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Nikki Boyer

b. 1975

American actress and singer

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Born 1975. Nikki Boyer is an American actor, singer-songwriter, television actor and liedermacher.

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.

Career Boyer moved to Los Angeles, California in 1998 and began singing with The Spirit Theory.

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.

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 television adaptation 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

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Webster University

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Who is Nikki Boyer?

American actress and singer

When was Nikki Boyer born?

Nikki Boyer was born on 22 July 1975 in St. Louis.

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Nikki Boyer is an actor, singer-songwriter, television actor and liedermacher.

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Nikki Boyer is American.

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