Biographie
Nikki Haskell is many things, and her fearlessness and success have made her a popular figure. Nikki is one of the first female stockbrokers on Wall Street, a feat you do not see every day. She has excelled in every industry she has approached, including in her roles as a film producer, artist, inventor, talk show hostess, and even as a great party hostess. Her trail of excellence began well into her younger years.
Nikki was born in Chicago and raised in Beverly Hills. She attended Beverly Hills High School, the New York Institute of Finance and the Chicago Art Institute. As an art lover, she created several pieces that stood out and garnered awards. She won awards at the Brussels Art Fair and several other art shows. Nikki now has a line of published art by Graphic Encounter.
When she moved into the entertainment industry, Nikki created the famous, "The Nikki Haskell Show". She produced and hosted over 300 episodes, and her show blazed the path for other reality and talk shows to follow. Nikki was an avid-traveler, an adventurer in her quest to cover the most recognized events. She interviewed hundreds and thousands of celebrities across various industries including names like Liza Minnelli, Tony Curtis, Donald, and Ivana Trump, Jeremy Irons and President and Madame Marcos, and Peter Sellers from the Hotel du Cap. She covered events like Carnival in Rio and the Cannes Film Festival. The Nikki Haskell Show is the only television show to have ever been shot from Studio 54. It aired four times a week for six years and its success established Nikki as a pioneer of cable television and talented interviewer.
Nikki's entrepreneurial skills expanded further as she started a special events company called New York Entertainment. Here she hosted some of the biggest movie premieres and parties in the history of entertainment for stars like Michael Jackson, at sophisticated and exclusive clubs like Studio 54, The Underground, Xenon, and Le Club. You can catch episodes of the Nikki Haskell Show on Amazon Prime. In her career as a producer, Nikki co-produced the feature film 'Aces High', which starred Christopher Plummer, Sir John Gielgud and Peter Firth. She also co-produced the Showtime documentary, 'Sunset Strip'.
As far as accolades go, Nikki remains rightly hailed as the "Queen of New York Nightlife". New York Magazine named her the number 1 "It" Girl in its 35th Anniversary Issue. Nikki has appeared on countless shows including the likes of Late Night with David Letterman, E!, Inside Edition, Extra, Entertainment Tonight, Insider, Joan Rivers, 20/20, and more. Several biographies speaking about the lives of Ivana Trump and Donald Trump, Robert Evans, Joan Collins, Margaux Hemingway, and The Village People, have featured Nikki as part of these stories. She has also appeared on subjects involving Studio 54, The Cotton Club Murders, and Trust Fund Babies.
The documentaries include 8 Counts a Dancer (2020), Where's My Roy Cohn? (2019), Trump: An American Dream (2017), The Fabulous Allan Carr (2017), Frontline (2016-2017), Who is Donald Trump (2015), The Making of Trump (2015), Sunset Strip (2012), and 70's Fever (2008). Nikki continues to appear in documentaries as a Pop Culture Historian
You can also often find Nikki's name appearing in publications such as People Magazine, The Front page of The Wall Street Journal, Time Magazine, Page Six of The New York Post, Newsweek, The Daily News, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Chicago Sun-Times, The Enquirer, The Globe, The Star, OK Magazine, The New York Observer, US Magazine, Life & Style Magazine, The Hollywood Reporter, The New York Social Diary, and Huffington Post.
Books are not left out as Nikki has been written about in books like Andy Warhol's Diaries and Party Book and The 100 Most Important Women of the World, The Last Party and New York Confidential and Kiss Kiss, So 80's and Robert Evans' The Fat Lady Sang. Despite all of these achievements and recognition, Nikki has no shortage of inventions to serve the needs of her loving public. Her focus is on products that aid weight loss and so far she has introduced StarCaps, StarCruncher, NikkiBars, and StarSuckers.
StarCruncher by Nikki Haskell is an innovative workout system designed to make breaking a sweat as easy and comfortable as possible. The benefits and functions of StarCruncher include increasing strength and building and toning muscle. The product is a hit with testimonials of its success, creating an extraordinary buzz. StarCruncher by Nikki Haskell is available on Amazon.
Currently, Nikki has offices in New York and Los Angeles. She stays true to her unique brand of humor and opinion that "If I can't do it in high heels, I'm not interested!"
