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Kirstie Alley died after a brief battle with colon cancer: the actress, 71, had “recently discovered” she had the silent killer disease
- Kirstie’s representatives confirmed to People that she died after a battle with colon cancer.
- Her family said she had “recently” discovered the disease.
- She had been receiving treatment at the Mofftt Cancer Center in Tampa.
- Colon cancer is known to be a silent killer because symptoms often do not appear until the patient has no cure.
- The Alley’s Cheers co-stars paid tribute to him on the Monday after his death.
- He also enjoyed a long friendship with Scientologist John Travolta.
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Kirstie Alley died yesterday after a brief battle with colon cancer, her representatives have revealed.
The family of the 71-year-old woman announced yesterday that she had died after a brief battle with the disease she “recently discovered”.
Their representatives said Tuesday People that he had colon cancer, which is known as a ‘silent killer’ because symptoms usually take longer to appear than in other types of the disease.
In a statement on social media, her family said: “She was surrounded by her closest family and she fought with great strength, leaving us with the certainty of her never-ending joie de vivre and the adventures ahead.”
Final photo from September 8: Kirstie Alley’s family and representatives have confirmed that she died of colon cancer.
“As iconic as she was on screen, she was an even more incredible mother and grandmother.”
Colon cancer is known as a silent killer throughout the world because symptoms often do not appear until the patient is no longer curable.
Only a third of patients are diagnosed at stage one, when the cancer is 90 percent curable. It is not clear to what stage Alley’s cancer had progressed.
Alley led a colorful life off camera, committing himself for decades to the Church of Scientology and having public feuds with other stars.
John Travolta paid tributes to the actress on social media Monday night after her family confirmed the sad news of her death.
‘Kirstie was one of the most special relationships I’ve ever had. I love you, Kirstie. I know we’ll see each other again,’ she said.
Ted Danson, who was a mainstay on the NBC sitcom, said he was on a flight yesterday and by chance decided to watch an episode of Cheers starring Alley before learning of her death, in which Tom Berenger proposes to her.
Alley’s film debut was in 1982’s Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, a favorite among fans of the series. She opted not to reprise her role as a Vulcan Starfleet officer in later films, saying that she was offered less money for the sequels than for the original role.
Alley was cast in 1987 as Rebecca Howe on NBC’s iconic sitcom Cheers, which revolved around a group of friends and their main hangout, a Boston bar.
Alley said she fell in love with Travolta while they were working together on Look Who’s Talking, in which they played a loving couple raising a son, and that she remained in love with him long after.
A foxy, leather-clad alley starred opposite a very young Patrick Dempsey in the 1989 film Loverboy.
Kirstie Alley with her children William True and Lillie Price in 2005
Alley, a devout Scientologist, makes a glamorous appearance in Clearwater, Florida in 2021. The spiritual headquarters of the controversial religious group is located in Clearwater. Throughout his life, Alley was a committed member of the group, donating millions of dollars to the organization to which John Travolta and his late wife Kelly Preston also belonged.
He told People: “Her ability to play a woman on the brink of a nervous breakdown was moving and hysterically funny.”
“He made me laugh 30 years ago when he filmed that scene, and he made me laugh just as hard today.
‘When I got off the plane, I heard that Kirstie had died.
I am so sad and so thankful for all the times he made me laugh. I send my love to your children.
As you well know, your mother had a heart of gold. I will miss her,’ she said.