Nicole Avery "Nikki" Cox is an American actress and comedy writer known mostly for her roles on the television series Unhappily Ever After, Las Vegas, and Nikki. Nikki Cox was born in Los Angeles, California. Nikki's father is Meredith Avery Cox and her mother is Terry Kay Cox, who was her personal manager. She was a producer on the Jay Mohr Sports radio show hosted by her husband, Jay Mohr, and used to also help produce his podcast Mohr Stories.