{"id":1766121,"date":"2022-12-07T06:30:11","date_gmt":"2022-12-07T11:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1766121"},"modified":"2022-12-07T10:35:47","modified_gmt":"2022-12-07T15:35:47","slug":"john-travolta-ted-danson-and-others-pay-tribute-to-hollywood-star-kirstie-alley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/john-travolta-ted-danson-and-others-pay-tribute-to-hollywood-star-kirstie-alley\/","title":{"rendered":"John Travolta, Ted Danson and Others Pay Tribute to Hollywood Star Kirstie Alley"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjohn-travolta-ted-danson-and-others-pay-tribute-to-hollywood-star-kirstie-alley%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1766121&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">News of the passing of <em>Cheers<\/em> and <em>Look Who\u2019s Talking<\/em> star Kirstie Alley after a short battle with cancer was met Tuesday with equal measures of sadness and praise for her work.<\/p>\n<p class=\"a8d-pre\">As Breitbart News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/entertainment\/2022\/12\/05\/kirstie-alley-cheers-look-whos-talking-star-dead-at-71\/\">reported<\/a>,\u00a0the two-time Emmy winner died at the age of 71 this week following a battle with cancer.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>Her family released a statement from her official Twitter account late on Monday, describing her as a \u201cfierce and loving mother\u201d who lost a battle with recently discovered cancer.<\/p>\n<p>They spoke of their pride in her achievements and honored her zest for life, all points which others were quick to echo as they saluted her as well.<\/p>\n<p class=\"a8d-pre\">Her\u00a0<i>Look Who\u2019s Talking<\/i>\u00a0co-star\u00a0John Travolta\u00a0was one of the first to publicly mourn Alley\u2019s death.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<div id=\"attachment_22761498\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-481417556.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-22761498\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-481417556-1024x681-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"990\" height=\"658\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>File\/Pictured: (l-r) Actors John Travolta and Kirstie Alley during an interview with host Johnny Carson on December 13, 1990. (Alice S. Hall\/NBCU Photo Bank\/NBCUniversal via Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cKirstie was one of the most special relationships I\u2019ve ever had. I love you Kirstie. I know we will see each other again,\u201d Travolta wrote on Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>Both Travolta\u2019s wife,\u00a0Kelly Preston, and his good friend and\u00a0<i>Grease<\/i>\u00a0co-star, Olivia Newton-John, also have died of cancer in recent years.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/ClzsZ_Ttswq\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Alley\u2019s former <em>Cheers<\/em> co-star Ted Danson revealed he learned of the actress\u2019 death after watching an old episode of the sitcom on a plane Monday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was the episode where Tom Berenger proposes to Kirstie, who keeps saying no, even though she desperately wants to say yes,\u201d Danson <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tv\/ted-danson-rhea-perlman-cheers-cast-mourn-costar-kirstie-alley\/\">told<\/a> People.com. Danson continued:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Kirstie was truly brilliant in it. Her ability to play a woman on the verge of a nervous breakdown was both moving and hysterically funny,\u201d he said. \u201cShe made me laugh 30 years ago when she shot that scene, and she made me laugh today just as hard. As I got off the plane, I heard that Kirstie had died. I am so sad and so grateful for all the times she made me laugh. I send my love to her children. As they well know, their mother had a heart of gold. I will miss her.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Jamie Lee Curtis, who worked with her on <em>Scream Queens<\/em>, wrote on Instagram:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve just heard the sad news that Kirstie Alley has died. She was a great comic foil in @tvscreamqueens and a beautiful mama bear in her very real life. She helped me buy onesies for my family that year for Christmas. We agreed to disagree about some things but had a mutual respect and connection. Sad news.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Clzu-3ApS3B\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cA sweet soul pass on in Kristie Alley. Sad, sad news. Prayers for all her family,\u201d\u00a0Tim Allen, he co-star in\u00a0<i>For Richer Or Poorer<\/i>,\u00a0tweeted:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A sweet soul pass on in Kristie Alley. Sad, sad news. Prayers for all her family.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tim Allen (@ofctimallen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ofctimallen\/status\/1599943291755429889?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 6, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-453 p Component-p-0-2-443\">William Shatner also used Twitter to share his sadness at her passing while offering his condolences:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"a8d-pre twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Saddened to hear of the passing of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kirstiealley?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@kirstiealley<\/a>. Condolences to her family &#038; friends.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WilliamShatner\/status\/1599959323396177920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 6, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B4\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-453 p Component-p-0-2-443\">Alley\u2019s <em>Cheers<\/em> co-star Kelsey Grammer said in a statement \u201cI always believed grief for a public figure is a private matter, but I will say I loved her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-453 p Component-p-0-2-443\">Another <em>Cheers<\/em> co-star, Rhea Pearlman, recounted how she and Alley became friends almost instantly after she joined the show.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-453 p Component-p-0-2-443\">She said Alley organized large Easter and Halloween parties and invited everyone. \u201cShe wanted everyone to feel included. She loved her children deeply. I\u2019ve never met anyone remotely like her. I feel so thankful to have known her.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_22761543\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-138359239.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-22761543\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-138359239-1024x1024-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"990\" height=\"990\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>File\/Pictured: (l-r) John Ratzenberger as Cliff Clavin, Rhea Perlman as Carla LeBec, Roger Rees as Robin Colcord, Kirstie Alley as Rebecca Howe, Kelsey Grammer as Dr. Frasier Crane, Ted Danson as Sam Malone, Bebe Neuwirth as Dr. Lilith Sternin-Crane, Shelley Long as Diane Chambers, Woody Harrelson as Woody Boyd, George Wendt as Norm Peterson (NBCU Photo Bank\/NBCUniversal via Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-453 p Component-p-0-2-443\">A native of Wichita, Kansas, Alley attended Kansas State University before dropping out and moving to Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-453 p Component-p-0-2-443\">Her first public appearances were as a game show contestant, on <em>The Match Game<\/em> in 1979 and <em>Password<\/em> in 1980 before finding fame in a string of television and movie roles.<\/p>\n<h5><em><span>Follow Simon Kent on Twitter:<\/span> <a class=\"twitter-follow-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SunSimonKent\" data-show-count=\"false\">Follow @SunSimonKent<\/a> <span>or e-mail to: skent@breitbart.com<\/span><br \/><\/em><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News of the passing of Cheers and Look Who\u2019s Talking star Kirstie Alley after a short battle with cancer was met Tuesday with equal measures of sadness and praise for<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1766124,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[547],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1766121","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-bongino-report"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1766121","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1766121"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1766121\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1766124"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1766121"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1766121"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1766121"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}