Kirstie Alley spends time with then-husband Parker Stevenson in this shot, taken in 1986 prior to her successful six-year stint on Cheers (Photo:Celebrity Photo)

The svelte Alley played Rebecca Howe, the love interest of Red Sox pitcher-turned-bartender Sam Malone (Ted Danson). Pictured here with her ex-husband in 1988. (Photo: Celebrity Photo)

Alley looks fit in this shot, taken during the 1991 Emmy Awards, where she won Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for 1991.
(Photo: ZUMA Press)

Alley in a promotional shot for NBC’s Veronica’s Closet in 1997.
(Photo courtesy of NBC)

Alley in a colorful get-up in this 1997 shot taken at the People’s Choice Awards.
(Photo: ZUMA Press)

Alley, a noted scientologist, readies to cut the ribbon at the opening of a Lillie’s Learning Place, a scientology center, in 2001.
(Photo: ZUMA Press)

Sporting a resplendent Renaissance-esque dress, Alley beams at Showtime’s post-Emmy party in 2004. (Photo: ZUMA Press)

A sullen Alley poses at the New York premiere of her 2005 show, Fat Actress.
(Photo: ZUMA Press)

With help from Jenny Craig, a slimmed-down Alley shines at Mann Bruin Theatre in 2007. (Photo: ZUMA Press)

Alley looks happy during Mercedes-Benz Fall 2008 Fashion Week at Smashbox Studios.(Photo: PR Photo)

Finally a more recent photo of Kristie Alley in 2009 at her heaviest weight. (Photo: Buzz Photo)