/nikki_boyer/index.php |date=April 3, 2008 }}. Retrieved 17 July 2008.
In 2003 and 2004, Boyer hosted TLC's reality television series Perfect Proposal. In 2007, she became the co-host of Watch This! on the TV Guide Channel.{{cite news |author=Linda Moss |title=TV Guide to Watch This! Again |url=http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6429521.html |work=Multichannel News |date=March 30, 2007 |accessdate=July 17, 2008}}
In 2008, her latest album, Underlying Poetry was released with her band The Spirit Theory. She now performs with "The Cardboard Cutouts" - her band with Tommy Fields. Boyer also regularly appears on The Tonight Show's Ross "The Intern" Mathews' podcast "Straight Talk with Ross".
Until recently, Boyer hosted Yahoo TV's Daytime in No Time, a spin-off of Primetime in No Time. For a short time, she also co-hosted Yahoo TV's What's so funny? with Mike Bachman.
Boyer is the host and co creator of the hit Wondery Podcast, "Dying for Sex". Listed as one of the top 20 Pods on Apple Podcasts, Boyer helps her best friend Molly tell her story. When Molly is diagnosed with Stage IV breast cancer, she decides to do something bold. She leaves an unhappy marriage and embarks on a series of sexual adventures to feel alive. The show premiered on April 4, 2025, on FX as an 8 episode limited series starring Michelle Williams and Jenny Slate, with Boyer as executive producer. Liz Meriwether and Kim Rosenstock are co-showrunners.
Filmography
- 1999: A Vow to Cherish (TV movie); as Cindy
- 2000: GamePro Minutes (TV series); as the Hostess
- 2002: The Jersey; 3 episodes
- 2004: Perfect Proposal (TV series); as the Hostess
- 2005: The Dry Spell; as the College Girl
- 2005: The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson; episode: #1.107 (sketch comedy actor)
- 2006: Midnight Clear; as Megan
- 2006: So NoTORIous; episode: "Street" (scary voice)
- 2006: Malcolm In The Middle; episode: "Morp"
- 2006: ''Watch This! (TV series); co-host
- 2007: According To Jim (TV series); episode: "The Flannelsexual" as Tanya Mountains
- 2007: The L Word (TV series); episode: "Livin' La Vida Loca" as Student #2
- 2007: Cake: A Wedding Story; as the Nurse
- 2009: Coyote County Loser; as Lauren Hartford
- 2012: Slap Therapy (movie short)
- 2012: All the Wrong Notes (TV series; also producer)
- 2012–13: Sketchy (TV series; also producer and writer)
- 2025: Dying for Sex (TV series); as Cousin Shelia (also executive producer)
Discography
The Spirit Theory
- 2000: Hoping To Make Sense
- 2003: The Calmness in the Riot
- 2008: Underlying Poetry
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|1555334|Nikki Boyer}}
- {{cite web|url=https://www.nikkiboyer.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126100812/http://www.nikkiboyer.com/|archive-date=26 November 2020|title=nikkiboyer.com}} Boyer's former website
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Category:Actresses from Los Angeles
Category:Actresses from St. Louis
Category:American women singer-songwriters
Category:American television actresses
Category:Singer-songwriters from California
Category:Webster University alumni