Nikki Levy
Nikki Levy is an American film executive[1] and television host. She is the creator, producer, and host of the Los Angeles based comedy show Don't Tell My Mother,[2] a show where writers and performers in the film and television industry tell stories they would never want their mothers to hear.[3][4] She also serves as Vice President at Fox's Wedge Works World Wide.[5][6]
Early life[edit]
Levy grew up in New York.[7] She graduated from Northwestern University with a BS in radio, TV, and film and a certificate from the creative writing for the media program.[8]
Career[edit]
Levy started her career with a producing job for the Oxygen Network. In 2002 she moved to Los Angeles. She assisted Alison Greenspan at Di Novi Pictures. She then got her first executive job at Gold Circle Films. From there, she was hired as Director of Development at Imagine. She now works at Wedge Works developing films such as the summer 2013 Epic.[9][10]
After working at Fox, Levy launched the comedy show Don't Tell My Mother in October of 2011, and acts as the show's producer.[11][12][13]
References[edit]
- ^ "Mother Dearest: L.A.'s Riotous Queer Show Goes National". The Advocate, Diane Anderson-Minshall. June 11, 2015
- ^ "Tell Everyone About "Don't Tell My Mother!"". Heeb. December 11, 2012.
- ^ "Party of Five: Nikki Levy of “Don’t Tell My Mother!”". Autostraddle, Hannah Hodson March 23, 2015
- ^ John Steely (June 17, 2013). "There Are Things Traci Lords Doesn't Want Her Mother to Know". The Huffington Post.
- ^ "Telling secrets for laughs at Bang Comedy Theatre". latimes.
- ^ "Don't Tell My Mother!". Los Angeles, I'm Yours. July 2012.
- ^ "Q&A with Nikki Levy - Hollywood". Jewish Journal.
- ^ "Do tell!: an interview with Don’t Tell My Mother’s Nikki Levy". Go Pride, Gregg Shapiro, 2017.
- ^ Gregg Goldstein. "Art or Commerce? Some Execs Balance Both". Variety.
- ^ "Featured Entertainer: Nikki Levy". scienceandentertainmentexchange.org.
- ^ "Everybody's Talking About Don't Tell My Mother - Tony Bartolone". The Huffington Post.
- ^ "Don’t Tell My Mother! Creator Tells Her Mother Everything". Huffington Post, 05/07/2015 Annie L. Scholl
- ^ "Five Questions: Meet Nikki Levy of the Live Storytelling Show 'Don't Tell My Mother'". LAist. Archived from the original on 2017-11-05.