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Kirstie Alley
Kirstie Louise Alley was an American actress. Her breakthrough role was as Rebecca Howe in the NBC sitcom Cheers (1987–1993), for which she received an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe in 1991. From 1997 to 2000, Alley starred as the lead in the sitcom Veronica's Closet, earning additional Emmy and Golden Globe nominations. On film, she played Mollie Jensen in Look Who's Talking (1989) and its two se…
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entertainment · American actress (1951–2022) · actor · television producer · also Kirstie Alley, Kirstie Louise Alley, Alley
Born 12 January 1951 · Died 5 December 2022 · Q151935
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2022· 6 entries
Died 2022-12-05.
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“You are not in business to be popular.”
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“People go, "You’re so brave." I go, "No, I think I’m stupid" [...] It’s so strange to me because artists are free-thinkers, for the most part. You can be cooking meth and sleeping with hookers, as long as apparently you didn’t vote for Trump. I feel like I’m in The Twilight Zone a bit, with the whole concept of it.”
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“Eu gostaria de agradecer ao meu marido, mas não queria dizer que eu o amo e tal. Então... Eu gostaria de agradecer ao meu marido, Parker, o homem que me dá o pênis há oito anos.”
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Alley competed in season seven of The Masked Singer as "Baby Mammoth" of Team Cuddly
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2021· 1 entry
Snopes.com rated the claim “In response to renowned physicist Stephen Hawking’s death in March 2018, the Twitter account for actress Kirstie Alley posted the message, “You had a good go at it..thanks for your input,” along with a picture of Hawking.” True.
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2019· 1 entry
Alley returned to the game show Match Game, where she was a contestant in 1979, this time as a celebrity panel
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2018· 2 entries
Alley appeared on season 22 of the British series Celebrity Big Brother; she finished in second place
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“Scientology made me a lot stronger and tougher [...] It”
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2016· 5 entries
Alley retracted her endorsement of Trump, tweeting, "I hate this election and I'm officially no longer endorsing either candidate
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Alley tweeted her support for Republican presidential candidates Donald Trump and Rudy Giuliani
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In 2016, Alley became a grandmother through her son.
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Appeared on the Fox comedy horror series Scream Queens
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Alley became a grandmother through her son
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2013· 2 entries
Alley returned to acting with the title role on the sitcom Kirstie
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Agreeing to remove the term "Proven Products" from packaging, issue a disclaimer on the brand's website that it is a "calorie-based weight-loss product", and pay a $130,000 settlement
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2012· 2 entries
Alley said that she started gaining weight in late 2003, and that she had been a compulsive eater all her life without gaining weight, only noticing the change after reaching early menopause in 1992
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Alley faced a class-action lawsuit alleging false advertising; the suit claimed that her weight loss was the result of exercise, including training for the TV show Dancing with the Stars, not Organic Liaison products
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2010· 1 entry
Was in the reality show Kirstie Alley's Big Life
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2005· 2 entries
Alley played a fictionalized version of herself on the show Fat Actress
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Alley played a fictionalized version of herself on Showtime's Fat Actress, something she would also do on episodes of King of Queens and Hot in Cleveland, as well as in Syrup (2013)
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1998· 1 entry
Awarded People's Choice Award for Favorite Actress in a New TV Series for Veronica's Closet (1998).
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1997· 1 entry
Alley received another Emmy nomination for her work in the crime drama series The Last Don
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1995· 3 entries
Alley was given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contributions to motion pictures
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Awarded star on Hollywood Walk of Fame (1995).
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Adopted their second child, a daughter, Lillie
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1994· 1 entry
Awarded Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie for David's Mother (1994).
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1992· 1 entry
But decided not to vote in 1988 and 2004
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1991· 4 entries
Won Golden Globe Awards (1991).
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Won Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy for Cheers (1991).
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Awarded People's Choice Awards for Cheers (1991).
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Awarded Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for Cheers (1991).
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1989· 1 entry
Alley starred with John Travolta in Look Who's Talking
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1988· 3 entries
In 1988 and 2000 respectively, Alley purchased estates in Jacksonville, Oregon, and Clearwater, Florida, retaining ownership of both properties until her death in 2022.
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And 1990, Alley won the Emmy on her third nomination, in 1991
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And 2000 respectively, Alley purchased estates in Jacksonville, Oregon, and Clearwater, Florida, retaining ownership of both properties until her death in 2022
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1987· 2 entries
Alley joined the cast of the NBC sitcom Cheers, where she played Rebecca Howe
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Alley starred alongside Mark Harmon in the comedy film Summer School
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1985· 1 entry
Alley starred in the ABC miniseries North and South, and also portrayed feminist icon Gloria Steinem in the television movie A Bunny's Tale
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1982· 1 entry
Alley made her film debut in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan in the role of the Vulcan Starfleet officer Lieutenant Saavik
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1981· 1 entry
An automobile crash involving a drunk driver killed Alley's mother and left her father seriously injured
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1980· 1 entry
Alley appeared on the game show Password Plus
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1979· 1 entry
Appeared as a contestant on the game show Match Game, winning both her games and went on to win $500 in her first Super Match and $5,500 in her second
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1971· 1 entry
Alley was married from 1971 to 1977 to her high school sweetheart Robert "Bob" Alley, who coincidentally had the same name as her father.
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1969· 1 entry
Studied at Wichita Southeast High School (1969).
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1951· 2 entries
To Robert Deal Alley, who owned a lumber company, and Lillian Alley
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Born 1951-01-12.
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