Kirstie Alley

Travolta married actress Kelly Preston in 1991. Alley told Wooten that Preston put her foot down about her flirting with her husband. “Kelly came up to me and ...

"We are sad to inform you that our incredible, fierce and loving mother has passed away after a battle with cancer, only recently discovered," her children ...

American actor known for her roles in the hit TV sitcom Cheers and many popular films including the Look Who's Talking series.

John Travolta, Jamie Lee Curtis and more are sharing their memories of Kirstie Alley after the "Cheers" star died on Monday at age 71.

“I’ve not spoke w/ her forever, but have her to thank for launching my career. “She helped me buy onesies for my family that year for Christmas.” She told me I was funny every single day on ‘Veronica’s Closet,’ and I believed her,” Carradine wrote. Kirstie Alley R.I.P.” Alley’s death was announced on her official social media accounts by her children, True and Lillie Parker, who wrote: “We are sad to inform you that our incredible, fierce and loving mother has passed away after a battle with cancer, only recently discovered. Actor Ever Carradine thanked Alley for kickstarting her career.

Travolta called Alley "one of the most special relationships I've ever had."

"I almost ran off and married John," Alley revealed in 2018, saying she loved him, and still did love him. She also starred in the TV series "Veronica's Closet" and films "For Richer or Poorer" and "It Takes Two," among countless other shows and movies. "We both want to do it because we think it's funny that we're the grandparents. Both stars were a part of The Church of Scientology. In the films, the pair raises children — and dogs — whose inner monologues sound like adults. I know we will see each other again."

How did Kirstie Alley die and what was her cause of death? Here's how Kirstie Alley passed and what her health was like with cancer before she died.

I was athletic: I was a swimmer, I did gymnastics, I was a cheerleader, and I could run really fast. The American Cancer Society also reports that colorectal cancer is the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths in men and women in the United States and the second most common cause of cancer deaths for men and women combined. I had also broken up with a boyfriend, and that was gruesome and hideous. “I love to feel limber, and I love to move really, really fast,” she said. Her ability to play a woman on the verge of a nervous breakdown was both moving and hysterically funny.” He continued, “She made me laugh 30 years ago when she shot that scene, and she made me laugh today just as hard. Also, when I’m at a certain weight and I’m working out—doing all of the right things—I don’t injure myself.” She continued, “I’m really healthy already. The organization estimates 106,180 new cases of colon cancer and 44,850 new cases of rectal cancer in 2022. I was so much more disgusting than I thought!…I fell off the horse.” She continued, “It started with New Year’s [2008], right after leaving Jenny Craig. “I was on a plane today and did something I rarely do. Our mother’s zest and passion for life, her children, grandchildren and her many animals, not to mention her eternal joy of creating, were unparalleled and leave us inspired to live life to the fullest just as she did. “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,” William and Lillie said in a statement on Alley’s The statement continued, “We are grateful to the incredible team of doctors and nurses at the Moffitt Cancer Center for their care.

Kirstie Alley was diagnosed with colon cancer before she died. Her family says the cancer was only recently discovered. Doctors share symptoms and risk ...

[Lawrence Meadows](https://www.today.com/health/craig-melvin-remembers-his-brother-who-died-colon-cancer-t204040), the older brother of TODAY’s Craig Melvin, died at 43 in December of 2020, four years after he had been diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer. [Quentin Oliver Lee](https://www.today.com/health/health/phantom-opera-star-quentin-oliver-lee-34-dies-colon-cancer-rcna60141), who starred in a touring production of the musical “The Phantom of the Opera.” He died of colon cancer on Thursday, Dec. Alley was vocal about her [struggles with weight](https://www.today.com/health/kirstie-alley-talks-50-pound-weight-loss-time-its-different-1D80404553). His wife urged people to get stool-based tests and colonoscopies to catch the disease early, before it can spread. Don’t put it off any longer, please get screened,” [Simone Ledward Boseman said in 2021](https://www.today.com/health/chadwick-boseman-s-wife-warns-about-colon-cancer-please-get-t213216). and is expected to kill more than 52,000 people this year, according to the [American Cancer Society](https://www.cancer.org/cancer/colon-rectal-cancer/about/key-statistics.html). [American Cancer Society](https://www.cancer.org/latest-news/colorectal-cancer-rates-higher-in-african-americans-rising-in-younger-people.html). He was 34. On Monday, Dec. [the American Cancer Society noted](https://www.cancer.org/cancer/colon-rectal-cancer/causes-risks-prevention/risk-factors.html).