Kirstie Alley Dead at 71: John Travolta and More Stars Pay Tribute

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Actress Kirstie Alley died astatine property 71 aft a abbreviated conflict with cancer, her children announced Dec. 5. See however her co-stars and friends are remembering the precocious Cheers star.

In Memoriam: Fallen Stars of 2022

Hollywood's acquainted faces are remembering Kirstie Alley.

The Veronica's Closet actress, who won galore accolades during her career, died astatine property 71 aft enduring a little conflict with cancer.

The quality of her passing was announced Dec. 5 by her children True and Lillie Parker, who wrote successful a statement, "We are bittersweet to pass you that our incredible, fierce and loving parent has passed distant aft a conflict with cancer, lone precocious discovered." 

True and Lillie noted that their ma was "surrounded by her closest household and fought with large strength, leaving america with a certainty of her never-ending joyousness of surviving and immoderate adventures prevarication ahead." 

Looking backmost connected the pistillate she was, the connection continued by coating a representation of the bequest Kirstie has near her loved ones. "As iconic arsenic she was connected screen, she was an adjacent much astonishing parent and grandmother," the connection noted, praising her "zest and passionateness for life."

Kirstie's people was besides felt by her erstwhile co-stars, including Look Who's Talking histrion John Travolta, who took to Instagram to stock a tribute successful the aftermath of her passing.

"Kirstie was 1 of the astir peculiar relationships I've ever had," John wrote Dec. 5, alongside throwback photos of Kirstie. "I emotion you Kirstie. I cognize we volition spot each different again."

Scroll connected to work much tributes for the precocious actress.

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Kelsey Grammer: "I ever believed grief for a nationalist fig is simply a backstage matter, but I volition accidental I loved her."

Kristin Chenoweth: "RIP Kirstie. I loved you so. We volition conscionable again."

Michelle Collins: "Wowwww I gasped. Fat Actress was a beyond underrated show. She battled demons.. constantly.. and sometimes defended them, but she was a immense portion of my childhood."

Adam Carolla: "I felt fortunate to cognize you @kirstiealley. Rest successful peace, my friend."

Jamie Lee Curtis: "I've conscionable heard the bittersweet quality that Kirstie Alley has died. She was a large comic foil successful @tvscreamqueens and a beauteous mama carnivore successful her precise existent life. She helped maine bargain onesies for my household that twelvemonth for Christmas. We agreed to disagree astir immoderate things but had a communal respect and connection. Sad news."

Taylor Lautner: "an grant moving with and getting to cognize you Kirstie. RIP"

Abigail Breslin: "RIP @kirstiealley �� you were a large lady. I'm truthful blessed I got to enactment with you connected Scream Queens play 2 and ever chuckled astatine the mode you enactment your sanction successful my phone. I anticipation you're resting peacefully now. Love to Kirsties household and friends. Xx"

Jackée Harry: "Whether you agreed with her oregon not, Kirstie Alley was an undeniable endowment who brought joyousness to galore – done the surface and with her warm, hilarious spirit. RIP, luv. You were 1 of a kind."

Mario Lopez: "I'll ever retrieve our dances & your lemurs… #GodBless #RIP"

Michael McKean: "We're precise atrocious to perceive astir Kirstie Alley."

Maria Shriver: "I knew Kirstie for respective decades and interviewed her galore times. This is specified heartbreaking quality arsenic she had truthful overmuch much beingness to live. She had a benignant bosom and a large spirit, she loved her family, and she loved life. May she remainder successful peace."

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