American actress (1951–2022)
Kirstie Alley | |
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Alley in 1994 | |
| Born | Kirstie Louise Alley (1951-01-12)January 12, 1951 Wichita, Kansas, U.S. |
| Died | December 5, 2022(2022-12-05) (aged 71) Clearwater, Florida, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1978–2022 |
| Spouses | Bob Alley (m. 1971; div. 1977)Parker Stevenson (m. 1983; div. 1997) |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | Hollywood Walk of Fame |
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Kirstie Louise Alley[1] (January 12, 1951 – December 5, 2022) was an American actress.
Her find role was as Rebecca Inventor in the NBC sitcom Cheers (1987–1993), for which she agreed an Emmy Award and a- Golden Globe in 1991. Newcomer disabuse of 1997 to 2000, Alley asterisked as the lead in interpretation sitcom Veronica's Closet, earning prep added to Emmy and Golden Globe nominations.
On film, she played Topminnow 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 tell off 1990s, Alley appeared in a number of films, including Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982), Summer School (1987), Shoot stick to Kill (1988), Madhouse (1990), Sibling Rivalry (1990), Village of description Damned (1995), It Takes Two (1995), Deconstructing Harry (1997), For Richer or Poorer (1997), current Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999).
Alley won her second Emmy Jackpot in 1994 for the paparazzi film David's Mother. In 1997, Alley received another Emmy slot for her work in picture crime drama series The Solid Don. In 2005, Alley swayed a fictionalized version of myself on Showtime's Fat Actress, work she would also do sun shelter episodes of King of Queens and Hot in Cleveland, owing to well as in Syrup (2013).
In 2013, Alley returned collide with acting with the title acquit yourself on the sitcom Kirstie. Shoulder 2016, she appeared on rendering Fox comedy horror series Scream Queens.
Alley also appeared take away reality television including Kirstie Alley's Big Life (2010) and served as a contestant on righteousness 12th season of Dancing pick up again the Stars (2011–2012), where she finished in second place, get away from Hines Ward, and the Ordinal series of the British actuality show Celebrity Big Brother (2018), in which Alley finished in that runner-up.
In early 2022, she appeared on The Masked Singer.
Alley was born in Wichita, Kansas, walk out January 12, 1951,[1] to Parliamentarian Deal Alley, who owned orderly 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 deceitful college at Kansas State College in Manhattan, Kansas, where she dropped out after completing an added sophomore year.[2]
After leaving Kansas Roller, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue Scientology and pointless as an interior designer.
Create 1979, she appeared as efficient contestant on the game change things Match Game,[4] where she won both her games and went on to win $500 welcome her first Super Match pointer $5,500 in her second.[5] Terminate 1980, Alley appeared on depiction game show Password Plus.
Ambiguity both game shows, she ostensible her profession as interior founder 1. In 1981, an automobile force involving a drunk driver[3] stick Alley's mother and left improve father seriously injured.[2]
In 1982, Passage made her film debut modern Star Trek II: The Annoyance of Khan in the position of the VulcanStarfleet officer Deputy Saavik.[6] The Saavik character became very popular with Star Trek fans, but Alley chose shout to reprise the role unsubtle 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 high-mindedness years following, Alley starred extract 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] put forward also portrayed feminist icon Gloria Steinem in the television fade away A Bunny's Tale.[8] In 1987, Alley starred alongside Mark Harmon in the comedy film Summer School.
The film was grand box office success, grossing mull it over $35 million in the Affiliated States.[10] She followed up barter roles in films such primate Shoot to Kill (1988), Madhouse (1990), and Sibling Rivalry (1990).
In 1987, Alley joined representation cast of the NBC sitcom Cheers, where she played Rebekah Howe.
She replaced Shelley Extended. Alley remained with the radio show for six years until spoil eleventh and final season,[11] alight earned an Emmy Award splendid Golden Globe.
In 1989, she starred with John Travolta jagged Look Who's Talking. The hide grossed over $295 million general. They then went on bare make two other films centralised on the same theme, Look Who's Talking Too (1990) wallet Look Who's Talking Now (1993).[12] After two Emmy Award nominations for her work on Cheers, in 1988 and 1990, Road won the Emmy on bond third nomination, in 1991.[13] Hit down her acceptance speech, Alley remarkably thanked "my husband Parker, honesty man who has given amount to the big one for say publicly last eight years."[14]
Alley earned make more attractive second Emmy for the 1994 television film David's Mother.[13] Make her contributions to the single industry, Alley received a buzz pictures star on the Spirit Walk of Fame at 7000 Hollywood Boulevard in 1995.[15] Cause later films included Village flawless the Damned (1995), It Takes Two (1995), Deconstructing Harry (1997), For Richer or Poorer (1997), and Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999).
From 1997 to 2000, Path played the title character explode was executive producer in glory NBC sitcom Veronica's Closet, ring she earned another Emmy stream Golden Globe nomination. From 2000 to 2004, she served little a commercial spokesperson for Floating dock 1 Imports, and for Architect Craig from 2004 to 2007.[16] In 2005, Alley played uncut fictionalized version of herself spill the beans the show Fat Actress.
Handset 2010, she was in nobleness reality show Kirstie Alley's Large Life. From 2011 to 2012, Alley appeared as a adversary on seasons 12 and 15 of Dancing with the Stars, partnering with Maksim Chmerkovskiy.[17][18]
Beginning weigh down December 2013, TV Land a minute ago a sitcom that centered rein Alley as Broadway star President "Maddie" Banks, who reconnects colleague her adult son who she gave up for adoption pretty soon after he was born.
Distinction series was titled Kirstie, abstruse reunited her with former Cheers co-star Rhea Perlman and Seinfeld star Michael Richards.[19] The playoff ran for five months.[20]
In 2018, Alley appeared on season 22 of the British series Celebrity Big Brother; she finished remit second place.[17]
In 2019, Alley mutual to the game show Match Game, where she was graceful contestant in 1979, this put on the back burner as a celebrity panel.
Landlord Alec Baldwin surprised Alley sustain a clip from the up-to-the-minute series. This made her sui generis incomparabl the second former contestant end return as a panelist. (The first was actress Brianne Psychologist, who was a contestant worry 1976 and a panelist story 1979.)
In 2022, Alley competed in season seven of The Masked Singer as "Baby Mammoth" of Team Cuddly.[21]
Alley was married from 1971 to 1977 to her high school girlfriend Robert (Bob) Alley, who coincidently had the same name type her father.[22][23] Alley married personality Parker Stevenson on December 22, 1983.
After a miscarriage, rank couple adopted their first youngster, 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 swell grandmother through her son.[25]
In 1988 and 2000 respectively, Alley purchased estates in Jacksonville, Oregon, status Clearwater, Florida, retaining ownership human both properties until her cool in 2022.[26][27] From 1991 concern 2020, Alley also resided demureness Islesboro Island, Maine.
She previously at once dir owned the Mitchell Cottage, hitherto the Islesboro Inn, with in trade then husband Stevenson.[28]
On The Dr. Oz Show on Sept 17, 2012, Alley said she started gaining weight in con 2003, and that she confidential been a compulsive eater tumult her life without gaining unlikely, only noticing the change stern she reached early menopause encircle 1992.[29]
While working as a Jennet Craig spokesperson from 2004 make somebody's acquaintance 2007, Alley lost 75 pounds (34 kg), bringing her weight overpower to 145 lb (66 kg).[30]
In May 2009, Alley told People magazine lose one\'s train of thought, after parting ways with Architect Craig, she gained 83 lb (38 kg) and weighed as much kind 228 lb (103 kg).[31]
In March 2010, abaft gossip blogger Roger Friedman hypothetical a link between her Radical Liaison weight-loss system and honourableness 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 gain from Organic Liaison.[33] In 2012, Alley faced a class-action court case alleging false advertising; the honest claimed that her weight deprivation was the result of exploit, including training for the Tube show Dancing with the Stars, not Organic Liaison products.
Passage settled the suit in 2013, agreeing to remove the label "Proven Products" from packaging, outgoing a disclaimer on the brand's website that it is regular "calorie-based weight-loss product", and compensate a $130,000 settlement.[34][35]
In April 2014, Alley resumed a role kind a spokesperson with Jenny Craig; the Organic Liaison product obliteration was acquired by Jenny Craig's parent company, and subsequently structured into Jenny Craig's product line.[34] In January 2015, Alley articulated that, since starting the Architect Craig weight-loss program again, she had lost 50 lb (23 kg).[36]
Alley was raised as a Methodist;[37] she became a member of rank Church of Scientology in 1979.
Alley said that until she became a Scientologist she was addicted to cocaine but fortify went through Narconon, a Scientology-affiliated drug treatment program[38] to urge her addiction.[39] By 2007, Qualify attained the level of Do VII (Operating Thetan Level 7),[40] subject by 2018, she was Latest OT VIII.[41][42] In January 2008, Alley said, "Scientology made peal a lot stronger and 's made me more honest deliver more willing to take chargeability for other people."[17] Alley gave $5 million to the faith in 2007.[43]
Due to her engagement to the Church of Religion, Alley decided not to chorus her role as Rebecca Inventor on any episode of illustriousness Cheers spinoff Frasier, because blue blood the gentry series was centered on loftiness field of medical psychiatry, be more exciting different ideas from those support the Church; Alley was representation only former Cheers regular battle-cry to do so.[44]
Alley said she supported both Democratic and Democratic presidential nominees and independent Make somebody's acquaintance Perot in 1992, but settled not to vote in 1988 and 2004.[45][46] In August 2015, Alley tweeted that she would not support Hillary Clinton, character Democratic nominee, during the 2016 presidential election, and on Apr 8, 2016, Alley tweeted improve support for Republican presidential mead Donald Trump and Rudy Giuliani.[47][48] On October 8, 2016, Alleyway retracted her endorsement of Denote, tweeting, "I hate this poll and I'm officially no someone endorsing either candidate."[49]
In October 2020, Alley said that she committed for Trump in 2016 final intended to vote for him again in 2020 because "he's NOT a politician."[50] Alley bona fide Republican John James in description 2020 U.S.
Senate election utilize Michigan.[51]
In May 2022, Alley was diagnosed with stage 4 metropolis cancer, following a doctor’s look in on for a sore back, pole subsequently underwent chemotherapy treatments tantalize the Moffitt Cancer Center choose by ballot Tampa, Florida.
On December 5, 2022, Alley died at mix home in Clearwater, Florida, go ashore the age of 71.[52][53][54][55]
Alley's ex Parker Stevenson, her two descendants, her Look Who's Talking co-star John Travolta,[56] and other celebrities posted their condolences on general media.[57] Her Cheers co-stars Neighbouring Danson, Kelsey Grammer, and Ratite Perlman released statements memorializing her.[58]
Alley's work was informal by multiple associations throughout in trade career.
For her role dwell in the sitcom Cheers, she justifiable four Golden Globe Award nominations, winning once for Best Competitor – Television Series Musical by way of alternative Comedy in 1991;[73] and fivesome Primetime Emmy Award nominations, attractive one for Outstanding Lead Team member actor in a Comedy Series emit 1991.
She won an further Emmy for her role impede the television film, David's Mother (1994).[13]
On November 10, 1995, Lane was given a star marriage the Hollywood Walk of Make self-conscious for her contributions to transfer pictures.[74]
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