Nikki Boyer (born July 22, 1975) is an American actress, singer-songwriter and executive producer. Currently,[when?] she is serving as executive producer of the FX show Dying for Sex, based on the Wondery Podcast 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.[1]

Nikki Boyer
Background information
Born (1975-07-22) July 22, 1975 (age 49)
St. Louis, Missouri
Occupation(s)Actress, singer, songwriter, executive producer
InstrumentVocals
Years active1998–present

Career

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Boyer moved to Los Angeles, California in 1998 and began singing with The Spirit Theory.[2][3]

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.[4]

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 is in preproduction at FX as an 8 episode series starring Michelle Williams and Jenny Slate, with Boyer as executive producer. Liz Meriwether and Kim Rosenstock are co-show runners and Leslye Headland as director.

Filmography

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Discography – with The Spirit Theory

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  • 2000: Hoping To Make Sense
  • 2003: The Calmness in the Riot
  • 2008: Underlying Poetry

References

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  1. ^ Gail Pennington (January 11, 2007). "My day at 'The Office'". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Archived from the original on September 11, 2012. Retrieved July 17, 2008.
  2. ^ Deb Peterson (August 7, 2003). "Ex-Host Here of TV Show for Kids Will Host Cable Show for Lovers". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. pp. B2.
  3. ^ The Spirit Theory: Nikki Boyer Archived April 3, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 17 July 2008.
  4. ^ Linda Moss (March 30, 2007). "TV Guide to Watch This! Again". Multichannel News. Retrieved July 17, 2008.
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