Kirstie Alley Remembered: Photos Of The Late ‘Cheers’ Star Through The Years

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Kirstie Alley Through The Years: Photos Of The ‘Cheers’ Star

Kirstie Alley Through The Years: Photos Of The ‘Cheers’ Star — A comic queen remembered. Kirstie Alley, who died in Dec. 2022 at age 71, made people laugh since the 80s, first breaking out as Rebecca Howe in Cheers, a role which would earn her an Emmy and a Golden Globe. And over the years she went through more than a few transformations, evolving from a rising star to a sitcom diva, and later into a queen of camp.

In addition to leading roles in Cheers and Veronica’s Closet, Kirstie conjured giggles in films like Look Who’s Talking in 1989 and Drop Dead Gorgeous in 1999. Embracing her over-the-top side, Kirstie competed on Dancing With The Stars in 2011 and 2012, before later appearing on the Ryan Murphy romp Scream Queens in 2016, and appearing on Celebrity Big Brother in the UK in 2018.

Her death was announced Dec. 5, 2022. A statement from her family said, “To all our friends, far and wide around the world… We are sad to inform you that our incredible, fierce and loving mother has passed away after a battle with cancer, only recently discovered.

“She was surrounded by her closest family and fought with great strength, leaving us with a certainty of her never-ending joy of living and whatever adventures lie ahead. As iconic as she was on screen, she was an even more amazing mother and grandmother.”

Kirstie Alley will certainly be remembered. For a look back at her life in photos, see our gallery here.

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Kirstie Alley In ‘Cheers’

Kirstie Alley In ‘Cheers’ — Kirstie Alley smiles in promo shots for ‘Cheers’. She was on the show from 1987 until the comedy classic’s finale in 1993.

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Kirstie Alley In ‘Loverboy’

Kirstie Alley In ‘Loverboy’ — Kirstie Alley looks irritated during a scene from 1989’s ‘Loverboy’. The movie, which starred Patrick Dempsey, was about a pizza boy who becomes popular with the ladies around town.

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Kirstie Alley & Parker Stevenson At The 1991 Golden Globes

Kirstie Alley & Parker Stevenson At The 1991 Golden Globes — Kirstie Alley looks chic in pink as she leads then-husband Parker Stevenson into the 1991 Golden Globe Awards. The star would take home a trophy for Best Performance in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy that year.

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Kirstie Alley In ‘Sibling Rivalry’

Kirstie Alley In ‘Sibling Rivalry’ — Kirstie Alley smiles in a scene from 1991’s ‘Sibling Rivalry’. The Carl Reiner picture is about a woman whose life gets a bit complicated after a casual fling suffers a castrophic health scare.

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Kirstie Alley Accepts Her 1991 Emmy

Kirstie Alley Accepts Her 1991 Emmy — Trophy time! Kirstie Alley looks elegant in an off-the-shoulder gown as she poses in the press room for the 1991 Emmy Awards on Aug. 25.

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Kirstie Alley Gets A Star On The Walk Of Fame

Kirstie Alley Gets A Star On The Walk Of Fame — Kirstie Alley looks like a real star as she poses in front of her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1995. She wore a floral suit with 50s flair to the ceremony.

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Kristie Alley At The Premiere Of ‘Battlefield Earth’

Kristie Alley At The Premiere Of ‘Battlefield Earth’ — Kirstie Alley dons a crop top to the 2000 premiere of John Travolta’s ‘Battlefield Earth’, which is based on Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard’s sci-fi novels. Kirstie is a practicing Scientologist.

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Kirstie Alley At Showtime’s 2004 Emmy Party

Kirstie Alley At Showtime’s 2004 Emmy Party — Kirstie Alley is stylish in peach-hued velvet during a party hosted by Showtime in honor of the 2004 Emmy Awards on Sep. 19, 2004. The soiree was held at the Beverly Hills Morton’s Steakhouse.

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Kirstie Alley Strikes A Pose At The ‘Wild Hogs’ Premiere

Kirstie Alley Strikes A Pose At The ‘Wild Hogs’ Premiere — Kirstie Alley is chic as she attends the premiere of the film ‘Wild Hogs’ in LA on Feb. 27, 2007. Looking late 2000s chic, she wore a wide leather belt and skinny jeans.

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Kirstie Alley At The Premiere Of ‘Pirates Of The Caribbean 4: On Stranger Tides’

Kirstie Alley At The Premiere Of ‘Pirates Of The Caribbean 4: On Stranger Tides’ — Kirstie Alley looks elegant in an asymmetrical dress at the premiere of ‘Pirates Of The Caribbean 4: On Stranger Tides’ at Disneyland on May 7, 2011.

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Kirstie Alley At The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Gala

Kirstie Alley At The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Gala — Kirstie Alley glows in a silky, yellow gown during the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Gala in New York on Jun. 23, 2011. It was quite the honor to attend the event.

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Kirstie Alley Walks The Zang Toi Fashion Show

Kirstie Alley Walks The Zang Toi Fashion Show — Model behavior! Kirstie Alley wows while strutting down the catwalk wearing glittering blue during the
Zang Toi show at New York Fashion Week’s Spring 2012 presentations on Sep. 13, 2011.

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Kirstie Alley Leaves ‘Dancing With The Stars’ Rehearsals

Kirstie Alley Leaves ‘Dancing With The Stars’ Rehearsals — Kirstie Alley hydrates as she leaves rehearsal for ‘Dancing With The Stars’ on Oct. 4, 2012. The star danced on both seasons 12 and 15 of the series, placing 2nd the first time and 7th during her sophomore run.

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Kirstie Alley At SiriusXM Studios

Kirstie Alley At SiriusXM Studios — Kirstie Alley struts into SiriusXM Studios on Dec. 3, 2013. She wore all black.

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Kirstie Alley In 2015

Kirstie Alley In 2015 — Kirstie Alley was a diva in polka dots while out and about in New York on Jan. 13, 2015. She wore a retro navy dress with a matching coat. She rocked red pumps and had smooth blonde locks.

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Kristie Alley At The ‘Girls: Season 4’ Premiere

Kristie Alley At The ‘Girls: Season 4’ Premiere — Kirstie Alley shines in a green motorcycle jacket at she attends the premiere of the 4th season of ‘Girls’ on Jan. 5, 2015.

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Kirstie Alley In 2015

Kirstie Alley In 2015 — Kirstie Alley wore a tan trench while in New York in Jan. 2015. Her hair was a bouncy blonde and she wore leopard heels.

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Kirstie Alley At The Opening Night Of ‘Night of Constellations’

Kirstie Alley At The Opening Night Of ‘Night of Constellations’ — Kirstie Alley looks brilliant in brown at the opening night of the play ‘Night of Constellations’ in New York, on Jan. 13, 2015. She teamed her trenchcoat with a croc-skin bag and boots.

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Kirstie Alley In 2016

Kirstie Alley In 2016 — Kirstie Alley celebrated her 50 lbs. weightloss with the help of Jenny Craig on Feb. 17, 2016. She looked svelte in an aubergine dress with a brown motorcycle jacket.

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Kirstie Alley In 2017

Kirstie Alley In 2017 — Kirstie Alley stuck a pose after appearing on Harry Connick Jr.’s TV show in 2017. She looked chic in a black tent dress while toting along a Fendi bag.

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Kristie Alley On ‘This Morning’

Kristie Alley On ‘This Morning’ — Kirstie Alley stuns in a black top at a taping of the British show ‘This Morning’ on Sep. 12, 2018. She was chic in a black off-the-shoulder top.

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Kirstie Alley At The Premiere Of ‘The Fanatic’

Kirstie Alley At The Premiere Of ‘The Fanatic’ — Kirstie Alley is elegant in a long black dress at the premiere of ‘The Fanatic’ in LA on Aug. 22, 2019.

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