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Read on to get an update on all of your favorite cast members from Cheers. The recent passing of Kirstie Alley made us think about the cast of Cheers as a whole – how old they were when they first starred in the iconic sitcom and where they are today. Kirstie Alley as Rebecca Howe in the popular sitcom television series Cheers (Credit: NBC)

Alley portrayed the role of Rebecca from 1987 to 1993.Īlthough she was a later addition to the main cast (she only had her character debut in the sixth season of the show), she managed to become one of the most iconic characters of the sitcom that both critics and audiences loved.įor her work in Cheers, Alley won a Golden Globe Award in 1991 for Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical Series, and she even won an Emmy Award in 1991 as an Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series.Īlley was 36 years old by the time she appeared in her first episode of Cheers, entitled Home Is the Sailor, which is the sixth-season premiere of the show. Of course, Alley’s breakthrough role was with the popular American sitcom Cheers, where she played buttoned-up businesswoman Rebecca Howe. Kirstie Alley passed away after a private battle with cancer at the age of 71 (Credit: Elder Ordonez / INFphoto)

We were heartbroken to read of the recent passing of Kirstie Alley, which got us thinking about the life and career of the famous American actress.
