January 12th, 2006 - Happy Birthday Kirstie Alley!
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Kirstie Louise Alley (born January 12, 1951 in Wichita, Kansas) is an American actress best known for her role in the TV show Cheers.
She's 56!
Her parents are Robert Deal Alley and Lillian Mickie, who have two other children, Colette and Craig. Her mother, Lillian, died in a car accident caused by a drunk driver in 1981. Alley married film director Parker Stevenson in 1983, whom she later divorced, and now shares joint custody of their two adopted children.
Alley is widely known and acclaimed for her leading roles in the comedy Cheers, where she played Rebecca Howe from 1987-1993, winning an Emmy as the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for 1991. A year later, she won a Golden Globe for her performance in Cheers as well. She also won an Emmy in 1994 for her role in the TV-drama David's Mother.
Other critically acclaimed roles Alley is known for include: playing Diane Barrows in It Takes Two and a single mother in Look Who's Talking, Look Who's Talking Too, and Look Who's Talking Now (all co-starring John Travolta). Alley has also won two People's Choice Awards in the years 1991 and 1998.
Alley was born and raised in Wichita, Kansas, where she attended Wichita Southeast High School and became a cheerleader. She then attended college at Kansas State University and the University of Kansas, but dropped out in her sophomore year to pursue acting. She was first seen as a contestant on the game shows Match Game in 1979 and Password Plus in 1980. On both shows she stated her occupation as an interior designer.
Kirstie Alley was married to actor Parker Stevenson (Richard Stevenson Parker, Jr.) from December 22, 1983, until 1997. During their marriage, the couple adopted two children — William True (born October 5th,1992) and Lillie Price (born June 15, 1994). Alley also experienced a miscarriage as well as a stillbirth. According to media reports at the time of the couple's divorce, Stevenson walked away from the marriage with a healthy $6,000,000 (USD) settlement, after asking for $75,000 per month in alimony from Alley. At the time of their split, Alley and Stevenson were joint owners of a mansion in Encino, California, complete with exotic animals, plus vacation homes in Islesboro, Maine, and in Kansas. She also has a ranch in the Applegate Valley of Jackson County, Oregon. The couple owned two yachts and several high-performance cars. Today, they share joint custody of their children.
“ I don't believe in walking on eggshells around children. I don't want them to
have a static, middle-class life. I want them to experience a real life, not
some pretentious existence ”
Alley was raised Methodist but is now a Scientologist, like her good friends John Travolta and Kelly Preston.
Kirstie is dedicated to and a strong activist for V-Day, a global movement to stop violence against women.
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