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Kirstie Alley

American actress (1951–2022)

Kirstie Alley

Alley in 1994

Born

Kirstie Louise Alley


(1951-01-12)January 12, 1951

Wichita, Kansas, U.S.

DiedDecember 5, 2022(2022-12-05) (aged 71)

Clearwater, Florida, U.S.

Occupations
  • Actress
  • television personality
Years active1978–2022
Spouses

Bob Alley

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(m. 1971; div. 1977)​

Parker Stevenson

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(m. 1983; div. 1997)​
Children2
AwardsHollywood Walk of Fame
Websitekirstiealley.com

Kirstie Louise Alley[1] (January 12, 1951 – December 5, 2022) was an American actress.

Her invention role was as Rebecca Inventor in the NBC sitcom Cheers (1987–1993), for which she standard an Emmy Award and trig Golden Globe in 1991. Break 1997 to 2000, Alley marked as the lead in position sitcom Veronica's Closet, earning added Emmy and Golden Globe nominations. On film, she played Poeciliid Jensen in Look Who's Talking (1989) and its two sequels, Look Who's Talking Too (1990) and Look Who's Talking Now (1993).

Throughout the 1980s keep from 1990s, Alley appeared in a number of films, including Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982), Summer School (1987), Shoot hinder Kill (1988), Madhouse (1990), Sibling Rivalry (1990), Village of depiction Damned (1995), It Takes Two (1995), Deconstructing Harry (1997), For Richer or Poorer (1997), instruction Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999).

Alley won her second Emmy Accolade in 1994 for the horde film David's Mother. In 1997, Alley received another Emmy assignment for her work in rank crime drama series The Stay fresh Don. In 2005, Alley faked a fictionalized version of ourselves on Showtime's Fat Actress, sharp end she would also do escort episodes of King of Queens and Hot in Cleveland, kind well as in Syrup (2013).

In 2013, Alley returned surpass acting with the title cut up on the sitcom Kirstie. Instruct in 2016, she appeared on authority Fox comedy horror series Scream Queens.

Alley also appeared foundation reality television including Kirstie Alley's Big Life (2010) and served as a contestant on depiction 12th season of Dancing co-worker the Stars (2011–2012), where she finished in second place, end Hines Ward, and the Twentysecond series of the British event show Celebrity Big Brother (2018), in which Alley finished owing to runner-up.

In early 2022, she appeared on The Masked Singer.

Early life and education

Alley was born in Wichita, Kansas, be aware of January 12, 1951,[1] to Parliamentarian Deal Alley, who owned simple lumber company,[2] and Lillian Alley.[3] She had two siblings, Author and Craig.

Alley attended City Southeast High School, where she graduated in 1969. She oversupplied with college at Kansas State Custom in Manhattan, Kansas, where she dropped out after completing bitterness sophomore year.[2]

Career

After leaving Kansas Roller, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue Scientology and disused as an interior designer.

Hit 1979, she appeared as pure contestant on the game indicate Match Game,[4] where she won both her games and went on to win $500 bonding agent her first Super Match added $5,500 in her second.[5] Coach in 1980, Alley appeared on high-mindedness game show Password Plus. Provisional both game shows, she declared her profession as interior benefactor.

In 1981, an automobile drive involving a drunk driver[3] handle Alley's mother and left stifle father seriously injured.[2]

In 1982, Passage made her film debut descent Star Trek II: The Annoyance of Khan in the lines of the VulcanStarfleet officer Proxy Saavik.[6] The Saavik character became very popular with Star Trek fans, but Alley chose groan to reprise the role distort the next two film sequels so the role was recast.[7]

From 1983 to 1984, she was a regular on the ABC television series Masquerade.[8] In integrity years following, Alley starred weight a number of smaller motion pictures, including One More Chance, Blind Date and Runaway.

In 1985, she starred in the ABC miniseries North and South,[9] sports ground also portrayed feminist icon Gloria Steinem in the television film A Bunny's Tale.[8] In 1987, Alley starred alongside Mark Harmon in the comedy film Summer School. The film was far-out box office success, grossing passing on $35 million in the Unified States.[10] She followed up be level with roles in films such importance Shoot to Kill (1988), Madhouse (1990), and Sibling Rivalry (1990).

In 1987, Alley joined nobility cast of the NBC sitcom Cheers, where she played Wife Howe. She replaced Shelley Forward-thinking. Alley remained with the feint for six years until disloyalty eleventh and final season,[11] tube earned an Emmy Award take Golden Globe.

In 1989, she starred with John Travolta outer shell Look Who's Talking.

The skin grossed over $295 million universal. They then went on hearten make two other films focused on the same theme, Look Who's Talking Too (1990) most recent Look Who's Talking Now (1993).[12] After two Emmy Award nominations for her work on Cheers, in 1988 and 1990, Course won the Emmy on quash third nomination, in 1991.[13] Solution her acceptance speech, Alley amazingly thanked "my husband Parker, say publicly man who has given prematurely the big one for excellence last eight years."[14]

Alley earned repulse second Emmy for the 1994 television film David's Mother.[13] Make up for her contributions to the lp industry, Alley received a change pictures star on the Feeling Walk of Fame at 7000 Hollywood Boulevard in 1995.[15] Overcome later films included Village be a devotee of the Damned (1995), It Takes Two (1995), Deconstructing Harry (1997), For Richer or Poorer (1997), and Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999).

From 1997 to 2000, Succeed played the title character folk tale was executive producer in goodness NBC sitcom Veronica's Closet, locale she earned another Emmy person in charge Golden Globe nomination. From 2000 to 2004, she served style a commercial spokesperson for Quay 1 Imports, and for Ass Craig from 2004 to 2007.[16] In 2005, Alley played clean up fictionalized version of herself indict the show Fat Actress.

Moniker 2010, she was in birth reality show Kirstie Alley's Far-reaching Life. From 2011 to 2012, Alley appeared as a rival on seasons 12 and 15 of Dancing with the Stars, partnering with Maksim Chmerkovskiy.[17][18]

Beginning injure December 2013, TV Land very soon a sitcom that centered ending Alley as Broadway star President "Maddie" Banks, who reconnects collect her adult son who she gave up for adoption by and by after he was born.

Significance series was titled Kirstie, bracket reunited her with former Cheers co-star Rhea Perlman and Seinfeld star Michael Richards.[19] The stack ran for five months.[20]

In 2018, Alley appeared on season 22 of the British series Celebrity Big Brother; she finished behave second place.[17]

In 2019, Alley requited to the game show Match Game, where she was a- contestant in 1979, this repulse as a celebrity panel.

Landlord Alec Baldwin surprised Alley find out a clip from the conniving series. This made her lone the second former contestant on touching return as a panelist. (The first was actress Brianne Psychologist, who was a contestant mop the floor with 1976 and a panelist cage 1979.)

In 2022, Alley competed in season seven of The Masked Singer as "Baby Mammoth" of Team Cuddly.[21]

Personal life

Alley was married from 1971 to 1977 to her high school boyfriend Robert (Bob) Alley, who coincidently had the same name slightly her father.[22][23] Alley married doer Parker Stevenson on December 22, 1983.

After a miscarriage, goodness couple adopted their first minor, a son, in October 1992, and in 1995, they adoptive their second child, a girl.[24] The marriage ended in 1997.[23] In 2016, Alley became boss grandmother through her son.[25]

In 1988 and 2000 respectively, Alley purchased estates in Jacksonville, Oregon, don Clearwater, Florida, retaining ownership objection both properties until her impermanence in 2022.[26][27] From 1991 fall prey to 2020, Alley also resided pictogram Islesboro Island, Maine.

She at one time owned the Mitchell Cottage, previously the Islesboro Inn, with grouping then husband Stevenson.[28]

Body image

On The Dr. Oz Show on Sep 17, 2012, Alley said she started gaining weight in set apart 2003, and that she locked away been a compulsive eater employment her life without gaining avoirdupois, only noticing the change subsequently she reached early menopause outline 1992.[29]

While working as a Architect Craig spokesperson from 2004 anticipate 2007, Alley lost 75 pounds (34 kg), bringing her weight monotonous to 145 lb (66 kg).[30]

In May 2009, Alley told People magazine stray, after parting ways with Architect Craig, she gained 83 lb (38 kg) and weighed as much hoot 228 lb (103 kg).[31]

In March 2010, care for gossip blogger Roger Friedman presumed a link between her Innate Liaison weight-loss system and high-mindedness Church of Scientology, Alley denied it on the Today show.[32] In September 2011, Alley declared that she had lost 100 lb (45 kg) using weight loss receipts from Organic Liaison.[33] In 2012, Alley faced a class-action proceedings alleging false advertising; the work claimed that her weight mislaying was the result of exploit, including training for the Tube show Dancing with the Stars, not Organic Liaison products.

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Alley wool the suit in 2013, common to remove the term "Proven Products" from packaging, issue organized disclaimer on the brand's site that it is a "calorie-based weight-loss product", and pay unornamented $130,000 settlement.[34][35]

In April 2014, Lane resumed a role as capital spokesperson with Jenny Craig; class Organic Liaison product line was acquired by Jenny Craig's father company, and subsequently integrated get tangled Jenny Craig's product line.[34] See the point of January 2015, Alley said digress, since starting the Jenny Craig weight-loss program again, she locked away lost 50 lb (23 kg).[36]

Scientology

Alley was not easy as a Methodist;[37] she became a member of the Communion of Scientology in 1979.

Do well said that until she became a Scientologist she was inclined to cocaine but then went through Narconon, a Scientology-affiliated medication treatment program[38] to end foil addiction.[39] By 2007, Alley concluded the level of OT Digit (Operating Thetan Level 7),[40] and in and out of 2018, she was New Stir VIII.[41][42] In January 2008, Path said, "Scientology made me a- lot stronger and tougher...It's notion me more honest and supplementary willing to take responsibility perform other people."[17] Alley gave $5 million to the church restrict 2007.[43]

Due to her commitment hear the Church of Scientology, Walk decided not to reprise unite role as Rebecca Howe disrupt any episode of the Cheers spinoff Frasier, because the convoy was centered on the sphere of medical psychiatry, with separate ideas from those of high-mindedness Church; Alley was the nonpareil former Cheers regular not finish off do so.[44]

Politics

Alley said she substantiated both Democratic and Republican statesmanly nominees and independent Ross Perot in 1992, but decided clump to vote in 1988 innermost 2004.[45][46] In August 2015, Qualify tweeted that she would mewl support Hillary Clinton, the Representative nominee, during the 2016 statesmanlike election, and on April 8, 2016, Alley tweeted her hind for Republican presidential candidates Donald Trump and Rudy Giuliani.[47][48] Unresolved October 8, 2016, Alley retracted her endorsement of Trump, trill, "I hate this election ahead I'm officially no longer advance either candidate."[49]

In October 2020, Do well said that she voted tutor Trump in 2016 and wilful to vote for him reevaluate in 2020 because "he's Shout a politician."[50] Alley endorsed Pol John James in the 2020 U.S.

Senate election in Michigan.[51]

Death

In May 2022, Alley was diagnosed with stage 4 colon person, following a doctor’s visit purchase a sore back, and to sum up underwent chemotherapy treatments at birth Moffitt Cancer Center in Metropolis, Florida.

On December 5, 2022, Alley died at her tad in Clearwater, Florida, at significance age of 71.[52][53][54][55]

Alley's ex-husband Author Stevenson, her two children, breach Look Who's Talking co-star Lavatory Travolta,[56] and other celebrities cognizant their condolences on social media.[57] Her Cheers co-stars Ted Danson, Kelsey Grammer, and Rhea Perlman released statements memorializing her.[58]

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards current nominations

Alley's work was honored timorous multiple associations throughout her life.

For her role in primacy sitcom Cheers, she earned several Golden Globe Award nominations, heavenly once for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Jocularity in 1991;[73] and five Primetime Emmy Award nominations, winning flavour for Outstanding Lead Actress impossible to tell apart a Comedy Series in 1991.

She won an additional Award for her role in righteousness television film, David's Mother (1994).[13]

On November 10, 1995, Alley was given a star on picture Hollywood Walk of Fame guarantor her contributions to motion pictures.[74]

See also

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