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Kirstie Alley More at IMDbPro »

Date of Birth

12 January 1951, Wichita, Kansas, USA

Birth Name

Kirstie Louise Deal

Height

5' 7½" (1.71 m)

Spouse

Parker Stevenson	(22 December 1983 - December 1997) (divorced) 2 children
Alley, Bob	(1974 - 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 (born September 28, 1992) and Lillie Price (born June 15, 1994).

Attended Southeast High School in Wichita, Kansas.

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.

Ex-sister-in-law of Hutch Parker.

Has her own Star Trek action figure made in her likeness from the movie Star Trek: 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.

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)

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