Nevertheless, Alley’s death was confirmed by her two children, William True and Lillian, onTwitter.
Alley once toldPeoplethat one of her greatest joys was being a mom, and later a grandmother.
As she said, she slowed down her career in 2000 to focus more on her family.
“Four years ago I made a decision.
I’m gonna be the best mother I can be,” she explained.
Of course, that definitely doesn’t mean Alley stopped working completely.
She continued to show up on the small screen, even as recently as May 2022.
Here is a look at the accomplished life of Kirstie Alley, who died at the age of 71.
Kirstie Alley was born and raised in Kansas
Kirstie Alleywas born in Wichita, Kansas.
Kirstie stayed in the state throughout all of her schooling and enrolled in college at Kansas State University.
Kirstie told the outlet, “I think there’s also something about being from Kansas.
Usually people think I’m from New York.
The only similarity between New Yorkers and Midwesterners is that what you see is what you get.”
“What I did do with Jake was I kissed him.
And in my world, in Kirstie world, that meant I had to get a divorce.”
Kirstie said it took quite a while to forgive herself for the affair.
In the years following their split, Kirstie didn’t speak much about her first husband.
As she said, “That was my first acting job.
So I owe everything to that film, to Nick.”
This claim was backed up by William Shatner in his book “Star Trek: Movie Memories.”
Alley further substantiated this claim in 2016 when interviewed byStarTrek.com.
It just didn’t make sense to me."
Kirstie Alley married for a second time
Kirstie Alley found love again and marriedParker Stevensonin 1983.
The actor starred in the film in 1971.
The two quickly made their relationship work despite their differences.
He said, “She has a very interesting outlook on life.
Alley wrote, “When the baby was gone, I just didn’t really get over it.
Neither did my body.
Alley and her husband went on to adopt two children.
In 1992, two years after her miscarriage, Alley and Stevenson welcomed a son, William True.
In 1994, the couple welcomed daughter Lillian (viaPeople).
Alley and Stevenson ended up divorcing in 1997.
Fellow co-star Ted Danson was clearly thrilled with Alley’s arrival to the show, too.
As he told People, “Stand us next to each other and it spells sex.
I mean, sparks fly.”
Ultimately, that was that.
Also I am a woman of a certain age.”
Alley returned to the brand in 2015 with a similar goal.
She walked away from that experience having lost 50 pounds, which she told People was important to her.
As she explained, “There’s this certain place I hit where I felt really energetic and agile.
I was like, I want to keep going with this!”
In 2005, she toldOprah Winfrey, “I needed a game.
And I was just tired of the whole subject weight loss, blah blah blah.”
Friends of the actor have commented on her mothering over the years.
She is in that pool, on that trampoline, in that dollhouse with her children.”
Alley’s love of parenthood extended to being a grandmother as well.
In June 2016, her son William True welcomed his first child, a son.
Alley was beside herself with joy.
Welcome Waylon Tripp Parker."
Alley later told the press that she was okay with placing second, but had hoped to place higher.
As she put it, “I feel like we did amazing, but you want to win.
As she said, “It made me see that I can work really hard for what I want.
I guess at the end of the day, the sweetness would be the ultimate win.”
Alley’s partner Chmerkovskiy spoke about their experience on the show following the actor’s death.
Alley went on to comdemn Remini for insulting her and other members of the faith.
In 2022, Alley was again in the headlines after she commented on the war in Ukraine.
Alley wrote, “I don’t know what’s real or what is fake in this war.
So I won’t be commenting.
I’ll pray instead.”
He added, “That same energy is needed right now.
No one needs your prayer if you don’t know what’s real or fake” (viaPeople).
The foursome reunited as Geoff’s (played by Sam Lerner) customers (viaPeople).
Alley also joined the cast of “The Masked Singer” in May 2022.
Her episode featured four characters: Prince, Baby Mammoth, Space Bunny, and Queen Cobra.
The actor’s representative confirmed toPeoplethat she’d been diagnosed with colon cancer before her death.
Many of Alley’s friends and former co-stars also paid tribute to the star following her death.
Perlman said, “Kirstie was a unique and wonderful person and friend.
Her joy of being was boundless.
We became friends almost instantly when she joined the cast ofCheers.
She loved kids and my kids loved her too.”
