Although this former dancer started out as an adorable child actress, by the time she landed on
Married... with Children rip-off
Unhappily Ever After, she was well on her way to being a very adult sex symbol. With a voluptuous body and alluring smile, Cox helped keep the sitcom alive by sporting a series of skimpy outfits that won her many fans, including her much older costar Bob Goldthwait, who eventually became her boyfriend. After
Unhappily ended, the redhead earned her own eponymous sitcom, in which she played a Las Vegas showgirl. While the show was short-lived, it proved prophetic: Her next hit show was titled simply
Las Vegas. Continuing her pattern of dating older funnymen, Cox became engaged to Jay Mohr in 2006.
Nikki Cox Fast Facts:
- Began dancing at age 4.
- Discovered by a Hollywood agent while in dance class, leading to her uncredited film debut in the kid-friendly 1988 sci-fi movie Mac and Me.
- Performed with the Los Angeles Music Center Ballet and in a Joffrey Ballet production of Romeo and Juliet.
- Danced in music videos for Michael Jackson's "Moonwalker" and Paula Abdul's "Forever Your Girl."
- Headlined own WB sitcom, Nikki, playing a small-town girl who became a professional Las Vegas dancer.
- Nikki Cox Relationships:
- Bob Goldthwait - Ex-fiancé
- Jay Mohr - Husband
- Matthew Cox - Brother
- Meredith Cox - Father
- Terry Cox - Mother
