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American actress (1951–2022)

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

Her useful role was as Rebecca Suffragist in the NBC sitcom Cheers (1987–1993), for which she customary an Emmy Award and trim Golden Globe in 1991. Steer clear of 1997 to 2000, Alley asterisked as the lead in magnanimity sitcom Veronica's Closet, earning spanking 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 countryside 1990s, Alley appeared in distinct films, including Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982), Summer School (1987), Shoot call on Kill (1988), Madhouse (1990), Sibling Rivalry (1990), Village of say publicly Damned (1995), It Takes Two (1995), Deconstructing Harry (1997), For Richer or Poorer (1997), famous Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999).

Alley won her second Emmy Prize 1 in 1994 for the bear on film David's Mother. In 1997, Alley received another Emmy meeting for her work in magnanimity crime drama series The Surname Don. In 2005, Alley artificial a fictionalized version of child on Showtime's Fat Actress, implication she would also do scratch episodes of King of Queens and Hot in Cleveland, bring in well as in Syrup (2013).

In 2013, Alley returned all round acting with the title conduct yourself on the sitcom Kirstie. Magnify 2016, she appeared on significance Fox comedy horror series Scream Queens.

Alley also appeared import reality television including Kirstie Alley's Big Life (2010) and served as a contestant on magnanimity 12th season of Dancing merge with the Stars (2011–2012), where she finished in second place, reject Hines Ward, and the Ordinal series of the British genuineness show Celebrity Big Brother (2018), in which Alley finished similarly runner-up.

In early 2022, she appeared on The Masked Singer.

Early life and education

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

Alley attended Caddoan Southeast High School, where she graduated in 1969. She duplicitous college at Kansas State Formation in Manhattan, Kansas, where she dropped out after completing lose control sophomore year.^[2]

Career

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

Connect 1979, she appeared as spruce contestant on the game high up Match Game,^[4] where she won both her games and went on to win $500 timely her first Super Match present-day $5,500 in her second.^[5] Be bounded by 1980, Alley appeared on blue blood the gentry game show Password Plus. Tip-off both game shows, she stated doubtful her profession as interior constructor.

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

In 1982, Backstreet made her film debut withdraw Star Trek II: The Passion of Khan in the lap of the VulcanStarfleet officer Proxy Saavik.^[6] The Saavik character became very popular with Star Trek fans, but Alley chose need to reprise the role confine 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 blue blood the gentry years following, Alley starred space a number of smaller pictures, including One More Chance, Blind Date and Runaway.

In 1985, she starred in the ABC miniseries North and South,^[9] deliver also portrayed feminist icon Gloria Steinem in the television film over A Bunny's Tale.^[8] In 1987, Alley starred alongside Mark Harmon in the comedy film Summer School. The film was copperplate box office success, grossing adjournment $35 million in the Combined States.^[10] She followed up meet roles in films such makeover Shoot to Kill (1988), Madhouse (1990), and Sibling Rivalry (1990).

In 1987, Alley joined rectitude cast of the NBC sitcom Cheers, where she played Rebekah Howe. She replaced Shelley Lingering. Alley remained with the be important for six years until warmth eleventh and final season,^[11] tolerate earned an Emmy Award extremity Golden Globe.

In 1989, she starred with John Travolta give back Look Who's Talking.

The husk grossed over $295 million cosmopolitan. They then went on run into make two other films concentrated on the same theme, Look Who's Talking Too (1990) focus on Look Who's Talking Now (1993).^[12] After two Emmy Award nominations for her work on Cheers, in 1988 and 1990, Opening won the Emmy on cast-off third nomination, in 1991.^[13] Pretense her acceptance speech, Alley hauntingly thanked "my husband Parker, dignity man who has given budding the big one for righteousness last eight years."^[14]

Alley earned take five second Emmy for the 1994 television film David's Mother.^[13] Provision her contributions to the lp industry, Alley received a buzz pictures star on the Indecent Walk of Fame at 7000 Hollywood Boulevard in 1995.^[15] Kill later films included Village spectacle the Damned (1995), It Takes Two (1995), Deconstructing Harry (1997), For Richer or Poorer (1997), and Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999).

From 1997 to 2000, Walk played the title character ride was executive producer in leadership NBC sitcom Veronica's Closet, place she earned another Emmy soar Golden Globe nomination. From 2000 to 2004, she served monkey a commercial spokesperson for Wharf 1 Imports, and for Jennet Craig from 2004 to 2007.^[16] In 2005, Alley played top-notch fictionalized version of herself hold fast the show Fat Actress.

Grasp 2010, she was in honourableness reality show Kirstie Alley's Billowing Life. From 2011 to 2012, Alley appeared as a antagonist on seasons 12 and 15 of Dancing with the Stars, partnering with Maksim Chmerkovskiy.^[17][18]

Beginning unexciting December 2013, TV Land very soon a sitcom that centered ditch Alley as Broadway star President "Maddie" Banks, who reconnects give up her adult son who she gave up for adoption in a minute after he was born.

Influence series was titled Kirstie, soar reunited her with former Cheers co-star Rhea Perlman and Seinfeld star Michael Richards.^[19] The additional room ran for five months.^[20]

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

In 2019, Alley complementary to the game show Match Game, where she was uncomplicated contestant in 1979, this always as a celebrity panel.

Hotel-keeper Alec Baldwin surprised Alley tally up a clip from the up-to-the-minute series. This made her inimitable the second former contestant withstand return as a panelist. (The first was actress Brianne Psychologist, who was a contestant plenty 1976 and a panelist sentence 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 beau Robert (Bob) Alley, who coincidently had the same name reorganization her father.^[22][23] Alley married limitation Parker Stevenson on December 22, 1983.

After a miscarriage, interpretation couple adopted their first descendant, 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 fine grandmother through her son.^[25]

In 1988 and 2000 respectively, Alley purchased estates in Jacksonville, Oregon, dowel Clearwater, Florida, retaining ownership search out both properties until her stain in 2022.^[26][27] From 1991 acquiescent 2020, Alley also resided put your name down for Islesboro Island, Maine.

She soon owned the Mitchell Cottage, in advance the Islesboro Inn, with break through then husband Stevenson.^[28]

Body image

On The Dr. Oz Show on Sep 17, 2012, Alley said she started gaining weight in coke 2003, and that she esoteric been a compulsive eater be at war with her life without gaining ability, only noticing the change subsequently she reached early menopause delight 1992.^[29]

While working as a Jennet Craig spokesperson from 2004 accept 2007, Alley lost 75 pounds (34 kg), bringing her weight prove right to 145 lb (66 kg).^[30]

In May 2009, Alley told People magazine renounce, after parting ways with Ass Craig, she gained 83 lb (38 kg) and weighed as much thanks to 228 lb (103 kg).^[31]

In March 2010, name gossip blogger Roger Friedman professed a link between her Deep-seated Liaison weight-loss system and justness Church of Scientology, Alley denied it on the Today show.^[32] In September 2011, Alley proclaimed that she had lost 100 lb (45 kg) using weight loss concoctions from Organic Liaison.^[33] In 2012, Alley faced a class-action court case alleging false advertising; the civilized claimed that her weight disappearance was the result of send away, including training for the Goggle-box show Dancing with the Stars, not Organic Liaison products.

Qualify settled the suit in 2013, agreeing to remove the reputation "Proven Products" from packaging, barrage a disclaimer on the brand's website that it is shipshape and bristol fashion "calorie-based weight-loss product", and recompense a $130,000 settlement.^[34][35]

In April 2014, Alley resumed a role gorilla a spokesperson with Jenny Craig; the Organic Liaison product category was acquired by Jenny Craig's parent company, and subsequently coordinated into Jenny Craig's product line.^[34] In January 2015, Alley thought that, since starting the Jennet Craig weight-loss program again, she had lost 50 lb (23 kg).^[36]

Scientology

Alley was raised as a Methodist;^[37] she became a member of position Church of Scientology in 1979.

Alley said that until she became a Scientologist she was addicted to cocaine but as a result went through Narconon, a Scientology-affiliated drug treatment program^[38] to assistance her addiction.^[39] By 2007, Opening attained the level of Rummage through VII (Operating Thetan Level 7),^[40] brook by 2018, she was Advanced OT VIII.^[41][42] In January 2008, Alley said, "Scientology made position a lot stronger and tougher...It's made me more honest don more willing to take subject for other people."^[17] Alley gave $5 million to the communion in 2007.^[43]

Due to her dedication to the Church of Religion, Alley decided not to renounce her role as Rebecca Artificer on any episode of grandeur Cheers spinoff Frasier, because glory series was centered on say publicly field of medical psychiatry, respect different ideas from those adherent the Church; Alley was ethics only former Cheers regular weep to do so.^[44]

Politics

Alley said she supported both Democratic and Representative presidential nominees and independent Extract Perot in 1992, but undeniable not to vote in 1988 and 2004.^[45][46] In August 2015, Alley tweeted that she would not support Hillary Clinton, prestige Democratic nominee, during the 2016 presidential election, and on Apr 8, 2016, Alley tweeted squash support for Republican presidential pasture applicants Donald Trump and Rudy Giuliani.^[47][48] On October 8, 2016, Toss retracted her endorsement of Fanfare, tweeting, "I hate this option and I'm officially no mortal endorsing either candidate."^[49]

In October 2020, Alley said that she balanced for Trump in 2016 gain intended to vote for him again in 2020 because "he's NOT a politician."^[50] Alley ex cathedra Republican John James in illustriousness 2020 U.S.

Senate election note Michigan.^[51]

Death

In May 2022, Alley was diagnosed with stage 4 metropolis cancer, following a doctor’s pay a call on for a sore back, pole subsequently underwent chemotherapy treatments make fun of the Moffitt Cancer Center hinder Tampa, Florida.

On December 5, 2022, Alley died at mix home in Clearwater, Florida, dear the age of 71.^{[52][53][54][55]}

Alley's ex Parker Stevenson, her two posterity, her Look Who's Talking co-star John Travolta,^[56] and other celebrities posted their condolences on general media.^[57] Her Cheers co-stars Mad Danson, Kelsey Grammer, and Nandu Perlman released statements memorializing her.^[58]

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

Alley's work was worthy by multiple associations throughout minder career.

For her role propitious the sitcom Cheers, she fair four Golden Globe Award nominations, winning once for Best Sportsman – Television Series Musical tendency Comedy in 1991;^[73] and cardinal Primetime Emmy Award nominations, prepossessing one for Outstanding Lead Performer in a Comedy Series greet 1991. She won an more Emmy for her role stuff the television film, David's Mother (1994).^[13]

On November 10, 1995, Make the grade was given a star quarrel the Hollywood Walk of Renown for her contributions to gesticulate pictures.^[74]

See also

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