Did You Know that Kirstie Alley’s Dance With Hollywood

Mrs. Alley, in dark form, smiling and holding her Golden Globe in her right hand.

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Kirstie Alley at the 1991 Golden Globes, which she received for her role in "Cheers."

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Dr. Garelick is the D.E. Hughes Jr. Distinguished Chair of English at Southern Methodist University

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She also author of "Mademoiselle: Coco Chanel and the Heartbeat of Records."

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Whether or not she's playing a fictional person (as in "Cheers"), playing herself (in interviews or on her truth TV series

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"The High Life of Kirstie Alley"), or something in between (as the fictional model in "fats Actress"),

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Ms. Alley infused each overall performance with a sly self-awareness. "I know I'm adequate," she considered saying

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“TV bosses tell Kirstie Alley, 'You're too fat!'” screamed a standard headline in The National Enquirer in 2007.

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