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| Kirstie Alley |
Date of Birth
12 January 1951, Wichita, Kansas, USA
Birth Name
Kirstie Louise Alley
Height
5' 7½" (1.71 m)
Spouse
Parker Stevenson (22 December 1983 - December 1997) (divorced) 2 children
Robert Alley (1971 - 1977) (divorced)
Trivia
In May 2000 she purchased the former home of Lisa Marie Presley, a 5,200-sq-ft. waterfront mansion in Clearwater, Florida for $1.5 million.
Two adopted children from her marriage to Parker Stevenson: William True Stevenson (born September 28, 1992) and Lillie Price Stevenson (born June 15, 1994).
Was a cheerleader in high school.
Appeared on "Match Game PM" (1975) in 1979, where she won $6,000. Identified herself as an interior designer who was in Los Angeles from Wichita, Kansas, on a job assignment. Then, in 1980, she was a contestant on "Password Plus" (1979), but took home only $800.
Suffers from a fear of flying
Measurements: 34C-25-36 - during "Cheers" (1982) (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)
Shared an apartment with Mimi Rogers while they were first starting out.
Former sister-in-law of Hutch Parker and Rebecca Pollack.
Has her own Star Trek action figure made in her likeness from the movie Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982).
Was briefly engaged to actor James Wilder.
She's the only regular character from "Cheers" (1982) - with the exception of Coach (the late Nicholas Colasanto) - to not guest-star on "Frasier" (1993)
John Travolta's best female friend.
Her mother was killed in an auto accident caused by a drunk driver in 1981.
When she appeared on "Password Plus" (1979), she was partnered with Dick Martin. When she appeared on "Match Game PM" (1975), Martin was one of the six celebrity panelists.
She is a close friend of Oprah Winfrey.
A huge fan of Jamie Foxx.
Opened a literacy and tutoring center in her hometown of Wichita, KS called Lillie's Learning Place, named after her daughter.
A big fan of Prince.
Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1995.
Looked after John Travolta and Kelly Preston's daughter Ella Bleu Travolta at the time of the birth of their son Benjamin; was subsequently the first celebrity friend to see the new arrival.
Personal Quotes
[on acting] You are not in business to be popular.
I think what is important is a beautiful life, and you are the creator and designer of that life. (Woman's World, 26 July 2005)
I have photographs taken of me at the time I was addicted, and thought I looked good. I see them today and realize my eyes were dead.
I always feel like there is some dude out there with money that I could fall back on if I needed to.
I don't like psychiatry. I don't believe it works. I believe psychiatrists are neurotic or psychotic, for the most part.
Where Are They Now
(2005) Release of her memoirs, "How to Lose Your Ass and Regain Your Life: Reductant Confessions of a Big-Butted Star".
(June 2008) Has lost over 75 pounds on Jenny Craig, and has been the spokesperson for Jenny Craig for 2 years.
(May 2009) Announced she had regained 83lbs. (People Magazine)
